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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TJ Guillard (ranked 4366 p4p, 465 weight class) and Nino Brown (ranked 5269 p4p, 542 weight class). Guillard comes into the arena with Duran Duran-White Lines blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, TJ Guillard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nino Brown!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Guillard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brown has a takedown stuffed.
Brown has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Guillard throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Guillard fails to land with a series of punches.
Guillard misses the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Guillard.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brown avoids the body shot from Guillard.
Guillard digs a good hook to Brown's body.
Guillard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That kick from Brown tenderised Guillard's leg. Guillard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brown looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Guillard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guillard misses with a double jab
and Brown makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Guillard really felt that one!
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Guillard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Guillard throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is looking to slow Guillard down with leg kicks.
Brown fakes the leg kick and cracks Guillard in the body.
Guillard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Guillard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Guillard thuds a left hand into Brown's body.
Guillard scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Nino Brown has been cut.
Guillard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown avoids the head kick by Guillard.
Guillard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Guillard's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Guillard duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brown.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Guillard closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Guillard lands in his opponent's guard.
Guillard lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guillard is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Guillard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Guillard lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Guillard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Guillard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brown's head.
Guillard stands up over Brown, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Guillard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Guillard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Guillard lands a couple of elbows.
Guillard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Guillard works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.
Brown is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guillard loads up on a big left hand. Brown felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Guillard looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Brown can't hide his disappointment, as Guillard celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). TJ Guillard!
TJ Guillard made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I am the best of all time'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Markov (ranked 4118 p4p, 501 weight class) and Jushin Thunder (ranked 3071 p4p, 393 weight class). Jushin Thunder has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Markov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jushin Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thunder scores with a shot to the body.
Thunder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Markov.
Thunder swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice jab there from Markov.
Thunder throws a body shot but no joy.
Markov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thunder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Markov throws a lazy right hand but Thunder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thunder throws a body punch but Markov moves out of range.
Thunder throws a lazy uppercut
and Thunder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thunder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thunder now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Markov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thunder lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Markov misses the target.
Thunder doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Markov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thunder.
Thunder feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Markov's calf.
Thunder connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markov throws a lazy right hand but Thunder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thunder lands a big head kick that sends Markov tumbling to the mat! Thunder takes a step backwards and waves Markov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Alexey Markov has been cut.
Markov throws a hook but Thunder blocks it.
Thunder misses with a straight right.
Thunder thuds a left hand into Markov's body.
Markov looks to land a right hand but Thunder moved out of range.
Markov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thunder lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunder jabs at Markov's body.
Thunder drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Markov right on the button. Markov goes down! Thunder follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Thunder gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jushin Thunder!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Terence Brooks (ranked 5158 p4p, 491 weight class) and Kemen Etxeberria (ranked 3143 p4p, 324 weight class). 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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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Terence Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kemen Etxeberria!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Etxeberria gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brooks wants to get back to striking at distance but Etxeberria won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Etxeberria.
Etxeberria throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Etxeberria.
Etxeberria connects with a knee to the head.
Etxeberria landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brooks is breathing heavily.
Etxeberria with a knee to the head.
Etxeberria scores a nice knee to the body.
Etxeberria working Brooks over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Etxeberria working Brooks over with knees to the body.
Etxeberria putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brooks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Etxeberria crunches a lovely knee into Brooks's ribcage.
Etxeberria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Etxeberria scores a nice knee to the body.
Etxeberria crunches a lovely knee into Brooks's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Etxeberria lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Etxeberria.
Brooks is trying to push Etxeberria away but Etxeberria has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A knee to the head by Etxeberria.
It looks like Terence Brooks has been cut.
Etxeberria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brooks blocks it with crossed arms.
Etxeberria lands with a left to the head.
Etxeberria tries a knee to the head but Brooks blocks it.
Knees to the body from Etxeberria.
Etxeberria connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brooks's face.
We've been informed that Etxeberria 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.
Etxeberria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Etxeberria lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Etxeberria misses with a knee strike.
Etxeberria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brooks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Etxeberria blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Etxeberria is leaning against Brooks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Etxeberria lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Etxeberria landing knees to the head.
Brooks is rocked!
Etxeberria unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Brooks! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Etxeberria is unloading with more strikes now! Brooks drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kemen Etxeberria!
