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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 3996 p4p, 505 weight class) and Brian Murphy (ranked 8967 p4p, 732 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Smith might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Therion - Sitra Ahra. Murphy has chosen Róisín Murphy - Primitive as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
29 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 41 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murphy throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and Murphy only half commits.
Murphy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Murphy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smith swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murphy tries to land a body kick
and Smith counters with a head kick.
Murphy misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a crisp right hand that drops Murphy! Smith lets Murphy back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Murphy is rocked!
It looks like Brian Murphy has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Look low, kick high! Smith uses the oldest trick in the book to send Murphy tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Smith is absolutely delighted - when Murphy wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mike Smith!
Mike Smith really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Mohito Fightwear (Laundry) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
In defeat, Brian Murphy stepped up to the mic, saying 'Can I still cut it?'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Huber (ranked 4079 p4p, 357 weight class) and Optimus Prime (ranked 4518 p4p, 380 weight class). Huber's entrance music is Enter Sandman. A fine choice. Prime has chosen Rich Boy - Boy Looka Here as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28 - 47 - 0 |
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250 lbs
43 - 44 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 47 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Huber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 44 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Optimus Prime!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Huber shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Huber showed some decent athleticism there.
Huber trying to mount his opponent but Prime defends it.
Huber thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Prime's head.
Huber is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Huber is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Prime sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huber thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Huber is trying to work for a kimura but Prime is defending well.
Huber is working for a kimura but Prime is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Prime sees it coming and defends easily.
Huber is trying to work for a kimura but Prime is defending well.
Huber is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Huber working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Huber is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Huber is working for a kimura but Prime is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huber is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Prime has managed to free his arm - good work.
Huber is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Huber throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Huber has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Huber is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Prime has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Huber seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huber maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Prime could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Huber has cracked it and Prime is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Huber!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mario Huber!
In his post fight interview, Mario Huber started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ross Buchanan (ranked 4132 p4p, 404 weight class) and Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 3151 p4p, 338 weight class). Buchanan's entrance music is Roy Buchanan's Train Blues. A fine choice. Nazarethyan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Amerika. Ross Buchanan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ross Buchanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 42 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Suren Nazarethyan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buchanan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nazarethyan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Buchanan misses with a lunging right hand
and Nazarethyan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Buchanan's knee momentarily.
Nazarethyan thumps Buchanan with a low kick.
Nazarethyan looks to throw the jab but Buchanan is out of range.
Buchanan throws a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Nazarethyan.
Buchanan takes one on the button.
Buchanan throws a big shot that misses.
Nazarethyan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Buchanan throws a jab but it's blocked by Nazarethyan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nazarethyan.
Buchanan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nazarethyan moves away.
Nazarethyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Buchanan lands with a slapping head kick.
Buchanan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buchanan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nazarethyan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buchanan.
Nazarethyan throws a big counter head kick but Buchanan avoids it with no problem.
Buchanan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buchanan. Nazarethyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nazarethyan misses with a looping left.
Nazarethyan throws a leg kick which misses Buchanan's front leg but catches the back leg as Buchanan tries to avoid it.
Nazarethyan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ross Buchanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buchanan misses with a body shot.
Nazarethyan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nazarethyan.
Buchanan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nazarethyan can pounce on him.
Nazarethyan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Buchanan there.
Buchanan thuds his shin into the meat of Nazarethyan's side.
Nazarethyan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buchanan.
Nazarethyan follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Buchanan misses with the combination.
Buchanan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Buchanan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nazarethyan.
Buchanan throws an overhand right that lands on Nazarethyan's shoulder, as Nazarethyan tries to avoid the shot.
Buchanan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nazarethyan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Buchanan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nazarethyan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Buchanan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buchanan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nazarethyan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Buchanan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Nazarethyan to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan loads up on a big right hand but Nazarethyan slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Buchanan.
Buchanan just misses with a punch to the body.
Buchanan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nazarethyan moves away.
Buchanan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice shot by Buchanan.
Buchanan throws a head kick that misses.
Buchanan lands a lovely overhand right.
Buchanan misses with an uppercut
and Buchanan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nazarethyan lands a jab to the head.
A big left from Buchanan misses.
Buchanan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nazarethyan throws a wild body kick that Buchanan sees coming a mile off.
