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HFC 98:Tavares vs Sang Seok PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emet Golem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Faith No More (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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33
217 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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213 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emet Golem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Faith No More!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golem tries to clinch up but More circles away and keeps his distance.
And More responds with a good body kick, but Golem manages to step out the way in time.
Golem darts in trying to clinch
and More counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Golem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Golem closes the distance and clinches.
More tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Golem lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Golem misses with a punch to the body.
More's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Golem gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golem blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by More.
More blocking some punches.
More throws a punch but it's blocked by Golem.
More throws a punch but it's blocked by Golem.
More prevents a body shot from Golem.
A shot in the inside from Golem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
More tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Golem's elbow.
Golem misses with a hook from the clinch.
More tries to throw a body punch but Golem avoids it by throwing More back against the cage.
More blocking some punches.
Golem misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golem.
Golem prevents the takedown attempt.
More blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Golem's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
More working aggressively here.
More scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Golem misses with a short punch on the inside.
Golem misses with some punches.
Golem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
More can't find room to land a body shot as Golem controls the action.
Golem gets through More's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
More escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Golem tries to clinch up.
Good leg kick by More there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
More misses with a wild body shot.
Golem wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
More throws a body punch but Golem moves out of range.
Emet Golem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Golem moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golem throws a head punch that misses.
More escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emet Golem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
More connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Golem clinches with his opponent.
More can't find room to land a body shot as Golem controls the action.
Golem tries a body shot but More blocks it.
More blocks an uppercut.
Golem lands a shot to the body.
More gets through Golem's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
More scores with a shot to the side of Golem's head.
More misses with a punch to the body.
More misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for More.
Golem softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golem lands a nice shot to the body.
Golem swings wildly with an uppercut but More uses good head movement to avoid it.
More misses with a body punch.
Golem throws a punch but it's blocked by More.
A left hand lands to the body for More.
More breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Golem is looking to clinch.
Golem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but More paws at him with a jab and circles away.
More moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Golem fails with an attempt to clinch.
More misses with a few strikes there.
Golem wants to clinch up but More keeps it at a distance.
Golem tries to clinch but fails miserably
and More cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Golem chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before More can pounce on him.
More throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Golem stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Golem fails with an attempt to clinch.
More lands a nice leg kick that just misses Golem's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Golem closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling More to counter with a crisp jab.
Golem slips a jab from More.
Golem is looking to clinch.
Golem takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
More throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Golem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
More throws out a counter right but Golem avoids it with no problem.
Golem tries to close the distance and clinch up but More swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Golem tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. More manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Golem tries to close the distance and clinch up but More swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Golem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by More.
Golem is looking to clinch but More is avoiding it.
Golem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Golem fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and More releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Golem tries to clinch but More moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Golem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Faith No More dominated that round.
That's time! Golem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Golem moves in looking to clinch but More pushes him off.
Golem chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before More can pounce on him.
Golem closes the distance and clinches.
More blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
More swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golem scores with a shot to the side of More's head.
More breaks the clinch.
Golem closes the distance but More moves to the side
and More counters with a nice body shot.
Golem tries to close the distance and clinch but More swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
More avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Faith No More seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Golem tries to clinch up but More circles away and keeps his distance.
More now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Golem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golem tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. More manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Golem tries to clinch but More moves out of range.
Golem blocks a jab.
Golem tries to close the distance and clinch up but More swats him away and circles back towards the center.
More was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
More has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Golem fails with an attempt to clinch.
And More tries to counter it with a takedown but Golem pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Golem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
More loads up on a big right hand but Golem slips the punch.
More bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
More misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
More wants to control but Golem is keeping him busy.
More staying calm.
More tries to advance to mount but can't.
More wants to lay and pray for a moment but Golem keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by More.
Golem prevents More from improving position.
Golem knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for More on the ground.
More in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Golem pushes More away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, More gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
More looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Golem is avoiding damage well.
More throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
More is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
More trying to control the position but Golem is working away.
Golem on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Golem tries to get out of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Golem ducks under a wild hook from More.
More misses with a jab, cross combination.
Golem tries to clinch up.
More swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from More misses.
More circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emet Golem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
More lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Golem moves in looking to clinch but More pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Golem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
More lands a jab.
Golem clinches up with More and pushes him back against the cage.
More goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from More.
More tries to pull guard but Golem forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Golem misses with a punch to the body.
Golem tries to throw a body punch but More avoids it by throwing Golem back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Golem.
More struggles to land a body shot inside as Golem controls his hands.
More manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
More throws a head kick that half lands.
More swats away the attempt to clinch by Golem.
Golem blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Faith No More showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Golem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Golem was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Golem tries to clinch there but More circles away.
More tests Golem's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Golem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Golem moves in looking to clinch but More pushes him off.
Golem is looking to clinch.
Golem tries to clinch but More moves out of range.
Golem tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. More manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Golem doesn't manage to clinch there - More circles away.
More drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
More working the ground and pound but Golem is defending the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
More throws an elbow but Golem slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
More looks up at the clock and then as Golem takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, More smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Golem seems a little lost for a moment, as More dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
More tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
More is staying tight to Golem's torso, preventing him from escaping.
An elbow from More crashes against the mat.
Golem tries to escape but More is in control.
Sloppy strikes there by More.
More working the ground and pound but Golem is defending the strikes.
More working the strikes but Golem uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Faith No More 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 crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
More thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
More with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
More sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Golem defending well though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Golem moves in looking to clinch but More pushes him off.
It seemed like More was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
More decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
More scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
More slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
More works his foot free and advances to mount.
Emet Golem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
More looking to control and managing it successfully.
Golem flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
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.
More looking to control and managing it successfully.
Golem avoids a series of strikes thrown by More.
More blocks Golem's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
More working away from the top, dropping strikes.
More content just to control the position here.
Golem tries to buck More off but he can't manage it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
More takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Faith No More comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got More winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Faith No More!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Perkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bugurt Bugurtov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perkovic comes to the cage accompanied by Nema Predaje by Thompson. Bugurt Bugurtov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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280 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marko Perkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bugurt Bugurtov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkovic jabs Bugurtov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bugurtov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A shot to the liver by Perkovic. Beautiful body shot.
Perkovic looks to throw the jab but Bugurtov is out of range.
Bugurtov 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.
Perkovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Perkovic misses with a body shot.
Bugurtov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Perkovic defends it well.
Perkovic walks into a left hand.
Perkovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bugurtov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perkovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perkovic throws a big shot that misses.
Bugurtov swings for the body but Perkovic moves out of range.
A cross from Perkovic lands.
Bugurtov walks into a stiff left hand from Perkovic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perkovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bugurtov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bugurtov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkovic staying out of range there.
Perkovic misses with a hook. Bugurtov ducked under it nicely.
Perkovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bugurtov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Perkovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bugurtov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bugurtov slips a straight right by Perkovic.
We've been told by Perkovic's head coaches at Bare knuckle Fighters that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Perkovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Perkovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bugurtov manages to avoid it.
Bugurtov feints the counter takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Perkovic misses the target.
Bugurtov is looking for the big counter here.
That kick from Perkovic tenderised Bugurtov's leg. Bugurtov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perkovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bugurtov.
Bugurtov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perkovic counters with a crisp one two that drops Bugurtov! Perkovic thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bugurtov to his feet! Bugurtov is in big trouble!
Jab from Perkovic.
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!
Bugurtov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perkovic can pounce on him.
Perkovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perkovic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marko Perkovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Perkovic lands a slapping body shot.
Bugurtov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkovic moves away.
Perkovic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bugurtov throws a nice looking combination but Perkovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bugurtov takes a swing at Perkovic's ribcage but misses.
Perkovic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Perkovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkovic misses with a leg kick
letting Bugurtov counter with a right hand.
Bugurtov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkovic.
A swing and a miss from Perkovic.
Bugurtov looking to score a takedown here. Perkovic is defending well but Bugurtov drives through and ends up in Perkovic's guard.
Perkovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bugurtov trying to control the position from guard on top but Perkovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bugurtov stopping the sweep attempt from Perkovic.
Perkovic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bugurtov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Perkovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bugurtov.
Bugurtov trying to control the position from guard on top but Perkovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bugurtov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bugurtov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perkovic cracks a nice hook into Bugurtov's ribs.
Perkovic with a nice cross.
Perkovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic scores with a jab. Bugurtov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Perkovic throws a nice looking combination but Bugurtov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Perkovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkovic throws a shot to the body.
Bugurtov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bugurtov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bugurtov checks a low kick from Perkovic.
Perkovic takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bugurtov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bugurtov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bugurtov.
Bugurtov throws a nice looking combination but Perkovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkovic scores with the left hand. Bugurtov knows he should have avoided that one.
Perkovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Perkovic lands with an uppercut that bounces Bugurtov off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Perkovic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Perkovic misses with a body shot.
Marko Perkovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Perkovic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bugurtov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Perkovic here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bugurtov avoids the head kick by Perkovic.
Perkovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bugurtov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bugurtov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perkovic counters with a nice body shot.
Marko Perkovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkovic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bugurtov's head.
Perkovic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bugurtov misses with a wild combination.
Perkovic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bugurtov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perkovic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bugurtov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Perkovic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bugurtov fakes the leg kick and cracks Perkovic in the body.
Perkovic takes a swing at Bugurtov's ribcage but misses.
Bugurtov looks to land a left hand but Perkovic moved out of range nicely.
Perkovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bugurtov can do to turn this around?
Perkovic misses with a straight left.
Bugurtov feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Perkovic tenderised Bugurtov's leg. Bugurtov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perkovic throws an overhand right that lands on Bugurtov's shoulder, as Bugurtov tries to avoid the shot.
Bugurtov is looking for the big counter here.
Perkovic swings for the body but Bugurtov moves out of range.
Perkovic throws a leg kick which misses Bugurtov's front leg but catches the back leg as Bugurtov tries to avoid it.
Perkovic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Bugurtov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Perkovic is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Perkovic wants to sweep but no luck.
Bugurtov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bugurtov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bugurtov throwing strikes from guard but Perkovic blocks nicely.
Bugurtov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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.
Perkovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bugurtov with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bugurtov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Perkovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bugurtov was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkovic.
Perkovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bugurtov blocks a jab.
Bugurtov moves out of range as Perkovic strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkovic throws a leg kick
and Bugurtov counters with a takedown into side control.
Bugurtov is looking to take a break and control but Perkovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Perkovic is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic is not content to let Bugurtov control the position.
Bugurtov working the ground and pound but Perkovic is defending the strikes.
Perkovic is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bugurtov wants to control but Perkovic is keeping him busy.
Perkovic takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bugurtov trying to control the position but Perkovic is working away.
Bugurtov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bugurtov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Perkovic keeps working.
An elbow from Bugurtov crashes against the mat.
Bugurtov throws a strike aimed at the side of Perkovic's head but Perkovic avoids it well.
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 Marko Perkovic will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Perkovic throws a leg kick
and Bugurtov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bugurtov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bugurtov trying to control the position from guard on top but Perkovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bugurtov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bugurtov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bugurtov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bugurtov landing some decent shots from guard.
Perkovic is rocked!
Bugurtov gets to his feet and stands over Perkovic, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Perkovic felt that one! Bugurtov unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Perkovic from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bugurt Bugurtov!
Bugurt Bugurtov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zdravko Saric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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237 lbs
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275 lbs
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zdravko Saric!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Saric - just one landing.
Saric lands a left and a right that send Wood crashing to the mat, dazed. Saric thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Saric finds Wood's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Wood flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Saric lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Wood will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zdravko Saric!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Marston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Michalak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marston comes to the cage accompanied by Bring it on motherfucker. Michalak has chosen Tupac - Hail Mary as his entrance music. Lucas Marston has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucas Marston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stefan Michalak!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michalak connects with a solid leg kick.
Marston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Michalak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marston walks into a jab.
Michalak looks to throw the jab but Marston is out of range.
Michalak throws the kick towards the body but Marston avoids it.
Marston seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Marston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Michalak.
Marston misses with a wild body shot.
Michalak thuds a left hand into Marston's body.
Marston avoids a kick to the body.
Michalak connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michalak darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Michalak moves out of range as Marston throws a body kick.
Michalak's coach down at Wreckshop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Michalak's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Michalak defending well as Marston loads up on a big left hand.
Marston staying out of range there.
Marston appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Marston takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michalak ducks under a wild hook from Marston.
Marston has managed to clinch.
Marston prevents Michalak from breaking the clinch.
Michalak looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marston tries to work over Michalak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Michalak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Marston's head coaches at LOD: Club Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Michalak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Michalak misses with a wild body shot.
Michalak throws out a powerful jab.
Michalak swats away the attempt to clinch by Marston.
Michalak connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marston's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marston on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Donk. Michalak catches Marston right on the button with a cross.
Michalak checks the leg kick.
Michalak throws a leg kick
and Marston counters with a three punch combo that has Michalak backing up. Michalak nods at Marston to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Michalak - just one landing.
Michalak lands with a good body shot.
Michalak throws a jab but it's blocked by Marston.
Michalak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Michalak lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Michalak.
Michalak misses with a hook
and Marston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marston misses with an uppercut.
Michalak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marston slips under a jab from Michalak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Michalak.
Marston walks into a straight right hand from Michalak.
Michalak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marston misses with an uppercut. Michalak saw that one coming.
