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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Baeddan MacAuliffe (ranked 6700 p4p, 450 weight class) and Leo Yaj (ranked 4549 p4p, 354 weight class). MacAuliffe comes to the cage accompanied by Notorious by Duran Duran. Yaj has chosen Dragula - Rob Zombie as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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159 lbs
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158 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baeddan MacAuliffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacAuliffe changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Yaj looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Yaj stops MacAuliffe from passing to mount.
Yaj tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Yaj is trying to escape the mount.
MacAuliffe sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
MacAuliffe unloading with bombs!
Yaj keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
MacAuliffe looking to secure an arm triangle but Yaj defends it well.
MacAuliffe throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Yaj because MacAuliffe loaded up on that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj is in a horrible position here. MacAuliffe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
BOOM! MacAuliffe connects with a massive shot to the dome!
MacAuliffe looking for a guillotine from mount but Yaj is having none of it.
MacAuliffe is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Yaj can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yaj is looking to improve his position but MacAuliffe isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, MacAuliffe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Yaj taking shots to the head.
Yaj is rocked!
MacAuliffe looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Yaj is still in real trouble! Can MacAuliffe finish him?
MacAuliffe looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacAuliffe looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Yaj covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baeddan MacAuliffe!
Baeddan MacAuliffe 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hideo Sakurai (ranked 3364 p4p, 159 weight class) and Sebastian Shot (ranked 3056 p4p, 143 weight class). Sakurai comes to the cage accompanied by Freestyle - Don't Stop The Rock. Hideo Sakurai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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143 lbs
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145 lbs
21 - 18 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Hideo Sakurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastian Shot!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Shot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Sakurai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shot lands a lovely overhand right.
Shot lands a body shot.
Sakurai misses with a hook.
Shot throws a jab when Sakurai was well out of range.
Sakurai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shot lands with a nice body punch.
Shot lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shot connects with a crisp jab.
Shot misses with a double jab.
Shot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sakurai.
Sakurai moves out of range of the strikes.
Shot's coach down at Soul Supremacy Rio was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Shot's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot with a jab.
Shot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakurai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sakurai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An attempted straight right counter from Sakurai misses the target.
A right-left combo lands from Shot.
Shot throws a series of punches but Sakurai moves out of range.
Sakurai misses with a straight right.
Shot throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Sakurai misses its target.
Shot wants to clinch.
Shot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sakurai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shot fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sakurai, pushing him back against the cage.
Sakurai misses with a punch to the body.
Shot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shot jumps guard but Sakurai stands there with Shot around his waist. Shot gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shot ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Shot no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakurai trying to control the position from guard on top but Shot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakurai won't allow Shot to sweep him here.
Sakurai postures up.
Sakurai preventing the sweep.
Shot is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sakurai preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shot trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sakurai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shot on the ground.
Sakurai won't allow Shot to sweep him here.
Sakurai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shot is keeping the position for now.
Sakurai trying to control the position from guard on top but Shot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shot pushes a forearm under Sakurai's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Sakurai is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sebastian Shot!
A very excited looking Sebastian Shot 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.
The defeated Hideo Sakurai had this to say: '......'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garik Harlamov (ranked 4113 p4p, 155 weight class) and Abioye Nazari (ranked 6368 p4p, 200 weight class). Nazari has chosen Do You Call My Name by Ra as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Abioye Nazari acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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274 lbs
50 - 38 - 1 |
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298 lbs
10 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
50 - 38 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Garik Harlamov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abioye Nazari !
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazari takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harlamov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Harlamov lands in his opponent's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Harlamov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harlamov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harlamov pushing down on Nazari 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Harlamov passes to side control.
Nazari struggling a bit here.
Nazari tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Harlamov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nazari manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nazari looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Harlamov is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Nazari is tapping! Great win for Harlamov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Garik Harlamov!
A victorious Garik Harlamov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Laat Dovah-Kinn (ranked 2333 p4p, 263 weight class) and Andy Rothschild (ranked 2251 p4p, 256 weight class). Dovah-Kinn's entrance music is Disturbed - Immortalized. A fine choice. Rothschild has chosen Iron Maiden- Wrathchild as his entrance music. 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Laat Dovah-Kinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothschild lands with a nice combination. Dovah-Kinn backs away looking to recover.
Rothschild slips a straight right by Dovah-Kinn.
Dovah-Kinn slips a jab and a cross from Rothschild.
Rothschild connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dovah-Kinn moves away.
Rothschild misses the body punch
letting Dovah-Kinn counter with a right hand.
Dovah-Kinn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rothschild.
Dovah-Kinn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dovah-Kinn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rothschild misses with a looping right.
A jab from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild throws a lazy right hand but Dovah-Kinn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rothschild has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rothschild.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothschild throws a lazy right hand but Dovah-Kinn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild flicks out a counter leg kick but Dovah-Kinn steps away.
Dovah-Kinn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A left lands for Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rothschild throws a looping overhand right but Dovah-Kinn ducks down to avoid it.
Dovah-Kinn blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dovah-Kinn moves out of range as Rothschild strikes.
Dovah-Kinn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rothschild pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andy Rothschild is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rothschild is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good standup being displayed there by Dovah-Kinn as he connects with a hook.
Dovah-Kinn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rothschild looks to throw the jab but Dovah-Kinn is out of range.
Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild throws a body shot but no joy.
Dovah-Kinn throws a hook but Rothschild avoids it easily.
