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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jushin Thunder (ranked 22656 p4p, 756 weight class) and Raja Abdullaev (ranked 3928 p4p, 466 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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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jushin Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raja Abdullaev!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdullaev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Jushin Thunder has been cut.
Abdullaev has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Thunder is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Abdullaev.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thunder checks a leg kick.
Thunder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abdullaev doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Decent striking displayed by Thunder there.
It looks like Raja Abdullaev has been cut.
Abdullaev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Abdullaev misses.
Thunder lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thunder comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Abdullaev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thunder misses with a jab to the body
and Abdullaev counters with a stiff right hand.
Abdullaev throws the left hand but Thunder avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdullaev lands with an uppercut that bounces Thunder off the cage and back into range.
Thunder looks to land a left hand but Abdullaev moved out of range nicely.
Thunder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abdullaev moves away.
Abdullaev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder scores with a leg kick.
Abdullaev dodges the punch combination from Thunder.
Abdullaev ducks right into an uppercut from Thunder.
Thunder swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Abdullaev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abdullaev is looking to slow Thunder down with leg kicks.
Abdullaev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thunder throws a nice looking combination but Abdullaev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abdullaev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thunder.
Thunder looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thunder rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abdullaev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thunder connects with a body shot.
Abdullaev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thunder.
Abdullaev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thunder throws a body punch but Abdullaev moves out of range.
Abdullaev blocks a head kick by Thunder.
A little jabbing left from Abdullaev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thunder looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thunder misses with a left hand
and Abdullaev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thunder misses with a body punch
and Abdullaev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thunder connects with a nice looking jab.
Thunder lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Abdullaev connects with a leg kick. Thunder looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice jab there from Thunder.
That has opened up Raja Abdullaev's cut even more.
Thunder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abdullaev throws an overhand right that lands on Thunder's shoulder, as Thunder tries to avoid the shot.
Thunder connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullaev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Donk. Abdullaev catches Thunder right on the button with a cross.
Jushin Thunder's cut is getting worse.
Abdullaev blocks the body kick.
Thunder throws a hook to the side of Abdullaev's head but Abdullaev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abdullaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Abdullaev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thunder takes one to the chin there.
Abdullaev misses with an uppercut.
Abdullaev clobbers Thunder with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thunder scores with a shot to the body.
Abdullaev throws a hook but Thunder avoids it easily.
Thunder takes one on the button.
Jushin Thunder's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thunder works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder defending well as Abdullaev loads up on a big left hand.
Nice cross by Abdullaev.
Thunder is rocked!
Thunder walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Abdullaev swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Raja Abdullaev!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khalabib Nurmy (ranked 3077 p4p, 367 weight class) and TJ Guillard (ranked 4798 p4p, 514 weight class). Guillard comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Duran Duran-White Lines kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Khalabib Nurmy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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188 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khalabib Nurmy!
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, TJ Guillard!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmy moves into range and clinches up with Guillard.
Nurmy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nurmy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Nurmy doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Guillard looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nurmy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Guillard stands up from Nurmy's guard - Guillard perhaps looking for a knockout.
Guillard misses with a few strikes there.
Nurmy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Guillard sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guillard jabs at Nurmy's body.
Guillard throws a head kick that misses.
Guillard takes one to the chin there.
Nurmy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Guillard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Guillard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Guillard misses with a wild combination.
Nurmy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
TJ Guillard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Guillard!
Guillard wants to get back to his feet.
Nurmy working the ground and pound.
Guillard is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nurmy working the ground and pound.
Guillard is trying to improve his position.
Nurmy landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmy is chipping away with strikes.
Guillard sneaks back into half guard.
Guillard won't allow Nurmy to pass to mount.
Nurmy 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.
Nurmy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Guillard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Guillard is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurmy lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Guillard quite badly. Guillard pulls Nurmy in close trying to recover. Nurmy postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Guillard on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Guillard doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khalabib Nurmy!
The defeated TJ Guillard had this to say: 'I want a rematch next week. I ain't no punk...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ike Ibeabuchi (ranked 5552 p4p, 545 weight class) and Henry Trowning (ranked 4130 p4p, 428 weight class). Trowning has chosen Shotgun - backyard brawl as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ike Ibeabuchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Trowning!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ibeabuchi. Trowning does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trowning scores with a hook.
It looks like Ike Ibeabuchi has been cut.
We've been told by Ibeabuchi's head coaches at The Shark Tank that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ibeabuchi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Trowning finds it's way round the side to connect with Ibeabuchi's head.
Ibeabuchi avoids the body shot from Trowning.
Ibeabuchi slips under a jab from Trowning.
Ibeabuchi drops Trowning with a beautiful combination! Trowning stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ibeabuchi is looking for the KO!
