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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Steiner (ranked 3957 p4p, 482 weight class) and Sione Feti (ranked 3360 p4p, 431 weight class). Feti has chosen S-Tool - Lights Out as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dennis Steiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sione Feti!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steiner misses with a hook.
Feti dodges the punch combination from Steiner.
Feti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Feti throws a jab but it's blocked by Steiner.
Feti scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Steiner misses
and Feti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Steiner throws a lazy right hand but Feti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Feti raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Feti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Dennis Steiner has been cut.
Steiner throws a hook to the side of Feti's head but Feti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dennis Steiner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feti slips under a jab from Steiner.
Feti misses with a double jab.
Steiner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steiner misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steiner throws a sloppy head kick and Feti moves out of range easily.
Feti tries a head kick but it misses.
Feti throws a big shot that misses.
Feti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Feti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Steiner has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bronko´s Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A big left from Steiner misses.
Feti throws an overhand right that lands on Steiner's shoulder, as Steiner tries to avoid the shot.
Feti moves forwards but Steiner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Feti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steiner circles away quickly and effectively.
Feti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steiner.
Steiner moves out of range as Feti strikes.
The fighters circling - Steiner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Steiner. That's going to slow Feti down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steiner. Feti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Feti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steiner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steiner loads up on a big right hand but Feti slips the punch.
Steiner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Feti.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steiner loads up on a big right hand but Feti slips the punch.
Feti is looking for the big counter here.
Feti throws a chopping leg kick but Steiner manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Steiner throws a head kick but Feti moves out of range.
Steiner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Steiner jabs Feti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Feti lands a right hook to the body.
Feti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steiner throws a head kick that half lands.
Steiner misses with a hook
enabling Feti to counter with a crisp jab.
Feti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steiner.
Feti is looking for the big counter here.
Feti digs a good body shot into Steiner's ribs.
Steiner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Feti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steiner throws a shot from downtown. Feti moves away and avoids it.
Feti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab lands there for Steiner.
Steiner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Feti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steiner works the jab nicely.
Steiner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steiner swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Feti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Feti scores with a leg kick.
Steiner swings widly with a right hand
and Feti counters with a stiff right hand.
Good work by Steiner as he checks the leg kick.
Steiner lands a nice looking body shot.
Steiner misses with a low kick.
Steiner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Feti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Feti takes a swing at Steiner's ribcage but misses.
Steiner misses with a looping right.
Steiner cracks Feti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Steiner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Feti 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 Dennis Steiner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dennis Steiner's cut.
That's time! Steiner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Steiner checks a leg kick nicely.
Steiner walks straight into a right hand from Feti - that's dropped him! Feti jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Steiner from any more punishment! Steiner complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sione Feti!
Sione Feti seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Horatius McDaniels (ranked 2510 p4p, 293 weight class) and Aristides Abel (ranked 3453 p4p, 389 weight class). Abel has chosen Express Yourself as his entrance music. Aristides Abel told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Horatius McDaniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McDaniels stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Horatius McDaniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDaniels looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abel ducks under a wild hook from McDaniels.
McDaniels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abel was well out of range. Poor timing from McDaniels.
Abel has managed to clinch.
We've been informed that Abel 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.
McDaniels wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abel has him pressed against the cage.
McDaniels wants to get back to striking at distance but Abel won't allow it.
Abel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McDaniels has had enough of the clinch but Abel keeps him there for the moment.
McDaniels wants to break the clinch but can't.
Abel scores with a shot to the side of McDaniels's head.
Abel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abel pushes McDaniels back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McDaniels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Abel lands a nice uppercut.
Abel lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDaniels wants to get back to striking at distance but Abel won't allow it.
Abel lands with a right to the head.
McDaniels wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abel has him pressed against the cage.
McDaniels wants to break free but Abel has control.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abel.
Abel throws a punch but it's blocked by McDaniels.
McDaniels looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Abel prevents McDaniels from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel pushes McDaniels back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abel lands a right hand that snaps the head of McDaniels backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that McDaniels has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
McDaniels tries to break the clinch but Abel is controlling the position.
Abel lands with a right to the head.
Abel keeps control of McDaniels as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McDaniels tries to break free but Abel pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Abel.