Kemen Etxeberria opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sausage McGriddle (ranked 3841 p4p, 460 weight class) and Domingo Chavez (ranked 1784 p4p, 234 weight class). Domingo Chavez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sausage McGriddle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Domingo Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez avoids the head kick by McGriddle.
McGriddle with a poor takedown
and Chavez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGriddle is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Chavez's half guard.
Chavez is looking to get back to is feet but McGriddle passes into side control.
McGriddle working the strikes but Chavez uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Chavez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Chavez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McGriddle wants to control from the top but Chavez keeps moving.
McGriddle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McGriddle stopping the sweep attempt from Chavez.
Chavez has McGriddle pulled in close to control his posture.
McGriddle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGriddle has gone for a leg lock! Chavez slips out almost immediately though and dives into McGriddle's guard.
McGriddle looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McGriddle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chavez controls the pace.
McGriddle looking to control but Chavez passes into half guard.
McGriddle is looking for a sweep. Chavez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGriddle is working hard here to advance position.
McGriddle actively working from the bottom here.
McGriddle is looking for a sweep. Chavez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McGriddle tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Chavez has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Chavez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McGriddle keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGriddle tries to hold on but Chavez postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McGriddle is working to get back to half guard.
McGriddle tries to hold on but Chavez pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chavez controlling from the full mount.
McGriddle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domingo Chavez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McGriddle fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch lands to the side of McGriddle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McGriddle fails with a takedown attempt.
McGriddle shoots in but Chavez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sausage McGriddle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGriddle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chavez defends it nicely.
Chavez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chavez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez tests McGriddle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McGriddle closes the distance and clinches up with Chavez, looking for a takedown. McGriddle pushes Chavez against the cage but Chavez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McGriddle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chavez sprawls well. Chavez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McGriddle gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick from Chavez lands but McGriddle takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGriddle misses with a takedown attempt - Chavez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chavez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McGriddle has time to react.
Chavez connects with an inside leg kick.
McGriddle shoots in looking for a takedown. Chavez tries to sprawl out of it but McGriddle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chavez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Domingo Chavez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McGriddle is defended easily by Chavez.
Chavez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chavez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McGriddle shoots for a double leg takedown but Chavez sprawls well. He's pushed McGriddle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice cross by Chavez.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McGriddle is defended easily by Chavez.
Chavez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez checks a leg kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from Chavez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sausage McGriddle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez darts in and clinches McGriddle up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Chavez - that landed with a thud.
Chavez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chavez gets through McGriddle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McGriddle is rocked!
It looks like Sausage McGriddle has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chavez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh McGriddle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chavez unloads with a big right hand that wobbles McGriddle! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Chavez is unloading with more strikes now! McGriddle drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Domingo Chavez!
Domingo Chavez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George Steve (ranked 2158 p4p, 214 weight class) and Zain Retherford (ranked 2996 p4p, 269 weight class). Steve's entrance music is Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, George Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zain Retherford!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Retherford fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Retherford.
Retherford throws a shot to the body.
Steve looks to land a left hand but Retherford moved out of range nicely.
Steve throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Retherford counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Steve!
Steve is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Retherford cracks Steve with a big right hand but Steve just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
You can see the frustration on Steve's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Steve controls the position for a moment.
Steve is trying to control Retherford's posture but Retherford avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retherford cracks Steve with a big right hand but Steve just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
You can see the frustration on Steve's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Retherford sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Steve is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Retherford scoring with punches from side control.
Retherford throwing strikes but Steve manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Retherford tries to bench press Steve off him but Steve keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steve working the ground and pound from side control.
Retherford is looking to reverse the position.
Retherford can't do much from the bottom here.
Retherford tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Steve wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve wants to control but Retherford is keeping him busy.
Retherford dodges the ground and pound from Steve.
Retherford is looking to reverse the position.
Retherford wants to control but Steve postures up.
Steve trying to control the action but Retherford is working from the bottom.
Retherford is looking to reverse the position.
Steve fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Steve moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Retherford is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retherford is being controlled here.
Retherford manages to get back to half guard.
Retherford is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Retherford wants to control but Steve is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Steve trying to control the action but Retherford is working from the bottom.
Steve is pressing down on Retherford's thigh, looking to free his foot. Retherford is holding on for now.
Retherford slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Retherford keeping moving, preventing Steve from controlling successfully.
Retherford has his foot on Steve's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Steve works his way back into a safe position though.