Rothschild avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dovah-Kinn dives in for a single leg takedown but Rothschild sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rothschild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rothschild moves forwards but Dovah-Kinn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rothschild misses with a hook.
Dovah-Kinn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn tries to clinch but Rothschild moves out of range.
Dovah-Kinn lands an overhand right.
Rothschild fakes the leg kick and cracks Dovah-Kinn in the body.
Rothschild lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dovah-Kinn throws a lazy right hand but Rothschild sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dovah-Kinn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dovah-Kinn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dovah-Kinn throws a series of punches but Rothschild moves out of range.
No luck for Dovah-Kinn with that takedown attempt.
Dovah-Kinn throws a nice head kick!
Dovah-Kinn lands a nice shot to the body.
Rothschild stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild connects with a right hand. Dovah-Kinn shakes it off.
Dovah-Kinn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dovah-Kinn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dovah-Kinn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rothschild flicks out a counter leg kick but Dovah-Kinn steps away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild misses with a hook. Dovah-Kinn ducked under it nicely.
Rothschild steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dovah-Kinn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dovah-Kinn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dovah-Kinn throws a lazy right hand but Rothschild sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rothschild throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rothschild misses with a hook
and Dovah-Kinn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rothschild blocks a head kick by Dovah-Kinn.
Dovah-Kinn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
Dovah-Kinn walks into a jab.
Rothschild comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dovah-Kinn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dovah-Kinn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rothschild throws a shot from downtown. Dovah-Kinn moves away and avoids it.
Dovah-Kinn connects with the punch.
Rothschild lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dovah-Kinn misses with an uppercut. Rothschild saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn scores with a nice right hand.
Rothschild works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rothschild throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dovah-Kinn throws a shot from downtown. Rothschild moves away and avoids it.
Rothschild tries a quick counter leg kick but Dovah-Kinn is wise to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Rothschild misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Dovah-Kinn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rothschild looks to throw the jab but Dovah-Kinn is out of range.
Rothschild lands a nice looking body shot.
Rothschild connects with an inside leg kick.
Dovah-Kinn is looking to clinch but Rothschild is avoiding it.
Rothschild throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dovah-Kinn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A swing and a miss from Rothschild.
Dovah-Kinn drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rothschild sprawls and moves away.
Good leg kick by Dovah-Kinn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothschild ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rothschild appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dovah-Kinn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dovah-Kinn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rothschild but Rothschild pushes him off and we're back to square one.
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 Laat Dovah-Kinn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rothschild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dovah-Kinn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dovah-Kinn is looking to counter punch.
Dovah-Kinn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rothschild.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild drops his hands momentarily and Dovah-Kinn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rothschild takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rothschild throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dovah-Kinn counters with an outside leg kick.
Rothschild takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dovah-Kinn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dovah-Kinn thuds his right hand into Rothschild's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dovah-Kinn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rothschild is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dovah-Kinn throws a jab but it's blocked by Rothschild.
Dovah-Kinn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dovah-Kinn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dovah-Kinn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rothschild gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rothschild wriggles free and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild throws a body shot but no joy.
Laat Dovah-Kinn is winning the standup battle so far.
Dovah-Kinn throws a shot from downtown. Rothschild moves away and avoids it.
Rothschild takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dovah-Kinn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rothschild waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dovah-Kinn.
Nice uppercut there from Rothschild.
Dovah-Kinn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rothschild's sensitive parts.
Dovah-Kinn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rothschild defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dovah-Kinn.
A jab from Dovah-Kinn does it's job there.
Dovah-Kinn cracks Rothschild with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dovah-Kinn - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Rothschild misses its intended target.
Dovah-Kinn connects with a crisp jab.
Dovah-Kinn connects with a solid leg kick.
Rothschild uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild lands a nice shot that snaps Dovah-Kinn's head back.
Rothschild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dovah-Kinn manages to avoid it.
Rothschild with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dovah-Kinn to score with a decent uppercut.
Rothschild fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dovah-Kinn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dovah-Kinn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rothschild. Rothschild obviously looking to wear him down.
Dovah-Kinn ducks under a wild hook from Rothschild.
Dovah-Kinn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rothschild's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rothschild misses with a leg kick.
Dovah-Kinn lands with a shot to the body.
Rothschild on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rothschild throws a shot from downtown. Dovah-Kinn moves away and avoids it.
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Rothschild checks a leg kick nicely.
Rothschild fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild throws a body punch but Dovah-Kinn moves out of range.
As Rothschild tries to get set, Dovah-Kinn tries to push him back and clinch up but Rothschild manages to avoid the attempt.
Rothschild misses with an uppercut.
Dovah-Kinn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn wants to clinch.
Dovah-Kinn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dovah-Kinn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rothschild avoids it really well and circles away.
A nice side step and Rothschild releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laat Dovah-Kinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Dovah-Kinn misses.
Dovah-Kinn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rothschild swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dovah-Kinn staying out of range there.
Rothschild throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dovah-Kinn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dovah-Kinn moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rothschild can't find room to land a body shot as Dovah-Kinn controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dovah-Kinn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Dovah-Kinn as the two fighters clinch.
Rothschild is breathing heavily.
Dovah-Kinn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rothschild tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rothschild prevents a body shot from Dovah-Kinn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dovah-Kinn swings wildly with an uppercut but Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dovah-Kinn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rothschild doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Dovah-Kinn fails to land.