Still in the clinch, Abel scores with a nice short uppercut.
McDaniels blocks an uppercut.
Abel has McDaniels pressed against the cage, preventing McDaniels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A body shot lands from Abel.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abel.
Abel scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abel manages to break the clinch.
McDaniels misses with a combination
and Abel counters with a nice leg kick.
McDaniels is breathing heavily.
McDaniels throws a sloppy body shot
and Abel counters with a straight right hand.
McDaniels is rocked!
McDaniels get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. McDaniels stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Abel runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aristides Abel!
In his post fight interview, Aristides Abel started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cobweb Cooter (ranked 2051 p4p, 185 weight class) and Jerry Azumah (ranked 1543 p4p, 151 weight class). Cooter kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Porch Honky. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cobweb Cooter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerry Azumah!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azumah throws a right and a left that Cooter avoids nicely.
Cooter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooter's corner calls for a 1-2. Cooter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Azumah connects with an inside leg kick.
Azumah lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cooter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've been hearing reports that Cooter has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cooter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azumah moves away.
Azumah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Azumah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Azumah misses with a leg kick.
Cooter tries to bum rush Azumah with a series of wild strikes but Azumah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Azumah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azumah.
Azumah misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooter throws a nice looking combination but Azumah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cooter takes a swing at Azumah's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Azumah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Azumah misses with a hook. Cooter ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter dives in and grabs Azumah's left leg, looking for a takedown. Azumah pushes down on Cooter's head and hops out.
Cooter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Azumah with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cooter to score with a decent uppercut.
Azumah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Azumah scores with a jab.
A big left from Azumah misses.
Azumah misses with a wild body shot.
Cooter looks to throw the jab but Azumah is out of range.
Azumah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cooter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Azumah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Azumah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cooter closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Azumah quickly recovers to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cooter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cooter wants to take a breather but Azumah is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Azumah 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.
Cooter looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cooter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Azumah's head.
Azumah wants to get back to full guard.
Cooter looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Azumah is refusing to be controlled, as Cooter sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooter thows a huge punch but Azumah dodges it nicely.
Cooter is nestled in close to Azumah, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cooter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cooter seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cooter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Azumah is positioning himself well to prevent Cooter advancing to mount.
Cooter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Azumah's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooter working over Azumah with some ground and pound. Azumah looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooter is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Azumah reverses the position - he's now on top in Cooter's guard.
Cooter is looking to sweep but instead, Azumah has passed into half guard.
Cooter tries to get to full guard but Azumah has control of the leg.
Azumah with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jerry Azumah will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cooter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Azumah scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cooter in his tracks.
Azumah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cooter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Azumah circles away quickly and effectively.
Azumah on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Azumah connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cooter. Cooter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cooter misses with a looping right.
Azumah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cooter looks to land a right hand but Azumah moved out of range.
A combination from Cooter does no damage.
Azumah throws a shot from downtown. Cooter moves away and avoids it.
Azumah gets caught napping as Cooter dives in and scores a takedown. Azumah manages to retain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Azumah wants to stand and escape but Cooter is having none of it.
Cooter throws a strike but Azumah rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Azumah controls from within his opponent's guard.
Azumah has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cooter is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azumah stands up and waves to Cooter to follow him.
Azumah cracks Cooter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cooter moves forwards but Azumah connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cooter throws a body punch but Azumah moves out of range.
Azumah throws a looping overhand right but Cooter ducks down to avoid it.
Jerry Azumah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cooter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Azumah eats them both and turns towards Cooter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooter goes for a double leg but Azumah avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Azumah continues to drive forward.
Azumah throws a counter combo.
Azumah fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cooter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Azumah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jerry Azumah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cooter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooter throws a series of punches but Azumah avoids them all with ease.
Cooter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cooter misses with a two punch combination.
Azumah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooter.
Azumah cracks Cooter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A punch combination from Cooter misses.
Azumah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cooter.
Azumah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Azumah looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cooter misses with a combination
enabling Azumah to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azumah throws a big shot that misses.
Cooter walks into a stiff left hand from Azumah.
Cooter misses with a body shot.
Cooter misses with a wild body shot.
