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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darius Jurevicious (ranked 2594 p4p, 362 weight class) and Harry Hole (ranked 2977 p4p, 406 weight class). Jurevicious's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, No Love- Death Grips. Darius Jurevicious has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.



198 cm
25
215 lbs
7 - 7 - 0
182 cm
26
210 lbs
7 - 6 - 0
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Granite chin
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank


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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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darius Jurevicious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Hole!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jurevicious tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hole was well out of range. Poor timing from Jurevicious.
Hole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jurevicious moves away.
Hole catches Jurevicious with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hole slips under a jab.
Jurevicious looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jurevicious lands the left hand.
Hole dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jurevicious. That did some damage!
Hole blocks a jab.
Nice shot lands for Hole.
Jurevicious scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harry Hole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jurevicious throws a hook to the side of Hole's head but Hole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hole blocks a low kick nicely.
Hole let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jurevicious takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jurevicious moves out of range of the strikes.
Hole goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hole.
Jurevicious drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hole sprawls and moves away.
Jurevicious walks into a stiff left hand from Hole.
Jurevicious throws a leg kick but Hole sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harry Hole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hole misses with an uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hole checks a leg kick.
And Hole responds with a good body kick, but Jurevicious manages to step out the way in time.
Hole connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jurevicious throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice takedown defense from Hole. No joy for Jurevicious on that attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hole, as that shot connected.
Nice uppercut lands for Hole. That snapped Jurevicious's head back.
Hole throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jurevicious throws out a loose jab but Hole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jurevicious waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hole.

Hole clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hole lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jurevicious backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Hole - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Hole.
Jurevicious is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Hole.
A short uppercut from Hole.
Jurevicious takes a shot to the head.
Hole pushes Jurevicious back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hole working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hole lands a nice shot to the body.
Hole softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hole gets through Jurevicious's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hole throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hole scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hole lands with a right to the head.
Hole lands a shoulder strike.
Hole scores with a shoulder strike.
Hole lands with a left to the head.
Jurevicious is trying to break the clinch but Hole is controlling him.
Hole lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hole lands an uppercut.
Hole lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jurevicious or not.
Hole lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jurevicious backwards.
Hole being controlled against the cage.
Hole gets through Jurevicious's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hole lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hole digs a right hand underneath Jurevicious's ribcage. Jurevicious let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hole lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Hole as the two fighters clinch.
Hole gets through Jurevicious's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hole lands a hook that snaps the head of Jurevicious backwards.
Hole lands with a short shot to the head.
Hole lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jurevicious backwards.
Hole is working Jurevicious over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Hole.
Hole lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hole lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hole lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hole lands with a left to the head.

Jurevicious is rocked!
Hole gets through Jurevicious's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Hole dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!


Hole explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hole lands a nice looking body shot.
Hole works Jurevicious's body with a nice hook.
Hole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Hole lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jurevicious doesn't seem phased though.
Hole throws an overhand right that lands on Jurevicious's shoulder, as Jurevicious tries to avoid the shot.
Jurevicious tries to counter with a takedown but Hole is quick to defend against it.
Hole lands a nice hook to Jurevicious's body. Jurevicious takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jurevicious takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hole scores with a nice right hand.
Hole lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jurevicious at a distance.
Hole has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hole jabs at Jurevicious's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hole thuds a left hand into Jurevicious's body.
Hole lands with a straight right. Jurevicious didn't see that one coming.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An inside leg kick lands from Hole.
Hole sizes up Jurevicious with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurevicious walks into a left hand.
Jurevicious walks into a left hand.
Hole throws a body shot but no joy.
Hole lands a nice shot to the body.
Hole ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jurevicious fails with a takedown attempt.
Hole scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jurevicious takes one to the side of the head.
Jurevicious takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hole throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Hole.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hole lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jurevicious at a distance.
Hole listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jurevicious stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hole.
Jurevicious takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice defenses there by Jurevicious.
Jurevicious feinted with a counter takedown.
Hole scores with a spinning back kick!
Hole clobbers Jurevicious with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Hole gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hole creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hole working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hole lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Hole.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hole.
Hole lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jurevicious backwards.
Jurevicious's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jurevicious tries to pull guard but Hole holds him up against the cage and eventually Jurevicious drops back down to his feet.
Hole pushes Jurevicious back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hole is leaning against Jurevicious and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hole lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Hole.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hole.
Hole scores with a shoulder strike.
Hole presses Jurevicious against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hole cracks Jurevicious with a nice body shot.
Hole lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hole lands a body punch.
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!
Hole softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hole.
Hole lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hole.
Hole makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Jurevicious is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hole works on Jurevicious's body with a couple of short punches.
Jurevicious seems to have got his legs back now.
Hole softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hole working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hole pushes Jurevicious against the cage. Hole is working some dirty boxing. Hole pushes off with a quick right hook! Jurevicious goes down! Jurevicious tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Hole moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Hole!
Harry Hole was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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RATING
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Youri Tielemans (ranked 1989 p4p, 275 weight class) and Aristides Abel (ranked 2911 p4p, 377 weight class). Abel has chosen Express Yourself as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.



185 cm
25
175 lbs
6 - 4 - 0
190 cm
24
201 lbs
7 - 4 - 0
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank


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BuriedAlive// Fight Gear


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Youri Tielemans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tielemans.
Tielemans walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Abel stuns Tielemans with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Abel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tielemans moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tielemans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abel.
Tielemans is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Abel throws a hook but Tielemans blocks it.
Tielemans is looking to counter punch.
Abel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tielemans slips a jab and a cross from Abel.
An attempted straight right counter from Tielemans misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Tielemans misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big left from Abel misses.
Tielemans was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A head kick misses from Abel.
Abel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tielemans.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abel.
Aristides Abel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abel misses with a right hand
and Tielemans counters with a nice uppercut.
That kick from Abel tenderised Tielemans's leg. Tielemans is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abel throws a hook but Tielemans blocks it.
Abel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tielemans.
Tielemans 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.
Tielemans throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Abel on the side of the head.
Tielemans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abel.
Tielemans throwing a counter right hand but Abel manages to avoid it.
Abel lands a nice hook to Tielemans's body. Tielemans takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abel throws out a loose jab but Tielemans uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Tielemans misses the target.
Tielemans looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abel misses with a kick to the body.
Tielemans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tielemans uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abel.
Abel misses with a looping right.
Nice shot lands for Abel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Abel.
Abel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tielemans.
Abel lands with a cross.
Abel lands a jab to the head.
Abel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tielemans throwing a counter right hand but Abel manages to avoid it.
Tielemans blocks a low kick nicely.
Abel misses with a body shot.
Abel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tielemans blocks the body kick.
Tielemans moves out of range as Abel strikes.
Tielemans throws a jab but it's blocked by Abel.
Abel follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Tielemans looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Abel misses with a straight right.
Abel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tielemans is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tielemans darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aristides Abel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!