Marston blocks a jab.
Michalak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marston.
Michalak misses with an uppercut. Marston saw that one coming.
Marston tries to counter by clinching up but Michalak breaks away and moves out of range.
Marston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Michalak.
Marston is looking to counter the offense by Michalak and move into the clinch.
Michalak looks to throw the jab but Marston is out of range.
Michalak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Michalak thuds his shin into the meat of Marston's side.
Marston takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Michalak swings widly with a right hand
and Marston counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab lands there for Michalak.
Michalak is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Marston had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Marston has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marston there as he acknowledges the shot.
Michalak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marston.
Marston doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Michalak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stefan Michalak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marston fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Michalak checks it well.
Michalak doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Michalak swats away the attempt to clinch by Marston.
Michalak lands a nice hook to Marston's body. Marston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Michalak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marston.
Michalak takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Michalak dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Michalak misses with a body kick.
Michalak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marston looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marston throws an off balance right hand
and Michalak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Michalak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Michalak.
Michalak misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Marston on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Michalak.
Michalak with a jab.
Marston takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marston 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.
The fighters circling - Michalak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marston is looking to counter punch.
Marston takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Michalak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michalak. Marston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marston with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marston has closed the distance and engaged Michalak in a clinch.
Michalak breaks the clinch.
Michalak throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Michalak throws a lazy uppercut
and Marston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Michalak. Those never looked like landing.
Marston is looking to counter the offense by Michalak and move into the clinch.
Marston with a hook.
Marston throws a leg kick which misses Michalak's front leg but catches the back leg as Michalak tries to avoid it.
Michalak throws a body shot but no joy.
Michalak punishes Marston's body with a nice straight punch.
Michalak ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left and a right from Michalak both land. Nice combination.
Marston checks the leg kick.
Marston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marston looks to land a left hand but Michalak moved out of range nicely.
Michalak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Michalak misses with an uppercut. Marston saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Marston.
Marston misses with an uppercut. Michalak saw that one coming.
Marston throws a jab but it's blocked by Michalak.
Marston misses with a wild body shot.
Michalak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marston.
Marston wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michalak clobbers Marston with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marston looks to throw the jab but Michalak is out of range.
Michalak misses with a few strikes there.
Michalak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marston throws out the jab.
A low kick from Marston misses
and Michalak makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Marston feints and then cracks Michalak's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Michalak down.
Marston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marston lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marston takes the fight into the clinch.
Michalak has had enough of the clinch but Marston keeps him there for the moment.
Marston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Michalak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marston moves out of range of the strikes.
Marston throwing a counter right hand but Michalak manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Marston.
Michalak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marston.
Marston's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Michalak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Marston scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michalak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marston.
Marston slips under a jab.
Michalak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Michalak tries to get set, Marston tries to push him back and clinch up but Michalak manages to avoid the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Michalak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Michalak lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marston looks to land a left hand but Michalak moved out of range nicely.
Marston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michalak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michalak works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Michalak on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A shot to the body from Michalak misses
letting Marston counter with a right hand.
Michalak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marston slips a jab and a cross from Michalak.
Marston is looking to counter punch.
Marston tries to clinch up but Michalak circles away and keeps his distance.
Marston throws a hook but Michalak avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michalak misses with a left hand
and Marston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Michalak cracks a nice hook into Marston's ribs.
Marston looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marston blocks the body kick.
Michalak smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marston slips under a jab from Michalak.
Michalak scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marston in his tracks.
Decent striking displayed by Michalak there.
Stefan Michalak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Michalak throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marston's head.
Marston is rocked!
Marston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Michalak.
It looked like Marston was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Oh Marston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Michalak throws a head kick but Marston moves out of range.
Marston seems to have got his legs back now.
Marston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marston throws a right and a left that Michalak avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marston takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marston tries to clinch but Michalak moves out of range.
It seemed like Michalak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Michalak clobbers Marston with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marston cracks Michalak with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marston throws a leg kick but Michalak checks it.
Michalak scores with a shot to the body.
Marston looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Michalak scores with a jab. Marston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Michalak misses with a wild body shot.
Marston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Michalak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lucas Marston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michalak circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Marston drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Michalak follows Marston to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stefan Michalak!
During a confident post fight interview, Stefan Michalak 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Levan Kvirkvelia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Poffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Levan Kvirkvelia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Poffo!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poffo throws a leg kick
and Kvirkvelia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kvirkvelia seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kvirkvelia.
Kvirkvelia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kvirkvelia throwing a counter right hand but Poffo manages to avoid it.