Azumah misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Cooter does it's job there.
Azumah has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cooter shoots and misses
and Azumah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cobweb Cooter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cooter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cooter misses with the combination.
Azumah listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cooter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cooter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Azumah is fending him off so far but Cooter persists. Nope, Azumah circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cobweb Cooter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Azumah.
Cooter checks a low kick from Azumah.
That's four 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!
Cooter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Azumah looks to land a left hand but Cooter moved out of range nicely.
Azumah pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cooter back to the cage. Azumah follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Cobweb Cooter has been cut.
No joy there for Azumah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cobweb Cooter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azumah misses with a body shot.
Azumah with a jab.
Cooter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azumah missing with a left hand there. Cooter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azumah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooter.
A big right from Cooter misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Azumah! But no joy.
Azumah circles away from the clinch attempt
and Azumah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Azumah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Azumah misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Azumah does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Azumah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cobweb Cooter's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Azumah misses with a hook.
Azumah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cooter at a distance.
Cooter misses with a takedown
and Azumah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Azumah throws a jab when Cooter was well out of range.
Cooter misses with the combination.
A jab from Azumah finds it's way through Cooter's defenses.
Cooter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Azumah to score with a decent uppercut.
Cooter moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azumah tries to bum rush Cooter with a series of wild strikes but Cooter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cooter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Azumah. Azumah circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice straight punches there by Cooter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cooter.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Azumah, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azumah misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azumah lands a slapping body shot.
Cooter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cooter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Azumah tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cooter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Azumah can't do much from the bottom here.
Cooter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cooter is putting a hurting on Azumah here, landing some big shots from side control.
Azumah is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cooter connects with a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooter in side control, throwing shots but Azumah defends.
Sloppy strikes there by Cooter.
Cooter throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azumah dodges the ground and pound from Cooter.
Cooter is trying to ground and pound but Azumah uses the momentary lack of control by Cooter to regain half guard.
Cooter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cooter moves nicely into side control.
Azumah avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cooter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azumah managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cooter.
An elbow from Cooter crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooter looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Azumah is avoiding damage well.
Azumah takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cooter trying to control the position but Azumah is working away.
An elbow from Cooter crashes against the mat.
Cooter is chipping away with strikes.
Jerry Azumah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Azumah is looking to regain half guard here but Cooter keeps moving and retains side control.
Cobweb Cooter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooter creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Azumah manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cooter's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooter is looking for a kimura here.
Cooter is keen to just control but Azumah is a slippery customer.
Azumah avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cooter.
Azumah is trying to stand back up but Cooter is controlling him
Cooter is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cooter prevents Azumah from standing back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cobweb Cooter.
I think Azumah 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Azumah!
Cobweb Cooter spoke after the fight, saying 'Im feeling lower than a doodle bug right about now.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Durden (ranked 1933 p4p, 218 weight class) and Marco Alvado (ranked 1263 p4p, 153 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Durden might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pixies - Where is my Mind. Alvado has chosen Ichense Dub as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Marco Alvado!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Alvado.
Alvado works the jab nicely.
Alvado tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A punch lands to the side of Durden 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A thudding body kick lands there by Alvado!
Alvado throws the kick towards the body but Durden avoids it.
Durden throws a lazy right hand but Alvado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvado slips under a jab from Durden.
Alvado fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Durden slips under a jab from Alvado.
Alvado throws a push kick but Durden slaps the foot to one side.
Durden misses with a straight right.
Alvado attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Durden gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alvado.
A little feinted left hand from Durden on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Durden throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Alvado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Durden avoids a kick to the body.
Alvado gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Durden counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Durden checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alvado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Durden.
Durden on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alvado misses with a wild body shot.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Durden swings for the body but Alvado moves out of range.
Durden backing away here, and Alvado unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Durden misses with a hook.
Durden attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Durden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvado.
Durden avoids a kick to the body.
Alvado misses with an uppercut.
Alvado misses with a hook
and Alvado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvado throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Alvado lands with an uppercut that bounces Durden off the cage and back into range.
Durden misses with a hook.
Alvado 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.
A jab from Alvado finds it's way through Durden's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durden throws a poor cross that misses
and Durden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alvado swings for the body but Durden moves out of range.