Tielemans bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tielemans might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Abel misses with a hook
and Tielemans counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tielemans tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Abel moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Abel gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tielemans counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tielemans ducks under a wild hook from Abel.
Tielemans swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tielemans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tielemans moves out of range as Abel strikes.
Abel takes a swing at Tielemans's ribcage but misses.
Tielemans connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Abel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abel throws a hook but Tielemans blocks it.
Abel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tielemans counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Abel misses with a straight left.
Abel throws a head kick but Tielemans moves out of range.
Tielemans throwing a counter right hand but Abel manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel with a nice cross.
Abel looks to land a right hand but Tielemans moved out of range.
Tielemans blocks a head kick by Abel.
Abel throws a jab when Tielemans was well out of range.
Abel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abel cracks Tielemans with a good jab.
Abel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Abel throws a lazy head kick
and Tielemans counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abel looks to land a left hand but Tielemans moved out of range nicely.
Tielemans is looking to counter punch.
Abel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel lands a jab-cross combination.
Abel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tielemans staying out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Tielemans tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tielemans sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tielemans swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Abel misses with a looping left.
Tielemans was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Abel looks to land a body kick but Tielemans moved away.
Abel lands a leg kick that knocks Tielemans off balance momentarily.
Abel slips a straight right by Tielemans.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tielemans works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Abel looks to land a combination but Tielemans avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Tielemans throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abel misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Abel.
Tielemans was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Abel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Tielemans on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Abel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tielemans misses with a hook.
Abel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Aristides Abel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abel lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aristides Abel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!


Abel is looking to land body kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Tielemans misses the target.
Abel tries to land a body kick
and Tielemans counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Abel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tielemans throwing a counter right hand but Abel manages to avoid it.
Abel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abel lands a jab.
Tielemans throws a head kick that half lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel lands a nice looking body shot.
Abel throws a head kick that misses.
Abel takes a swing at Tielemans's ribcage but misses.
Tielemans takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tielemans takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Abel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tielemans looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Abel 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Abel misses
and Tielemans cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abel throws a push kick but Tielemans slaps the foot to one side.
A big right from Abel misses.
Tielemans was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tielemans swings for the body but Abel moves out of range.
Tielemans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abel.
Tielemans swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Abel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tielemans counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abel throws a leg kick but Tielemans sees it coming and moves out of range.
Abel throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tielemans uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abel.
Tielemans blocks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Tielemans on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Abel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Abel misses with a body punch
and Tielemans counters with a nice uppercut.
Tielemans is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Abel misses.
Tielemans is looking to counter punch.
Tielemans takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Abel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tielemans throwing a counter right hand but Abel manages to avoid it.
Tielemans is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Abel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Tielemans wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aristides Abel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Abel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tielemans gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Abel.
Nice defenses there by Abel.
It seemed like Abel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tielemans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abel.
A head kick misses from Abel.
Tielemans misses with a hook.
Tielemans lands with a right that hurts Abel. Abel looks to clinch but Tielemans throws a short knee that drops Abel. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Youri Tielemans!
A very excited looking Youri Tielemans made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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RATING
63%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Ruas (ranked 1193 p4p, 131 weight class) and Cobb Banes (ranked 2095 p4p, 227 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!



200 cm
23
280 lbs
9 - 4 - 0
193 cm
23
252 lbs
7 - 4 - 1
Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Insanely flexible
BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed


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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Ruas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cobb Banes!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Banes enables Ruas to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Banes manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ruas wants to control from the top but Banes keeps moving.
Ruas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ruas 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.
Ruas passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Ruas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Banes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Ruas thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banes wants to control but Ruas postures up.
Banes is looking for a sweep.
Ruas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Banes keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banes is looking for a sweep.
Ruas tries to move into full mount but can't pass Banes's legs.
Ruas advances to mount.

Banes defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ruas.
Banes tries to hold on but Ruas postures up.
Banes is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Ruas has taken his back.
Ruas controls the position.
Banes felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Ruas has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ruas is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Banes knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Banes for a finish.
Banes trying to control the hands but Ruas breaks the grip.

Ruas is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
What can Banes do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Banes tries to break free.
Banes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Ruas has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Banes preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ruas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banes can't escape the position.

Banes showing good submission defense here.

Ruas is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Banes has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Ruas looking for the choke from the back.

Ruas has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Banes trying to control the action but Ruas just sinks the hooks in.

Banes is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ruas gets his way!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ruas is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Banes taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Ruas.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carlos Ruas!
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31%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yung Hung Dong (ranked 1651 p4p, 82 weight class) and Yang Xinhai (ranked 1124 p4p, 66 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.