Dovah-Kinn misses with some punches.
Rothschild wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Dovah-Kinn.
Dovah-Kinn scores with a shot to the side of Rothschild's head.
Dovah-Kinn struggles to land a body shot inside as Rothschild controls his hands.
Dovah-Kinn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rothschild backwards.
A short right from Rothschild on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laat Dovah-Kinn dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Rothschild on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dovah-Kinn. Dovah-Kinn obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab lands there for Rothschild.
Rothschild scores with a jab.
Rothschild misses with a double jab.
Rothschild scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dovah-Kinn catches Rothschild with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rothschild blocks a jab.
Dovah-Kinn misses with a wild body shot.
Dovah-Kinn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rothschild. That did some damage!
Dovah-Kinn darts in looking for a takedown but Rothschild gets double underhooks and turns Dovah-Kinn into the cage.
A clash of legs there as Dovah-Kinn blocks the low kick.
Dovah-Kinn throws the left hand but Rothschild avoids the punch easily.
Rothschild throws out a loose jab but Dovah-Kinn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothschild throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dovah-Kinn.
Dovah-Kinn sizes up Rothschild with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dovah-Kinn blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dovah-Kinn misses with a wild body shot.
Dovah-Kinn scores with a jab to the body.
Dovah-Kinn throws a front kick aimed at Rothschild's knee but Rothschild avoids it well.
Nice straight punches there by Dovah-Kinn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rothschild.
Rothschild thumps Dovah-Kinn with a low kick.
Rothschild throws a looping overhand right but Dovah-Kinn ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Rothschild, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rothschild misses with a body punch
and Dovah-Kinn counters with a straight right hand.
Rothschild throws a lazy right hand but Dovah-Kinn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rothschild throws a leg kick
and Dovah-Kinn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dovah-Kinn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dovah-Kinn looking to sit in guard and control but Rothschild gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dovah-Kinn looking for a sweep. Not yet Dovah-Kinn, not yet.
Andy Rothschild has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rothschild must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn has Rothschild pulled in close to control his posture.
Rothschild gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dovah-Kinn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dovah-Kinn moves out of range as Rothschild strikes.
Dovah-Kinn shoots in for a double leg but Rothschild sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dovah-Kinn with a hook.
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Dovah-Kinn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Dovah-Kinn.
Rothschild lands a jab to Dovah-Kinn's midsection.
Dovah-Kinn throws a chopping leg kick but Rothschild manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick from Rothschild misses.
Dovah-Kinn throws a big counter combination but Rothschild scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rothschild bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dovah-Kinn throws the kick towards the body but Rothschild avoids it.
Dovah-Kinn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Rothschild.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dovah-Kinn shoots in but Rothschild avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laat Dovah-Kinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dovah-Kinn scores with a nice strike.
Dovah-Kinn looks to throw the jab but Rothschild is out of range.
Rothschild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Rothschild backs away, Dovah-Kinn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rothschild throws a front kick aimed at Dovah-Kinn's knee but Dovah-Kinn avoids it well.
Dovah-Kinn tries to counter with a takedown but Rothschild is quick to defend against it.
A low kick from Rothschild is predictable there
and Rothschild takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dovah-Kinn throws a lazy uppercut
and Rothschild counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rothschild misses with a leg kick
letting Dovah-Kinn counter with a right hand.
Dovah-Kinn blocks the body kick.
Dovah-Kinn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left and a right from Dovah-Kinn both land. Nice combination.
Dovah-Kinn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rothschild crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dovah-Kinn - the referee stops the clock and Rothschild gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dovah-Kinn. Rothschild manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rothschild looks to score with a jab to the body but Dovah-Kinn is just out of range.
Nice shot by Dovah-Kinn.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Laat Dovah-Kinn.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dovah-Kinn, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laat Dovah-Kinn!
An out of breath Laat Dovah-Kinn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Andy Rothschild stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm sorry everyone.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Bujol (ranked 1806 p4p, 190 weight class) and Juan Koski (ranked 2652 p4p, 247 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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156 lbs
34 - 24 - 3 |
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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
27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Bujol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 24 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Koski!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bujol throws a head kick but Koski moves out of range.
Koski throws a counter combo.
Bujol throws a body shot but no joy.
Koski is looking for the big counter here.
Good shot there by Bujol.
Bujol throws a series of punches but Koski avoids them all with ease.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Koski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bujol.
Koski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bujol is defending well for now.
Bujol lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Koski trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bujol swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bujol cracks Koski with a nice body shot.
Koski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bujol.
Bujol breaks from the clinch.
Bujol waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koski.
Koski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bujol. Bujol obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bujol misses with a hook.
Koski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bujol throws the left hand but Koski avoids the punch easily.
Koski unleashes a big counter combination but Bujol bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bujol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koski moves away.
Bujol is looking to clinch.
Koski unleashes a big counter combination but Bujol bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bujol fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Bujol backs off Koski throws a huge counter combo but Bujol manages to avoid it all.
Bujol missing with a left hand there. Koski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bujol throws a series of punches but Koski moves out of range.
Koski throws a counter combo.
Bujol throws a sloppy body shot
and Koski counters with a left and a right that stings Bujol.
Bujol misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Koski counters with a left and a right that stings Bujol.
Bujol misses with a straight right.
Bujol takes a swing at Koski's ribcage but misses.
Despite the aggression on Koski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bujol gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bujol managing to block the knees to the body from Koski.