Decent striking displayed by Nazarethyan there.
Buchanan tries to bum rush Nazarethyan with a series of wild strikes but Nazarethyan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Buchanan misses.
Nazarethyan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Buchanan's calf.
Buchanan is looking to land body kicks.
Nazarethyan blocks a head kick by Buchanan.
Nazarethyan moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan dips to his left and cracks Buchanan with an uppercut!
Nazarethyan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Buchanan under the eye.
Buchanan fails to land with a series of punches.
Buchanan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nazarethyan.
Buchanan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Buchanan backing away here, and Nazarethyan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Buchanan jabs Nazarethyan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nazarethyan blocks a head kick by Buchanan.
Nazarethyan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Buchanan throws a hook but Nazarethyan blocks it.
Nazarethyan replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Buchanan blocks it well.
Nazarethyan throws a body shot but no joy.
Nazarethyan misses with a wild body shot.
Nazarethyan looks to land a right hand but Buchanan moved out of range.
Buchanan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buchanan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Buchanan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nazarethyan scores with a leg kick.
Buchanan misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan avoids the body shot from Buchanan.
Buchanan walks into a stiff left hand from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan throws a push kick but Buchanan slaps the foot to one side.
Nazarethyan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nazarethyan moves out of range of the body kick.
Nazarethyan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Buchanan throws a body punch but Nazarethyan moves out of range.
Buchanan looks to throw the jab but Nazarethyan is out of range.
Nazarethyan throws a body punch but Buchanan moves out of range.
Nazarethyan lands a jab to the nose.
Buchanan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan slips under a jab from Buchanan.
Buchanan missing with a left hand there. Nazarethyan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Buchanan takes one to the side of the head.
Buchanan walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buchanan throws a head kick that misses.
Nazarethyan is looking to score with low kicks.
Buchanan throws a head kick but Nazarethyan moves out of range.
Buchanan misses with a body kick.
Nazarethyan throws the left hand but Buchanan avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Buchanan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nazarethyan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buchanan.
A little jabbing left from Nazarethyan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nazarethyan is looking to slow Buchanan down with leg kicks.
Buchanan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nazarethyan.
Ross Buchanan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nazarethyan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Buchanan throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Nazarethyan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nazarethyan tries a low kick but Buchanan avoids it.
Buchanan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Buchanan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buchanan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Buchanan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Good work by Buchanan as he checks the leg kick.
Buchanan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Buchanan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Buchanan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Buchanan cracks Nazarethyan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nazarethyan throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Buchanan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jab from Nazarethyan.
Buchanan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nazarethyan looks to throw the jab but Buchanan is out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Nazarethyan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Buchanan has got the better of the exchanges.
Nazarethyan avoids the body shot from Buchanan.
Buchanan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Buchanan tries to work over Nazarethyan's front leg with a kick but Nazarethyan checks it.
Buchanan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Buchanan works Nazarethyan's body with a nice hook.
Nazarethyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan is looking to chop away at Buchanan's legs.
Nazarethyan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Buchanan.
Nazarethyan cracks Buchanan with an open hand slap.
A punch combination from Buchanan misses.
Nazarethyan steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Buchanan. Those never looked like landing.
Nazarethyan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nazarethyan.
The fighters circling - Nazarethyan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buchanan feints and then cracks Nazarethyan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nazarethyan down.
Buchanan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Buchanan misses.
Buchanan thuds his shin into the meat of Nazarethyan's side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buchanan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nazarethyan manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan throws a right and a left that Nazarethyan avoids nicely.
Buchanan throws a head kick that misses.
Buchanan throws a nice looking combination but Nazarethyan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nazarethyan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Buchanan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Nazarethyan catches Buchanan right on the button with a cross.
Nazarethyan slips under a jab from Buchanan.
Buchanan blocks the body kick.
Nice body kick there by Nazarethyan.
Buchanan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nazarethyan can do to turn this around?
Buchanan throws a nice looking combination but Nazarethyan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ross Buchanan is winning the standup battle so far.
Buchanan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nazarethyan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Buchanan.
Buchanan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nazarethyan lands a jab to the nose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buchanan. Nazarethyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nazarethyan throws a low kick but Buchanan moves out of range easily.