Trowning is rocked!
It looks like Henry Trowning has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Ibeabuchi misses.
Trowning is still on wobbly legs! Can Ibeabuchi finish him?
Trowning looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Trowning connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ibeabuchi momentarily.
Trowning tries to bum rush Ibeabuchi with a series of wild strikes but Ibeabuchi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ibeabuchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trowning.
Trowning scores with a three punch combo!
Trowning seems to have recovered his senses.
Ibeabuchi defending well as Trowning loads up on a big left hand.
Trowning digs a good body shot into Ibeabuchi's ribs.
Trowning jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trowning scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ibeabuchi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Trowning misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trowning throws a right and a left that Ibeabuchi avoids nicely.
Trowning cracks Ibeabuchi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Trowning misses with a wild body shot.
Ibeabuchi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Ibeabuchi.
Trowning swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ibeabuchi.
Trowning lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Trowning throws out a loose jab but Ibeabuchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibeabuchi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ibeabuchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trowning.
Trowning scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Trowning uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ibeabuchi.
Ibeabuchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ibeabuchi loads up on a big right hand but Trowning slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trowning throws a nice looking combination but Ibeabuchi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trowning paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ibeabuchi lands with a good body shot.
Trowning scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ibeabuchi misses with a looping right.
Trowning throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trowning throws a jab when Ibeabuchi was well out of range.
Ibeabuchi is looking for a counter combo.
Trowning throws a hook but Ibeabuchi avoids it easily.
Ibeabuchi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Trowning misses with a looping left.
Ibeabuchi is looking to counter punch.
Ibeabuchi punishes Trowning's body with a nice straight punch.
Trowning is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ibeabuchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Trowning.
Trowning uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ibeabuchi.
Ibeabuchi sets himself, and Trowning steps forward looking for the clinch! Ibeabuchi avoids it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibeabuchi cracks Trowning with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ibeabuchi staying out of range there.
Ibeabuchi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ibeabuchi connects with a right hand. Trowning shakes it off.
Trowning misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ibeabuchi.
Trowning misses with a body punch
and Ibeabuchi counters with a straight right hand.
Trowning swings for the body but Ibeabuchi moves out of range.
Ibeabuchi moves out of range as Trowning strikes.
Ibeabuchi lands a right hook to the body.
Trowning scores with a body shot.
Ibeabuchi throws a series of punches but Trowning avoids them all with ease.
Ibeabuchi cracks Trowning with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Trowning looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ibeabuchi finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trowning throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Ibeabuchi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ibeabuchi slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibeabuchi throws a shot to the body.
Ibeabuchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Trowning misses its intended target.
Trowning misses with a two punch combination.
Ibeabuchi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A slow jab from Ibeabuchi misses its intended target.
Ibeabuchi thuds a left hand into Trowning's body.
Trowning looks winded!
Ibeabuchi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Trowning throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trowning fails to land with a series of punches.
Trowning throws a right hand that misses
and Ibeabuchi counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ibeabuchi throws a shot to the body.
Ibeabuchi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ibeabuchi misses the jab.
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 Ike Ibeabuchi will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Trowning misses the shot to the body.
Henry Trowning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ibeabuchi thuds a left hand into Trowning's body.
Ike Ibeabuchi is winning the standup battle so far.
Ibeabuchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ibeabuchi ducks under a wild hook from Trowning.
Trowning throws a jab but it's blocked by Ibeabuchi.
Nice defenses there by Trowning.
Ibeabuchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trowning swings for the body but Ibeabuchi moves out of range.
Trowning connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ibeabuchi. Ibeabuchi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibeabuchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Trowning throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ibeabuchi throws a hook but Trowning blocks it.
Trowning misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ibeabuchi. Trowning does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trowning swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ibeabuchi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Trowning finds it's way round the side to connect with Ibeabuchi's head.
Trowning looks to land a left hand but Ibeabuchi moved out of range nicely.
Trowning throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trowning misses with a series of wild punches.
Trowning's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Trowning duly obliges.
Trowning throws a jab when Ibeabuchi was well out of range.
Trowning jabs at Ibeabuchi's body.
Ibeabuchi swings for the body but Trowning moves out of range.
Ibeabuchi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Trowning throws a body punch but Ibeabuchi moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Trowning, as that shot connected.
Ibeabuchi throws a shot to the body.
Trowning is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body punch from Ibeabuchi.
Ibeabuchi throws an overhand right that lands on Trowning's shoulder, as Trowning tries to avoid the shot.
Ibeabuchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Trowning looks to move away, Ibeabuchi throws a big counter combo but Trowning just gets out of the way.