Bujol manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bujol on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koski prevents a body shot from Bujol.
Bujol stalls.
Bujol lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koski.
Bujol breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bujol tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Koski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bujol moves into the clinch successfully.
Bujol breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bujol throws an off balance right hand
and Koski counters with a one-two to the body.
Bujol tries to close the distance and clinch but Koski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bujol throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bujol throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koski counters with a one-two to the body.
Bujol tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Koski is able to avoid easily.
Koski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Koski has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bujol.
Bujol throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Juan Koski has been cut.
Bujol misses with an uppercut.
Bujol misses with a jab to the body
and Koski counters with a left and a right that stings Bujol.
Bujol tries to bum rush Koski with a series of wild strikes but Koski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koski throws a counter combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bujol scores with a shot to the body.
Bujol misses with a body punch
and Koski counters with a three punch combo that has Bujol backing up. Bujol nods at Koski to acknowledge the strikes.
Bujol pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bujol misses.
Despite the aggression on Koski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bujol looks to land a combination but Koski avoids it well.
Koski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bujol.
Koski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bujol throws a hook to the side of Koski's head but Koski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bujol tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Koski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bujol feints a jab promting Koski to slip. Bujol then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Koski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bujol misses with a combination
and Koski counters with a two punch combo.
Bujol looks to clinch
and Koski counters with a three punch combo that has Bujol backing up. Bujol nods at Koski to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Bujol dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Koski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bujol tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Koski counters with a three punch combo that has Bujol backing up. Bujol nods at Koski to acknowledge the strikes.
Sergio Bujol is winning the standup battle so far.
Bujol rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koski counters with a three punch combo that has Bujol backing up. Bujol nods at Koski to acknowledge the strikes.
Bujol wants to clinch up but Koski keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Bujol lands an impressive looking overhand right. Koski doesn't seem phased though.
Bujol lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bujol throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bujol tries to clinch there but Koski circles away.
Bujol comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bujol misses the shot to the body.
Koski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Koski is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bujol with a jab.
Koski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bujol.
As Bujol backs off Koski throws a huge counter combo but Bujol manages to avoid it all.
Bujol loads up on a big right hand but Koski slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bujol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good leg kick by Bujol there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bujol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bujol tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bujol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koski can do to turn this around?
Bujol lands a jab to the head.
A head kick by Bujol misses
and Koski counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bujol loads up on a big right hand but Koski slips the punch.
Bujol misses the shot to the body.
Bujol pivots, looking for a leg kick but Koski is out of range and Bujol settles back down.
Bujol clinches up with Koski and pushes him back against the cage.
Bujol tries a body shot but Koski blocks it.
Bujol goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bujol lands a hook that snaps the head of Koski backwards.
Koski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bujol is defending well for now.
Koski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bujol.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bujol avoiding damage as Koski throws knees to the body.
Bujol managing to block the knees to the body from Koski.
Koski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bujol is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski trying to land knees to the body.
Koski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bujol avoids it.
Koski trying to land knees to the body.
Koski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bujol.
Bujol on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sergio Bujol has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bujol slowing the pace effectively.
Koski tries to land knees in the clinch but Bujol avoids the damage to the body.
Koski tries to land knees in the clinch but Bujol avoids the damage to the body.
Bujol lands a body punch.
Bujol manages to break the clinch.
Koski tries to keep at a distance but Bujol has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bujol blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bujol manages to break the clinch.
Bujol pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Koski unleashes a big counter combination but Bujol bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bujol throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bujol cracks Koski with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bujol swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koski is looking for the big counter here.
Sergio Bujol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bujol closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bujol - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Koski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bujol.
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!
Koski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bujol.
Koski missing with knees to the body.
Bujol avoiding damage as Koski throws knees to the body.
Bujol can't find room to land a body shot as Koski controls the action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bujol.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bujol.
Bujol manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Bujol misses
and Koski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bujol throws out a powerful jab.
Bujol tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Koski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koski unleashes a big counter combination but Bujol bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Bujol dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juan Koski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bujol tries to score with a low kick but Koski moves his leg out of the way.
Sergio Bujol is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bujol lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koski circles away quickly and effectively.
Bujol throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Koski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bujol misses with a body shot.
Koski is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bujol misses the body punch
and Koski counters with a two punch combo.
Bujol clinches with his opponent.
Bujol escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bujol is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bujol tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bujol is looking to land body kicks.
Koski is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Koski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bujol.
Koski is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bujol fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bujol misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koski throws a counter combo.
Bujol throws a low kick, looking for Koski's leg but Koski calmly moves out of range.
Koski is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bujol lands with a good body shot.
Bujol misses with the combination.
Bujol misses with a body punch
and Koski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bujol throws a series of punches but Koski avoids them all with ease.
Koski blocks a head kick by Bujol.
Bujol throws a hook but Koski blocks it.
Koski throws a counter combo.
Bujol lands a jab to the nose.
Juan Koski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bujol throws a lazy right hand but Koski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bujol tries to clinch there but Koski circles away.
Bujol wants to clinch up but Koski keeps it at a distance.
Koski avoids a kick to the body.
As Bujol backs off Koski throws a huge counter combo but Bujol manages to avoid it all.
Sergio Bujol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koski blocks a jab.
Koski throws a counter combo.
Bujol looks to land a right hand but Koski moved out of range.
As Bujol backs off Koski throws a huge counter combo but Bujol manages to avoid it all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bujol tries to clinch up but Koski circles away and keeps his distance.