Buchanan is looking to counter punch.
Buchanan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Buchanan avoids the head kick by Nazarethyan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan tries to score with a low kick but Buchanan moves his leg out of the way.
Buchanan throws a right hand that Nazarethyan ducks under and follows up with a left that Nazarethyan also avoids with ease.
Nazarethyan throws a leg kick which misses Buchanan's front leg but catches the back leg as Buchanan tries to avoid it.
Nazarethyan slips under a jab from Buchanan.
A lazy left from Buchanan finds it's target.
Buchanan tries a low kick but Nazarethyan avoids it.
Buchanan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nazarethyans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nazarethyan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Buchanan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Buchanan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buchanan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nazarethyan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nazarethyan throws out a leg kick but Buchanan moves out of range and Nazarethyan only half commits.
Nazarethyan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nazarethyan throws a hook but Buchanan avoids it easily.
Buchanan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Buchanan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nazarethyan.
Buchanan throws a body kick that misses.
Buchanan throws a nice looking combination but Nazarethyan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buchanan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nazarethyan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buchanan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan lands a slapping body shot.
Nazarethyan lands a glancing blow to the side of Buchanan's head.
Nazarethyan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nazarethyan connects with the punch.
Buchanan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nazarethyan.
Buchanan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nazarethyan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Nazarethyan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buchanan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Buchanan misses with a kick to the body.
Nazarethyan slips a jab from Buchanan.
Buchanan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nazarethyan's head.
Buchanan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Buchanan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nazarethyan misses with an uppercut. Buchanan saw that one coming.
Nazarethyan scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazarethyan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Buchanan moves out of range of the body kick from Nazarethyan.
Buchanan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nazarethyan just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBuchanan.
Buchanan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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 Ross Buchanan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nazarethyan slips under a jab from Buchanan.
Buchanan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nazarethyan tried to score with a low kick but Buchanan checks it.
An inside leg kick from Nazarethyan misses.
Buchanan throws a quick counter kick to the body but Nazarethyan avoids it.
Buchanan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nazarethyan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Buchanan looks to land a body kick but Nazarethyan moved away.
Buchanan lands a head kick. Nazarethyan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Buchanan scores with the left hand. Nazarethyan knows he should have avoided that one.
Buchanan throws a looping overhand right but Nazarethyan ducks down to avoid it.
Buchanan throws out a loose jab but Nazarethyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buchanan throws a sloppy head kick and Nazarethyan moves out of range easily.
Buchanan misses with the body kick
and Nazarethyan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nazarethyan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nazarethyan walks into a straight right hand from Buchanan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazarethyan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Buchanan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nazarethyan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nazarethyan misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nazarethyan tests Buchanan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sloppy strikes from Nazarethyan. Those never looked like landing.
Nazarethyan loads up on a big right hand but Buchanan slips the punch.
Nazarethyan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Buchanan if he has to take too many more of those.
Buchanan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Buchanan moves out of range of the leg kick from Nazarethyan.
Buchanan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nazarethyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buchanan moves away.
Nazarethyan staying out of range there.
Buchanan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nazarethyan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Buchanan.
Nazarethyan slips a jab from Buchanan.
It seemed like Nazarethyan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nazarethyan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nazarethyan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Buchanan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nazarethyan misses with an uppercut.
Suren Nazarethyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nazarethyan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Buchanan checks a leg kick.
Buchanan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buchanan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Buchanan scores with a push kick.
Buchanan thows a leg kick but Nazarethyan checks it
letting Nazarethyan counter with a right hand.
Nazarethyan moves out of range as Buchanan throws a body kick.
Nazarethyan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nazarethyan throws a hook but Buchanan blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buchanan. Nazarethyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nazarethyan throws a body punch but Buchanan moves out of range.
Buchanan lands a high kick!
Nazarethyan dodges the punch combination from Buchanan.
Buchanan ducks under a wild hook from Nazarethyan.
Buchanan lands with a slapping head kick.
Buchanan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nazarethyan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nazarethyan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Buchanan checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan throws a head kick that misses
and Nazarethyan counters with a left to the body.
Buchanan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nazarethyan.
Buchanan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Nazarethyan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Buchanan throws a sloppy head kick
and Buchanan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nazarethyan tries to land a leg kick but Buchanan saw it coming and moves away.