Ibeabuchi drops Trowning with a beautiful combination! Trowning stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ibeabuchi is looking for the KO!
Ibeabuchi weaves into range and cracks Trowning right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Trowning goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Ibeabuchi is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ike Ibeabuchi!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hanson (ranked 3685 p4p, 185 weight class) and Dohn Jodson (ranked 2746 p4p, 134 weight class). Hanson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band- Mama's Fried Potatoes. 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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143 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Bill Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dohn Jodson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson misses with a head kick.
Hanson walks into a jab.
Hanson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Big dawg in the buildup to the fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Hanson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hanson misses with a body shot.
Jodson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hanson cracks Jodson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jodson throws an overhand right that lands on Hanson's shoulder, as Hanson tries to avoid the shot.
Hanson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jodson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jodson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Hanson to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jodson gets a takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Well, if Jodson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Jodson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jodson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hanson is refusing to be controlled, as Jodson sits in half guard.
Jodson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hanson wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Jodson trying to pass the guard but Hanson defending well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jodson lands the left hand.
Jodson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hanson lands with a cross.
Hanson ducks under a wild hook from Jodson.
Hanson throws a series of punches but Jodson moves out of range.
Jodson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hanson with a body shot.
Jodson throws a body shot but no joy.
Jodson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hanson momentarily.
Hanson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jodson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Jodson misses its intended target.
Jodson misses with a hook. Hanson ducked under it nicely.
Hanson misses with a combination
and Jodson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hanson's knee momentarily.
Hanson is looking to slow Jodson down with leg kicks.
Jodson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanson misses with a few strikes there.
Jodson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jodson throws an overhand right that lands on Hanson's shoulder, as Hanson tries to avoid the shot.
Hanson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hanson misses with a combination
and Jodson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jodson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hanson throwing a counter right hand but Jodson manages to avoid it.
Bill Hanson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some bone on bone action there as Hanson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jodson walks into a stiff left hand from Hanson.
Nice body punch from Hanson.
Hanson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hanson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jodson.
Jodson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jodson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hanson scoring well with a low kick there.
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 Bill Hanson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jodson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jodson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jodson misses with an uppercut.
Hanson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jodson's sensitive parts.
Hanson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hanson connects with an inside leg kick.
Hanson throws a low kick, looking for Jodson's leg but Jodson calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson lands a high kick!
Hanson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jodson. Jodson obviously looking to wear him down.
Jodson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hanson counters with a good, hard body kick but Jodson shrugs it off.
Jodson misses with a lunging right hand
and Hanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Jodson misses
and Hanson counters with a nice body shot.
Jodson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jodson can do to turn this around?
Hanson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jodson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jodson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jodson lands with an overhand left.
Hanson throws a body punch but Jodson moves out of range.
Jodson loads up on a big right hand but Hanson slips the punch.
As Jodson looks to move away, Hanson throws a big counter combo but Jodson just gets out of the way.
Hanson cracks Jodson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jodson misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson delivers a nice body kick.
Hanson lands a leg kick that knocks Jodson off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jodson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hanson momentarily.
Hanson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jodson throws a shot from downtown. Hanson moves away and avoids it.
Hanson with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jodson. Hanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jodson misses the shot to the body.
Hanson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jodson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson connects with a body shot that sends Jodson's belly button to the back.
Hanson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jodson misses with an uppercut.
Jodson throws a lazy right hand but Hanson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hanson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jodson misses with a double jab
and Hanson counters with a left and a right that stings Jodson.
Hanson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hanson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hanson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jodson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jodson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jodson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hanson counters with a nice uppercut.
Hanson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jodson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hanson on the side of the head.
Jodson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hanson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jodson scrambles back to his feet.
Jodson cracks Hanson with an uppercut from hell and Hanson crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Jodson's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Hanson is rocked!
It looks like Bill Hanson has been cut.
Jodson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Oh Hanson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jodson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hanson trying to keep a closed guard but Jodson is proving a slippery customer.
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 Bill Hanson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bill Hanson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jodson throws a head kick but Hanson moves out of range.
Dohn Jodson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hanson seems to have got his legs back now.
Hanson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hanson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jodson doesn't seem bothered though.
Hanson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hanson slips a straight right by Jodson.
Hanson throwing a counter right hand but Jodson manages to avoid it.
Hanson avoids the body shot from Jodson.
Nice defenses there by Hanson.
Hanson connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jodson misses with a lunging right hand
and Hanson counters with a right hand to the body.
Jodson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Hanson to counter with a crisp jab.
Bill Hanson is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanson lands a head shot.
Jodson lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jodson throws out the jab.
Hanson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jab, jab by Hanson - just one landing.
Jodson with a nice cross.