170 cm
25
145 lbs
11 - 9 - 0
175 cm
22
140 lbs
8 - 2 - 1
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin


Conviction


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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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yung Hung Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Yang Xinhai!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Xinhai misses
and Dong counters with a leg kick.
Yung Hung Dong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dong throws a low kick, looking for Xinhai's leg but Xinhai calmly moves out of range.
Xinhai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dong looks to land a body kick but Xinhai moved away.
Xinhai throws out a counter right but Dong avoids it with no problem.
Xinhai 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.
Dong cracks Xinhai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Xinhai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dong counters with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Dong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong misses with a wild body shot.
Dong takes a swing at Xinhai's ribcage but misses.
Xinhai dips to his left and cracks Dong with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Xinhai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Xinhai throws an off balance right hand
and Dong counters with a body kick.
Dong swings widly with a right hand
and Xinhai counters with a stiff right hand.
Dong misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Xinhai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dong slips a straight right by Xinhai.
It looked like Dong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Xinhai.
Dong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Xinhai misses with an uppercut
and Dong counters with a stiff right hand.
Xinhai throws a hook but Dong avoids it easily.
Dong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dong dips to his left and cracks Xinhai with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xinhai misses the shot to the body.
Dong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Dong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xinhai misses the jab.
Dong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dong gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Xinhai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Xinhai looks to land a left hand but Dong moved out of range nicely.
Xinhai throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong throws out a leg kick but Xinhai moves out of range and Dong only half commits.
Xinhai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xinhai.
An inside leg kick lands from Dong.
Xinhai walks into a jab.
Xinhai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dong throws a front kick aimed at Xinhai's knee but Xinhai avoids it well.
Xinhai fails to land with a series of punches.
Dong is looking to counter with a body kick.
Dong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong throws a leg kick
and Dong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Xinhai is out of range and Dong settles back down.
Dong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dong throws a head kick that misses.
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 leg kick checked by Xinhai.
Dong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Xinhai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Xinhai is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dong had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Xinhai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Xinhai avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yung Hung Dong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!


Xinhai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dong's hands.
Dong looks for the body kick but Xinhai saw that one coming.
Xinhai might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dong with a jab.
Dong throws a leg kick
enabling Xinhai to counter with a crisp jab.
Xinhai misses with an uppercut. Dong saw that one coming.
Xinhai throws a right hand that Dong ducks under and follows up with a left that Dong also avoids with ease.
Xinhai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xinhai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong was well out of range. Poor timing from Xinhai.
Xinhai moves out of range as Dong throws a body kick.
Xinhai swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Dong misses.
Yung Hung Dong is winning the standup battle so far.
Xinhai connects with a looping right hand.
Dong cracks the inside of Xinhai's front leg.
Dong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Xinhai lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Xinhai throws a looping overhand right but Dong ducks down to avoid it.
Dong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Xinhai throws a jab but it's blocked by Dong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong throws the left hand but Xinhai avoids the punch easily.
Xinhai is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dong with a body shot.
Dong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xinhai was well out of range. Poor timing from Dong.
Dong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Xinhai misses with a looping right.
Dong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xinhai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dong. Dong obviously looking to wear him down.
Dong scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong looks to throw a body kick
and Xinhai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dong throws a sloppy body shot
and Xinhai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xinhai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Xinhai misses with a few strikes there.
Dong fires out a quick counter leg kick but Xinhai just manages to avoid it.
Dong looks to land a combination. Xinhai sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Xinhai missing with a left hand there. Dong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xinhai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dong in his tracks.
A left and a right from Xinhai both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dong throws the left hand but Xinhai avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Xinhai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab lands there for Dong.
Dong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xinhai.
Danga de danga de dang - Xinhai scores with a four punch combination!
Dong lets loose with a powerful body kick. Xinhai will feel that in the morning.
Dong throws a body punch but Xinhai moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yang Xinhai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!


Xinhai throws a big shot that misses.
And Dong counters with a quick kick to the body but Xinhai blocks it.
Dong lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dong blocks a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dong.
Xinhai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Xinhai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xinhai misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dong.
Dong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Xinhai gets tackled into the cage by Dong. Dong maintains the clinch.
Dong tries a body shot but Xinhai blocks it.
Xinhai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dongs head.
Dong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Xinhai.
Xinhai prevents a body shot from Dong.
Xinhai misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dong.
Xinhai throws a head punch that misses.
Dong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xinhai's elbow.
Dong blocks an uppercut.
Dong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Xinhai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai can't find room to land a body shot as Dong controls the action.
Xinhai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Xinhai tries to work over Dong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dong will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Xinhai up against the cage.
Xinhai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Dong.
Dong tries to work over Xinhai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Xinhai - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dong works on Xinhai's body with a couple of short punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Xinhai struggles to land a body shot inside as Dong controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Xinhai misses with some punches.
Dong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xinhai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Xinhai.
Dong blocking some punches.
Xinhai being controlled against the cage.
Dong jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Xinhai walks away with a smile on his face. Dong gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Xinhai misses the shot to the body.
Xinhai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dong.
Dong scores with a push kick.
A low kick from Dong is predictable there
and Xinhai counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai misses the jab.
Dong throws a quick counter head kick but Xinhai was just out of range.
Dong throws a body kick that misses
and Xinhai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dong throws a wild body kick that Xinhai sees coming a mile off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xinhai! But no joy.
Xinhai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Xinhai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Dong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xinhai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dong avoids a punch combination nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yang Xinhai.
I think Xinhai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yang Xinhai!

After winning the bout, Yang Xinhai thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
53%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wallace Cobb (ranked 1448 p4p, 224 weight class) and Jushin Thunder (ranked 1241 p4p, 195 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.



185 cm
25
205 lbs
7 - 4 - 0
170 cm
23
209 lbs
7 - 4 - 0
Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank


Conviction


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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wallace Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jushin Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thunder checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice side step and Thunder releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Thunder scores with a hook.
Thunder lands a head kick. Cobb smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Thunder throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cobb counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Jushin Thunder has been cut.
Cobb throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cobb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thunder.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunder lands a jab to the nose.
Some wild striking there from Cobb.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Cobb on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cobb misses with a looping left.
Jushin Thunder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thunder just misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb throwing a counter right hand but Thunder manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Cobb.
Cobb misses with a low kick.
Thunder 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.
The crowd cheers as Cobb lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thunder doesn't seem phased though.
The fighters circling - Thunder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thunder pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder slips a straight right by Cobb.
Cobb misses with a leg kick.
A nice side step and Thunder releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thunder misses with a straight left.
Cobb misses the shot to the body.
Thunder misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Cobb misses the target.
Cobb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thunder, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thunder.
Cobb is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cobb looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thunder takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Thunder is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thunder walks into a stiff left hand from Cobb.
Cobb defending well as Thunder loads up on a big left hand.
Cobb fires out a quick counter leg kick but Thunder just manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thunder, right into the meat.
Cobb throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Thunder counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thunder misses with a right hand
and Thunder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thunder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thunder staying out of range there.
It seemed like Thunder was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thunder throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cobb counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cobb throws a leg kick which misses Thunder's front leg but catches the back leg as Thunder tries to avoid it.
Cobb feints and then cracks Thunder's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thunder down.
A big right from Cobb misses.
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 Wallace Cobb will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jushin Thunder's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.


