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FFA 39: Psychosis PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markus Drotske (ranked 963 p4p, 142 weight class) and Hero Galanos (ranked 757 p4p, 112 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Galanos's choice of entrance music: oh boy, he's walking out in gladiator trunks. Markus Drotske had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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216 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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194 cm
22
213 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markus Drotske!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hero Galanos!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galanos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drotske.
Galanos moves out of range of the strikes.
Drotske misses the body punch
and Galanos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Galanos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Drotske connects with a looping right hand.
Drotske throws a right hand that misses
and Galanos counters with a straight right hand.
Galanos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drotske wants to clinch
and Galanos counters with a nice uppercut.
Drotske throws a lazy uppercut
and Galanos counters with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Drotske misses.
Galanos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drotske.
Galanos moves away from the strike by Drotske.
Drotske misses with a hook
and Galanos counters with a body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Drotske misses with a right hand
and Galanos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drotske misses with a lunging right hand
and Galanos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Galanos walks into a straight right hand from Drotske.
Galanos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Drotske defending well as Galanos loads up on a big left hand.
Galanos loads up on a big right hand but Drotske slips the punch.
Drotske wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A big right from Drotske misses.
Drotske swings widly with a right hand
and Galanos counters with a straight right hand.
Drotske moves into the clinch.
Galanos tries to work over Drotske's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drotske tries to throw a body punch but Galanos avoids it by throwing Drotske back against the cage.
Galanos struggles to land a body shot inside as Drotske controls his hands.
Galanos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Galanos.
Drotske is breathing heavily.
A short right from Drotske.
Galanos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Galanos lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galanos cracks Drotske with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Galanos.
Galanos gets through Drotske's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Galanos digs a right hand underneath Drotske's ribcage. Drotske let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Galanos.
Galanos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drotske misses with a right hand
and Galanos counters with a nice body kick.
Drotske blocks a jab.
Galanos lands a jab to the nose.
Drotske moves out of range of the leg kick from Galanos.
Galanos swings for the body but Drotske moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Galanos.
Drotske ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Galanos connects with the punch.
Drotske misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galanos misses with a looping right.
Galanos jabs Drotske to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Galanos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Drotske lands a body shot.
Galanos throws a lazy right hand but Drotske sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Galanos.
Drotske rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drotske takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Galanos clinches.
Galanos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Galanos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drotske misses with a looping left.
Galanos let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Drotske throws a shot from downtown. Galanos moves away and avoids it.
A nice side step and Galanos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Galanos is looking to slow Drotske down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drotske misses with a hook
and Galanos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drotske pushes Galanos up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drotske.
Galanos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Galanos fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Galanos.
Galanos breaks from the clinch.
Galanos scores with a jab.
Drotske lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Galanos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Galanos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drotske.
Galanos unleashes a big counter combination but Drotske bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Drotske tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Galanos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Markus Drotske seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drotske misses with a body shot
and Galanos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Galanos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Donk. Drotske catches Galanos right on the button with a cross.
Galanos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drotske moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hero Galanos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drotske with a jab.
Drotske scores with a body shot.
Galanos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Galanos tries to throw a body punch but Drotske avoids it by throwing Galanos back against the cage.
Galanos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Drotske misses with the head strike.
Galanos misses with a body punch.
Galanos misses with a body punch.
Galanos tries to throw a body punch but Drotske avoids it by throwing Galanos back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galanos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Galanos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drotske misses with a looping right.
Galanos let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Galanos slips a straight right by Drotske.
Drotske ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Galanos moves away.
Galanos swats away the attempt to clinch by Drotske.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drotske lands with a nice body punch.
Galanos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Galanos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Galanos throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Drotske counter with a right hand.
Drotske swings widly with a right hand
and Galanos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drotske connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Drotske is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Drotske lands with a straight right. Galanos didn't see that one coming.
Drotske swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Galanos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drotske ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Galanos moves away.
Galanos fails to land with a series of punches.
Drotske misses with a double jab
letting Galanos counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galanos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drotske tries to clinch there but Galanos circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Galanos! But no joy.
Drotske tries to clinch
and Galanos counters with a right hand to the body.
Drotske throws a body shot but no joy.
Drotske throws a predictable looking body shot
and Drotske takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the body from Drotske misses
and Galanos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Galanos.
Drotske misses with a looping right.
Drotske misses with an uppercut
letting Galanos counter with a right hand.
Drotske rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Galanos counter with a right hand.