Kvirkvelia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Kvirkvelia blocks the leg kick.
Kvirkvelia shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Poffo is trying to defend but Kvirkvelia finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kvirkvelia is thwarting Poffo's attempts to control the position.
Poffo wants to improve his position but Kvirkvelia is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kvirkvelia in particular looking to stall.
Poffo wants to improve his position but Kvirkvelia is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poffo is still trying to improve position.
Poffo wants to control but Kvirkvelia is keeping busy.
Kvirkvelia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kvirkvelia is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Poffo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Poffo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kvirkvelia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Poffo is keeping the position for now.
Poffo controlling the position.
Poffo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kvirkvelia wants to pass the guard but Poffo is keeping the position.
Poffo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kvirkvelia defends it easily.
Kvirkvelia preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia controlling from the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Poffo looks to throw a body kick
and Kvirkvelia counters with a nice uppercut.
Kvirkvelia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Poffo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Poffo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Poffo throws a hook to the side of Kvirkvelia's head but Kvirkvelia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Kvirkvelia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Poffo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poffo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kvirkvelia. Poffo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poffo missing with a left hand there. Kvirkvelia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kvirkvelia throwing a counter right hand but Poffo manages to avoid it.
Kvirkvelia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Poffo cracks Kvirkvelia with an open hand slap.
Poffo slips under a jab.
Poffo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kvirkvelia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Poffo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kvirkvelia blocks the body kick.
Poffo cracks Kvirkvelia with a good jab.
Kvirkvelia throws an overhand right that lands on Poffo's shoulder, as Poffo tries to avoid the shot.
Kvirkvelia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Poffo's head.
Kvirkvelia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poffo counters with a nice uppercut.
Poffo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Poffo blocks a jab.
Poffo feints a counter leg kick.
Nice body kick from Kvirkvelia.
Kvirkvelia swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Poffo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kvirkvelia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Poffo. That did some damage!
Poffo swings widly with a right hand
and Kvirkvelia counters with a body kick.
Kvirkvelia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poffo stuffs the takedown attempt from Kvirkvelia. Kvirkvelia gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levan Kvirkvelia dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Poffo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Poffo.
Kvirkvelia lets loose with a powerful body kick. Poffo will feel that in the morning.
Good standup being displayed there by Kvirkvelia as he connects with a hook.
Poffo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kvirkvelia connects with a leg kick. Poffo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kvirkvelia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Poffo throws a leg kick
and Kvirkvelia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Poffo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kvirkvelia's head backwards.
Kvirkvelia lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kvirkvelia has a takedown stuffed.
Poffo throws a counter combo.
Poffo moves out of range of the body kick.
Poffo misses with a low kick.
Kvirkvelia explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Poffo is predictable there
and Kvirkvelia counters with a leg kick.
Poffo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kvirkvelia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Poffo motions for Kvirkvelia to come forward. Poffo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kvirkvelia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Poffo.
Poffo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kvirkvelia is able to avoid easily.
Poffo fakes the leg kick and cracks Kvirkvelia in the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kvirkvelia.
Kvirkvelia shoots in looking for a takedown. Poffo tries to sprawl out of it but Kvirkvelia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Poffo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Poffo throws a leg kick but Kvirkvelia moved away.
Kvirkvelia feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Poffo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Randy Poffo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poffo forces Kvirkvelia back against the cage and clinches.
Poffo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poffo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Poffo.
Poffo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kvirkvelia.
Poffo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poffo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poffo misses with the head strike.
Poffo throws a head punch that misses.
Poffo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kvirkvelia's elbow.
Poffo swings wildly with an uppercut but Kvirkvelia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kvirkvelia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Poffo is keeping busy.
Poffo misses with a punch on the inside.
Poffo swings wildly with an uppercut but Kvirkvelia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Kvirkvelia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Poffo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kvirkvelia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kvirkvelia looks for the body kick but Poffo saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Poffo.
Kvirkvelia moves out of range as Poffo throws a body kick.
Poffo tries to clinch but Kvirkvelia moves away
and Kvirkvelia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kvirkvelia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Poffo.
Poffo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kvirkvelia lands a two punch combo.
Poffo cracks the inside of Kvirkvelia's front leg.
Kvirkvelia drives through with a takedown into Poffo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kvirkvelia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kvirkvelia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Poffo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia looking to sit in guard and control but Poffo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Poffo is fighting to break Kvirkvelia's control of his arms but Kvirkvelia is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kvirkvelia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kvirkvelia keeping moving, preventing Poffo from controlling successfully.