Buchanan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nazarethyan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nazarethyan throws out a counter right but Buchanan avoids it with no problem.
Nazarethyan throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Buchanan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Some bone on bone action there as Buchanan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nazarethyan lands a body shot.
Buchanan loads up on a big right hand but Nazarethyan slips the punch.
Ross Buchanan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nazarethyan slips a straight right by Buchanan.
Buchanan moves out of range of the body kick.
Nazarethyan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Buchanan.
Nazarethyan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Buchanan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nazarethyan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Buchanan slips under a jab from Nazarethyan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan looks to throw the jab but Buchanan is out of range.
Buchanan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buchanan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nazarethyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nazarethyan.
Buchanan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nazarethyan misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Buchanan.
Buchanan throws a sloppy head kick
and Nazarethyan counters with a low kick, right behind Buchanan 's knee.
Buchanan looks to land a body kick but Nazarethyan moved away.
Nazarethyan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nazarethyan throws a shot from downtown. Buchanan moves away and avoids it.
Buchanan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazarethyan throws a jab when Buchanan was well out of range.
Nazarethyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buchanan manages to avoid it.
Nazarethyan scores with the left hand. Buchanan knows he should have avoided that one.
Sloppy strikes from Buchanan. Those never looked like landing.
Nazarethyan throws out a counter right but Buchanan avoids it with no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Suren Nazarethyan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Buchanan 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ross Buchanan!
Ross Buchanan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Suren Nazarethyan had this to say: 'I Will Come Back Stronger Than Before'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norman Pederson (ranked 2751 p4p, 382 weight class) and Katsu Laoka (ranked 2164 p4p, 321 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Norman Pederson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 20 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Katsu Laoka!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pederson closes the distance and clinches.
Pederson struggles to land a body shot inside as Laoka controls his hands.
Pederson takes a shot to the head.
Laoka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laoka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pederson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Laoka is keeping busy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pederson pushes Laoka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laoka cracks Pederson with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Pederson.
Laoka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pederson backwards.
Laoka scores with a knee to the head.
Laoka avoids the elbow strike from Pederson, against the cage.
Laoka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pederson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pederson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pederson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Laoka is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pederson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pederson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Laoka prevents Pederson from improving position.
Pederson trying to control the position but Laoka is working away.
Laoka is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pederson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Laoka has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Pederson's lack of action.
Laoka has one foot on Pederson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Pederson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laoka can pounce on him.
Laoka throws a body shot but no joy.
Laoka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pederson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Laoka scores with a nice head shot.
A cross from Pederson lands.
Laoka works the jab nicely.
Laoka clobbers Pederson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Laoka leaves Pederson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Laoka doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka tries to score with a low kick but Pederson moves his leg out of the way.
Pederson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laoka.
A shot to the liver by Laoka. Beautiful body shot.
Laoka blocks a leg kick.
Pederson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laoka sizes up Pederson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A low kick from Pederson is predictable there
and Laoka counters with a straight right hand.
Pederson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laoka. That's going to slow Pederson down.
A big left from Laoka misses.
Pederson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Some bone on bone action there as Pederson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pederson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pederson closes the distance and clinches.
Laoka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pederson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laoka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pederson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laoka blocks a head kick by Pederson.
Laoka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pederson doesn't seem bothered though.
Laoka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pederson.
Laoka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pederson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laoka.
Nice body kick from Laoka.
Pederson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laoka missing with a left hand there. Pederson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laoka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Katsu Laoka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pederson shoots for a takedown but Laoka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Laoka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pederson moves into the clinch successfully.
Laoka blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laoka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Laoka pushes Pederson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsu Laoka dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Laoka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Laoka lands with a shot to the body.
Laoka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laoka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pederson shoots in looking for a takedown but Laoka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pederson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pederson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Laoka connects with a knee to the head.
Laoka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laoka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laoka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pederson backwards.
Laoka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laoka lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laoka scores with a shot to the side of Pederson's head.
Laoka lands a nice uppercut.
Laoka avoids the elbow strike from Pederson, against the cage.
Pederson slowing the pace effectively.
Laoka lands with a right to the head.
Pederson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Laoka gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pederson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laoka's elbow.