Thunder throws a shot from downtown. Cobb moves away and avoids it.
Cobb misses with a hook.
Thunder appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thunder lands a right hook to the body.
Thunder ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
Cobb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thunder.
Wallace Cobb is winning the standup battle so far.
Cobb digs a good hook to Thunder's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunder throws a shot to the body.
Thunder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cobb looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cobb.
Cobb misses with a low kick as Thunder jumps back.
Thunder rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cobb counters with an inside leg kick.
Thunder darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thunder scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cobb misses with a low kick.
Thunder works Cobb's body with a nice hook.
Thunder drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That has opened up Jushin Thunder's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Cobb misses.
Cobb throws a hook but Thunder avoids it easily.
Thunder throws a poor cross that misses
and Cobb counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thunder thinking.
Cobb moves away from the strike by Thunder.
Cobb fires out a quick counter leg kick but Thunder just manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Thunder misses
letting Cobb counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunder throws a series of punches but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb misses with a hook.
Thunder appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb ducks right into an uppercut from Thunder.
Thunder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cobb takes a swing at Thunder's ribcage but misses.
Thunder throws out a counter right but Cobb avoids it with no problem.
Cobb blocks a jab.
Cobb fires out a quick counter leg kick but Thunder just manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Thunder misses the target.
Thunder looks to land a left hand but Cobb moved out of range nicely.
Cobb appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cobb throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thunder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thunder swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder misses with an uppercut. Cobb saw that one coming.
It looked like Cobb wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cobb tries a low kick but Thunder avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thunder. Cobb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobb throwing a counter right hand but Thunder manages to avoid it.
A jab from Thunder misses.
Cobb ducks under a wild hook from Thunder.
Thunder connects with the punch.
Thunder cracks Cobb with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thunder throws a leg kick
letting Cobb counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jushin Thunder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jushin Thunder's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!


Thunder throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Cobb to counter with a crisp jab.
Thunder misses the jab.
Cobb appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cobb connects with a solid leg kick.
Thunder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thunder scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cobb throws a low kick but Thunder avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunder is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Cobb Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Thunder is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wallace Cobb!
Wallace Cobb thanked the fans post fight for their support.
S C
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G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
49%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gennady Mikhasevich (ranked 1018 p4p, 154 weight class) and Braven Harris (ranked 1638 p4p, 227 weight class). Harris has chosen Karma Chameleon as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.



180 cm
25
185 lbs
15 - 6 - 0
186 cm
24
190 lbs
9 - 3 - 0
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gennady Mikhasevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Braven Harris!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harris trying to stall but Mikhasevich improves his position.
Mikhasevich lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mikhasevich manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harris - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mikhasevich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mikhasevich lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.

Mikhasevich manages to break the clinch.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mikhasevich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris lands a jab-cross combination.
Mikhasevich scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harris in his tracks.
Mikhasevich looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Mikhasevich moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Mikhasevich misses its target.
Mikhasevich connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mikhasevich 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.
Mikhasevich with a hook.
Harris ducks right into an uppercut from Mikhasevich.
Harris lands an overhand right.
Harris tries to clinch but Mikhasevich moves away
and Mikhasevich counters with a straight right hand.
Harris tries to clinch but Mikhasevich is having none of it.
Harris tries to clinch there but Mikhasevich circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Mikhasevich misses the target.
Mikhasevich misses with a hook
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Mikhasevich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
A big left from Mikhasevich misses.
Harris wants to counter the offense by Mikhasevich and move into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mikhasevich walks into a stiff left hand from Harris.
Mikhasevich sizes up Harris with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Harris darts in and clinches Mikhasevich up against the cage.
Mikhasevich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Mikhasevich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mikhasevich.
Harris is looking to clinch but Mikhasevich is avoiding it.
Mikhasevich slips a jab from Harris.
As Harris looks to move away, Mikhasevich throws a big counter combo but Harris just gets out of the way.
Harris wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Mikhasevich misses the target.
Harris's corner calls for a 1-2. Harris obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harris clinches up with Mikhasevich and pushes him back against the cage.

Mikhasevich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Braven Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mikhasevich lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harris misses with an uppercut
and Mikhasevich counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mikhasevich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Mikhasevich takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mikhasevich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mikhasevich slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Mikhasevich went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris lands a glancing blow to the side of Mikhasevich's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harris has Mikhasevich up against the cage in a clinch.
Mikhasevich misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mikhasevich is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Mikhasevich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris wants to clinch
and Mikhasevich counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harris misses with a left hand
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mikhasevich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Mikhasevich is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Harris.
Mikhasevich throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Mikhasevich 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Braven Harris will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!


Harris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mikhasevich counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Mikhasevich uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Harris does it's job there.
Mikhasevich slips under a jab.
Harris misses with a straight right.
Harris lands a body shot.
Mikhasevich walks into a stiff left hand from Harris.
Nice uppercut there from Harris.
Good standup being displayed there by Harris as he connects with a hook.
Mikhasevich is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mikhasevich lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Mikhasevich there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhasevich scores with a sloppy right hand. Harris should have avoided that one.
Mikhasevich is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mikhasevich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Braven Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris throws a lazy uppercut
and Mikhasevich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris lands with a straight right. Mikhasevich didn't see that one coming.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Mikhasevich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mikhasevich throws a big counter combination but Harris scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mikhasevich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mikhasevich throwing a counter right hand but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Harris misses the jab.
Mikhasevich lands with a cross.
Mikhasevich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
and Mikhasevich counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mikhasevich throws out the jab.
Mikhasevich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Mikhasevich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harris misses with a double jab
and Mikhasevich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris misses with a hook.
Mikhasevich with a hook.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Mikhasevich's shoulder, as Mikhasevich tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mikhasevich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mikhasevich looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Harris swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich moves out of range of the strikes.
Mikhasevich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.