Durden takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alvado misses with a hook. Durden ducked under it nicely.
Alvado misses with a looping right.
Durden lands with an overhand left.
Durden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donk. Durden catches Alvado right on the button with a cross.
Durden throws an overhand right that lands on Alvado's shoulder, as Alvado tries to avoid the shot.
Durden bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Durden looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.
Durden misses with a hook. Alvado ducked under it nicely.
Durden misses with a straight left.
Durden throws an off balance right hand
and Alvado counters with a leg kick.
Durden throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Durden tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alvado is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvado works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Durden tries to move into range but Alvado moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Durden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvado.
Alvado lets loose with a powerful body kick. Durden will feel that in the morning.
Durden keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Durden on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alvado is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Durden had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Durden throws a hook but Alvado blocks it.
Alvado thumps Durden with a low kick.
Alvado on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Durden looks to land a right hand but Alvado moved out of range.
Alvado avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Durden moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alvado is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alvado misses with the body kick
and Durden counters with an outside leg kick.
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!
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden connects with a nice looking jab.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Durden misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Durden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Durden misses its intended target.
Alvado takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durden.
Alvado keeps Durden at a distance using the push kick.
Alvado thumps Durden with a low kick.
Alvado lands the left hand.
Alvado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
Alvado has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Durden takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado tries to clinch up.
Durden has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alvado.
Durden walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alvado.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marco Alvado will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A jab from Durden misses.
Durden looks to throw the jab but Alvado is out of range.
Durden throws the left hand but Alvado avoids the punch easily.
Durden takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Durden throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvado counters with a straight right hand.
A good leg kick by Durden.
Durden misses with a left hand
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvado tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Durden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alvado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvado throws a nice outside leg kick.
Durden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvado throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Durden.
Alvado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durden.
Alvado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
Alvado lands with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Alvado, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado slips a jab from Durden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Alvado lands a nice shot to the body.
Durden drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Durden misses with a low kick.
Alvado checks a leg kick nicely.
Good leg kick by Alvado there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Alvado.
Durden throws the left hand but Alvado avoids the punch easily.
Durden looks to land a right hand but Alvado moved out of range.
Durden will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Durden throws the kick towards the body but Alvado avoids it.
Durden is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alvado misses the shot to the body.
Durden appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Durden takes one on the button.
Alvado slips under a jab from Durden.
Alvado shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fighters circling - Durden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Durden might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvado jabs at Durden's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado dips to his left and cracks Durden with an uppercut!
Alvado has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circling - Durden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvado feints a counter leg kick.
Durden takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circling - Durden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alvado is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Durden with a body shot.
Durden looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.
Durden throws a lazy right hand but Alvado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alvado darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alvado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvado fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Durden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvado.
Durden takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvado scores with a shot to the body.
Durden moves out of range as Alvado throws a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Durden misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws a quick inside leg kick.
Durden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Alvado on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alvado moves away from the strike by Durden.
Alvado dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Durden. That did some damage!
A shot to the body from Alvado misses
and Durden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alvado lands a nice shot to the body.
Durden blocks the body kick.
Alvado connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alvado slips a jab from Durden.
A little jabbing left from Alvado on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab, jab by Durden - just one landing.
Durden misses with a looping right.
A punch lands to the side of Durden 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alvado throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Alvado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvado scores with a kick to the body.
Alvado looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alvado changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvado ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alvado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Durden avoids the body shot from Alvado.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Alvado.
Durden misses with an uppercut. Alvado saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Alvado on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Durden takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alvado throws an off balance right hand
and Alvado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Durden misses.
Alvado steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Alvado lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durden tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alvado blocks a jab.
Durden looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Durden steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alvado. That one must have hurt.
Alvado scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Alvado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Durden misses with a straight right.
Marco Alvado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Durden throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durden.
A countering left hand to the body from Alvado misses.
Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durden.
Durden misses with a body punch
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alvado moves away from the strike by Durden.
Alvado throws a body shot but no joy.
Durden steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alvado. That one must have hurt.
Durden stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alvado.
A big left from Durden misses.