Kvirkvelia wants to sweep but no luck.
Kvirkvelia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Poffo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kvirkvelia's 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 Levan Kvirkvelia 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. This is the final round!
Kvirkvelia misses the shot to the body.
Kvirkvelia checks the leg kick nicely there.
Poffo throws a low kick, looking for Kvirkvelia's leg but Kvirkvelia calmly moves out of range.
Poffo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Crunch! Poffo slams his shin into Kvirkvelia's torso.
Poffo connects with a right hand. Kvirkvelia shakes it off.
Kvirkvelia is rocked!
Poffo misses with a left hand
and Kvirkvelia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Poffo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kvirkvelia with a poor takedown
and Poffo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kvirkvelia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Poffo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poffo scores with a hook to the body. Kvirkvelia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Poffo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poffo cracks the inside of Kvirkvelia's front leg.
A jab lands there for Kvirkvelia.
That kick from Poffo tenderised Kvirkvelia's leg. Kvirkvelia is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia shoots in but Poffo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Poffo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kvirkvelia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kvirkvelia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kvirkvelia drops down looking for a counter takedown but Poffo sprawls and moves away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kvirkvelia crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Poffo - the referee stops the clock and Kvirkvelia gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Poffo. Kvirkvelia manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Poffo looks for the body kick but Kvirkvelia saw that one coming.
Poffo lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kvirkvelia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poffo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kvirkvelia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kvirkvelia will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Poffo misses with a kick to the body
and Kvirkvelia counters with a good low kick that Poffo was not able to check.
A decent looking cross lands there for Poffo.
Poffo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kvirkvelia checks a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Kvirkvelia.
Randy Poffo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Levan Kvirkvelia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia ducks under a wild hook from Poffo.
Kvirkvelia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kvirkvelia.
Kvirkvelia scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Poffo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Poffo is trying to maintain the position but Kvirkvelia is very close to passing his half guard.
Poffo is staying active underneath Kvirkvelia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kvirkvelia is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Poffo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kvirkvelia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Poffo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kvirkvelia has managed to get both his arms back between Poffo's legs - danger averted.
Poffo wants to sweep but no luck.
Kvirkvelia content to stall in guard here.
Poffo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Poffo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kvirkvelia.
Kvirkvelia gets tackled into the cage by Poffo. Poffo maintains the clinch.
Kvirkvelia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kvirkvelia blocks a body shot from Poffo.
Poffo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poffo swings wildly with an uppercut but Kvirkvelia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poffo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kvirkvelia backwards.
Kvirkvelia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poffo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poffo lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Poffo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kvirkvelia 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Li Kong Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and St Petersburg Strangler (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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Li Kong Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, St Petersburg Strangler!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Strangler.
Strangler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ho tried to counter with a leg kick but Strangler avoided it.
Strangler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Ho misses.
Strangler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Strangler tries to counter with a clinch but Ho shakes him off and moves away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ho.
Ho with the ground and pound but Strangler regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Strangler wants to improve his position but Ho is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho working over Strangler with some ground and pound. Strangler looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ho working over Strangler with some ground and pound. Strangler looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Strangler is defending against the submission attempts here by Ho.
Ho lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Strangler defending well though.
Strangler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ho.
Ho thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ho working the head and body with strikes.
Ho sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Strangler defending well though.
Strangler actively working from the bottom here.
Ho thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Strangler's head.
Strangler trying to control from the bottom.
Ho working over Strangler with some ground and pound. Strangler looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho is thwarting Strangler's attempts to control the position.
Strangler wants to get back to full guard but Ho has mounted him!
Ho landing shots from mount.
Ho avoids the attempt from Strangler to control.
Ho landing punches.
Strangler is rocked!
Strangler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ho lands a big elbow - Strangler is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Strangler is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Li Kong Ho!
Li Kong Ho decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Starling Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guillermo Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Starling Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guillermo Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendez.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Mendez's front leg but catches the back leg as Mendez tries to avoid it.
Mendez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mendez tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Mendez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mendez.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Mendez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Silva thuds a left hand into Mendez's body.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mendez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mendez in his tracks.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Mendez's head back.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mendez.
Starling Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guillermo Mendez.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mendez's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a hook.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mendez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mendez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mendez's hands.
Mendez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva thumps Mendez with a low kick.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Mendez prevents a body shot from Silva.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Mendez tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Mendez looks winded!
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Mendez's ribcage. Mendez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Mendez is rocked!
Silva cracks Mendez with a nice body shot.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Mendez is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
It looks like Guillermo Mendez has been cut.