Hero Galanos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Galanos slips a jab and a cross from Drotske.
A little jabbing left from Galanos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Galanos throws an off balance right hand
and Drotske counters with a stiff right hand.
Drotske swings widly with a right hand
and Galanos counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galanos ducks right into an uppercut from Drotske.
Drotske moves out of range of the body kick.
Drotske misses with a shot to the body
and Galanos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drotske wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drotske swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drotske misses with an uppercut
and Galanos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Galanos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Galanos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drotske throws an overhand right that lands on Galanos's shoulder, as Galanos tries to avoid the shot.
Galanos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Galanos keeps the fight on the outside.
Drotske slips under a jab from Galanos.
A swing and a miss from Drotske.
Galanos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drotske throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Galanos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drotske swings widly with a right hand
and Galanos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drotske ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Galanos looks to throw the jab but Drotske is out of range.
Galanos lands with an overhand left.
Galanos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Galanos throws a counter combo.
Drotske wants to clinch
and Galanos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drotske sizes up Galanos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drotske throws a poor cross that misses
and Galanos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Galanos throws a hook but Drotske avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Drotske.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hero Galanos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Galanos gets a clinch.
Drotske misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drotske.
Drotske swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Galanos tries to work over Drotske's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Drotske scores with a nice short uppercut.
Galanos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drotske has a couple of punches blocked by Galanos.
Drotske lands with a right to the head.
Galanos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Drotske working aggressively here.
Drotske looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Drotske blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hero Galanos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drotske blocks an uppercut.
Drotske throws a punch but it's blocked by Galanos.
Drotske has a couple of punches blocked by Galanos.
Drotske misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drotske working aggressively here.
Galanos can't find room to land a body shot as Drotske controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galanos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Galanos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Galanos scores with a shoulder strike.
Drotske lands a hook that snaps the head of Galanos backwards.
Galanos tries to work over Drotske's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drotske throws a head punch that misses.
Drotske misses with the head strike.
Drotske working aggressively here.
Galanos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Galanos breaks the clinch.
Drotske misses with a straight left.
Galanos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Galanos misses.
Galanos throws a shot from downtown. Drotske moves away and avoids it.
Galanos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Galanos slips a straight right by Drotske.
Drotske looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Galanos moves forwards but Drotske connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drotske ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Galanos moves away.
Drotske misses with a lunging right hand
and Galanos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drotske misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drotske swings widly with a right hand
and Galanos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Galanos throws a body punch but Drotske moves out of range.
Galanos slips under a jab from Drotske.
Drotske misses with a right hand
and Galanos counters with a straight right hand.
Drotske misses with an uppercut
and Galanos counters with a stiff right hand.
Drotske is rocked!
Galanos throws an overhand right that drops Drotske like a sack of potatoes! Galanos dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hero Galanos!
Hero Galanos is the new light heavyweight champion!
Hero Galanos 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Ellesworth (ranked 6241 p4p, 690 weight class) and Semen Dolgov (ranked 2969 p4p, 408 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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215 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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29
203 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Ellesworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Semen Dolgov!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dolgov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ellesworth stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ellesworth looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dolgov misses with a takedown attempt
and Ellesworth counters with a good, hard body kick but Dolgov shrugs it off.
Ellesworth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Ellesworth.
Dolgov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ellesworth counters with a thumping low kick.
Dolgov throws a sloppy head kick
and Ellesworth counters with an inside leg kick.
Dolgov misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dolgov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ellesworth counters with a good low kick that Dolgov was not able to check.
Ellesworth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dolgov.
Ellesworth throws a chopping leg kick but Dolgov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dolgov with the counter takedown but Ellesworth avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ellesworth, right into the meat.
Dolgov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Dolgov misses.
Ellesworth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dolgov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Dolgov blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolgov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ellesworth doesn't seem bothered though.
Semen Dolgov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellesworth tries to clinch up.
Dolgov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ellesworth's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dolgov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ellesworth scrambles back to his feet.
Ellesworth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dolgov misses with a hook. Ellesworth ducked under it nicely.
Dolgov scores with a nice right hand.
Dolgov darts in trying to clinch
and Ellesworth counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
James Ellesworth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dolgov keeps the fight on the outside.
Dolgov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dolgov scores with a punch to the head.
Dolgov throws a leg kick
and Ellesworth counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ellesworth uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dolgov has time to react.
Ellesworth takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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!