Bujol throws a hook to the side of Koski's head but Koski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Despite the aggression on Koski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Koski avoids the body shot from Bujol.
Bujol looks to land a combination but Koski avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski slips a jab and a cross from Bujol.
Bujol misses the shot to the body.
Koski unleashes a big counter combination but Bujol bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bujol misses with a body shot.
Bujol moves into range and clinches up with Koski.
Koski tries to land knees in the clinch but Bujol avoids the damage to the body.
Bujol managing to block the knees to the body from Koski.
Bujol avoiding damage as Koski throws knees to the body.
Bujol on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bujol managing to block the knees to the body from Koski.
Bujol avoiding damage as Koski throws knees to the body.
Koski missing with knees to the body.
Bujol lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bujol content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bujol taking a breather.
Bujol lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bujol avoids it.
Koski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bujol avoids it.
Koski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bujol avoids it.
Nice body punch from Bujol - that landed with a thud.
A bit of stalling here from Bujol.
Sergio Bujol is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bujol is defending well for now.
A left hand lands to the body for Bujol.
Bujol has Koski pushed against the cage.
Bujol can't find room to land a body shot as Koski controls the action.
Bujol is stalling here.
Bujol tries a body shot but Koski blocks it.
Bujol avoiding damage as Koski throws knees to the body.
Bujol blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bujol pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Bujol showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bujol 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Bujol!
A relieved looking Sergio Bujol thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antun Racic (ranked 2201 p4p, 103 weight class) and Andrey Tutov (ranked 1008 p4p, 43 weight class). Racic's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tamo gdje su moji korjeni. Tutov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Russian National Anthem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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144 lbs
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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
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Antun Racic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 27 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Tutov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Racic misses
and Tutov counters with a nice body kick.
Tutov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Antun Racic has been cut.
Racic throws the left hand but Tutov avoids the punch easily.
Racic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Racic.
Racic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Racic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Racic looks to score with a jab to the body but Tutov is just out of range.
Racic looks for the body kick but Tutov saw that one coming.
Tutov lands a big head kick that sends Racic tumbling to the mat! Tutov takes a step backwards and waves Racic back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Racic is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tutov is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Tutov shuts the power down on Racic. Lights out, game over! Tutov is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andrey Tutov!
A relieved looking Andrey Tutov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernie Bezoink (ranked 1457 p4p, 223 weight class) and Gunnar Wylde (ranked 1800 p4p, 261 weight class). Bezoink comes to the cage accompanied by Fuel. Wylde has chosen Black Label Society - Parade of the Dead as his entrance music. Gunnar Wylde told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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23 - 25 - 0 |
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32
215 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
23 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernie Bezoink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Wylde!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Wylde coming out on top.
Wylde has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bezoink is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wylde throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bezoink misses with a looping right.
Gunnar Wylde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wylde misses with an uppercut.
Wylde throws a big shot that misses.
Wylde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bezoink staying out of range there.
No joy there for Bezoink, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bezoink 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.
Bezoink lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab, jab by Wylde - just one landing.
Bezoink misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wylde moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Wylde.
Bezoink swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wylde can't find room to land a body shot as Bezoink controls the action.
Wylde lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wylde.
Bezoink can't break the clinch.
Bezoink can't find room to land a body shot as Wylde controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezoink blocking some punches.
Wylde works on Bezoink's body with a couple of short punches.
Wylde lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bezoink.
Bezoink misses with some punches.
Bezoink blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Wylde scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wylde lands with a short shot to the head.
Wylde lands a right hand.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Bezoink's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bezoink breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wylde misses with a hook
and Bezoink counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bezoink misses with a hook
enabling Wylde to counter with a crisp jab.
Wylde lands with a hook. Bezoink tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wylde lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bezoink throws the left hand but Wylde avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde misses with a wild combination.
Wylde misses with a looping right.
Wylde throws the left hand but Bezoink avoids the punch easily.
Wylde uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bezoink uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wylde.
Wylde lands a nice shot to the body.
Bezoink digs a good hook to Wylde's body.
Bezoink throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wylde counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wylde throws a good cross that connects.
Bezoink steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wylde.
Bezoink throws a series of punches but Wylde moves out of range.
Bezoink swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wylde uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bezoink has time to react.
Bezoink gets tackled into the cage by Wylde. Wylde maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bezoink tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wylde doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wylde doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wylde working aggressively here.
Bezoink can't find room to land a body shot as Wylde controls the action.
Wylde swings wildly with an uppercut but Bezoink uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wylde stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bezoink.
Still in the clinch, Wylde scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wylde has a couple of punches blocked by Bezoink.
Wylde leaning against his opponent.
Wylde misses with a punch to the body.
Wylde lands with a short shot to the head.
Bezoink is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wylde is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde scores with a shot to the side of Bezoink's head.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Bezoink.
Wylde misses with a punch to the body.
Bezoink tries to land knees in the clinch but Wylde avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wylde misses with some punches.
Come on Wylde - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wylde works on Bezoink's body with a couple of short punches.
Wylde lands with a short shot to the head.
Bezoink doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bezoink missing with knees to the body.
Wylde throws a punch but it's blocked by Bezoink.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wylde.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wylde.
Bezoink tries to land knees in the clinch but Wylde avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Wylde dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wylde missing with a left hand there. Bezoink was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wylde swings widly with a right hand
and Bezoink counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bezoink walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wylde's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bezoink under the eye.