Silva lands a big right hand that drops Mendez! The killer instinct kicks in and Silva finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Starling Silva!
Guillermo Mendez spoke after the fight, saying 'Sorry fans'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Bellum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bellum's choice of entrance music: Daddy Yankee - Limbo . Chris Bellum acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Devon Bailey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Bellum!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellum fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bailey checks it well.
Bellum scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bellum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bailey.
Bailey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bellum 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.
Bellum missing with a left hand there. Bailey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been told by Bailey's head coaches at Wild Card that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bellum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bailey.
Bellum tries to work over Bailey's front leg with a kick but Bailey checks it.
Bellum connects with a solid leg kick.
Bellum throws a jab when Bailey was well out of range.
Bailey closes the distance and clinches.
Bailey throws a head punch that misses.
Bailey cracks Bellum with a nice body shot.
Bailey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Bailey fails to land.
Bailey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bellum backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Bailey.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bellum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bellum breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Bailey. That snapped Bellum's head back.
Bellum lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chris Bellum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellum throws a head kick but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Bellum misses the target.
Bailey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bellum lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bailey at a distance.
Bellum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bellum lands with a nice body punch.
Bellum lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bailey at a distance.
Bellum checks the leg kick.
Bailey loads up on a big right hand but Bellum slips the punch.
Bellum swings for the body but Bailey moves out of range.
Bellum lands with an uppercut that bounces Bailey off the cage and back into range.
Bellum changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bailey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bailey connects with a crisp jab.
Bailey throws an overhand right that lands on Bellum's shoulder, as Bellum tries to avoid the shot.
Bailey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bellum.
Bailey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bellum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bellum steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bailey. That one must have hurt.
Bailey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bellum manages to avoid it.
Bellum tries a quick counter leg kick but Bailey is wise to it.
Bellum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bailey avoids the body shot from Bellum.
Bailey moves away from the strike by Bellum.
Bailey misses the shot to the body.
Bailey has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bellum.
Bailey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bellum changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Bellum tenderised Bailey's leg. Bailey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bailey moves out of range as Bellum strikes.
Bellum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bailey throws a body shot but no joy.
Bailey thows a leg kick but Bellum checks it
letting Bellum counter with a right hand.
Bellum connects with a right hand. Bailey shakes it off.
Bellum looks to score with a jab to the body but Bailey is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellum just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bailey.
Bailey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bellum lands a nice shot that snaps Bailey's head back.
Bailey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bellum clobbers Bailey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bellum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bailey misses with a body shot.
A left and a right from Bailey both land. Nice combination.
Bailey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bellum looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bailey throws a hook but Bellum avoids it easily.
Bellum dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bailey. That did some damage!
Bellum connects with a solid leg kick.
Bellum scoring well with a low kick there.
Bellum looks to score with a jab to the body but Bailey is just out of range.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bellum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bailey cracks Bellum with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellum misses the shot to the body.
Bellum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Bellum misses the target.
Bailey checks a low kick from Bellum.
A slow jab from Bailey misses its intended target.
Bellum looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bellum thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bailey if he has to take too many more of those.
Bailey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bellum is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bailey had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A big right from Bellum misses.
Bailey looks to land a right hand but Bellum moved out of range.
Bellum scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bailey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bellum has time to react.
Bellum misses with a left hand
and Bailey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bailey tries to clinch but Bellum moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bellum lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body kick there by Bellum.
Bailey throws an overhand right that lands on Bellum's shoulder, as Bellum tries to avoid the shot.
Bailey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bellum.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Bellum dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bellum throws an off balance right hand
letting Bailey counter with a right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bellum lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bailey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bailey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bellum fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bailey.
Bellum throws a hook but Bailey blocks it.
Bailey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bellum's hands.
Bellum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bellum catches Bailey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bellum throws out a loose jab but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bailey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Bailey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bailey throws a big shot that misses.
Bailey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bailey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bailey slips under a jab from Bellum.
Bailey misses with a hook. Bellum ducked under it nicely.
Bellum appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bellum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bellum stalks Bailey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bailey's face. Bailey staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bellum jabs at Bailey's body.
Bailey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bellum. Bellum obviously looking to wear him down.
Bellum tries to land a leg kick but Bailey saw it coming and moves away.
Bellum throws a hook but Bailey avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellum looks to land a right hand but Bailey moved out of range.
Bellum loads up on a big right hand but Bailey slips the punch.
Bailey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bellum.
Bailey closes the distance and pushes Bellum back into the cage.
Bailey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bellum backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bellum.
Bailey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bellum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bailey backwards.