Ellesworth misses with a wild body shot.
Ellesworth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dolgov lands a jab to the nose.
Dolgov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ellesworth.
Dolgov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ellesworth checks a leg kick.
Dolgov throws a right hand that Ellesworth ducks under and follows up with a left that Ellesworth also avoids with ease.
Ellesworth scores with a punch to the head.
Dolgov looks to land a left hand but Ellesworth moved out of range nicely.
A head kick from Ellesworth lands but Dolgov takes it in his stride.
Dolgov fails to land the takedown.
James Ellesworth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Semen Dolgov.
Ellesworth cracks the inside of Dolgov's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellesworth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ellesworth half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dolgov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ellesworth counters with an inside leg kick.
Dolgov throws a lazy right hand but Ellesworth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dolgov misses with a hook.
Dolgov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ellesworth throws a jab but it's blocked by Dolgov.
Dolgov misses with a double jab.
Dolgov misses with a two punch combination.
Ellesworth lands a high kick!
Ellesworth feints and then cracks Dolgov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dolgov down.
Ellesworth has Dolgov up against the cage in a clinch.
Ellesworth gets underhooks to prevent Dolgov's takedown attempt.
Dolgov tries to pull guard but Ellesworth holds him up against the cage and eventually Dolgov drops back down to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellesworth scores a nice knee to the body.
Dolgov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ellesworth fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ellesworth throws a leg kick which misses Dolgov's front leg but catches the back leg as Dolgov tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dolgov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Ellesworth to counter with a crisp jab.
Dolgov tries for a takedown but Ellesworth circles away easily
and Ellesworth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dolgov looks winded!
Nice cross by Ellesworth.
Dolgov throws an off balance right hand
and Ellesworth counters with an inside leg kick.
Ellesworth lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dolgov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ellesworth pinned against the cage. Ellesworth gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ellesworth tried to counter with a leg kick but Dolgov avoided it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Ellesworth dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ellesworth throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dolgov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ellesworth sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dolgov somewhat.
Ellesworth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dolgov can do to turn this around?
Ellesworth blocks a leg kick.
Dolgov throws a nice looking combination but Ellesworth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Ellesworth misses the target.
Dolgov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Ellesworth tenderised Dolgov's leg. Dolgov is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dolgov lands a head shot.
Dolgov misses with a low kick.
Ellesworth checks a low kick from Dolgov.
Dolgov throws a series of punches but Ellesworth moves out of range.
Ellesworth keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellesworth slips a jab from Dolgov.
Ellesworth is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dolgov misses with an uppercut. Ellesworth saw that one coming.
Ellesworth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dolgov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ellesworth is looking to slow Dolgov down with leg kicks.
Dolgov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ellesworth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dolgov throws a right and a left that Ellesworth avoids nicely.
Ellesworth takes the fight into the clinch.
Dolgov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Ellesworth to work.
Ellesworth prevents the takedown attempt.
Dolgov is looking for a takedown.
James Ellesworth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Semen Dolgov.
Ellesworth gets underhooks to prevent Dolgov's takedown attempt.
Dolgov tries to score a body lock takedown but Ellesworth shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dolgov is breathing heavily.
Dolgov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ellesworth fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Semen Dolgov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellesworth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James Ellesworth is winning the standup battle so far.
Ellesworth is looking to slow Dolgov down with leg kicks.
Dolgov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ellesworth can pounce on him.
Dolgov misses with a body kick.
Ellesworth dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dolgov. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dolgov tries a head kick but it misses.
Dolgov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dolgov swats away the attempt to clinch by Ellesworth.
Ellesworth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dolgov.
Dolgov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ellesworth.
Dolgov shoots in for a double leg but Ellesworth sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolgov misses with a hook
and Ellesworth counters with an outside leg kick.
Ellesworth has Dolgov up against the cage in a clinch.
Ellesworth landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dolgov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ellesworth gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ellesworth prevents the takedown attempt.
Ellesworth lands a good knee to the midsection. Dolgov won't want to take too many of those.
Ellesworth landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ellesworth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ellesworth landing knees to the body.
Ellesworth with a knee to the head.
Ellesworth scores with a hook to the body.
Ellesworth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dolgov backwards.
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!
Ellesworth landing knees to the body.
Ellesworth displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dolgov up against the cage.
Ellesworth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellesworth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ellesworth obliges.
Knees to the body from Ellesworth.
Ellesworth pushes Dolgov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dolgov takes a shot to the head.
