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HFC 102:Yamamoto vs Miller PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juntusen Viljo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theros Ironfist (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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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juntusen Viljo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Theros Ironfist!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ironfist misses with a takedown
and Viljo counters with a right hand to the body.
Ironfist has his takedown stuffed
and Viljo counters with a straight right hand.
Ironfist has his takedown stuffed
and Viljo counters with a thumping low kick.
Juntusen Viljo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theros Ironfist.
Ironfist walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ironfist throws a nice looking combination but Viljo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ironfist throws a right and a left that Viljo avoids nicely.
Viljo throws a leg kick which misses Ironfist's front leg but catches the back leg as Ironfist tries to avoid it.
Ironfist throws the left hand but Viljo avoids the punch easily.
Viljo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Viljo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab by Viljo.
Theros Ironfist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Viljo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ironfist has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Viljo.
Ironfist lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viljo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Viljo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ironfist is rocked!
Ironfist tries for a takedown but Viljo circles away easily
and Viljo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ironfist thinking.
Ironfist is still on wobbly legs! Can Viljo finish him?
Ironfist looks winded!
Viljo lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Ironfist - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Viljo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juntusen Viljo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Baeddan MacAuliffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Altair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacAuliffe's entrance music is Notorious by Duran Duran. A fine choice. Altair has chosen Bran's freestyle as his entrance music. Anton Altair has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baeddan MacAuliffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anton Altair!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacAuliffe misses with a few strikes there.
Altair is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
MacAuliffe misses with a wild combination.
Altair misses with a right hand
and MacAuliffe counters with a left and a right that stings Altair.
MacAuliffe lands a left and a right that sends Altair crashing to the canvas! MacAuliffe dives into mount looking to finish!
Altair is rocked!
It looks like Anton Altair has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Altair defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from MacAuliffe.
Altair is still in real trouble! Can MacAuliffe finish him?
Altair tries to lock up and control but MacAuliffe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Altair is trying desperately to improve position.
MacAuliffe postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Altair in real trouble here! The ref calls for Altair to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baeddan MacAuliffe!
Our winner, Baeddan MacAuliffe, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Todd Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cannon comes to the cage accompanied by The Conquering- Black Moor. McGregor has chosen The Foggy Dew / El Chapo as his entrance music. Conor McGregor has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Todd Cannon's chin.
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181 lbs
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168 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Excellent 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
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Todd Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Conor McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from McGregor.
McGregor slips a jab from Cannon.
Conor McGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cannon moves out of range as McGregor strikes.
Cannon avoids a kick to the body.
Cannon checks a leg kick.
Cannon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cannon showed some decent athleticism there.
McGregor trying to control but Cannon postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor is trying to get back to full guard.
McGregor keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor trying to control here.
McGregor keeping hold of Cannon's head, controlling as best he can.
McGregor is trying to control but can't.
Cannon is trying to work for a kimura but McGregor is defending well.
McGregor wants to control but Cannon is keeping busy.
McGregor is looking for a sweep. Cannon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McGregor is looking to control Cannon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McGregor avoid being mounted?
McGregor tries to get to full guard but Cannon has control of the leg.
Cannon is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cannon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cannon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cannon trying to control but McGregor is having none of it.
Cannon misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon tries to control but McGregor wriggling away.
McGregor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cannon working the ground and pound effectively.
McGregor working to try and regain half guard.
Cannon is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But McGregor has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from McGregor!
McGregor sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cannon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McGregor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor wants to pass the guard but Cannon is keeping the position.
Cannon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cannon is working hard here to advance position.
My spies in Russian Bears Training Center inform me that McGregor has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
McGregor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McGregor seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cannon trying to keep a closed guard but McGregor is proving a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cannon has his foot on McGregor's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McGregor works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Cannon 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.
McGregor misses with a straight left.
McGregor digs a good hook to Cannon's body.
Cannon with a poor takedown
and McGregor counters with a right hand to the body.
Cannon misses with a hook.
McGregor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cannon eats them both and turns towards McGregor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McGregor lands a glancing blow to the side of Cannon's head.
Cannon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cannon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McGregor counters with a crisp right hand that drops Cannon! McGregor lets Cannon back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Cannon is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGregor fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Cannon square on the jaw! Damn, Cannon is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Conor McGregor!
Conor McGregor made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Surprise surprise motherf**kers, the king is back!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bugurt Bugurtov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zdravko Saric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zdravko Saric will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bugurt Bugurtov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zdravko Saric!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saric misses with a wild body shot.