Laoka misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laoka scores with a knee to the head.
Laoka lands with a light punch inside.
Laoka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pederson backwards.
Pederson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laoka throws a leg kick but Pederson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pederson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Laoka sizes up Pederson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Laoka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pederson misses the jab.
Pederson misses with a straight right.
Laoka throws out a leg kick but Pederson moves out of range and Laoka only half commits.
Pederson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Laoka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pederson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pederson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pederson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Norman Pederson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laoka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pederson's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laoka scores with a nice head shot.
Pederson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laoka.
Laoka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Laoka throws a shot from downtown. Pederson moves away and avoids it.
Laoka takes one on the button.
Pederson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laoka.
Pederson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Laoka.
Pederson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Laoka.
Pederson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laoka.
Pederson throws a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Pederson does no damage.
Laoka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pederson. That did some damage!
Pederson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Laoka.
Jab from Pederson.
Laoka slips a jab from Pederson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka needs to keep his hands up - Pederson had a free shot at his head there.
Pederson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Laoka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pederson somewhat.
Pederson looks to land a combination but Laoka avoids it well.
Pederson shoots in looking for a takedown but Laoka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pederson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pederson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Laoka.
Laoka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laoka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Laoka gets tackled into the cage by Pederson. Pederson maintains the clinch.
Laoka scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Laoka.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laoka scores with a knee to the head.
Laoka managing to block the knees to the body from Pederson.
A hook to the body from Laoka.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laoka presses Pederson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pederson takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Laoka.
Laoka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pederson backwards.
A shot in the inside from Laoka.
Laoka lands a right hand.
Laoka just leaning against Pederson, taking a breather.
Laoka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laoka connects with a knee to the head.
A short right from Laoka on the inside.
Pederson is rocked!
Nice body punch from Laoka.
Oh Pederson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laoka is stalling here.
Pederson seems to have got his legs back now.
Pederson takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Laoka.
Laoka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pederson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laoka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Laoka landing knees to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Laoka.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laoka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsu Laoka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Laoka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Norman Pederson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pederson moves out of range as Laoka strikes.
Pederson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pederson has managed to clinch.
Pederson wants to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pederson.
Still in the clinch, Laoka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laoka misses with a punch to the body.
Laoka lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Laoka.
A nice left hand lands by Laoka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laoka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Laoka gets through Pederson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pederson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Laoka.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laoka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Laoka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laoka dips a shoulder and cracks Pederson with a mighty uppercut! Pederson falls back against the cage and Laoka unloads with a barrage of strikes! Pederson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Laoka screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Katsu Laoka!
Katsu Laoka bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Brown (ranked 2795 p4p, 300 weight class) and Victor Szczęsny (ranked 1701 p4p, 207 weight class). Brown's entrance music is No Waves. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
22 - 28 - 2 |
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135 lbs
43 - 24 - 1 |
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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
22 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, John Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Szczęsny!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczęsny blocks the body kick.
Szczęsny misses with a wild body shot.
As Szczęsny looks to move away, Brown throws a big counter combo but Szczęsny just gets out of the way.
Szczęsny tries to score with a low kick but Brown moves his leg out of the way.
Brown changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Szczęsny misses with a hook
and Brown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brown being controlled against the cage.
Szczęsny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Szczęsny is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szczęsny trying to land knees to the body.
Brown prevents a body shot from Szczęsny.
Brown stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny avoiding damage.
Brown turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Brown manages to end up in side control.
Brown working the ground and pound.
Szczęsny takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
You can see the frustration on Szczęsny's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brown trying to control the action but Szczęsny is working from the bottom.
Brown connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Szczęsny some visible discomfort.
Brown lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Szczęsny on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Szczęsny seems a little lost for a moment, as Brown dominates the positioning.
Brown has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brown is working Szczęsny over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown landing a few strikes.
Szczęsny is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown working the ground and pound.
Szczęsny is still in real trouble! Can Brown finish him?
Brown working the ground and pound from side control.
Brown looks up at the clock and then as Szczęsny takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Brown smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Szczęsny struggling a bit here.
Check out the look on Brown's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Brown looks up at the clock and then as Szczęsny takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Brown smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Brown slows the pace down.