Retherford looking for a sweep. Not yet Retherford, not yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Steve gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Steve gets through Retherford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Retherford can't find room to land a body shot as Steve controls the action.
Steve tries to land a knee to the head but Retherford blocks with his arms.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steve jumps guard but Retherford turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Steve working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Retherford wants to take the fight to the mat but Steve manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zain Retherford will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Retherford.
Steve misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steve is looking to clinch but Retherford is avoiding it.
Retherford misses with a hook.
No joy there for Retherford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steve lands with a hook. Retherford tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Steve scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Steve tries to clinch but Retherford moves out of range.
Retherford shoots in and gets a takedown into Steve's guard.
Steve throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Steve keeping moving, preventing Retherford from controlling successfully.
Retherford tries to free his leg and advance position but Steve is retaining full guard.
Steve on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Steve tries to get out of the position.
Steve is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Retherford is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve wants to sweep but no luck.
Retherford is looking to work some ground and pound but Steve has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Retherford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Retherford throws a big right hand that misses.
Steve looking to control.
Steve is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Steve looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Steve trying to control from half guard but Retherford is working away.
Retherford is looking to improve his position.
Retherford is pressing down on Steve's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retherford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Steve trying to control but Retherford is working from the bottom.
Retherford looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steve is one step ahead there.
Retherford is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Retherford throws a lazy uppercut
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Retherford misses with a wild body shot.
George Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retherford just misses with a punch to the body.
Retherford throws a body shot but no joy.
Retherford misses with a left hand
and Steve cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Retherford throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
Steve uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Retherford.
Steve has taken the fight to the clinch.
Retherford gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Retherford has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Retherford winds up and cracks Steve with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Retherford trying to control from half guard but Steve is working away.
Retherford slips a nice elbow through Steve's hands, connecting with Steve's forehead.
Retherford looks to land a strike but Steve avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Retherford pushing down on Steve's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve trying to control from the bottom.
Retherford trying to control from half guard but Steve is working away.
Retherford working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve has hold of Retherford's hands but Retherford slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Steve punching from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Retherford there.
Retherford is trying to control the action in half guard but Steve is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Retherford passes to full mount!
Steve tries to hold on but Retherford pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zain Retherford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Steve has closed the distance and engaged Retherford in a clinch.
Steve misses with a knee strike.
Retherford dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Steve lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Steve - that landed with a thud.
Steve is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Steve tries a knee to the head but Retherford blocks it.
Retherford is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Retherford drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Steve gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Retherford has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Steve after a bit of a struggle.
George Steve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zain Retherford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Retherford backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Retherford.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Steve obliges.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Retherford avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Steve blocking some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Steve takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Steve tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Retherford avoids it.
Steve misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve displaying some good clinch control by pressing Retherford up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retherford goes for a takedown attempt but Steve pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Steve looks to land a left hand but Retherford moved out of range nicely.
Steve connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Retherford momentarily.
Steve misses with a looping left.
Steve avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Retherford looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
Retherford misses the shot to the body.
Steve scores with a one two! Retherford had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Steve keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve jabs Retherford right on the nose. Retherford blinks but takes it well.
Retherford is rocked!
Retherford drives through with a takedown into guard.
Retherford is still in real trouble! Can Steve finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retherford wants to control from the top but Steve keeps moving.
Retherford seems to have recovered his senses.
Steve looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Retherford trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
George Steve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steve utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Steve avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zain Retherford has got the better of the ground game so far.
Steve working a defensive guard but Retherford passes into half guard.
Retherford slips a nice elbow through Steve's hands, connecting with Steve's forehead.
Nice strikes from Retherford there.
Steve is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Retherford's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Retherford's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retherford wants to escape the position.
Retherford is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Retherford turns into Steve and is now in his guard.
Steve is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Retherford working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Steve's head.
Retherford is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zain Retherford is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Retherford trying to control but Steve is working from the bottom.
Steve working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Steve showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Retherford has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Zain Retherford!
Zain Retherford decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pate Paukuttaja (ranked 2555 p4p, 330 weight class) and Jesus Sanchez (ranked 1787 p4p, 235 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Duele El Carazon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jesus Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Paukuttaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Paukuttaja's head backwards.
Sanchez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Paukuttaja is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Paukuttaja throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paukuttaja has time to react.
The crowd cheers as Sanchez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Paukuttaja doesn't seem phased though.