Ellesworth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dolgov backwards.
Dolgov tries for a takedown but Ellesworth manages to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Ellesworth scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ellesworth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ellesworth unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dolgov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ellesworth crunches a lovely knee into Dolgov's ribcage.
A short right from Ellesworth on the inside.
Ellesworth presses Dolgov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ellesworth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Ellesworth.
Ellesworth lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Ellesworth dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nice body kick from Ellesworth.
Ellesworth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dolgov throws the kick towards the body but Ellesworth avoids it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dolgov.
Dolgov controls the position.
Dolgov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ellesworth tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dolgov passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ellesworth!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellesworth tries to hold on but Dolgov pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dolgov looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Dolgov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ellesworth keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolgov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dolgov controlling from the full mount.
Dolgov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ellesworth is looking to escape.
Dolgov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ellesworth looks a forlorn figure.
Dolgov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dolgov working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
James Ellesworth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolgov with shots to the head and body - Ellesworth looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dolgov landing strikes from the mount.
Dolgov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dolgov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dolgov trying to control but Ellesworth is having none of it.
Ellesworth is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Dolgov looking to ground and pound but Ellesworth is blocking nicely.
Semen Dolgov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolgov scoring with strikes but Ellesworth is staying in there.
Dolgov landing strikes from the mount.
Dolgov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ellesworth?
Semen Dolgov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ellesworth is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dolgov working the ground and pound effectively.
Ellesworth tries to reverse the position but Dolgov maintains control.
Ellesworth is in a horrible position here. Dolgov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dolgov jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ellesworth is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ellesworth and Dolgov has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Dolgov working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellesworth taking a bit of punishment here - Dolgov scoring with strikes.
Dolgov looks up at the clock and then as Ellesworth takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dolgov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ellesworth tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dolgov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ellesworth keeps working.
Dolgov working the head with strikes.
Dolgov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ellesworth is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dolgov trying to control the action but Ellesworth is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dolgov scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Semen Dolgov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ellesworth 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Ellesworth!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pohjolan Isanta (ranked 4447 p4p, 554 weight class) and Izuagbe Ugoh (ranked 2336 p4p, 327 weight class). Ugoh has chosen Inner Circle - Bad Boys as his entrance music. 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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Excellent 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pohjolan Isanta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izuagbe Ugoh!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Isanta throws a jab but it's blocked by Ugoh.
Ugoh throws a leg kick
letting Isanta counter with a right hand.
Isanta has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Seppo's Massage Temple in the buildup to the fight.
Ugoh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ugoh connects with an inside leg kick.
Isanta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ugoh on the side of the head.
Isanta jabs Ugoh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Isanta bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ugoh's head backwards.
The fighters circling - Ugoh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Isanta throws a hook but Ugoh avoids it easily.
Jab from Isanta.
Ugoh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Ugoh finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ugoh thuds his right hand into Isanta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Isanta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ugoh was well out of range. Poor timing from Isanta.
Isanta misses with a shot to the body
and Ugoh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Isanta moves out of range of the leg kick from Ugoh.
A jab from Ugoh misses.
Ugoh 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isanta lands the left hand.
Ugoh walks into a stiff left hand from Isanta.
Ugoh has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Isanta on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab from Ugoh finds it's way through Isanta's defenses.
Isanta jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Isanta throws a looping overhand right but Ugoh ducks down to avoid it.
Ugoh throws a leg kick
and Isanta counters with a shoot takedown. Ugoh fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Isanta wants to control from the top but Ugoh keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isanta has gone for a leg lock! Ugoh slips out almost immediately though and dives into Isanta's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Isanta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ugoh tries to free his leg and advance position but Isanta is retaining full guard.
Isanta is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isanta had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ugoh defends it easily.
Ugoh is stalling in the full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Isanta looking for subs off his back but Ugoh has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Isanta has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ugoh is working away from the top position though.
Isanta actively working from the bottom here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ugoh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ugoh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Isanta at a distance.
Ugoh throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Isanta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pohjolan Isanta will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ugoh connects with a solid leg kick.
Ugoh scoring well with a low kick there.
Ugoh looks for the body kick but Isanta saw that one coming.
Isanta was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Isanta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Isanta will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ugoh defending well as Isanta loads up on a big left hand.
Izuagbe Ugoh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Isanta throws a body shot but no joy.
Isanta takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab from Ugoh.
Isanta lands a jab.