Wylde throws a big shot that misses.
Bezoink quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Wylde looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wylde tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bezoink cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wylde swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wylde digs a good body shot into Bezoink's ribs.
Wylde throws a lazy head kick
and Bezoink counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wylde's knee momentarily.
Bezoink scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Wylde misses.
Wylde throws a lazy uppercut
and Bezoink counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde misses with an uppercut.
Wylde has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wylde misses with a lunging right hand
and Bezoink counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bezoink takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wylde throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bezoink drops his hands momentarily and Wylde takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wylde takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gunnar Wylde seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wylde's corner calls for a 1-2. Wylde obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wylde throws a body shot but no joy.
Bezoink takes one to the side of the head.
Wylde looks to land a combination but Bezoink avoids it well.
Bezoink fails to land with a series of punches.
Bezoink avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wylde takes a swing at Bezoink's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - Wylde coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezoink pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wylde scores with a jab. Bezoink acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bezoink bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Bezoink misses the target.
Wylde tries a head kick but it misses.
Bezoink was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wylde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bezoink.
That kick from Bezoink tenderised Wylde's leg. Wylde is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bezoink throws a hook but Wylde avoids it easily.
Wylde slips a jab and a cross from Bezoink.
Bezoink is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wylde takes one to the chin there.
Bezoink defending well as Wylde loads up on a big left hand.
Wylde throws a right hand that misses
and Bezoink counters with a straight right hand.
Bezoink stalks Wylde and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wylde's face. Wylde staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Gunnar Wylde has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wylde.
Bezoink misses with a wild combination.
Wylde lands a jab to the nose.
Bezoink takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wylde throws a hook to the side of Bezoink's head but Bezoink sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wylde doesn't manage to clinch there - Bezoink circles away.
Wylde throws out a loose jab but Bezoink uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Bezoink wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bezoink looks to score with a jab to the body but Wylde is just out of range.
Wylde steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bezoink.
Bezoink throws a jab when Wylde was well out of range.
Bezoink has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bezoink there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bezoink moves out of range as Wylde strikes.
Wylde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Bezoink wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bezoink momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wylde.
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!
Bezoink throws a body kick that misses
letting Wylde counter with a right hand.
Wylde avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wylde lands a big uppercut and Bezoink crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bezoink looks OK. Wylde waves Bezoink back to his feet!
Bezoink is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Wylde and Bezoink falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Wylde!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gunnar Wylde!
Gunnar Wylde 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gray Maynard (ranked 1019 p4p, 114 weight class) and Micah Hays (ranked 1176 p4p, 126 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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151 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gray Maynard !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Micah Hays!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hays is looking to clinch.
Hays avoids a kick to the body.
Maynard gets tackled into the cage by Hays. Hays maintains the clinch.
Maynard misses with a body punch.
Hays tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maynard .
Still in the clinch, Hays scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maynard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maynard jumps guard and drags Hays to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Maynard keeping moving, preventing Hays from controlling successfully.
Hays sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Maynard 's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maynard looking for submissions off his back.
We've been hearing good reports from Maynard 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Maynard is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hays pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hays tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Maynard misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hays tries to pass to full mount but Maynard defends it.
Maynard is pressing down on Hays's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hays trying to control the position from guard on top but Maynard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hays content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Maynard has locked up a guillotine! Maynard 's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Hays is holding on here and Maynard must be using up a lot of energy. Hays has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Maynard gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gray Maynard !
A victorious Gray Maynard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yamato Take (ranked 184 p4p, 29 weight class) and Alan Ford (ranked 921 p4p, 121 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yamato Take!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan Ford!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Take connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Alan Ford has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Take.
Ford misses the jab.
Take getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ford swinging wildly here.
Ford tests Take's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Take, right into the meat.
Ford misses with a hook.
Ford misses with the combination.
Ford misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ford missing with a left hand there. Take was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford tries a head kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Take blocks the leg kick.
Take lands a big head kick that sends Ford tumbling to the mat! Take takes a step backwards and waves Ford back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ford is rocked!
Take pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ford is still on wobbly legs! Can Take finish him?
A nice leg kick lands there from Ford.
Ford misses the body punch
and Take counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Take throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ford ducks under a wild hook from Take.
Ford seems to have recovered his senses.
Ford misses with a looping left.
Take looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Take lands a jab to the nose.
Ford misses with a lunging right hand
and Ford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ford misses with a hook.
A solid body kick from Take.
A telegraphed right hand from Take misses the target.
A big left from Take misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Take tries to land a front kick but Ford steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ford on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Take throws a hook to the side of Ford's head but Ford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body kick there by Take.
Alan Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Ford. Beautiful body shot.
Take fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ford throws a body punch but Take moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ford!
Ford throws a lazy head kick
letting Take counter with a right hand.
Take looks for the body kick but Ford saw that one coming.
Take walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ford checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As Take backs off Ford throws a huge counter combo but Take manages to avoid it all.
Take throws a hook to the side of Ford's head but Ford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Take backs off Ford throws a huge counter combo but Take manages to avoid it all.
Ford scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Take pushes Ford away with a front kick.
Take misses with a shot to the body
and Ford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Take scores with a shot to the body.
Ford looks winded!
Take throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Take with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ford drops his hands momentarily and Take takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ford needs to keep his hands up - Take had a free shot at his head there.