Hanson lands a really nice looking cross but Jodson seems unphased.
Jodson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hanson.
Hanson connects with a body shot that sends Jodson's belly button to the back.
Jodson throws a sloppy head kick and Hanson moves out of range easily.
Hanson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jodson in his tracks.
A bone on bone clash there as Hanson blocks the leg kick.
Jodson throws a nice looking combination but Hanson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jodson's head.
Jodson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jodson scores with a jab to the head.
Jodson is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanson finish him?
Jodson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jodson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jodson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jodson jabs at Hanson's body.
Hanson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Hanson as he connects with a hook.
Hanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jodson manages to avoid it.
Hanson tests Jodson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jodson thows a leg kick but Hanson checks it
and Hanson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jodson moves away.
Hanson's corner calls for a 1-2. Hanson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jodson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanson.
Jodson throws a head kick but Hanson moves out of range.
It looked like Hanson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jodson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hanson counters with a right hand to the body.
Hanson slips under a jab.
Jodson throws a front kick aimed at Hanson's knee but Hanson avoids it well.
Hanson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jodson's head backwards.
Bill Hanson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hanson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jodson connects with a single shot there.
Hanson scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanson pushes Jodson away with a front kick.
Jodson misses with a body shot.
Hanson slips a jab and a cross from Jodson.
Jodson blocks a head kick by Hanson.
Jodson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jodson misses with a hook to the body
and Hanson counters with a good, hard body kick but Jodson shrugs it off.
Hanson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Hanson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hanson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Hanson!
A very excited looking Bill Hanson 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eliott Leighton (ranked 1487 p4p, 203 weight class) and Harry Hole (ranked 3731 p4p, 447 weight class). Leighton comes to the cage accompanied by Bad to the Bone - George Thorogood. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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218 lbs
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210 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eliott Leighton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Hole!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leighton staying out of range there.
Hole throws an overhand right that lands on Leighton's shoulder, as Leighton tries to avoid the shot.
Leighton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hole throws a hook to the side of Leighton's head but Leighton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Hole misses the target.
Leighton lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hole will feel that in the morning.
Leighton lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leighton walks into a straight right hand from Hole.
Hole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leighton was well out of range. Poor timing from Hole.
Hole slips under a jab from Leighton.
Hole misses with an uppercut. Leighton saw that one coming.
Leighton was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hole thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leighton drives through and clinches with Hole against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hole.
Hole throws a head punch that misses.
Leighton struggles to land a body shot inside as Hole controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Hole.
Leighton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leighton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holes head.
Hole misses with the head strike.
Hole misses with a punch on the inside.
Hole misses with a punch to the body.
Leighton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leighton throws a punch but it's blocked by Hole.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hole.
Hole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hole lands a body punch in the clinch.
Leighton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hole can't find room to land a body shot as Leighton controls the action.
Leighton prevents a body shot from Hole.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leighton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leighton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hole.
Hole lands a hook that snaps the head of Leighton backwards.
Hole lands a right hand.
Leighton struggles to land a body shot inside as Hole controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Leighton.
Nice body punch from Leighton - that landed with a thud.
Leighton misses with a body punch.
Leighton misses with a body punch.
Leighton misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hole creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hole working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hole pushes Leighton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leighton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leighton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leighton fakes the leg kick and cracks Hole in the body.
Leighton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice side step and Hole releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leighton was well out of range. Poor timing from Hole.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Hole there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hole.
Leighton's corner calls for a 1-2. Leighton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hole avoids a kick to the body.
Hole lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leighton at a distance.
Leighton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Leighton was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hole.
A jab from Hole misses.
Hole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leighton.
Hole misses the jab.
Leighton misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leighton misses with a few strikes there.
Leighton has closed the distance and engaged Hole in a clinch.
Hole lands a left hand.
Hole cracks Leighton with a nice body shot.
Leighton gets through Hole's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Hole on the inside.
Good body shot from Hole.
Leighton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hole tries to throw a body punch but Leighton avoids it by throwing Hole back against the cage.
Leighton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hole.
Leighton tries to circle away but Hole has him pinned against the cage.
Leighton tries to throw a body punch but Hole avoids it by throwing Leighton back against the cage.
A short left from Leighton.
Leighton manages to break the clinch.
Hole blocks a jab.
Leighton swings for the body but Hole moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harry Hole will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hole fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Leighton is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Leighton misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Leighton misses the target.
Hole scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leighton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hole was well out of range. Poor timing from Leighton.
A swing and a miss from Hole.
Leighton looks to score with a jab to the body but Hole is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Leighton misses.
Leighton moves out of range of the body kick from Hole.
Leighton was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leighton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hole counters with a nice body shot.