Durden tests Alvado's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alvado lands with a kick to the ribs.
Alvado scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durden avoids the body shot from Alvado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado catches Durden with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alvado lands a jab.
Alvado throws a hook but Durden avoids it easily.
Durden misses with an uppercut
and Alvado counters with a thumping low kick.
Alvado lets loose with a powerful body kick. Durden will feel that in the morning.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alvado.
Durden throws a lazy uppercut
and Durden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Durden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvado.
Alvado appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Alvado chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Durden has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alvado finds it's way round the side to connect with Durden's head.
Durden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Durden misses with a hook.
Durden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvado throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durden looks to land a left hand but Alvado moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws the left hand but Alvado avoids the punch easily.
Durden moves out of range of the body kick.
Alvado throws a front kick that sends Durden stumbling back into the cage.
Durden avoids the body shot from Alvado.
Alvado misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Durden.
Alvado connects with a leg kick. Durden looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alvado thumps Durden with a low kick.
Durden on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Durden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvado finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Alvado lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Durden throws a body punch but Alvado moves out of range.
Durden throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvado counters with a good, hard body kick but Durden shrugs it off.
Alvado scores with a sloppy right hand. Durden should have avoided that one.
Alvado jabs at Durden's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvado delivers a nice body kick.
Durden takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Durden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvado counters with a nice body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Alvado.
Alvado is looking to land body kicks.
Alvado blocks a jab.
Alvado is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Durden on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Durden throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big right from Durden misses.
Alvado fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Durden looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alvado on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Durden. Durden obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Alvado does it's job there.
Durden throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alvado.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado lands a nice hook to Durden's body. Durden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alvado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durden takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Durden.
Abraham Durden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Durden misses with a left hand
letting Alvado counter with a right hand.
Durden takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Durden moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alvado stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Durden.
A swing and a miss from Durden.
It seemed like Alvado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alvado lands a head shot.
Alvado connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durden. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durden takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alvado throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Alvado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alvado has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Alvado!
After winning the bout, Marco Alvado thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Beast (ranked 1475 p4p, 183 weight class) and Youri Tielemans (ranked 1638 p4p, 201 weight class). Dave Beast could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Youri Tielemans's 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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Beast!
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, Youri Tielemans!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tielemans thows a body kick. Beast tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Youri Tielemans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beast uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tielemans.
Beast appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tielemans scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tielemans uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beast has time to react.
Beast throws a nice looking combination but Tielemans bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beast throws a right hand that misses
and Tielemans makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tielemans lands the left hand.
Tielemans lands a head kick. Beast smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tielemans keeps Beast at a distance using the push kick.
Tielemans lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beast at a distance.
Beast lunges at Tielemans with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tielemans's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Beast, as that shot connected.
Beast takes one to the side of the head.
Tielemans throws a low kick, looking for Beast's leg but Beast calmly moves out of range.
Tielemans misses with a kick to the body.
Tielemans is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beast.
Beast shoots in for a takedown but Tielemans shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Good leg kick by Tielemans there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Youri Tielemans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast gets the takedown into side control.
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.
Beast lands an elbow.
Tielemans is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Beast asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Beast sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tielemans is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tielemans is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Beast is controlling him well.
Beast landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Beast wants to control but Tielemans is keeping him busy.
Tielemans wants to get back to his feet.
Beast works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tielemans is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Beast is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast is trying to get an arm triangle but Tielemans is defending well.
Beast landing strikes.
Tielemans wants to get back to his feet.
Beast in side control, just content to control the action for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tielemans is trying to buck Beast off.
Tielemans is not content to let Beast control the position.
Beast works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tielemans is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tielemans bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Tielemans connects with a solid leg kick.
Beast looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Tielemans.
Beast throws a jab when Tielemans was well out of range.
Tielemans swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tielemans cracks Beast with a right hand to the side of the head.
Beast shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tielemans defends it nicely.
Beast shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Beast. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tielemans throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tielemans lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beast's sensitive parts.
Tielemans explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tielemans fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Beast has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tielemans lands a head kick. Beast smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four 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!