Saric throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bugurtov lands a slapping body shot.
Saric lands a glancing blow to the side of Bugurtov's head.
Bugurtov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saric.
Zdravko Saric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saric lands with a shot to the body.
Saric scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saric swings for the body but Bugurtov moves out of range.
Bugurtov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saric scores with a body shot.
Saric digs a good hook to Bugurtov's body.
Bugurtov is breathing heavily.
Saric connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saric lands a jab to Bugurtov's midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saric.
Bugurtov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good shot there by Saric.
Saric sends Bugurtov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Saric is motioning to the referee to let Bugurtov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Bugurtov is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Saric engages and cracks Bugurtov with a massive lead left hook - Bugurtov tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Saric is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zdravko Saric!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orpheus Boagrius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ijsa Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boagrius might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Akkadian Empire . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Orpheus Boagrius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ijsa Mohammed!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohammed moves forwards but Boagrius connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mohammed pushes Boagrius up against the cage in a clinch.
Mohammed lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Orpheus Boagrius has been cut.
Mohammed tries a knee to the head but Boagrius blocks it.
Boagrius lands a hook that snaps the head of Mohammed backwards.
Boagrius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mohammed looks winded!
Boagrius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mohammed blocks a body shot from Boagrius.
Boagrius is working Mohammed over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Boagrius.
Boagrius pushes Mohammed back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boagrius lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Boagrius.
A short uppercut from Boagrius.
Mohammed's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boagrius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boagrius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boagrius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boagrius lands with a light punch inside.
Boagrius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mohammed is rocked!
Boagrius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mohammed is still on wobbly legs! Can Boagrius finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Boagrius fails to land.
Boagrius misses with some punches.
Boagrius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boagrius creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Mohammed with a big uppercut! Mohammed tries to clinch up but Boagrius pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Mohammed to the mat! Mohammed covers up and Boagrius unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Orpheus Boagrius!
Orpheus Boagrius thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julian Gniewek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin has chosen Tron Cat- Tyler, The Creator as his entrance music. Julian Gniewek has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Julian Gniewek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin throws a body shot but no joy.
Gniewek cracks Franklin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Julian Gniewek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gniewek throws out a loose jab but Franklin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gniewek darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Franklin.
Franklin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gniewek swivels and escapes.
Gniewek tries to counter by clinching up but Franklin breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gniewek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gniewek throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Franklin on the side of the head.
Franklin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gniewek scores with a nice right hand.
Franklin is rocked!
Gniewek is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Franklin scores with a jab.
Franklin is still on wobbly legs! Can Gniewek finish him?
Gniewek drops Franklin with a big left hand! Franklin is injured, injured bad! Gniewek jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julian Gniewek!
After winning the bout, Julian Gniewek thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Nemkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Starling Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Nemkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Starling Silva!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nemkov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Nemkov is just out of range.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nemkov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Nemkov moves out of range easily.
Nemkov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva throws a leg kick but Nemkov checks it.
Nemkov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nemkov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nemkov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nemkov stalling.
Silva desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemkov wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nemkov prevents Silva from improving his position.
Nemkov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nemkov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nemkov is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nemkov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nemkov.
Nemkov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva is concentrating on defense, preventing Nemkov from advancing position.
Nemkov seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
Nemkov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva is controlling Nemkov's trapped leg to prevent Nemkov from advancing to side control.
Silva is staying active underneath Nemkov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Nemkov stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nemkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Nemkov.
Silva avoids the head kick by Nemkov.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Nemkov.
Silva takes a swing at Nemkov's ribcage but misses.
Silva cracks the inside of Nemkov's front leg.
Nemkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nemkov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nemkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nemkov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nemkov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Nemkov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nemkov dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Nemkov's head and hops out.
Nemkov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nemkov misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Starling Silva will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nemkov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Nemkov misses with a looping right.
Silva only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Nemkov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nemkov's hands.
Nemkov walks into a left hand.
Nemkov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nemkov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oleg Nemkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nemkov throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nemkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Silva lands a head shot.
Nemkov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nemkov throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Starling Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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 slow jab from Nemkov misses its intended target.
Nemkov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemkov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nemkov off to one side.
Nemkov is looking to land body kicks.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nemkov rather than just go for the knockout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nemkov or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Nemkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Nemkov shrugs it off though.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nemkov looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nemkov needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Nemkov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Nemkov lands with a shot to the body.