Leighton missing with a left hand there. Hole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hole cracks the inside of Leighton's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leighton just misses with a punch to the body.
Hole avoids the body shot from Leighton.
A leg kick checked by Leighton.
Leighton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hole lands a slapping body shot.
Leighton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leighton is looking to wear down Hole with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Leighton lands an overhand right.
Hole lands with an uppercut that bounces Leighton off the cage and back into range.
A swing and a miss from Leighton.
Leighton clobbers Hole with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hole throws a jab when Leighton was well out of range.
Leighton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hole misses with a body kick.
Hole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leighton.
Hole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leighton swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Leighton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leighton forces Hole back against the cage and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Hole.
Harry Hole seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hole digs a right hand underneath Leighton's ribcage. Leighton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Leighton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Hole.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leighton struggles to land a body shot inside as Hole controls his hands.
Hole lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leighton or not.
Hole misses with some punches.
A short right from Hole.
Hole lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hole makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hole lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leighton backwards.
Leighton is rocked!
Hole lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Leighton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hole misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hole tries to work over Leighton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Hole on the inside.
Leighton misses with a punch on the inside.
Leighton lands a nice knee to the body.
Hole scores with a shoulder strike.
Hole misses with a body punch.
A short left from Hole.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hole working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Leighton lands a shot to the body.
Hole misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hole blocks an uppercut.
Leighton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leighton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hole's elbow.
Hole digs a right hand underneath Leighton's ribcage. Leighton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Leighton breaks from the clinch.
Leighton seems to have got his legs back now.
Hole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hole has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leighton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leighton looks to land a left hand but Hole moved out of range nicely.
Hole swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Leighton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hole counters with a nice low kick that buckles Leighton's knee momentarily.
Leighton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hole manages to avoid it.
Leighton just misses with a punch to the body.
Hole looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Leighton moves out of range as Hole strikes.
Hole sends Leighton crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hole is motioning to the referee to let Leighton up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Hole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hole throws a body kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Leighton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hole connects with a body shot.
Look low, kick high! Hole uses the oldest trick in the book to send Leighton tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Hole is absolutely delighted - when Leighton wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Harry Hole!
Harry Hole is the new light heavyweight champion!
Harry Hole tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Whyte (ranked 4750 p4p, 508 weight class) and Jeff Mma (ranked 2118 p4p, 274 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Whyte might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shocking Lemon - Under Star. 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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198 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Benjamin Whyte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Mma!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte takes a swing at Mma's ribcage but misses.
Whyte misses the jab.
Mma misses the jab.
Whyte is looking to counter punch.
Mma works Whyte's body with a nice hook.
Nice shot by Mma.
Whyte walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Whyte connects with a crisp jab.
Mma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte.
Mma throws a one two combo.
It looks like Benjamin Whyte has been cut.
Mma scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte throws a body shot but no joy.
Whyte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whyte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte misses with a hook
and Mma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Whyte throws a good cross that connects.
Mma throws a lazy uppercut
and Whyte makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Whyte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mma lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Whyte blocks a jab.
Mma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whyte.
Mma throws a combination that misses
and Whyte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Whyte gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mma throws a jab but it's blocked by Whyte.
Whyte slips under a jab from Mma.
A little feinted left hand from Whyte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mma throws an off balance right hand
and Whyte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Whyte throws the left hand but Mma avoids the punch easily.
Mma swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whyte counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Mma. That snapped Whyte's head back.
Mma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whyte was well out of range. Poor timing from Mma.
A counter left hand to the body from Whyte misses its target.
Mma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whyte.
Mma gets in close and tags Whyte with a short punch that almost sends Whyte to the mat! Oh Whyte is in big trouble! He turns his back on Mma, trying to create some distance but Mma rushes him, striking wildly and Whyte goes down! The referee tackles Mma into the cage to end the fight! Mma is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Mma!
An out of breath Jeff Mma thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ciro Terranova (ranked 3276 p4p, 388 weight class) and James Keziah Delaney (ranked 2369 p4p, 298 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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199 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ciro Terranova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Keziah Delaney!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terranova throws a good cross that connects.
Terranova throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Terranova throws a jab but it's blocked by Delaney.
Terranova scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Delaney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Terranova.
Delaney cracks Terranova with a right hand to the side of the head.
Delaney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Terranova jabs Delaney to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Delaney avoids the body shot from Terranova.
Delaney closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Delaney throws out a loose jab but Terranova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terranova looks to throw the jab but Delaney is out of range.
Terranova lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Terranova closes the distance and pushes Delaney back into the cage.
Delaney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Delaney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Terranova can't find room to land a body shot as Delaney controls the action.
Terranova swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Delaney's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Terranova misses with a hook to the ribs.