Brown working the body and head with strikes.
Szczęsny wants to control but Brown postures up.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Szczęsny is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Szczęsny is working to avoid the ground and pound but Brown connects with a decent elbow.
Brown controlling the position.
You can see the frustration on Szczęsny's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczęsny gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Brown looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Szczęsny is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Szczęsny is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Szczęsny is trying to escape the mount.
Brown lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Brown landing shots from mount.
Szczęsny is looking to improve his position but Brown isn't that keen on the idea.
Brown working Szczęsny over with strikes here.
Brown connects with a bit shot that sees Szczęsny covering up! More strikes from Brown and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Brown is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Brown!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Juravlev (ranked 1396 p4p, 145 weight class) and Mario Eikmeyer (ranked 2289 p4p, 226 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alexey Juravlev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 45 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Eikmeyer!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eikmeyer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Juravlev swivels and escapes.
Eikmeyer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Eikmeyer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eikmeyer is looking to work some ground and pound but Juravlev has wrist control.
Eikmeyer wants to pass the guard but Juravlev is keeping the position.
Juravlev wants to sweep but no luck.
Juravlev is adopting a defensive guard.
Eikmeyer lands a couple of digs.
Juravlev is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Eikmeyer is controlling him.
Eikmeyer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
My spies in whitey's gym inform me that Eikmeyer has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eikmeyer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Eikmeyer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Juravlev lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Eikmeyer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Juravlev controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eikmeyer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Juravlev is stalling in the full guard.
Eikmeyer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Juravlev wanted to stand there but Eikmeyer had control of the position.
Eikmeyer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Eikmeyer looking for a guillotine here but Juravlev defends easily.
Juravlev's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Juravlev wants to stand but Eikmeyer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Juravlev looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Juravlev trying to stand up but can't free himself from Eikmeyer's guard.
Juravlev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Eikmeyer isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Juravlev stacks Eikmeyer on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Juravlev!
Juravlev controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eikmeyer tries to bench press Juravlev off him but Juravlev keeps the position.
Eikmeyer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Juravlev stands up and beckons Eikmeyer to his feet.
A big left from Eikmeyer misses.
Juravlev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Juravlev looks to score with a jab to the body but Eikmeyer is just out of range.
Eikmeyer shoots in for a takedown but Juravlev shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Eikmeyer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Juravlev was covering up waiting for the punch and Eikmeyer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Eikmeyer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Eikmeyer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Juravlev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Eikmeyer won't allow Juravlev to sweep him here.
Eikmeyer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Eikmeyer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eikmeyer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev has momentary wrist control but Eikmeyer slips an elbow through the middle.
Eikmeyer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Juravlev's head.
Eikmeyer stopping the sweep attempt from Juravlev.
Eikmeyer landing some decent shots from guard.
Eikmeyer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eikmeyer stopping the sweep attempt from Juravlev.
Eikmeyer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Juravlev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Eikmeyer throwing strikes but missing.
Juravlev uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Juravlev lands a really nice looking cross but Eikmeyer seems unphased.
Eikmeyer shoots in for a takedown but Juravlev shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alexey Juravlev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Eikmeyer.
Juravlev lunges at Eikmeyer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Eikmeyer's hand.
Juravlev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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 Alexey Juravlev will probably get the nod.
That's time! Juravlev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Juravlev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Eikmeyer's hands.
Mario Eikmeyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Juravlev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mario Eikmeyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eikmeyer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Juravlev's half guard.
Juravlev throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Eikmeyer winds up and cracks Juravlev with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Eikmeyer thows a huge punch but Juravlev dodges it nicely.
Eikmeyer is looking for a kimura but Juravlev is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Eikmeyer to get the leverage.
Juravlev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Juravlev is defending against the submission attempts here by Eikmeyer.
Mario Eikmeyer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Eikmeyer working over Juravlev with some ground and pound. Juravlev looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juravlev has his hands clasped together around Eikmeyer's back. He's all about the action.
Juravlev wants to control but Eikmeyer is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eikmeyer is trying to work for a kimura but Juravlev is defending well.
Eikmeyer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Juravlev defending well though.
Juravlev is defending against the submission attempts here by Eikmeyer.