Silva thumps Nemkov with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Nemkov misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nemkov wants to take the fight to the mat but Silva manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Nemkov avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Nemkov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nemkov goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves out of range as Nemkov strikes.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nemkov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Nemkov. Those never looked like landing.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nemkov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Oleg Nemkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Nemkov does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nemkov. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nemkov connects with a jab.
Silva connects with a jab.
Nemkov throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nemkov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nemkov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nemkov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nemkov misses with a few strikes there.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nemkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starling Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Nemkov misses with a series of wild punches.
Nemkov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Nemkov.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nemkov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nemkov is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Nemkov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva is controlling Nemkov's trapped leg to prevent Nemkov from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemkov prevents Silva from improving his position.
Nemkov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silva wants to improve his position but Nemkov is controlling well.
Oleg Nemkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Starling Silva 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.
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.
Nemkov is working for an americana but Silva has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Nemkov was thinking about the submission.
Nemkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nemkov is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Nemkov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nemkov trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Nemkov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Nemkov looks to land a strike but Silva avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Nemkov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nemkov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for Nemkov with that takedown attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Silva misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nemkov dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Nemkov's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg Nemkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva swings for the body but Nemkov moves out of range.
Silva blocks a head kick by Nemkov.
Nemkov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Starling Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nemkov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Nemkov is just out of range.
No joy there for Nemkov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nemkov thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nemkov tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nemkov goes for a double leg but Silva avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Silva continues to drive forward.
No joy there for Nemkov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Starling Silva.
I've got Silva 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Starling Silva!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lee Sang Seok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alka Mangrove (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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160 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Sang Seok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alka Mangrove!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Seok misses its intended target.
Nice uppercut there from Seok.
Seok gets tackled into the cage by Mangrove. Mangrove maintains the clinch.
Seok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mangrove's elbow.
Seok lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Seok blocks a body shot from Mangrove.
Seok can't break the clinch.
Mangrove pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Seok fails to pull guard.
A nice left hand lands by Seok.
Mangrove blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seok working aggressively here.
Seok scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mangrove misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seok breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Seok misses.
Seok on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mangrove - that will leave a mark!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mangrove misses with a hook.
Seok swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangrove throws a nice outside leg kick.
Seok has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mangrove.
Seok stuns Mangrove with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mangrove will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Seok lands the left hand.
Seok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mangrove was well out of range. Poor timing from Seok.
Seok fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mangrove looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Seok ducks right into an uppercut from Mangrove.
Mangrove throws a wild body kick that Seok sees coming a mile off.
Seok appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Seok fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mangrove avoids it really well and circles away.
Mangrove throws a lazy body kick
and Seok counters with a single leg into guard. Mangrove didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mangrove isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Seok stacks Mangrove on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Seok!
Seok lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove is working to avoid the ground and pound but Seok connects with a decent elbow.
Mangrove manages to work his way to half guard, despite Seok's best efforts.
Seok is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mangrove has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mangrove wants to improve his position but Seok is controlling well.
Seok has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mangrove is not content to let Seok control the position.
Seok looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mangrove with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove is looking to improve his position.
Seok tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mangrove knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mangrove is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mangrove is in trouble now - Seok has advanced to mount!
Mangrove is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seok lands a nice shot to the head.
Seok is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mangrove has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mangrove is bucking up trying to escape but Seok cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Seok manages to capitalize on a mistake by Mangrove to take his back!
Mangrove is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Sang Seok dominated that round.
That's time! Seok's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mangrove wants to clinch up but Seok keeps it at a distance.
Lee Sang Seok is winning the standup battle so far.
Mangrove is looking to clinch but Seok is avoiding it.
Mangrove throws a head kick that misses.
Mangrove avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mangrove wants to counter the offense by Seok and move into the clinch position.
Seok avoids a kick to the body.
Seok feinted with a counter takedown.
Mangrove connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mangrove circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mangrove throws a front kick that sends Seok stumbling back into the cage.
Mangrove avoids the body shot from Seok.
Seok wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangrove looks to land a body kick but Seok moved away.
Mangrove looks to land a right hand but Seok moved out of range.
Seok dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Mangrove. No joy for Seok on that attempt.
Seok fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mangrove on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Mangrove blocks the leg kick.
Mangrove throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mangrove pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seok moves out of range of the body kick.
Seok misses with a hook.
Mangrove feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Seok's calf.
A swing and a miss from Seok.
Mangrove feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Seok's calf.
Seok keeps the fight on the outside.
Mangrove misses with a leg kick.