Terranova throws a punch but it's blocked by Delaney.
Terranova lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Delaney or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delaney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Terranova has him pressed against the cage.
Delaney breaks from the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Terranova 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Delaney.
Ciro Terranova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terranova defending well as Delaney loads up on a big left hand.
Terranova connects with a body shot that sends Delaney's belly button to the back.
Terranova takes a swing at Delaney's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Delaney.
Delaney throws a hook to the side of Terranova's head but Terranova sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Terranova looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Delaney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Terranova tries to clinch there but Delaney circles away.
Delaney throws out a counter right but Terranova avoids it with no problem.
Terranova swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Terranova finds it's target.
Terranova thows a left - swing and a miss!
A countering left hand to the body from Delaney misses.
Terranova swings for the body but Delaney moves out of range.
Terranova moves out of range as Delaney strikes.
Terranova keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Terranova fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delaney fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Terranova on the side of the head.
Delaney drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delaney defending well as Terranova loads up on a big left hand.
Terranova scores with a shot to the body.
Terranova scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Delaney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Delaney looks to throw the jab but Terranova is out of range.
Delaney lands with an overhand left.
Terranova displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Delaney throws out the jab.
Terranova was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Delaney takes a jab right on the kisser.
Delaney lands with a cross.
Terranova listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Terranova moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Terranova will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Delaney misses with a looping right.
Terranova throws a body shot but no joy.
Terranova ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delaney moves away.
Terranova throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terranova thows a left - swing and a miss!
Delaney might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Delaney misses with a looping left.
Terranova dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Terranova is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Delaney with a jab.
Terranova connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Delaney's hands.
Terranova tests Delaney's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Terranova misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Delaney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Delaney. That snapped Terranova's head back.
Terranova gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Delaney prevents a body shot from Terranova.
Delaney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Terranova tries to clinch but Delaney is having none of it.
Delaney swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Delaney works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terranova misses the body punch
letting Delaney counter with a right hand.
Terranova takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A punch combination from Terranova misses.
A swing and a miss from Terranova.
A little jabbing left from Delaney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Delaney misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Terranova misses the target.
Terranova sizes up Delaney with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terranova connects with a body shot.
Delaney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terranova connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Delaney's hands.
Terranova takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Terranova misses with an uppercut.
Delaney looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Delaney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Terranova.
Terranova connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Delaney ducks under a wild hook from Terranova.
Terranova misses with a straight left.
Terranova misses with a straight left.
Delaney looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Terranova defending well as Delaney loads up on a big left hand.
Terranova is looking to clinch.
Delaney tests Terranova's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Delaney misses with an uppercut. Terranova saw that one coming.
Delaney misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Terranova on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terranova fails in his attempt to clinch.
Terranova cracks a nice hook into Delaney's ribs.
Terranova gets a clinch.
Delaney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ciro Terranova dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Delaney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Delaney stuns Terranova with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Terranova swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Delaney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terranova.
Terranova drives through and clinches with Delaney against the cage.
Terranova has Delaney pressed against the cage, preventing Delaney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Terranova lands a right hand.
Terranova misses with a short punch on the inside.
Terranova lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Delaney.
Terranova is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Delaney can do to turn this around?
Terranova misses with some punches.
Delaney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Delaney is trying to break free.
Delaney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Terranova.
Delaney defending well as Terranova loads up on a big left hand.
A lazy left from Terranova finds it's target.
Delaney moves out of range as Terranova strikes.
Delaney takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delaney misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Terranova tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova staying out of range there.
Delaney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Terranova seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Delaney takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Terranova throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Delaney bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Terranova's head backwards.
Terranova swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Delaney slips a straight right by Terranova.
Terranova steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Delaney.
Terranova tries to close the distance and clinch but Delaney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Terranova throws a lazy right hand but Delaney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Terranova throws an off balance right hand
letting Delaney counter with a right hand.
Terranova throws an off balance right hand
and Delaney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Terranova looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Delaney.
Terranova moves in looking to clinch but Delaney pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Terranova misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova loads up on a big right hand but Delaney slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delaney fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Delaney scores with a decent looking hook.
Terranova closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Terranova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Delaney breaks from the clinch.
Terranova closes the distance and pushes Delaney back into the cage.
Terranova tries to throw a body punch but Delaney avoids it by throwing Terranova back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Terranova has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Terranova makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Delaney working hard to break the clinch.
Terranova lands with a short shot to the head.
Terranova lands an uppercut.
Delaney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Terranova lands a glancing blow to the side of Delaney's head.
Terranova misses with a hook.
Terranova throws a looping overhand right but Delaney ducks down to avoid it.