Tielemans clobbers Beast with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tielemans scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tielemans digs a good hook to Beast's body.
Beast slips under a jab.
Beast appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Beast chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tielemans can pounce on him.
Tielemans stuns Beast with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tielemans uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beast.
Tielemans looks to throw the jab but Beast is out of range.
Tielemans lands a nice looking body kick.
Beast slips a straight right by Tielemans.
Tielemans scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beast doesn't seem bothered though.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tielemans. Beast shrugs it off though.
Beast will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tielemans scores with a jab.
Tielemans has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Beast misses with a looping left.
Beast shoots in looking for a takedown but Tielemans manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Beast's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Youri Tielemans dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tielemans throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tielemans scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tielemans has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tielemans scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Beast takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tielemans feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Beast's calf.
Beast shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tielemans as he jumps to the side.
Beast shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tielemans manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beast looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice straight punches there by Tielemans. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tielemans.
Beast misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tielemans scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big right from Tielemans misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tielemans. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Horrible takedown attempt by Beast or perhaps it was just good defense by Tielemans, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Beast. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tielemans scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beast doesn't seem bothered though.
Beast is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Beast fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tielemans to the ground. Beast is now in Tielemans's guard.
Beast trying to control the position from guard on top but Tielemans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tielemans wants to stand but Beast is controlling the position.
Tielemans is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Beast keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tielemans's head.
Tielemans wants to stand up but Beast is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tielemans's head.
Tielemans is still in real trouble! Can Beast finish him?
Tielemans wants to stand but Beast is controlling the position.
Beast landing some decent shots from guard.
Tielemans keeping moving, preventing Beast from controlling successfully.
Tielemans wants to get back to his feet but Beast is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Beast gets to his feet and stands over Tielemans, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Tielemans felt that one! Beast unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Tielemans from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Beast!
A victorious Dave Beast thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Murhaa (ranked 1174 p4p, 152 weight class) and Thierry Paulin (ranked 1114 p4p, 145 weight class). Thierry Paulin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thierry Paulin!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa takes a swing at Paulin's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Murhaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paulin.
Paulin scoring well with a low kick there.
Paulin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murhaa blocks a jab.
Paulin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murhaa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Paulin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Murhaa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Paulin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paulin controls Murhaa momentarily but Murhaa frees himself.
Paulin looking for a sweep. Not yet Paulin, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Murhaa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Paulin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Murhaa manages to get himself to full guard.
Murhaa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Paulin trying to control the position.
Murhaa is working Paulin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
It looks like Thierry Paulin has been cut.
Paulin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Murhaa throws a big right hand that misses.
Murhaa is fighting to break Paulin's control of his arms but Paulin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Murhaa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paulin managing to control the position.
Paulin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulin has momentary wrist control but Murhaa slips an elbow through the middle.
Murhaa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Murhaa being controlled here momentarily.
Murhaa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Murhaa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Paulin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Murhaa being controlled here momentarily.
Paulin working a defensive guard here.
Murhaa landing some decent shots from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paulin controls Murhaa momentarily but Murhaa frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa won't allow Paulin to sweep him here.
Murhaa stands and throws Paulin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Murhaa lands an elbow.
An elbow from Murhaa crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paulin is looking to reverse the position.
Paulin isn't going anywhere.
Check out the look on Murhaa's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Murhaa looks up at the clock and then as Paulin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Murhaa smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Paulin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Paulin is trying to improve his position.
Murhaa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa working the ground and pound.
Paulin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paulin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Paulin wants to improve his position but Murhaa is controlling well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Murhaa lands a heavy elbow.
Murhaa lands a heavy elbow.
Paulin is looking to improve his position but Murhaa isn't that keen on the idea.
Paulin keeps trying to improve his position.
Murhaa landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Murhaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thierry Paulin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murhaa thuds his right hand into Paulin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murhaa checks a leg kick.
A big left from Murhaa misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Paulin.
Nice cross by Paulin.
It looks like Mike Murhaa has been cut.
A head kick misses from Paulin.
Nice uppercut there from Murhaa.
Murhaa is looking to clinch but Paulin is avoiding it.
Murhaa forces Paulin back against the cage and clinches.
Paulin can't break the clinch.