Eikmeyer throws a strike but Juravlev avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Eikmeyer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Juravlev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Eikmeyer throwing strikes but missing.
Eikmeyer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Eikmeyer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eikmeyer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Eikmeyer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Juravlev's head.
Eikmeyer is looking to pass into half guard but Juravlev pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Juravlev is in guard.
Juravlev decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Eikmeyer, up you get!
The fighters circling - Juravlev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Juravlev lands a nice hook to Eikmeyer's body. Eikmeyer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eikmeyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eikmeyer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Juravlev to the mat! Juravlev manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juravlev is controlling Eikmeyer's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juravlev looking to control.
Eikmeyer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Eikmeyer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Eikmeyer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eikmeyer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Eikmeyer is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Juravlev is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Juravlev has escaped and now he's on top!
Juravlev is looking to stand up but Eikmeyer won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Eikmeyer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Juravlev has managed to get both his arms back between Eikmeyer's legs - danger averted.
Eikmeyer keeping moving, preventing Juravlev from controlling successfully.
Eikmeyer working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Juravlev has passed into half guard!
Juravlev is keen to just control but Eikmeyer is a slippery customer.
Juravlev tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Eikmeyer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Juravlev controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Juravlev's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Eikmeyer actively working from the bottom here.
Eikmeyer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Eikmeyer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Juravlev pulls his head out easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eikmeyer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Eikmeyer is breathing heavily.
Juravlev wants to stand up but Eikmeyer is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mario Eikmeyer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Juravlev throws out a loose jab but Eikmeyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Eikmeyer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Eikmeyer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Juravlev is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Juravlev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Eikmeyer.
Eikmeyer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Eikmeyer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Eikmeyer is working for a submission of some sort.
Juravlev tries to roll over but Eikmeyer keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eikmeyer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Juravlev has managed to free his arm - good work.
Eikmeyer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Eikmeyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eikmeyer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Juravlev has managed to free his arm - good work.
Juravlev preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Juravlev slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Eikmeyer stops Juravlev from standing up.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Juravlev manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Juravlev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Eikmeyer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Juravlev is defending well.
Juravlev is pressed up against the cage. Eikmeyer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Juravlev down to the mat. Juravlev avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eikmeyer manages to avoid it.
Eikmeyer looking to score a takedown here. Juravlev is defending well but Eikmeyer drives through and ends up in Juravlev's guard.
Juravlev looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Eikmeyer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Juravlev is controlling Eikmeyer's posture.
Eikmeyer prevents Juravlev from getting back to his feet.
Juravlev is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Juravlev is pulling down on Eikmeyer's head. It's preventing any offense from Eikmeyer, at least for the moment.
Eikmeyer looking to pass the guard.
Eikmeyer preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eikmeyer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Eikmeyer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Juravlev lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Eikmeyer working for submissions but it's allowed Juravlev to get to half guard.
Juravlev wants to stand but Eikmeyer has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Juravlev is taking a breather. Eikmeyer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Eikmeyer looking for submissions off his back.
Eikmeyer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Juravlev pulls his head out easily.
Juravlev is pressing down on Eikmeyer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Eikmeyer is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev content to control rather than advance.
Further stalling from Juravlev.
Eikmeyer actively working from the bottom here.
Juravlev is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Eikmeyer actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Juravlev seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Eikmeyer actively working from the bottom here.
Eikmeyer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexey Juravlev showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Juravlev has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Carlos Luciano (ranked 958 p4p, 113 weight class) and Royal Pain (ranked 1548 p4p, 189 weight class). Pain has chosen AC/DC Thunderstruck as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Carlos Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royal Pain!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Luciano sprawls well. Luciano wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pain gets slowly back to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Luciano.
A big right from Luciano misses.
Pain closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Pain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Luciano throws a head punch that misses.
Luciano prevents a body shot from Pain.
Luciano misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Luciano.
A head punch on the inside from Luciano fails to land.
Luciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Pain.
Pain tries to throw a body punch but Luciano avoids it by throwing Pain back against the cage.
Pain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Luciano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Luciano scores with a shot to the side of Pain's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pain tries to work over Luciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luciano.
Pain tries to throw a body punch but Luciano avoids it by throwing Pain back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luciano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Pain.
Pain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Luciano is looking to counter punch.