Harris closes the distance and clinches.

Mikhasevich breaks from the clinch.
Mikhasevich slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
Mikhasevich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Mikhasevich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mikhasevich throwing a counter right hand but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Harris looks to move away, Mikhasevich throws a big counter combo but Harris just gets out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a right hand
and Mikhasevich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mikhasevich throws a big shot that misses.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Harris throws a sloppy body shot

and Mikhasevich counters with a crisp one two that drops Harris! Mikhasevich thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Harris to his feet! Harris is in big trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris tries to clinch
and Mikhasevich counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Braven Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Mikhasevich counter with a right hand.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As Harris looks to move away, Mikhasevich throws a big counter combo but Harris just gets out of the way.
Harris throws a predictable looking body shot

and Mikhasevich counters with a nice right hand that sends Harris toppling to the canvas! Harris scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mikhasevich finish him?!

Harris is rocked!

Mikhasevich sends Harris crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mikhasevich is motioning to the referee to let Harris up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Harris is still on wobbly legs! Can Mikhasevich finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Harris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mikhasevich moves away.
Mikhasevich misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gennady Mikhasevich dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!


Harris misses with a hook

and Mikhasevich counters with a nice right hand that sends Harris toppling to the canvas! Harris scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mikhasevich finish him?!
Mikhasevich swinging wildly here.
Harris seems to have recovered his senses.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris throws a hook but Mikhasevich avoids it easily.
Mikhasevich was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Harris wants to clinch up but Mikhasevich keeps it at a distance.
Mikhasevich scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mikhasevich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mikhasevich misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Harris on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris lands with a cross.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mikhasevich counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhasevich shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Harris throws a right hand that misses
and Mikhasevich counters with a stiff right hand.
Mikhasevich feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Harris crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gennady Mikhasevich!
A victorious Gennady Mikhasevich thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Braven Harris was interviewed post fight and said 'Get that fucking microphone out of my face!'.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Raske (ranked 642 p4p, 94 weight class) and Jackson Jericho (ranked 877 p4p, 126 weight class). Jericho has chosen Judas Priest - You've Got Another Thing Comin' as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!



188 cm
25
185 lbs
14 - 4 - 0
188 cm
23
200 lbs
8 - 4 - 0
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Raske!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Jericho!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raske explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Raske uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jericho.
Jericho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raske was well out of range. Poor timing from Jericho.
We've been informed that Jericho has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Raske lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jericho ducks under a wild hook from Raske.
Raske scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jericho in his tracks.
Raske throws the kick towards the body but Jericho avoids it.
A jab from Jericho misses.
A big left from Raske misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Jericho misses.
Raske throws a body punch but Jericho moves out of range.
Jericho throws a body punch but Raske moves out of range.
Jericho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Raske's hands.
Raske throws a hook but Jericho blocks it.
Raske throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jericho stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Raske throws a nice head kick!
Jericho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jericho takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jericho throws a shot to the body.
Raske ducks under a wild hook from Jericho.
Raske throws a jab when Jericho was well out of range.
Jericho throws a shot to the body.
Raske lands with an overhand left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jericho there as he acknowledges the shot.
Raske misses with a body kick.
Jericho misses with a body shot.
Raske misses with a body kick.
Jericho throws a hook but Raske avoids it easily.
Jericho takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Raske takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jericho is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Raske rather than just go for the knockout.
Jericho scores with the left hand. Raske knows he should have avoided that one.
Raske avoids the body shot from Jericho.
Jericho takes a jab right on the kisser.
Raske throws a jab when Jericho was well out of range.
Raske buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Raske lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Raske misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raske throws a sloppy head kick and Jericho moves out of range easily.
Raske throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Raske throws a body shot but no joy.
Jericho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raske moves away.
Raske feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jericho's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raske ducks under a wild hook from Jericho.
Raske slips a straight right by Jericho.
Jericho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raske.
Raske uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jericho.
It looks like Raske has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jericho misses the shot to the body.
Raske was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Raske uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jericho.
Jericho misses with a hook.
Jericho connects with a looping right hand.
Jericho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raske.
Raske ducks under a wild hook from Jericho.
Raske cracks Jericho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Raske clobbers Jericho with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good leg kick by Raske there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Raske misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jericho.
Jericho is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Raske with a body shot.
Raske looks to land a left hand but Jericho moved out of range nicely.
Raske misses with a wild body shot.
Raske throws a nice outside leg kick.
Raske tries to score with a low kick but Jericho moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raske takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jericho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Raske in his tracks.
Raske thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jericho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raske throws a hook but Jericho blocks it.
A nice side step and Jericho releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Raske dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jericho. That did some damage!
Jericho scores with a jab to the body.
Raske scores with a jab.
The fighters circling - Jericho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raske moves out of range of the strikes.
Jericho dips to his left and cracks Raske with an uppercut!
Thomas Raske seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Raske coming out on top.
Jericho connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jericho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jericho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raske misses the jab.

Jericho moves into range and clinches up with Raske.
Jericho tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jericho blocks an uppercut.
Jericho blocks a body shot from Raske.
Jericho scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho trying to land knees to the body.

Raske escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jericho walks forward, straight into a front kick from Raske.
Raske shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jericho eats them both and turns towards Raske to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Raske lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jericho misses with a looping right.
Jericho missing with a left hand there. Raske was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jericho slips a straight right by Raske.
Jericho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Raske uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jericho.
Raske connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Raske throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Raske tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Raske looks to throw the jab but Jericho is out of range.
Jericho throws a body punch but Raske moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jericho has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Raske finds it's way round the side to connect with Jericho's head.
Raske throws the kick towards the body but Jericho avoids it.
Raske keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Raske.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Raske dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!