Take cracks Ford with a right hand to the side of the head.
That has opened up Alan Ford's cut even more.
Take scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Take blocks a head kick by Ford.
Take looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Take doesn't manage to clinch there - Ford circles away.
Take dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ford looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ford misses with a double jab.
Ford tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Take fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ford has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ford moves out of range as Take throws a body kick.
Ford scores with a head kick.
Ford ducks right into an uppercut from Take.
Take throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ford looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Take cracks Ford with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ford looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Take finish him?
Crunch! Take slams his shin into Ford's torso.
Take misses the shot to the body.
Ford lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ford pivots, looking for a leg kick but Take is out of range and Ford settles back down.
Ford misses with a hook. Take ducked under it nicely.
Take misses with a low kick.
Ford throws a fast counter high kick but Take manages to duck under it in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamato Take dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alan Ford's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Take.
Take goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ford throws out a counter right but Take avoids it with no problem.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Take.
Take bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ford's head.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Take.
Ford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Take.
Take swings widly with a right hand
and Ford counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ford looks to land a left hand but Take moved out of range nicely.
Take throwing a counter right hand but Ford manages to avoid it.
Ford moves out of range of the body kick from Take.
Ford takes a swing at Take's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Take moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Take.
Ford throws a leg kick
and Take cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Take is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ford can do to turn this around?
Take throws a hook but Ford avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Take goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Take looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ford closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ford looks to throw the jab but Take is out of range.
Ford takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Take finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Take throws a low kick, looking for Ford's leg but Ford calmly moves out of range.
Ford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Take sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamato Take is winning the standup battle so far.
Take has closed the distance and engaged Ford in a clinch.
Take works on Ford's body with a couple of short punches.
Ford tries to throw a body punch but Take avoids it by throwing Ford back against the cage.
Ford blocks an uppercut.
Take lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Take scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Take.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Take gets through Ford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ford blocks an elbow strike from Take.
Take working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ford lands a damaging elbow.
Ford creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Take's defenses.
Take breaks the clinch.
Take looks for the body kick but Ford saw that one coming.
Take connects with a right hand. Ford shakes it off.
The cut above Alan Ford's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Take throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Take tried to score with a low kick but Ford checks it.
Take lands a front kick.
Ford fails to land with a series of punches.
Take throws a leg kick but Ford sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ford.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Take! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Yamato Take!
Yamato Take retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Fortune (ranked 411 p4p, 48 weight class) and Cholo Van Gaal (ranked 379 p4p, 44 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominic Fortune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cholo Van Gaal!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortune throws a head kick that Van Gaal semi-blocks.
Fortune tries to land a leg kick but Van Gaal saw it coming and moves away.
Fortune throws a sloppy head kick and Van Gaal moves out of range easily.
Van Gaal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Fortune misses the target.
Fortune sets himself, and Van Gaal steps forward looking for the clinch! Fortune avoids it this time.
Van Gaal throws a lazy right hand but Fortune sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fortune throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Gaal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fortune misses with a hook to the body
letting Van Gaal counter with a right hand.
Fortune drops his hands momentarily and Van Gaal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Van Gaal connects with a nice looking jab.
Fortune lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fortune fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortune is looking to clinch.
Fortune doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Gaal circles away.
Fortune takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Van Gaal instigates a clinch.
Fortune working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Gaal throws a head punch that misses.
Van Gaal prevents a body shot from Fortune.
Fortune blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Fortune.
Fortune misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal throws a punch but it's blocked by Fortune.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fortune.
Fortune works on Van Gaal's body with a couple of short punches.
Fortune tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Gaal struggles to land a body shot inside as Fortune controls his hands.
Fortune lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Gaal works on Fortune's body with a couple of short punches.
Fortune blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Gaal blocks an uppercut.
Van Gaal scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Gaal lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Fortune fails to land.
Van Gaal blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Van Gaal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Gaal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Gaal has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fortune seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Van Gaal can turn it around.
Van Gaal misses with the head strike.
Van Gaal throws a head punch that misses.
Van Gaal pushes Fortune back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Gaal lands a hook that snaps the head of Fortune backwards.
Van Gaal has a couple of punches blocked by Fortune.
Van Gaal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Van Gaal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Gaal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Gaal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Gaal misses with a punch on the inside.
Fortune misses with some punches.
Van Gaal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Gaal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fortune blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Gaal.
Van Gaal lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gaal.
Fortune being controlled against the cage.
Van Gaal prevents Fortune from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortune tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Gaal misses with a punch to the body.
Van Gaal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gaal throws a head punch that misses.
Van Gaal stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fortune.
Van Gaal misses with the head strike.
Fortune pushes Van Gaal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal struggles to land a body shot inside as Fortune controls his hands.
Fortune struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Gaal controls his hands.
Fortune swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Fortune.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fortune stalling the fight.
Van Gaal misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Fortune.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortune pushes Van Gaal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Gaal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fortune is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Gaal lands a hook that snaps the head of Fortune backwards.
Van Gaal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gaal.
Fortune swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Gaal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortune has a couple of punches blocked by Van Gaal.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fortune.
Fortune blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fortune has a couple of punches blocked by Van Gaal.
Fortune goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fortune blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Gaal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Gaal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fortune's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Gaal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Gaal throws a right hand that misses
and Fortune counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cholo Van Gaal dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Van Gaal connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Gaal misses with a looping left.