Ugoh fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Isanta is out of range.
Isanta appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ugoh throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Isanta lands with an uppercut that bounces Ugoh off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ugoh lands a jab.
Ugoh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Isanta's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ugoh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ugoh thows a leg kick but Isanta checks it
and Isanta counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ugoh won't be happy with that.
Ugoh managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Isanta.
Ugoh sneaks back into half guard.
Isanta trying to control the action but Ugoh is working from the bottom.
Isanta is looking for a kimura but Ugoh is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Isanta to get the leverage.
Isanta wants to take a breather but Ugoh is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isanta not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Isanta is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Isanta sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ugoh defending well though.
Ugoh is looking to improve his position.
Isanta is looking to take a break and control but Ugoh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ugoh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Isanta.
Isanta was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Isanta shoots in for a takedown but Ugoh shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Isanta tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ugoh misses with a low kick as Isanta jumps back.
Isanta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Isanta throws a looping overhand right but Ugoh ducks down to avoid it.
Isanta misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Isanta.
Isanta throws a lazy right hand but Ugoh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Isanta ducks under a wild hook from Ugoh.
That kick from Ugoh tenderised Isanta's leg. Isanta is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ugoh does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ugoh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ugoh defending well as Isanta loads up on a big left hand.
Ugoh cracks the inside of Isanta's front leg.
Isanta works the jab nicely.
Isanta swings widly with a right hand
and Ugoh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Isanta throws a hook but Ugoh avoids it easily.
Isanta scores with a nice head shot.
Isanta is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ugoh stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pohjolan Isanta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Isanta fails to land the takedown.
Isanta looks to land a right hand but Ugoh moved out of range.
Izuagbe Ugoh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Isanta dives in and scores a takedown into Ugoh's guard.
Isanta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ugoh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Isanta throwing strikes but missing.
Ugoh is controlling Isanta's posture.
Isanta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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 Pohjolan Isanta will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ugoh throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Isanta counters with a straight right hand.
Ugoh cracks Isanta with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Isanta is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ugoh's half guard.
Pohjolan Isanta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Isanta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Isanta not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Isanta prevents Ugoh from improving his position.
Isanta thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ugoh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Isanta.
Ugoh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Isanta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Isanta there.
Isanta controlling the pace.
Isanta is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ugoh defends it well.
Ugoh wants to control but Isanta is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Isanta trying to control from half guard but Ugoh is working away.
Ugoh makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ugoh.
Izuagbe Ugoh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Ugoh keeping moving, preventing Isanta from controlling successfully.
Isanta stopping the sweep attempt from Ugoh.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Isanta misses with a right hand
and Isanta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Isanta closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ugoh circles away.
A jab from Ugoh does it's job there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Isanta checks a leg kick.
Ugoh connects with the punch.
Ugoh sizes up Isanta with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ugoh throws a hook but Isanta avoids it easily.
Isanta staying out of range there.
Isanta swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isanta misses the shot to the body.
Ugoh throws a solid leg kick but Isanta takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ugoh.
Isanta misses with an uppercut
and Ugoh makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ugoh moves away from the strike by Isanta.
Isanta darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Isanta is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ugoh defends it well.
Ugoh taking some punishment here, with Isanta in his half guard.
Ugoh keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pohjolan Isanta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Isanta is working for a kimura but Ugoh is defending it quite comfortably.
Ugoh is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Isanta is looking for a kimura here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pohjolan Isanta.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Isanta, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pohjolan Isanta!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 23027 p4p, 848 weight class) and Toru Nakamura (ranked 5817 p4p, 612 weight class). Tong Po has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toru Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura tries for a takedown but Po circles away easily
and Po counters with a nice uppercut.
Nakamura moves out of range of the strikes.
Po throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Po looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nakamura has closed the distance and engaged Po in a clinch.
Po throws a head punch that misses.
Nakamura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nakamura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakamura breaks from the clinch.
Nakamura dives in and grabs Po's left leg, looking for a takedown. Po pushes down on Nakamura's head and hops out.
Nakamura shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Po defends it nicely.
Tong Po has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toru Nakamura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Po as he jumps to the side.
It looked like Po wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po lunges at Nakamura with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nakamura's hand.
Nakamura feints and then cracks Po's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Po down.
Nakamura with a poor takedown
and Po counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nakamura shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Po defends it nicely.
Po swats away the attempt to clinch by Nakamura.
Po throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nakamura replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Po blocks it well.