Jericho loads up on a big right hand but Raske slips the punch.
Jericho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raske.
A little jabbing left from Jericho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big right from Jericho misses.
Raske tries a low kick but Jericho avoids it.
Raske takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jericho looks to score with a jab to the body but Raske is just out of range.
Jericho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raske manages to avoid it.
Raske 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.
Raske keeps the fight on the outside.
Jericho looks to score with a jab to the body but Raske is just out of range.
Nice shot by Raske.
Jericho misses the shot to the body.
Raske throws a right hand that misses
and Jericho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raske throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jericho moves out of range as Raske throws a body kick.
Jericho throws a counter combo.
Jericho throws a big shot that misses.
Jericho missing with a left hand there. Raske was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raske keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jericho.
Jericho throws a jab when Raske was well out of range.
Raske jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jericho lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho throws a good cross that connects.
Jericho misses with a looping right.
Jericho staying out of range there.
Nice cross by Raske.
Raske tries a low kick but Jericho avoids it.
Jericho scores with a nice strike.
Jericho misses the shot to the body.
Raske lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jericho takes a step back to recover.
Jericho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raske.
Jericho jabs Raske to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Raske slips under a jab.
Raske throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jericho's head.
Raske walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jericho checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jericho sizes up Raske with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raske scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Raske digs a good hook to Jericho's body.
Jericho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jericho looks to throw the jab but Raske is out of range.
Raske throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raske misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raske fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jericho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jericho lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raske at a distance.
Jericho takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jericho takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jericho ducks under a wild hook from Raske.
Raske ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jericho moves away.
Jericho lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Raske misses with an uppercut. Jericho saw that one coming.
Jericho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raske takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Raske looks for the body kick but Jericho saw that one coming.
Jericho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jericho misses with an uppercut. Raske saw that one coming.
It looked like Raske was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
No joy there for Jericho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A leg kick checked by Jericho.
Jericho gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Raske lands with a hook. Jericho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Raske throws a hook but Jericho avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho swings for the body but Raske moves out of range.
Jericho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raske throws a body punch but Jericho moves out of range.
Jericho punishes Raske's body with a nice straight punch.
Jericho tries to clinch but Raske is having none of it.
Raske is looking to counter punch.
Raske scores with a hook.
Jericho checks a leg kick nicely.
Jericho misses with a hook. Raske ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Raske.
Jericho wants to clinch.
Raske misses with a body kick.
Raske throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raske swings widly with a right hand
enabling Jericho to counter with a crisp jab.
Jericho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raske throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raske throws a low kick but Jericho avoids it.
Raske misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raske throws a poor cross that misses
and Jericho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raske misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raske scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jericho drops his hands momentarily and Raske takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Raske pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Jericho misses.
Raske misses with a kick to the body
and Jericho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jericho avoids the head kick by Raske.
Jericho throws a shot from downtown. Raske moves away and avoids it.
Jericho takes one on the button.
Raske avoids the body shot from Jericho.
Jericho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raske.
Jericho throws a big shot that misses.
Jericho misses with a hook. Raske ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jericho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raske.
Raske feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jerichos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thomas Raske is winning the standup battle so far.
Jericho closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jericho blocks the body kick.
Jericho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Raske has time to react.
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 Thomas Raske will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.


Raske throws a leg kick which misses Jericho's front leg but catches the back leg as Jericho tries to avoid it.
Raske takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jericho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raske manages to avoid it.
Raske throws a looping overhand right but Jericho ducks down to avoid it.
Jericho misses with a left hand
and Raske counters with a slapping leg kick.
Raske misses with a kick to the body.
Jericho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raske.
A punch combination from Jericho misses.
Jericho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raske.
Raske listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Raske uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jericho.
Jericho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raske.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jericho checks a leg kick nicely.
Jericho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jericho takes one to the chin there.
A head kick misses from Raske.
Jericho has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Raske throws a head kick but Jericho moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Raske.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Jericho blocks the low kick.
Raske throws a body punch but Jericho moves out of range.
Jericho misses with an uppercut.
Jericho scores with a sloppy right hand. Raske should have avoided that one.
Raske throws the left hand but Jericho avoids the punch easily.
Jericho blocks a low kick nicely.
Jericho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A cross from Raske lands.
Raske digs a good hook to Jericho's body.
Raske scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Raske. Jericho shrugs it off though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Raske lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jericho has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jericho and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jericho looks to score with a jab to the body but Raske is just out of range.
Jericho lands a body shot.
Jericho takes a swing at Raske's ribcage but misses.
Raske is looking to land body kicks.
Jericho misses with a looping right.
Raske walks into a stiff left hand from Jericho.
Jackson Jericho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jericho lands with a straight right. Raske didn't see that one coming.
Raske misses with an uppercut. Jericho saw that one coming.
Jericho tries to counter with a clinch but Raske shakes him off and moves away.
Jericho misses with a wild body shot.
Raske takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jericho takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jericho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raske keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Raske.
Raske throws a big shot that misses.
Jericho moves out of range of the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Jericho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raske throws a body kick that misses.
Jericho throws a looping overhand right but Raske ducks down to avoid it.
Raske throws a sloppy head kick and Jericho moves out of range easily.
Nice cross by Raske.
Jericho lands a glancing blow to the side of Raske's head.

It looks like Thomas Raske has been cut.
Jericho takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jericho misses the shot to the body.
Jericho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raske.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho looks to land a right hand but Raske moved out of range.
Jericho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Raske is rocked!
Jericho has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Raske.
Raske scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oh Raske is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A left lands for Raske.
Jericho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jericho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Raske seems to have got his legs back now.
Raske gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Jericho gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Raske is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Jericho!
A victorious Jackson Jericho thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bartholomäus Wolff (ranked 191 p4p, 22 weight class) and Jon Umber (ranked 278 p4p, 33 weight class). Umber has chosen Red Hot Chili Peppers - Aeroplane as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!