Delaney looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Terranova clinches.
Terranova fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Terranova misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delaney.
Ciro Terranova has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Terranova scores with a nice hook to the head.
Delaney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Terranova misses with a straight left.
Terranova takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Terranova scores with a sloppy right hand. Delaney should have avoided that one.
Delaney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Terranova.
Terranova scores with a decent looking hook.
Terranova misses with a lunging right hand
and Delaney counters with a nice uppercut.
Terranova tries to bum rush Delaney with a series of wild strikes but Delaney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Delaney scores with a nice right hand.
Delaney throws a good cross that connects.
Delaney has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delaney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Delaney looks to score with a jab to the body but Terranova is just out of range.
Ciro Terranova is winning the standup battle so far.
Delaney scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Terranova ducks under a wild hook from Delaney.
Delaney jabs Terranova to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Terranova scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terranova looks to clinch
and Delaney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Terranova is rocked!
Terranova cracks Delaney with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Terranova throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Delaney lands a big right hand that sends Terranova crashing to the mat! Delaney stays standing though and waves Terranova back to his feet!
Oh Terranova is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Delaney shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Terranova takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Delaney sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Terranova bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Keziah Delaney!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Burns (ranked 2425 p4p, 252 weight class) and Paulo Dos Oliviera (ranked 2516 p4p, 259 weight class). Burns comes to the cage accompanied by Marcelo D2 Claudia - Desabafo Deixa Eu Dizer. Dos Oliviera has chosen Black Hole Sun as his entrance music. 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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155 lbs
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165 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Herbert Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Dos Oliviera!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Oliviera throws a head kick that misses.
Dos Oliviera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burns has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Burns lands in his opponent's guard.
Burns looking to sit in guard and control but Dos Oliviera gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Burns lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Burns slips nicely into half guard.
Burns wants to pass to mount but Dos Oliviera is defending the position.
Burns is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Oliviera is trying to get back to full guard.
Burns 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.
Burns wants to control but Dos Oliviera is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns wants to free his trapped foot but Dos Oliviera is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dos Oliviera trying to control but Burns postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Oliviera looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Burns works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dos Oliviera is desperately trying to improve his position but Burns has a good base and remains in mount.
Burns landing strikes from the mount.
Burns lands a nice shot to the head.
Dos Oliviera wants to control but Burns is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Oliviera is wriggling around trying to escape.
Burns trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Burns looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dos Oliviera keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Burns is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dos Oliviera can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Burns looking to control and managing it successfully.
Burns tries to control but Dos Oliviera wriggling away.
Dos Oliviera is in a horrible position here. Burns smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Oliviera tries to hold on but Burns postures up.
Dos Oliviera is squirming around, avoiding Burns's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Oliviera is bucking up trying to escape but Burns cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Burns controlling the pace for now.
Burns fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dos Oliviera is squirming around, avoiding Burns's attempts to control the action.
Dos Oliviera is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dos Oliviera is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Burns breaks from Dos Oliviera's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Burns trying to control but Dos Oliviera is having none of it.
Burns controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Oliviera working to try and regain half guard.
Burns trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Burns is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dos Oliviera is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dos Oliviera wants to control but Burns is having none of it.
Burns landing strikes from the mount and Dos Oliviera is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Oliviera regains half guard.
Burns wants to take a breather but Dos Oliviera is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herbert Burns dominated that round.
That's time! Burns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dos Oliviera fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Herbert Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Burns closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dos Oliviera's guard.
Dos Oliviera looking for a guillotine here but Burns defends easily.
Dos Oliviera had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Burns defends it easily.
Burns engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns distracts Dos Oliviera with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dos Oliviera keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns passes Dos Oliviera's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Burns is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dos Oliviera has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dos Oliviera trying to hold on to Burns's head to control him but Burns postures up.
Dos Oliviera regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dos Oliviera looking to control.
Burns distracts Dos Oliviera with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dos Oliviera is trying to keep Burns in close.
Burns trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burns pushes down on Dos Oliviera's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Burns has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Burns cracks Dos Oliviera with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Oliviera is trying to escape the mount.
Burns lands a big elbow.
Burns landing shots from mount.
Burns controlling his opponent.
Dos Oliviera taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns lands with some strikes.
Burns trying to control but Dos Oliviera is having none of it.
Burns prevents Dos Oliviera from getting the reversal.
Burns wants to control the pace but Dos Oliviera is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Oliviera is trying to escape the mount.
Burns avoids the attempt from Dos Oliviera to control.
Dos Oliviera is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dos Oliviera tries to hold on but Burns pushes him away.
Dos Oliviera is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dos Oliviera tries to hold on but Burns postures up.