Bellum takes a shot to the head.
Bellum has a couple of punches blocked by Bailey.
Bellum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bailey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bellum's defenses.
Bailey struggles to land a body shot inside as Bellum controls his hands.
Bailey misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Bailey.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bailey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bellum's elbow.
Bailey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bellum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Devon Bailey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bailey has a couple of punches blocked by Bellum.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellum's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bellum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bellum lands with a right to the head.
Bailey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bailey lands with a light punch inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bailey as Bellum tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bellum.
Bellum throws a head punch that misses.
Bellum tries to throw a body punch but Bailey avoids it by throwing Bellum back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Bailey scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bellum.
Bailey tries a body shot but Bellum blocks it.
Bailey misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Bailey fails to land.
Bailey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bellum scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bailey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bellum wants to get back to striking at distance but Bailey won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey scores with a shoulder strike.
Bellum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bailey lands an uppercut.
Bellum is trying to push Bailey away but Bailey has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bellum misses with some punches.
Bailey can't find room to land a body shot as Bellum controls the action.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bellum lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bellum trying to stall but Bailey improves his position.
Bailey blocks a body shot from Bellum.
Bailey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bellum's elbow.
Bellum blocks the elbow strike.
Bailey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bellum.
Bellum scores with a hook to the body.
Bailey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bellum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bellum throws a head punch that misses.
Bailey misses with an elbow over the top.
Bailey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bellum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throws a head punch that misses.
Bellum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bailey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bellum can't find room to land a body shot as Bailey controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bellum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bailey throws the kick towards the body but Bellum avoids it.
Bailey just misses with a punch to the body.
Bailey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bellum with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bailey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bellum.
Bellum throws a lazy uppercut
and Bailey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bellum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bellum cracks Bailey with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bailey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bellum listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bellum goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bailey misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Bellum was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chris Bellum will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bailey's corner calls for a 1-2. Bailey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bellum misses with a left hand
and Bailey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bailey checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bellum keeps Bailey at a distance using the push kick.
Bailey lands with a shot to the body.
Bellum just misses with a punch to the body.
Bellum looks to land a right hand but Bailey moved out of range.
Bellum lands with a right hand.
Bellum blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bellum! But no joy.
Bellum lands with a right hand.
Bailey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bellum sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bailey lands with a nice body punch.
Bailey scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bailey punishes Bellum's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab lands there for Bailey.
Bellum throws a hook to the side of Bailey's head but Bailey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bailey seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bailey throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bellum cracks Bailey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bellum lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bailey backs up against the cage.
Bailey moves away from the strike by Bellum.
Bellum throws a body shot but no joy.
Bellum loads up on a big right hand but Bailey slips the punch.
It looked like Bailey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bailey forces Bellum back against the cage and clinches.
Bellum stalling.
Bailey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bellum tries a body shot but Bailey blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Bailey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bailey misses with a punch to the body.
Bailey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bellum lands with a right to the head.
Bellum looking to stall.
Bellum prevents a body shot from Bailey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey tries to throw a body punch but Bellum avoids it by throwing Bailey back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Bailey.
Bellum working aggressively here.
Bailey misses with an elbow over the top.
Bailey works on Bellum's body with a couple of short punches.
Bellum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bailey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bailey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Bailey.
Bellum is rocked!
Bellum prevents a body shot from Bailey.
Bailey lands with a right to the head.
Bellum is still on wobbly legs! Can Bailey finish him?
Bailey lands a shot to the body.
Bailey pushes Bellum back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bailey presses Bellum against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bailey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bailey lands a big right hand that drops Bellum! The killer instinct kicks in and Bailey finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Bailey!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devon Bailey!
Devon Bailey retains his light heavyweight title!
Devon Bailey seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cristian Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Sang Seok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavares comes to the cage accompanied by oh, he's rocking two gold belts, shiny. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Sang Seok!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Tavares misses the target.
Tavares just misses with a punch to the body.
Seok throws a leg kick but Tavares sees it coming and moves out of range.
Seok connects with the punch.
Tavares moves out of range as Seok strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Tavares there.
Tavares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seok manages to avoid it.
Tavares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Seok.
Tavares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seok.
Seok shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Seok showed some decent athleticism there.
Seok is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tavares doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Seok.
Seok seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tavares trying to keep a closed guard but Seok is proving a slippery customer.
Tavares is looking to cinch up a triangle. Seok throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Tavares's body to avoid the submission. Tavares has instead reached around Seok's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Tavares arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cristian Tavares!
Cristian Tavares retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Cristian Tavares 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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