Paukuttaja tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sanchez punishes Paukuttaja's body with a nice straight punch.
Paukuttaja takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Paukuttaja's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sanchez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Paukuttaja scrambles back to his feet.
Paukuttaja is rocked!
Paukuttaja throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paukuttaja looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sanchez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oh Paukuttaja is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Paukuttaja right on the button. Paukuttaja goes down! Sanchez follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Sanchez gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus Sanchez!
During a confident post fight interview, Jesus Sanchez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pretentious Kneecap (ranked 855 p4p, 86 weight class) and Tom Rivers (ranked 2118 p4p, 206 weight class). Rivers has chosen start from scratch as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tom Rivers has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pretentious Kneecap's chin.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pretentious Kneecap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kneecap throws a shot from downtown. Rivers moves away and avoids it.
We've been told by Kneecap's head coaches at Fight Hard that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kneecap tries to clinch but Rivers is having none of it.
Rivers needs to keep his hands up - Kneecap had a free shot at his head there.
Rivers lands with a cross.
Kneecap throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rivers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rivers slips under a jab from Kneecap.
Kneecap takes the fight into the clinch.
Rivers misses with the head strike.
Rivers has a couple of punches blocked by Kneecap.
A body shot lands from Kneecap.
Rivers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivers.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kneecap lands a left hand.
Kneecap lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers has a couple of punches blocked by Kneecap.
Rivers misses with the head strike.
Rivers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kneecap backwards.
Kneecap throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneecap has a couple of punches blocked by Rivers.
A left hand lands to the body for Kneecap.
Kneecap struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivers controls his hands.
Rivers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kneecap.
Rivers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivers working aggressively here.
Kneecap struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivers controls his hands.
Rivers has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kneecap seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rivers can turn it around.
Kneecap has a couple of punches blocked by Rivers.
Kneecap throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rivers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kneecap lands a right hand.
Kneecap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rivers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneecap misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneecap lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kneecap has a couple of punches blocked by Rivers.
Rivers throws a head punch that misses.
Kneecap misses with a body punch.
Rivers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kneecap up against the cage.
Rivers blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneecap misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kneecap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers has a couple of punches blocked by Kneecap.
Kneecap misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rivers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kneecap takes a shot to the head.
Kneecap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneecap lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Rivers lands an uppercut.
Kneecap tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rivers swings wildly with an uppercut but Kneecap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneecap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivers misses with some punches.
Kneecap lands a shoulder strike.
Kneecap lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kneecap misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kneecap.
Rivers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivers swings wildly with an uppercut but Kneecap uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneecap scores with a shoulder strike.
Rivers blocking some punches.
Kneecap can't find room to land a body shot as Rivers controls the action.
Kneecap misses with the head strike.
Kneecap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneecap tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rivers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rivers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kneecaps head.
Rivers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kneecap softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rivers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kneecap lands a shot to the body.
Kneecap throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivers.
Rivers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kneecap's elbow.
Kneecap is leaning against Rivers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kneecap misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers lands an uppercut.
Rivers lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Kneecap scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneecap blocks an uppercut.
Kneecap pushes Rivers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneecap lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneecap stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kneecap scores with a hook to the body.
Kneecap throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kneecap lands a body shot.
Kneecap throws a head punch that misses.
Rivers lands a right hand.
Kneecap softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kneecap swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivers misses with the head strike.
Kneecap throws a head punch that misses.
Kneecap lands a nice uppercut.
Kneecap blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Kneecap.
A short body shot lands from Kneecap as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kneecap.
Kneecap digs a right hand underneath Rivers's ribcage. Rivers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kneecap works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rivers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rivers prevents a body shot from Kneecap.
Kneecap misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pretentious Kneecap dominated that 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.
Rivers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tom Rivers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivers misses with a series of wild punches.
Kneecap scores with a sloppy right hand. Rivers should have avoided that one.
Rivers gets a clinch.
Kneecap lands an uppercut.
Kneecap is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rivers can do to turn this around?
Kneecap swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneecap lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Kneecap.
Rivers misses with the head strike.
Rivers misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kneecap fails to land.
Rivers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneecap throws a head punch that misses.
Kneecap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Kneecap fails to land.
Rivers blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers prevents a body shot from Kneecap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers prevents a body shot from Kneecap.