Burns trying to control but Dos Oliviera is having none of it.
Herbert Burns overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dos Oliviera is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dos Oliviera is still trying to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands a big elbow.
Dos Oliviera swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Dos Oliviera doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Burns is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dos Oliviera can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Burns avoids the attempt from Dos Oliviera to control.
Dos Oliviera is in all sorts of trouble here.
Burns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Oliviera can do to turn this around?
Burns controlling the pace for now.
Dos Oliviera is working to get back to half guard.
Burns controlling the position easily from mount.
Dos Oliviera wants to hold on but Burns pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herbert Burns dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Burns jabs at Dos Oliviera's body.
Dos Oliviera throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dos Oliviera misses with a head kick.
Burns throws a shot to the body.
Dos Oliviera gets caught napping as Burns dives in and scores a takedown. Dos Oliviera manages to retain guard.
Dos Oliviera is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Burns wants to control from the top but Dos Oliviera keeps moving.
Dos Oliviera looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Burns wants to control from the top but Dos Oliviera keeps moving.
Burns is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Oliviera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns is really struggling to control Dos Oliviera but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Burns got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dos Oliviera has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Burns has managed to get both his arms back between Dos Oliviera's legs - danger averted.
Burns passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Burns content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Burns lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dos Oliviera down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Oliviera tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Burns controls the position from side control.
Burns tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dos Oliviera's legs.
Dos Oliviera is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Burns's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dos Oliviera is trying to control but can't.
Dos Oliviera actively working from the bottom here.
Burns is trying to control the action in half guard but Dos Oliviera is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Paulo Dos Oliviera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dos Oliviera!
Burns looking to control but Dos Oliviera is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dos Oliviera wants to control but Burns is having none of it.
Burns wants to control the pace but Dos Oliviera is squirming around nicely.
Dos Oliviera tries to reverse the position but Burns maintains control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Burns cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Burns looking for a guillotine from mount but Dos Oliviera is having none of it.
Burns lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Oliviera wants to control but Burns is having none of it.
Dos Oliviera is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dos Oliviera flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Burns looking to control but Dos Oliviera is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Burns lands a couple of good shots and Dos Oliviera has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Burns is punishing Dos Oliviera with strikes - can he finish him?!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Burns's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Dos Oliviera preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Burns.
Herbert Burns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burns controlling well, preventing Dos Oliviera from escaping the position.
Dos Oliviera covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herbert Burns showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Burns 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herbert Burns!
Herbert Burns decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cajones Crusher (ranked 2064 p4p, 284 weight class) and Alen Ohanian (ranked 1582 p4p, 226 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent MT
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cajones Crusher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alen Ohanian!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crusher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ohanian.
Crusher throwing a counter right hand but Ohanian manages to avoid it.
Ohanian lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Crusher backs up against the cage.
Ohanian slips under a jab.
Crusher throws a lazy right hand but Ohanian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ohanian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crusher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crusher lands a slapping body shot.
Crusher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ohanian was well out of range. Poor timing from Crusher.
Ohanian is looking for the big counter here.
Ohanian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crusher moves away.
Crusher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've been told by Crusher's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ohanian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ohanian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crusher.
Ohanian swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ohanian on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Crusher throws a shot from downtown. Ohanian moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Crusher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher throws a hook to the side of Ohanian's head but Ohanian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crusher moves out of range of the strikes.
Crusher was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice uppercut there from Ohanian.
Ohanian is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Crusher checks a leg kick.
Ohanian with a hook.
Crusher misses with a straight left.
Crusher connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ohanian. Ohanian circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ohanian moves away from the strike by Crusher.
Crusher missing with a left hand there. Ohanian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ohanian throws a leg kick but Crusher checks it.
Ohanian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cajones Crusher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crusher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ohanian moves away.
It seemed like Ohanian was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crusher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crusher ducks under a wild hook from Ohanian.
Crusher looks to score with a jab to the body but Ohanian is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusher looks to land a right hand but Ohanian moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ohanian throws a low kick but Crusher avoids it.
Crusher throws the left hand but Ohanian avoids the punch easily.
Ohanian doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ohanian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crusher.
Ohanian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crusher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ohanian lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot lands for Ohanian.
A big left from Ohanian misses.
Ohanian lands a right hook to the body.
Ohanian moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ohanian scores with the left hand. Crusher knows he should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Crusher.
Crusher throws a jab but it's blocked by Ohanian.
Crusher misses the body punch
and Ohanian counters with a good, hard body kick but Crusher shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Ohanian.
Crusher is rocked!
Ohanian sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Crusher's defenses. It connects perfectly with Crusher's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alen Ohanian!
Alen Ohanian seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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