Paulin wants to get back to striking at distance but Murhaa won't allow it.
Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paulin's elbow.
Paulin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murhaa has him pressed against the cage.
Murhaa has Paulin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Paulin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Murhaa tries to work over Paulin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murhaa digs a right hand underneath Paulin's ribcage. Paulin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Paulin blocks a body shot from Murhaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paulin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murhaa instigates a clinch.
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Paulin is trying to force a seperation but Murhaa has the dominant position.
Murhaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paulin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murhaa has him pressed against the cage.
Murhaa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Paulin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Paulin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murhaa has him pressed against the cage.
Murhaa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paulin backwards.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Paulin prevents a body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paulin breaks from the clinch.
Paulin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murhaa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Paulin throws a head kick that Murhaa semi-blocks.
Paulin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thierry Paulin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulin lands with an overhand left.
Paulin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murhaa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murhaa tries to clinch up but Paulin circles away and keeps his distance.
Paulin looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Paulin looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
Murhaa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Paulin misses with a straight left.
Murhaa forces Paulin back against the cage and clinches.
Paulin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paulin throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murhaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paulin can do to turn this around?
Paulin misses with a head kick.
Murhaa tries to clinch but Paulin moves out of range.
Murhaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paulin throws a hook but Murhaa avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa tries to clinch up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murhaa.
Murhaa gets a clinch.
Paulin is trying to force a seperation but Murhaa has the dominant position.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses.
Paulin tries to break free but Murhaa pushes him back against the cage.
Paulin has had enough of the clinch but Murhaa keeps him there for the moment.
Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paulin blocking some punches.
Paulin working hard to break the clinch.
Paulin has had enough of the clinch but Murhaa keeps him there for the moment.
Paulin breaks from the clinch.
Paulin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murhaa.
Mike Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhaa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Murhaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab lands there for Murhaa.
Murhaa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Murhaa tries to counter by clinching up but Paulin breaks away and moves out of range.
Murhaa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Murhaa lands with a hook. Paulin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa connects with a body shot that sends Paulin's belly button to the back.
Murhaa throws a sloppy body shot
letting Paulin counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Murhaa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Paulin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murhaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Paulin circles away.
Murhaa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Paulin is looking to break free of the clinch but Murhaa has double underhooks.
Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Paulin controls the action.
Murhaa works on Paulin's body with a couple of short punches.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paulin's elbow.
Murhaa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paulin backwards.
Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Paulin controls the action.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Paulin takes a shot to the head.
Murhaa lands a hook that snaps the head of Paulin backwards.
Murhaa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paulin backwards.
Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Paulin avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Murhaa dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.
Paulin misses with a looping left.
Murhaa moves away from the strike by Paulin.
Paulin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Paulin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Paulin swats away the attempt to clinch by Murhaa.
Paulin throws a poor cross that misses
and Murhaa moves into the clinch.
Paulin breaks the clinch.
Oooooh!!! Paulin has knocked Murhaa down with a huge combo! Paulin steps away and waves a wobbly Murhaa back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Murhaa is rocked!
Murhaa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murhaa slips under a jab.
Oh Murhaa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paulin.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paulin was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
Murhaa seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhaa throws an overhand right that lands on Paulin's shoulder, as Paulin tries to avoid the shot.
Paulin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Paulin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murhaa. That did some damage!
Murhaa wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulin throws a sloppy head kick and Murhaa moves out of range easily.
Murhaa closes the distance and pushes Paulin back into the cage.
Murhaa misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paulin gets underhooks to prevent Murhaa's takedown attempt.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Paulin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Paulin avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the cage.
Paulin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paulin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murhaa.
Murhaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Paulin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paulin misses with a low kick as Murhaa jumps back.
Murhaa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Paulin manages to circle out of the way.
Murhaa takes the fight into the clinch.
Murhaa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thierry Paulin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhaa scores with a shot to the side of Paulin's head.
Murhaa tries to work over Paulin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Paulin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulin blocking some punches.
Paulin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Murhaa.
Murhaa lands an uppercut.
Paulin throws a punch but it's blocked by Murhaa.
Paulin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murhaa darts in and clinches Paulin up against the cage.
Paulin blocks an uppercut.