Kneecap lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rivers is trying to stall.
Rivers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneecap throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riverss head.
Kneecap swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kneecap working aggressively here.
Pretentious Kneecap has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kneecap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivers misses with some punches.
Kneecap throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kneecap.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kneecap.
Rivers throws a head punch that misses.
Rivers blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Rivers fails to land.
Rivers throws a head punch that misses.
Kneecap softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kneecap.
Kneecap misses with a short punch on the inside.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kneecap here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Rivers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneecap has a couple of punches blocked by Rivers.
Rivers misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kneecap.
Rivers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kneecap misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Kneecap.
Kneecap blocking some punches.
Kneecap working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rivers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneecap throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivers.
Kneecap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kneecap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneecap lands a right hand.
Kneecap scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rivers throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kneecap creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Rivers fails to land.
Kneecap scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rivers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rivers working aggressively here.
Rivers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneecap misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneecap misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers prevents a body shot from Kneecap.
Kneecap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivers's elbow.
Rivers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneecap working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kneecap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneecap misses with the head strike.
Rivers blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kneecap fails to land.
Kneecap lands a nice uppercut.
Rivers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kneecap.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kneecap.
Kneecap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneecap misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Kneecap.
Kneecap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneecap misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneecap misses with a body punch.
A short right from Rivers.
Kneecap misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivers.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneecap throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kneecap tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rivers throws a head punch that misses.
Rivers swings wildly with an uppercut but Kneecap uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivers.
Rivers swings wildly with an uppercut but Kneecap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneecap is working Rivers over against the cage.
Rivers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneecap misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kneecap presses Rivers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rivers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rivers blocks an uppercut.
Kneecap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kneecap.
Rivers blocking some punches.
Kneecap is working Rivers over against the cage.
Kneecap digs a right hand into Rivers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rivers's gas tank.
Kneecap tries to work over Rivers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kneecap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pretentious Kneecap dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kneecap pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kneecap lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rivers at a distance.
Kneecap connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rivers's hands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kneecap.
Kneecap connects with a crisp jab.
Rivers misses with a few strikes there.
Kneecap pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kneecap lands with a good body shot.
Kneecap misses with the combination.
Kneecap turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rivers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rivers throws a big shot that misses.
Kneecap scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rivers throws a hook but Kneecap avoids it easily.
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!
Rivers takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pretentious Kneecap is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneecap lands with a good body shot.
Rivers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kneecap was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivers.
Kneecap misses with a straight right.
Kneecap with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kneecap tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivers was well out of range. Poor timing from Kneecap.
Decent striking displayed by Kneecap there.
Kneecap lands with an overhand left.
Rivers throws a right hand that Kneecap ducks under and follows up with a left that Kneecap also avoids with ease.
Kneecap throwing a counter right hand but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Kneecap works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Donk. Kneecap catches Rivers right on the button with a cross.
Kneecap throws the left hand but Rivers avoids the punch easily.
Rivers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kneecap scores with a jab. Rivers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneecap closes the distance and clinches.
Kneecap misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers blocks a body shot from Kneecap.
Rivers takes a shot to the head.
Pretentious Kneecap is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneecap lands with a right to the head.
Rivers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivers working aggressively here.
Kneecap blocking some punches.
Kneecap lands a nice shot to the body.
Kneecap blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Rivers fails to land.
Kneecap's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kneecap can't find room to land a body shot as Rivers controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kneecap.
Kneecap misses with the head strike.
Kneecap lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kneecap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers has a couple of punches blocked by Kneecap.
Rivers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers working aggressively here.
Rivers working aggressively here.
Kneecap blocks a body shot from Rivers.
Kneecap goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kneecap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivers misses with a body punch.
Rivers misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Kneecap.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivers.
Kneecap misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivers.
Rivers tries to work over Kneecap's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rivers throws a head punch that misses.
Kneecap blocks an uppercut.
Rivers pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rivers throws a head punch that misses.
Rivers misses with the head strike.
Rivers misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kneecap.
Rivers misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pretentious Kneecap showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kneecap 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pretentious Kneecap!
Pretentious Kneecap took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, XFighter Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khalabib Nurmy (ranked 418 p4p, 56 weight class) and Jason Montgomery (ranked 2578 p4p, 307 weight class). Montgomery comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Khalabib Nurmy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jason Montgomery's chin.