Po misses with a wild body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Po as Nakamura shoots in.
Nakamura will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po drives through and clinches with Nakamura against the cage.
Po throws a head punch that misses.
Po lands with a short shot to the head.
Po lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nakamura lands a right hand that snaps the head of Po backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Po tries to work over Nakamura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nakamura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Po fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Po struggles to land a body shot inside as Nakamura controls his hands.
Nakamura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Po working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nakamura working hard to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Po.
Nakamura looks winded!
Nakamura jumps guard but Po turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nakamura blocks an uppercut.
Po escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nakamura avoids the body shot from Po.
Po sends Nakamura crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Po is motioning to the referee to let Nakamura up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Nakamura is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crack! Po connects with the perfect overhand right and Nakamura falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Po!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tong Po!
Tong Po thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JungMin Painlovski (ranked 22251 p4p, 859 weight class) and Daniel Hayden (ranked 7664 p4p, 699 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that JungMin Painlovski has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily JungMin Painlovski seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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6 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, JungMin Painlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Hayden!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayden throws a nice looking combination but Painlovski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Painlovski jabs at Hayden's body.
Hayden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Painlovski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Painlovski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hayden under the eye.
Painlovski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hayden looks to land a combination but Painlovski avoids it well.
As Hayden tries to get set, Painlovski tries to push him back and clinch up but Hayden manages to avoid the attempt.
Painlovski slips a jab and a cross from Hayden.
Hayden misses with an uppercut.
Hayden on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hayden misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Painlovski lands a slapping body shot.
Hayden looks winded!
Painlovski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Painlovski lands with a nice body punch.
Hayden walks into a left hand.
Painlovski cracks Hayden with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Painlovski has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hayden to stand back up!
Painlovski cracks Hayden with a left hook right on the temple and Hayden goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Painlovski lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Hayden is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). JungMin Painlovski!
A relieved looking JungMin Painlovski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Muller (ranked 1704 p4p, 215 weight class) and Arjuna Ramadan (ranked 891 p4p, 107 weight class). Ramadan has chosen Positive Vibration as his entrance music. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wolfgang Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arjuna Ramadan!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramadan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wolfgang Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muller looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramadan is just out of range.
Ramadan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ramadan defending well as Muller loads up on a big left hand.
Muller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Muller, as that shot connected.
Muller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramadan.
Muller misses with a lunging right hand
and Ramadan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Muller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ramadan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Muller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller misses with a hook. Ramadan ducked under it nicely.
Ramadan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ramadan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ramadan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Muller or not.
Ramadan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Ramadan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramadan lands a left hand.
Ramadan misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Muller's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ramadan lands with a left to the head.
Muller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ramadan backwards.
A short uppercut from Ramadan.
Ramadan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramadan lands a shot to the body.
Ramadan digs a right hand into Muller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Muller's gas tank.
We've been informed that Ramadan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Muller is breathing heavily.
Muller prevents a body shot from Ramadan.
Ramadan lands with a short shot to the head.
Ramadan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
Ramadan gets control of Muller's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ramadan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ramadan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Muller passes into side control.
Muller knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ramadan on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramadan wants to control but Muller postures up.
Ramadan tries to bench press Muller off him but Muller keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ramadan's legs.
Muller working away.
Ramadan is looking to regain half guard here but Muller keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Ramadan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ramadan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramadan trying to remain calm as Muller controls from the top position.
Ramadan looks to move to half guard but instead Muller has passed into mount! Damn!
Ramadan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ramadan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Muller trying to control but Ramadan is working from the bottom.
Muller has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ramadan has his foot on Muller's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Muller works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramadan working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Muller has passed into half guard!
Muller is controlling the pace.
Ramadan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ramadan is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arjuna Ramadan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Muller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ramadan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ramadan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Muller with a hook.
Muller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramadan.
A swing and a miss from Muller.
Muller misses with a hook.
Ramadan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muller.
Muller tries a low kick but Ramadan avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Ramadan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ramadan.
Ramadan lands a nice hook to Muller's body. Muller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramadan.
Ramadan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramadan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Muller, right into the meat.
Muller throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ramadan counters with a nice body shot.
Muller missing with a left hand there. Ramadan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramadan lands with a nice body punch.
Ramadan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Muller. Muller circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Muller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Wolfgang Muller has been cut.
Ramadan cracks Muller with a good jab.