202 cm
24
255 lbs
13 - 1 - 0
194 cm
23
275 lbs
6 - 3 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank


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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 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartholomäus Wolff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Umber!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Umber
and Wolff counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Umber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Umber throws a combination that misses
and Wolff counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Umber will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wolff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jon Umber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Umber misses with a body kick.
Wolff tries a head kick but it misses.
Umber blocks the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wolff.
Umber connects with a looping right hand.
Wolff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Umber fails to land with a series of punches.
Umber misses with a jab, cross combination.
Umber misses with a body shot
and Wolff counters with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolff is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Umber.
Umber throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wolff counters with a good low kick that Umber was not able to check.
Umber looks winded!
Wolff scores with a punch to the head.
Umber chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wolff can pounce on him.
Wolff delivers a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolff scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Wolff finds it's way through Umber's defenses.
Umber on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wolff lands a nice leg kick that just misses Umber's sensitive parts.
Umber moves out of range of the body kick.
Umber tries a head kick but it misses.
Umber blocks a head kick by Wolff.
Umber stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wolff.

Wolff drops Umber with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Umber looks back up at him and smiles so Wolff waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Umber is rocked!

It looks like Jon Umber has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Umber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wolff circles away quickly and effectively.
Umber is still on wobbly legs! Can Wolff finish him?
Wolff lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Umber - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Wolff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bartholomäus Wolff!
Bartholomäus Wolff bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Jon Umber was interviewed post fight and said 'I like pleasure spiked with pain, and music is my aeroplane . . . '.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
91%

 

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iain Tower (ranked 82 p4p, 10 weight class) and Karelin Pripyat (ranked 378 p4p, 45 weight class). Tower's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kanye - Power. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!



210 cm
24
275 lbs
13 - 1 - 0
193 cm
25
265 lbs
12 - 3 - 0
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible
Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iain Tower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karelin Pripyat!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pripyat takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Pripyat gets a double leg takedown into Tower'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.
Pripyat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tower controlling the position.
Tower utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pripyat chips away with some ground and pound.
Pripyat working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tower's head.
Tower can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pripyat controls the pace.
Pripyat throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tower working a defensive guard here.
Tower 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.
Pripyat preventing the sweep.
Tower will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pripyat postures up in Tower's guard and throws a big left but Tower blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pripyat trying to control but Tower is working from the bottom.
Pripyat looking to sit in guard and control but Tower gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Pripyat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pripyat not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tower tries to stand but Pripyat is controlling from the bottom.
Pripyat pulls Tower in close to his closed guard and prevents Tower from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pripyat is looking to sweep but instead, Tower has passed into half guard.
Pripyat wants to control but Tower is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pripyat regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pripyat is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Tower blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pripyat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pripyat connects with a nice short shot to Tower's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pripyat sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pripyat trying to control from half guard but Tower is working away.
Tower makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tower.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pripyat working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Tower preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tower avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pripyat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat throws a strike but Tower rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Tower postures up.
Pripyat has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pripyat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tower not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tower wants to stand but Pripyat has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pripyat has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tower seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pripyat pulls Tower in to control the position.
Tower trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pripyat's guard.
Pripyat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat pulls Tower in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pripyat jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pripyat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tower stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tower wants it to stay on the feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Tower misses its target.
Pripyat is looking to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pripyat will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A quick step to the side and Tower tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

Pripyat throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tower tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pripyat is in Tower's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karelin Pripyat 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.



Pripyat looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tower!
Pripyat is looking to take a break and control but Tower is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pripyat throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Pripyat misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pripyat cracks Tower with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Pripyat working the strikes but Tower uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tower blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pripyat.
Tower is trying to stand back up but Pripyat is controlling him
Pripyat misses with a head shot. Tower uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tower is trying to keep Pripyat in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pripyat trying to control but Tower is working from the bottom.
Pripyat throwing strikes from guard but Tower blocks nicely.
Pripyat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tower swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pripyat throwing strikes from guard but Tower blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pripyat accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pripyat looking to pass the guard.
Tower looking to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pripyat or perhaps it was just good defense by Tower, which made it look bad.
Tower was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pripyat.
Pripyat shoots in for a takedown but Tower shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Iain Tower has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karelin Pripyat.
Pripyat shoots for a takedown but Tower saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pripyat.

Pripyat goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tower rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Pripyat's guard! Nice work there by Tower!
Karelin Pripyat has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tower won't allow Pripyat to sweep him here.
Pripyat keeps trying to improve his position.
Tower showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tower is looking to stand up but Pripyat won't let him.
Tower showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Pripyat is working an open guard so Tower takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Pripyat fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tower avoids it really well and circles away.
Iain Tower is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat moves out of range as Tower strikes.
Tower connects with a right hand. Pripyat shakes it off.

It looks like Karelin Pripyat has been cut.
Karelin Pripyat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pripyat dives in and scores a takedown into Tower's guard.
Tower is wriggling around but Pripyat manages to pass to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Tower is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pripyat trying to control the pace.
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 Iain Tower will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karelin Pripyat's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!



Pripyat gets a double leg takedown into Tower's guard.
Pripyat lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tower lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Tower pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pripyat is keeping the position for now.
Tower's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pripyat has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tower can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tower won't allow Pripyat to sweep him here.
Tower content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pripyat looking for a guillotine here but Tower defends easily.
Pripyat controlling Tower's posture.
Tower preventing the sweep.
Tower advances position into side control!
Pripyat tries to buck Tower off but Tower is having none of it.
Pripyat is trying to control Tower's posture but Tower avoids it.
Tower wants to stand but Pripyat has his arm trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
You can see the frustration on Pripyat's face as Tower controls the position.

Tower decides to stand back up.
Pripyat doesn't manage to clinch there - Tower circles away.

Tower gets caught napping as Pripyat dives in and scores a takedown. Tower manages to retain guard.
Pripyat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pripyat throws a big elbow that misses.
Pripyat throws a big elbow that misses.
Pripyat works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pripyat looks to land a strike but Tower avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Pripyat won't allow Tower to sweep him here.
Pripyat working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tower's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pripyat's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tower is adopting a defensive guard.
Pripyat trying to move into half guard but instead Tower has managed to sweep!


Pripyat had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tower defends it easily.
Pripyat is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The fighters are battling for position here. Tower manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pripyat trying to control but Tower is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat stopping the sweep attempt from Tower.
Pripyat working some strikes from top position.
Pripyat throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tower works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pripyat wants to control from the top but Tower keeps moving.
Pripyat might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tower haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pripyat content to stall in guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tower managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karelin Pripyat really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karelin Pripyat's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!