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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
5 - 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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Montgomery!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmy shoots in and bounces Montgomery off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nurmy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Montgomery works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nurmy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Montgomery's head.
Nurmy is in close to Montgomery's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nurmy won't allow Montgomery to get back to his feet.
Montgomery preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Montgomery tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Montgomery's head.
Nurmy throwing strikes from guard but Montgomery blocks nicely.
Nurmy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmy throws a big right hand that misses.
Nurmy throws an elbow that misses. Montgomery uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nurmy's guard. Nice move by Montgomery!
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 manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Montgomery manages to get himself to full guard.
Nurmy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nurmy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nurmy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nurmy stands and throws Montgomery's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Montgomery really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nurmy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nurmy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Montgomery is avoiding damage well.
Nurmy throws a strike aimed at the side of Montgomery's head but Montgomery avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nurmy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Montgomery is rocked!
Montgomery takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Montgomery is still in real trouble! Can Nurmy finish him?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Montgomery can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nurmy scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Montgomery is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Nurmy can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khalabib Nurmy!
Khalabib Nurmy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Jason Montgomery had this to say: 'I will come back stronger, better. I know it. You'll see it.'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Steve (ranked 359 p4p, 52 weight class) and Alen Ohanian (ranked 1197 p4p, 160 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Steve!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alen Ohanian!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve slips a straight right by Ohanian.
Ohanian slips under a jab.
Steve on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steve connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ohanian misses with a wild combination.
Ohanian blocks a jab.
Ohanian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ohanian throws a shot from downtown. Steve moves away and avoids it.
That kick from Ohanian tenderised Steve's leg. Steve is trying to keep his angry face on.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ohanian was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Steve throws a jab but it's blocked by Ohanian.
The fighters circling - Ohanian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ohanian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ohanian looks to throw the jab but Steve is out of range.
Ohanian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steve throws an off balance right hand
and Ohanian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steve moves into range and clinches up with Ohanian.
Ohanian tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
Steve lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohanian misses with a punch to the body.
Ohanian working aggressively here.
Ohanian misses with the head strike.
Ohanian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Ohanian.
Steve keeps control of Ohanian as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ohanian lands a shot to the body.
Ohanian has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Steve throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ohanians head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steve.
Steve misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Steve.
Ohanian breaks the clinch.
We've been told by Steve's head coaches at Kevin Spacey's House of Squats & Grabs that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A solid body kick from Ohanian.
Chris Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ohanian circles away from the clinch attempt
and Steve takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ohanian. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ohanian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steve sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steve wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ohanian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a body punch but Ohanian moves out of range.
Ohanian sizes up Steve with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ohanian misses the jab.
Ohanian throws a one two combo.
It looks like Chris Steve has been cut.
Ohanian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Steve clinches up against the cage.
Steve lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ohanian backwards.
Ohanian gets through Steve's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Steve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steve lands with a short shot to the head.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve misses with some punches.
Ohanian has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Steve seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ohanian can turn it around.
Steve lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steve.
Steve lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Steve swings wildly with an uppercut but Ohanian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ohanian is rocked!
Ohanian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ohanian is still on wobbly legs! Can Steve finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohanian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steve creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ohanian's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ohanian drops to his knees and Steve pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Steve!
Chris Steve retains his welterweight title!
After the fight, Chris Steve was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luther Jones (ranked 666 p4p, 89 weight class) and Shaun Hague (ranked 2911 p4p, 336 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by One - Metallica. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Luther Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shaun Hague!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lands a head shot.
Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hague is trying to defend but Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jones is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hague wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones punching from mount but Hague doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jones avoids the attempt from Hague to control.
Jones thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jones throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jones unloads with some shots from mount but Hague bucks and avoids them well.
Jones throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hague really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hague can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Jones fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hague can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jones thowing shots but they're missing.
Jones looking to finish with strikes here!
Jones unloading with bombs!
Jones throwing strikes here but Hague is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jones scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing strikes here but Hague is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jones sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jones misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jones unloads with some shots from mount but Hague bucks and avoids them well.
Hague blocking the ground and pound.
Hague wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Hague that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks Hague but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jones cracks Hague with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jones lands with some strikes.
Hague is rocked!
Jones postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Hague is out cold - huge knockout for Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Luther Jones!
An out of breath Luther Jones 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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