Mangrove takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mangrove fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove tries to score a power double leg takedown but Seok sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mangrove somewhat.
Seok drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mangrove sprawls and moves away.
Seok slaps away a takedown attempt from Mangrove, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Seok tries to counter with a takedown but Mangrove is quick to defend against it.
Lee Sang Seok has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alka Mangrove.
Mangrove throws a body kick that misses
and Seok counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mangrove won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mangrove is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mangrove is working to avoid the ground and pound but Seok connects with a decent elbow.
Seok is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mangrove can do to turn this around?
Mangrove tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Seok presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Seok raining down shots from the mount!
Seok tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove tries to reverse the position but Seok maintains control.
Seok landing strikes from the mount and Mangrove is in trouble!
The referee warns Mangrove that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Seok can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mangrove is looking to escape.
Seok with good strikes from the mount here!
Mangrove is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Seok tries to control but Mangrove wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seok working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mangrove is in all sorts of trouble here.
Seok lands a couple of good shots and Mangrove has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Lee Sang Seok overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Seok has the hooks in. Mangrove is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seok scores with punches and elbows.
Mangrove is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Seok off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Mangrove wants to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mangrove is trying to remain composed but Seok is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Seok goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Mangrove escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Mangrove content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Sang Seok dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mangrove lands with a kick to the ribs.
Seok changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mangrove takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mangrove explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Seok is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Mangrove takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Seok does it's job there.
Seok misses with a hook.
Seok tries to work over Mangrove's front leg with a kick but Mangrove checks it.
Seok takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seok looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Our spies down at at Montreal Elite Gym inform us that Mangrove has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mangrove trying to control the position.
Mangrove keeping full guard, as Seok tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangrove is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mangrove looking for a guillotine here but Seok defends easily.
Seok is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Seok tries to free his leg and advance position but Mangrove is retaining full guard.
Mangrove is trying to keep Seok in close.
Seok stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mangrove swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alka Mangrove has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Mangrove pulls Seok in close to his closed guard and prevents Seok from doing any damage or advancing position.
Seok pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mangrove is keeping the position for now.
Seok is stalling in the full guard.
Mangrove looking to control but Seok passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok trying to control from half guard but Mangrove is working away.
Mangrove gets full guard.
Mangrove working a defensive guard here.
Seok trying to control the position from guard on top but Mangrove is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mangrove cracks Seok with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Seok shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mangrove but Mangrove pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mangrove is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove tries to land a body kick
so Seok counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mangrove wants to hit a switch here but Seok passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Mangrove there!
Mangrove tries to hold on but Seok postures up.
Mangrove is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mangrove keeps trying to improve his position.
Lee Sang Seok is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Seok 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!
Lee Sang Seok showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Seok has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Sang Seok!
A very excited looking Lee Sang Seok made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kotetsu Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
149 lbs
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148 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kotetsu Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Miller!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamamoto.
Some bone on bone action there as Yamamoto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Miller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yamamoto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Miller somewhat.
Nice uppercut lands for Miller. That snapped Yamamoto's head back.
Miller has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Yamamoto is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Miller tries to land a front kick but Yamamoto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yamamoto throwing a counter right hand but Miller manages to avoid it.
A jab from Yamamoto misses.
Miller scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yamamoto dodges the punch combination from Miller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto feints a jab promting Miller to slip. Yamamoto then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Miller slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Miller throws a solid leg kick but Yamamoto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Miller.
Yamamoto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamamoto throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Miller lands in his opponent's guard.
Miller stopping the sweep attempt from Yamamoto.
Miller showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Yamamoto pulls Miller in close to his closed guard and prevents Miller from doing any damage or advancing position.
Miller is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Miller stopping the sweep attempt from Yamamoto.
Miller looking to pass the guard.
Yamamoto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miller trying to control but Yamamoto is working from the bottom.
Yamamoto is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Miller connects with a couple of short punches.
Yamamoto is trying to control the position but Miller postures up.
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miller trying to control but Yamamoto is working from the bottom.
Yamamoto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miller advances position into side control!
Miller staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Yamamoto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yamamoto is pushing Miller's head away, looking to escape. Miller manages to hold on to the position though.
Miller trying to control the position but Yamamoto is working away.
Miller lands a nice forearm strike.
Yamamoto stops Miller from passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller tries to score with some ground and pound. Yamamoto controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Miller working away.
A control attempt from Yamamoto but he's now mounted!
Miller with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to hold on but Miller pushes him away.