Pripyat fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pripyat lands a jab.

Pripyat closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pripyat lands in his opponent's guard.
Pripyat lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pripyat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pripyat chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pripyat wants to control from the top but Tower keeps moving.
Pripyat trying to move into half guard but instead Tower has managed to sweep!

Tower stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pripyat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tower slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pripyat controlling Tower's posture.

Pripyat had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tower defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tower controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pripyat working a defensive guard here.

Pripyat had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tower defends it easily.
Iain Tower has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tower is looking to stand up but Pripyat won't let him.
Tower pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pripyat is keeping the position for now.
Tower sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pripyat is trying to keep Tower in close.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tower passes Pripyat's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pripyat wants to improve his position but Tower is controlling well.
Tower is looking to take a break and control but Pripyat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pripyat trying to control from the bottom.
Pripyat wants to improve his position but Tower is controlling well.
Pripyat trying to control from the bottom.
Pripyat blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tower.
Tower is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pripyat connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pripyat drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pripyat throws a strike but Tower rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Pripyat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Pripyat working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tower doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tower manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pripyat wants to control but Tower passes easily into half guard.
Pripyat wants to control but Tower is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tower content to control rather than advance.
Tower wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Iain Tower will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karelin Pripyat's cut.
That's time! Tower's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!


Pripyat getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pripyat tries to clinch up.
Pripyat dives in for a single leg takedown but Tower sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Pripyat drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pripyat throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pripyat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tower is keeping the position for now.
Pripyat engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pripyat throws a big right hand that misses.
Pripyat trying to control but Tower is working from the bottom.
Tower wants to get back to his feet but Pripyat is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pripyat content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pripyat postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pripyat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

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.
Pripyat distracts Tower with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pripyat controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pripyat stopping the sweep attempt from Tower.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice shot by Pripyat.

Pripyat darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pripyat thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tower's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pripyat missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Pripyat is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tower sees it coming and defends easily.
Pripyat slows the pace down in half guard.
Tower taking some punishment here, with Pripyat in his half guard.
Pripyat is trying to control. Tower wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tower is controlling Pripyat's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Pripyat performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ground and pound from Pripyat.
Tower wants to control but Pripyat is keeping busy.
Pripyat seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pripyat thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pripyat sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tower defending well though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pripyat missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pripyat trying to control the action but Tower is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tower trying to control but Pripyat postures up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karelin Pripyat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pripyat has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 47:48
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 47:49
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karelin Pripyat!

During a confident post fight interview, Karelin Pripyat thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
32%

 

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Graves (ranked 151 p4p, 25 weight class) and Crack Head (ranked 375 p4p, 56 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.



183 cm
23
190 lbs
15 - 1 - 0
186 cm
31
194 lbs
16 - 2 - 0
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crack Head!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Graves.
Head digs a good body shot into Graves's ribs.
Head throws a series of punches but Graves avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Graves misses the target.
Head misses with a body punch
and Head takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Crack Head has been cut.
Graves has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Little Lebowski Urban Achievers in the buildup to the fight.
Graves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crack Head seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Head throws an overhand right that lands on Graves's shoulder, as Graves tries to avoid the shot.
Graves appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Head moves into range and connects with a jab.
Head misses with a right hand
letting Graves counter with a right hand.
Jab from Head.
Head throws out a loose jab but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Head on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Head slips a jab from Graves.
Head swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Graves throws out a loose jab but Head uses good head movement to avoid it.
Head is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Graves.
A swing and a miss from Head.
Head loads up on a big right hand but Graves slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves throws a jab when Head was well out of range.
Head's coach down at Men Only. No Liberals ! was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Head's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Head moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Graves misses with a low kick.
Head is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Graves.
Head uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graves.
Head misses with an uppercut. Graves saw that one coming.
Graves stuns Head with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Head bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Graves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Graves changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Graves closes the distance and clinches.
Head tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Head misses with some punches.
Head lands a right hand that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head can't break the clinch.
Head misses with a body punch.

Head's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Head lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Graves misses with a lunging right hand
and Head counters with a stiff right hand.
Head misses with a hook.
Graves appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Graves drives through and clinches with Head against the cage.
Graves lands a left hand that snaps the head of Head backwards.
Head swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves lands a right hand.
Graves lands a knee to the head.
Graves lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graves lands a body punch in the clinch.
Graves is leaning against Head and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Head looks winded!
Head misses with a short punch on the inside.
Head scores with a nice hook to the head.
Graves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heads head.
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head takes a knee to the side of the body.
Graves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Graves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graves misses with a punch to the body.
Graves works on Head's body with a couple of short punches.
Graves lands a hook that snaps the head of Head backwards.
Head fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Head has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Graves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Head backwards.
Graves throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Graves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Head misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Graves.
A short uppercut from Graves.
Graves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heads head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves scores with a shot to the side of Head's head.
Graves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Head has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
Graves lands a left hand.
Head misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graves digs a right hand into Head's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Head's gas tank.
Head takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands a body punch in the clinch.
Graves is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Head prevents a body shot from Graves.
Graves lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Graves.
Graves throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Graves lands a shot to the body.
Graves prevents Head from breaking the clinch.
Head tries to work over Graves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graves lands with a left to the head.
Graves tries to work over Head's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Graves.
Graves lands a left hand.
Graves is working Head over against the cage.
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.
Head can't find room to land a body shot as Graves controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Graves scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Graves on the inside.
Graves scores with a shoulder strike.
Graves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Head backwards.
Head goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Graves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Graves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Crack Head's cut.
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.


Head takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Crack Head seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Head.

Graves drops Head with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Head looks back up at him and smiles so Graves waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Head is rocked!
Head slips a jab and a cross from Graves.
Head is still on wobbly legs! Can Graves finish him?
Head misses with a left hand

and Graves counters with a crisp right hand that drops Head! Graves lets Head back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves scores with a body shot.
Head swings widly with a right hand
and Graves counters with a big left hand that crumples Head! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Graves!
Crack Head spoke after the fight, saying 'I eat enemy placenta for breakfast'.
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