Ramadan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ramadan drops his shoulder and cracks Muller with a huge uppercut! Muller goes down! Can Ramadan finish him?
Muller is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramadan tries to free his leg and advance position but Muller is retaining full guard.
Oh Muller is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ramadan keeps trying to improve his position.
Muller seems to have got his legs back now.
Ramadan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Muller dives on top into guard.
Ramadan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramadan has his foot on Muller's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Muller works his way back into a safe position though.
Muller got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ramadan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Muller has managed to get both his arms back between Ramadan's legs - danger averted.
Ramadan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ramadan has his foot on Muller's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Muller works his way back into a safe position though.
Ramadan working a defensive guard but Muller passes into half guard.
Ramadan looking for submissions off his back.
Ramadan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller is thwarting Ramadan's attempts to control the position.
Ramadan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Arjuna Ramadan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ramadan looking for submissions off his back.
Ramadan trying to control but Muller postures up.
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.
Ramadan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ramadan desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Muller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjuna Ramadan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Muller's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ramadan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Arjuna Ramadan has been cut.
Ramadan throws a leg kick which misses Muller's front leg but catches the back leg as Muller tries to avoid it.
Ramadan lands with a straight right. Muller didn't see that one coming.
Muller misses with an uppercut. Ramadan saw that one coming.
Some bone on bone action there as Ramadan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ramadan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Muller throws a sloppy head kick and Ramadan moves out of range easily.
Muller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ramadan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ramadan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ramadan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ramadan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muller.
Ramadan counters with a body kick.
Ramadan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muller throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller looks to throw the jab but Ramadan is out of range.
Ramadan checks a leg kick.
Muller lands a nice hook to Ramadan's body. Ramadan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ramadan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muller misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ramadan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Muller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ramadan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slow jab from Muller misses its intended target.
Ramadan throws out a counter right but Muller avoids it with no problem.
Nice cross by Ramadan.
Ramadan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramadan counters with a body kick.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Ramadan engages and cracks Muller with a massive lead left hook - Muller tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Ramadan is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arjuna Ramadan!
Our winner, Arjuna Ramadan, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dimitrov (ranked 483 p4p, 51 weight class) and Chris Runt (ranked 1085 p4p, 135 weight class). Dimitrov comes to the cage accompanied by Drake - Energy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Dimitrov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Runt!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Dimitrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Runt throws a big shot that misses.
Dimitrov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Runt has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dimitrov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dimitrov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dimitrov throws a push kick but Runt slaps the foot to one side.
Runt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dimitrov.
Runt throws an off balance right hand
and Dimitrov counters with a thumping low kick.
Dimitrov misses with a hook
and Runt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Daniel Dimitrov has been cut.
Runt blocks the body kick.
Runt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Dimitrov counter with a right hand.
Dimitrov lands with a straight right. Runt didn't see that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Runt.
A shot to the liver by Runt. Beautiful body shot.
Runt misses with a hook. Dimitrov ducked under it nicely.
Dimitrov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Runt slips under a jab.
It seemed like Runt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dimitrov.
Runt misses with a left hand
and Dimitrov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Runt thinking.
Runt throws a hook to the side of Dimitrov's head but Dimitrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dimitrov misses with a right hand
and Runt counters with a stiff right hand.
Dimitrov missing with a left hand there. Runt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dimitrov drops his hands momentarily and Runt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Runt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dimitrov scores with a jab to the body.
Runt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dimitrov.
Runt throws a lazy uppercut
and Dimitrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Runt is rocked!
Runt misses with a hook
and Dimitrov counters with a nice body shot.
Runt looks winded!
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!
Dimitrov is looking to slow Runt down with leg kicks.
Runt slips a jab from Dimitrov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Are you kidding me?! Dimitrov ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Runt clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Dimitrov!
Daniel Dimitrov retains his heavyweight title!
Daniel Dimitrov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Lowe (ranked 1456 p4p, 207 weight class) and Ipilimumab Yervoy (ranked 1564 p4p, 221 weight class). Curtis Lowe is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Lowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ipilimumab Yervoy!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowe throws a body kick that misses
enabling Yervoy to counter with a crisp jab.
Yervoy has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lowe is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lowe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yervoy.
Yervoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lowe was well out of range. Poor timing from Yervoy.
Yervoy misses with a looping right.
Yervoy swinging wildly here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lowe.
Lowe cracks the inside of Yervoy's front leg.