Miller throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Yamamoto is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Miller is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Miller controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Miller cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Yamamoto working to try and regain half guard.
Miller wants to control the pace but Yamamoto is squirming around nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Miller looking to control but Yamamoto is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Yamamoto is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Miller dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Miller shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yamamoto defends it nicely.
Miller shoots in and bounces Yamamoto off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamamoto wants to sweep but no luck.
Yamamoto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Miller controls the pace.
Miller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Miller makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller stopping the sweep attempt from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto is trying to control the position but Miller postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miller lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yamamoto pulls Miller in close to his closed guard and prevents Miller from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a big right hand that misses.
Yamamoto seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Yamamoto continues to stall.
Yamamoto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Miller trying to control but Yamamoto is working from the bottom.
Yamamoto wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Miller scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Miller postures up.
Ben Miller has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Miller trying to control but Yamamoto is working from the bottom.
Yamamoto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Miller wants to control from the top but Yamamoto keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab, jab by Yamamoto - just one landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Yamamoto. That snapped Miller's head back.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamamoto throws out the jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Miller throws a leg kick but Yamamoto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Miller scores with a hook to the body. Yamamoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kotetsu Yamamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Miller swings for the body but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto blocks the body kick.
Miller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yamamoto missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot.
Miller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick by Miller misses
and Yamamoto counters with a right hand to the body.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamamoto.
Miller shoots in and drives through. Yamamoto sprawls well.
Yamamoto slips a straight right by Miller.
Yamamoto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Miller darts in looking for a takedown but Yamamoto gets double underhooks and turns Miller into the cage.
Kotetsu Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Miller.
Yamamoto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yamamoto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yamamoto ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Miller has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Miller there as he acknowledges the shot.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamamoto throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Yamamoto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Miller doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller misses with a body shot.
Miller punishes Yamamoto's body with a nice straight punch.
Yamamoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Yamamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Miller feints the counter takedown.
Yamamoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Miller throws a low kick but Yamamoto avoids it.
Miller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Miller tries to bum rush Yamamoto with a series of wild strikes but Yamamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice leg kick lands there from Miller.
Nice takedown defense from Yamamoto. No joy for Miller on that attempt.
Miller takes a swing at Yamamoto's ribcage but misses.
Yamamoto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kotetsu Yamamoto will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Yamamoto throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Yamamoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Miller walks into a stiff left hand from Yamamoto.
Miller with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Yamamoto counter with a right hand.
Miller throws a body punch but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Miller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick from Miller misses.
Yamamoto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yamamoto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto throws a body shot but no joy.
Miller throws a body punch but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Yamamoto saw that one coming.
Yamamoto throws an off balance right hand
and Miller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yamamoto tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the cage.
Yamamoto lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Yamamoto on the inside.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto working hard to break the clinch.
Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miller will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yamamoto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yamamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Miller blocks a jab.
A combination from Miller does no damage.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Yamamoto's shoulder, as Yamamoto tries to avoid the shot.
Yamamoto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yamamoto cracks Miller with a good jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Miller or perhaps it was just good defense by Yamamoto, which made it look bad.
A jab from Yamamoto does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
Miller tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Miller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Miller is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yamamoto rather than just go for the knockout.
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 big left from Yamamoto misses.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamamoto throws out the jab.
Miller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yamamoto punishes Miller's body with a nice straight punch.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Yamamoto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yamamoto cracks a nice hook into Miller's ribs.
Kotetsu Yamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yamamoto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yamamoto cracks Miller with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yamamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt - Yamamoto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yamamoto is looking for a counter combo.
Kotetsu Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Miller.
Yamamoto scores with a shot to the body.
Yamamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Yamamoto lands an overhand right.
Miller shoots in and drives through. Yamamoto sprawls well.
A quick step to the side and Yamamoto tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Yamamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yamamoto misses with a straight left.
Kotetsu Yamamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown. Yamamoto tries to sprawl out of it but Miller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yamamoto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Miller.
Yamamoto scores with a hook to the body. Miller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamamoto.
Miller with the counter takedown but Yamamoto avoids it easily.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamamoto swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Yamamoto misses with a hook.
And Miller tries to counter it with a takedown but Yamamoto pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yamamoto throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot.
Miller wants to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Yamamoto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yamamoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kotetsu Yamamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yamamoto 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kotetsu Yamamoto!
Post fight, Kotetsu Yamamoto took to the microphone: 'We are NJPW!!!'.
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