Fortune drops down looking for a counter takedown but Van Gaal sprawls and moves away.
Fortune wants to clinch up but Van Gaal keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Van Gaal misses its intended target.
Fortune lands with a straight right. Van Gaal didn't see that one coming.
Fortune slips a straight right by Van Gaal.
Fortune ducks under a wild hook from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal lands with a cross.
Dominic Fortune is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Gaal lands a nice looking body shot.
Fortune lands a left and a right that send Van Gaal crashing to the mat, dazed. Fortune thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Van Gaal is rocked!
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!
Van Gaal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fortune sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Gaal is still on wobbly legs! Can Fortune finish him?
Fortune walks into a left hand.
Van Gaal misses with a series of wild punches.
Fortune closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fortune scores with a hook to the body.
Van Gaal seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Gaal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fortune misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortune struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Gaal controls his hands.
Fortune slows down the pace here.
Van Gaal tries to work over Fortune's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fortune working aggressively here.
Van Gaal working aggressively here.
Fortune prevents a body shot from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Gaal misses with the head strike.
Fortune working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Gaal throws a head punch that misses.
Van Gaal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fortune is keeping busy.
Fortune lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Gaal lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Fortune fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortune lands with a light punch inside.
Van Gaal throws a head punch that misses.
Van Gaal throws a head punch that misses.
Fortune stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fortune.
Van Gaal throws a punch but it's blocked by Fortune.
Cholo Van Gaal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Gaal gets through Fortune'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.
Van Gaal pushes Fortune back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Gaal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Gaal pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fortune blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Gaal misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Gaal takes a shot to the head.
Van Gaal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Gaal throws a head punch that misses.
Van Gaal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fortune stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortune throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Gaal.
Fortune working aggressively here.
Van Gaal swings wildly with an uppercut but Fortune uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gaal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fortune misses with a punch on the inside.
Fortune's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Van Gaal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gaal lands a right hand.
Van Gaal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fortune misses with the head strike.
Van Gaal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fortune softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Fortune fails to land.
Van Gaal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Gaal throws a head punch that misses.
Fortune has a couple of punches blocked by Van Gaal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal swings wildly with an uppercut but Fortune uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gaal fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Gaal.
Fortune throws a head punch that misses.
Fortune lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Gaal or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortune misses with a punch on the inside.
Fortune misses with the head strike.
Van Gaal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fortune scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fortune prevents a body shot from Van Gaal.
Nice body punch from Fortune - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Fortune.
Van Gaal throws a punch but it's blocked by Fortune.
Fortune tries to work over Van Gaal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fortune struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Gaal controls his hands.
Van Gaal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fortune tries to work over Van Gaal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Fortune.
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 Dominic Fortune will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A cross from Van Gaal lands.
Fortune feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van Gaal's calf.
Van Gaal scores with a jab. Fortune acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fortune takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fortune ducks right into an uppercut from Van Gaal.
Fortune looks to land a combination but Van Gaal avoids it well.
Cholo Van Gaal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortune lands a head kick!
Fortune falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van Gaal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fortune throws an overhand right that lands on Van Gaal's shoulder, as Van Gaal tries to avoid the shot.
Van Gaal connects with a leg kick. Fortune looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick from Van Gaal misses.
Van Gaal walks into a left hand.
Fortune bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Gaal throws a jab when Fortune was well out of range.
Fortune moves out of range as Van Gaal strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortune throws a jab when Van Gaal was well out of range.
Van Gaal throws a hook but Fortune avoids it easily.
Fortune takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheers as Van Gaal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fortune doesn't seem phased though.
A swing and a miss from Van Gaal.
Fortune shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fortune looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fortune blocks a low kick nicely.
Fortune uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Gaal.
Fortune moves out of range of the strikes.
Fortune changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fortune misses with a kick to the body.
Van Gaal misses with a hook.
Fortune throws out a powerful jab.
Van Gaal tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortune displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Gaal throws out the jab.
Fortune blocks a jab.
Fortune throws a sloppy head kick and Van Gaal moves out of range easily.
Van Gaal misses with a looping right.
Van Gaal fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fortune, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
Fortune pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Gaal gets tackled into the cage by Fortune. Fortune maintains the clinch.
Fortune misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Van Gaal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Gaal working aggressively here.
Fortune prevents a body shot from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal lands a shoulder strike.
Van Gaal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fortune scores with a hook to the body.
Fortune letting Van Gaal take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gaal scores with a shoulder strike.
Fortune leaning against his opponent.
Fortune makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Gaal lands a nice shot to the body.
Fortune presses Van Gaal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fortune misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Gaal blocking some punches.
Fortune presses Van Gaal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The referee calls for Fortune to work.
Van Gaal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fortune backwards.
Fortune working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Gaal lands a right hand.
Van Gaal swings wildly with an uppercut but Fortune uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fortune.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fortune.
Fortune working aggressively here.
Fortune's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Van Gaal working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fortune digs a right hand underneath Van Gaal's ribcage. Van Gaal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fortune lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Gaal backwards.
Fortune blocks an uppercut.
Van Gaal throws a punch but it's blocked by Fortune.
Van Gaal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gaal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fortune will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Van Gaal up against the cage.
Fortune softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fortune misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gaal fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cholo Van Gaal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Gaal has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cholo Van Gaal!
Cholo Van Gaal 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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