Luciano gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pain connects with a couple of short punches.
Pain throws a big right hand that misses.
Pain is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Luciano tries to strike from the bottom.
Pain lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Luciano throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Pain keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Luciano's head.
Luciano thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Pain told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Luciano keeping moving, preventing Pain from controlling successfully.
Pain lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luciano striking off his back but it's not causing Pain any problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain won't allow Luciano to sweep him here.
Luciano keeping moving, preventing Pain from controlling successfully.
Luciano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pain forces his way into half guard.
Luciano flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pain lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pain drops an elbow to the side of Luciano's head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pain landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Luciano is rocked!
Pain is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Oh Luciano is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pain seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Luciano does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Luciano flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Luciano throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Pain blocks the strikes from Luciano.
Luciano seems to have got his legs back now.
Pain is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Luciano is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Royal Pain!
Royal Pain made sure to mention his sponsor, KOMBAT KLOTHING in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luciano Bizarria (ranked 429 p4p, 67 weight class) and Chris Severn (ranked 1778 p4p, 266 weight class). Bizarria kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Arnaldo Antunes - Alta Noite. Chris Severn acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luciano Bizarria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 35 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Severn!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Bizarria avoids the head kick by Severn.
Bizarria appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Severn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Severn cracks the inside of Bizarria's front leg.
Bizarria takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A low kick from Severn is predictable there
and Bizarria counters with a single leg into guard. Severn didn't expect that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizarria trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bizarria scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Severn wants to stand up but Bizarria is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizarria throws a strike but Severn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bizarria has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Severn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bizarria might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bizarria lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bizarria trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bizarria won't allow Severn to sweep him here.
Bizarria is looking to work some ground and pound but Severn has wrist control.
Severn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bizarria gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bizarria with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severn wants to sweep here but Bizarria controlling him for the moment.
Bizarria is looking to work some ground and pound but Severn has wrist control.
Severn working a defensive guard here.
Severn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bizarria scoring with some ground and pound.
Bizarria wants to control from the top but Severn keeps moving.
Bizarria cracks Severn with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bizarria working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Severn's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bizarria accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizarria content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Severn keeping moving, preventing Bizarria from controlling successfully.
Severn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bizarria landing some decent shots from guard.
Bizarria postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bizarria landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bizarria is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bizarria pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Severn is keeping the position for now.
Severn has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bizarria has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizarria in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bizarria throws a strike aimed at the side of Severn's head but Severn avoids it well.
Bizarria in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bizarria throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bizarria tries for a kimura but Severn is defending well.
Bizarria working the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bizarria misses with the ground and pound.
Severn takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luciano Bizarria dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bizarria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bizarria attempts a counter takedown but Severn avoids it well and moves away.
Severn misses with a body shot.
Bizarria avoids the body shot from Severn.
Severn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Severn throws a lazy body kick
and Bizarria counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizarria makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Severn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bizarria scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn trying to keep a closed guard but Bizarria is proving a slippery customer.
Bizarria landing some decent shots from guard.
Bizarria wants to control from the top but Severn keeps moving.
Bizarria postures up.
Bizarria wants to control from the top but Severn keeps moving.
Bizarria is looking to work some ground and pound but Severn has wrist control.
Severn looking to control.
Bizarria throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Severn has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bizarria has passed into side control.
Bizarria passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Severn!
Severn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bizarria is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Severn can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bizarria throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Severn because Bizarria loaded up on that one.
Bizarria looking to finish with strikes here!
Bizarria misses with a head shot.
Bizarria lands a big shot there that rocks Severn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
It looks like Chris Severn has been cut.
Severn is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bizarria cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bizarria unloading with bombs!
Bizarria landing strikes from the mount and Severn is in trouble!
Severn is rocked!
Bizarria in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Severn is still in real trouble! Can Bizarria finish him?
Bizarria misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Poor strikes thrown by Bizarria there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Severn seems to have recovered his senses.
Bizarria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Severn can do to turn this around?
Bizarria connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Severn is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Severn is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bizarria with the ground and pound from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Severn is bucking up trying to escape but Bizarria cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bizarria throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizarria postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Severn is out cold - huge knockout for Bizarria!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Luciano Bizarria!
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