Lowe misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yervoy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lowe counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ipilimumab Yervoy has been cut.
Lowe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Yervoy throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lowe scores with a punch to the head.
Lowe lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yervoy misses with a straight right.
Lowe lands a glancing blow to the side of Yervoy's head.
Lowe lands a big head kick that sends Yervoy to the canvas! Lowe follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Curtis Lowe!
A very excited looking Curtis Lowe 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.
Ipilimumab Yervoy was interviewed post fight and said 'Curtis Lowe, you're the finest picker to ever play the blues'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ali Bagov (ranked 1502 p4p, 215 weight class) and James McGuire (ranked 1714 p4p, 240 weight class). McGuire has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ali Bagov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagov closes this distance looking for a takedown but McGuire circles away.
McGuire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bagov keeps the fight on the outside.
McGuire looks to land a combination but Bagov avoids it well.
Nice takedown defense from McGuire. No joy for Bagov on that attempt.
McGuire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bagov fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ali Bagov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGuire digs a good body shot into Bagov's ribs.
Bagov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bagov defending well as McGuire loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McGuire scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Ali Bagov has been cut.
Bagov gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! McGuire gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Bagov is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James McGuire!
James McGuire very nearly forgot to thank Aspire Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Alkaev (ranked 2249 p4p, 318 weight class) and Murilo Mauricio DeSilva (ranked 2201 p4p, 310 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Igor Alkaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Murilo Mauricio DeSilva!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for DeSilva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
DeSilva has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Alkaev is landing a low percentage of strikes.
DeSilva swings for the body but Alkaev moves out of range.
DeSilva misses with a left hand
and Alkaev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alkaev moves out of range of the strikes.
DeSilva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alkaev.
Alkaev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Alkaev throws a big shot that misses.
DeSilva swinging wildly here.
Nice uppercut there from DeSilva.
Alkaev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alkaev throws a hook to the side of DeSilva's head but DeSilva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alkaev throws a hook but DeSilva blocks it.
Alkaev moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeSilva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alkaev misses with a looping right.
Alkaev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alkaev tests DeSilva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alkaev throws a looping overhand right but DeSilva ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alkaev throws a looping overhand right but DeSilva ducks down to avoid it.
DeSilva throws a head kick that Alkaev semi-blocks.
Alkaev throws a body shot but no joy.
Alkaev misses with an uppercut
and DeSilva counters with an outside leg kick.
Alkaev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
DeSilva just misses with a punch to the body.
DeSilva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alkaev.
Alkaev with a nice cross.
DeSilva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alkaev throws a big shot that misses.
DeSilva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alkaev throws a big shot that misses.
Alkaev clobbers DeSilva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alkaev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - DeSilva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alkaev is looking to counter punch.
Alkaev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. DeSilva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
DeSilva connects with a solid leg kick.
DeSilva jabs at Alkaev's body.
Alkaev is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
DeSilva slips a jab from Alkaev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alkaev slips a straight right by DeSilva.
Alkaev throwing a counter right hand but DeSilva manages to avoid it.
DeSilva looks to score with a jab to the body but Alkaev is just out of range.
Alkaev moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Alkaev.
Alkaev tries to stall but DeSilva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, DeSilva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
DeSilva struggles to land a body shot inside as Alkaev controls his hands.
Alkaev leaning his opponent against the cage.
Alkaev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alkaev prevents a body shot from DeSilva.
Alkaev lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeSilva.
Alkaev misses with a hook to the ribs.
DeSilva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
DeSilva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
DeSilva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alkaev looks to throw the jab but DeSilva is out of range.
Alkaev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alkaev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alkaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
DeSilva ducks under a wild hook from Alkaev.
A big left from Alkaev misses.
DeSilva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alkaev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
DeSilva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alkaev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. DeSilva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alkaev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
DeSilva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
DeSilva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alkaev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alkaev throws a shot from downtown. DeSilva moves away and avoids it.
DeSilva feints and then cracks Alkaev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alkaev down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Alkaev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alkaev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
DeSilva lands a big head kick that sends Alkaev tumbling to the mat! DeSilva takes a step backwards and waves Alkaev back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Alkaev is rocked!
DeSilva cracks Alkaev with a hook to the temple - Alkaev is on wobbly legs here! DeSilva swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Alkaev falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! DeSilva wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Murilo Mauricio DeSilva!
Murilo Mauricio DeSilva made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'This is dedicated to My family Viro The Virus , rest in peace my friend. You're a legend.'.
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