Paulin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paulin misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paulin manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Paulin.
As Paulin tries to get set, Murhaa tries to push him back and clinch up but Paulin manages to avoid the attempt.
Paulin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa wants to clinch but Paulin slips to the side
and Paulin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Paulin misses with an uppercut.
Paulin tries a low kick but Murhaa avoids it.
Murhaa tries to clinch up but Paulin circles away and keeps his distance.
Murhaa has Paulin up against the cage in a clinch.
Mike Murhaa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Paulin is trying to break the clinch but Murhaa has him pressed against the cage.
Paulin is trying to break the clinch but Murhaa has him pressed against the cage.
Paulin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paulin connects with a high kick.
Paulin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murhaa moves into the clinch successfully.
Murhaa prevents Paulin from breaking the clinch.
Murhaa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murhaa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Paulin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murhaa lands a left hand.
Murhaa turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Murhaa manages to end up in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa cracks Paulin with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Murhaa working the ground and pound.
Murhaa is chipping away with strikes.
Murhaa scores with punches from side control.
Murhaa is chipping away with strikes.
Paulin is rocked!
Murhaa working the head with strikes.
Paulin is still in real trouble! Can Murhaa finish him?
Murhaa working the head and body with strikes.
Murhaa in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Paulin looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Murhaa turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Murhaa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Screw Ewe (ranked 708 p4p, 87 weight class) and Matheo Rojas (ranked 779 p4p, 98 weight class). Screw Ewe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Matheo Rojas's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Screw Ewe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matheo Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ewe tries to close the distance and clinch but Rojas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rojas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ewe's head.
Ewe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rojas was well out of range. Poor timing from Ewe.
Ewe connects with a body shot that sends Rojas's belly button to the back.
A big left from Ewe misses.
Ewe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rojas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rojas misses with a wild body shot.
Rojas lands a slapping body shot.
Ewe misses with a body shot
and Rojas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ewe throws a looping overhand right but Rojas ducks down to avoid it.
Rojas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rojas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ewe 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ewe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rojas.
Ewe has closed the distance and engaged Rojas in a clinch.
Rojas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ewes head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rojas prevents a body shot from Ewe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rojas.
Ewe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Ewe.
Ewe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ewe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ewe.
Rojas is rocked!
Rojas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ewe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rojas is still on wobbly legs! Can Ewe finish him?
Ewe lands a big right hand that drops Rojas! The killer instinct kicks in and Ewe finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Ewe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Screw Ewe!
Screw Ewe really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KOMBAT KLOTHING logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Morales (ranked 915 p4p, 140 weight class) and Wallace Cobb (ranked 947 p4p, 144 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wallace Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb moves into the clinch.
Cobb lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cobb creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Morales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morales is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Cobb.
Morales is leaning against Cobb and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cobb misses with some punches.
Cobb scores with a shoulder strike.
Morales 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.
Morales struggles to land a body shot inside as Cobb controls his hands.
Morales works on Cobb's body with a couple of short punches.
Morales escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morales tries to keep at a distance but Cobb has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cobb throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moraless head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobb scores with a shoulder strike.
Cobb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morales.
Morales tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cobb prevents a body shot from Morales.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cobb wants to clinch up but Morales keeps it at a distance.
Cobb has managed to clinch.
Cobb crunches a lovely knee into Morales's ribcage.
Cobb lands a knee to the body.
Morales is breathing heavily.
Cobb lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Cobb.
Cobb working Morales over with knees to the body.
Cobb lands a hook that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Cobb scores a nice knee to the body.
Cobb gets through Morales's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Cobb throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moraless head.
Cobb has Morales pressed against the cage, preventing Morales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cobb lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cobb trying to land knees to the body.
Morales takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cobb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morales takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Cobb.
Cobb lands a good knee to the midsection. Morales won't want to take too many of those.
Morales's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cobb crunches a lovely knee into Morales's ribcage.
Morales takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cobb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Cobb lands with a short shot to the head.
Cobb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morales is rocked!
Morales is trying to break free.
Oh Morales is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morales avoiding damage as Cobb throws knees to the body.
Morales seems to have got his legs back now.
Cobb unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morales lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cobb lands a good knee to the midsection. Morales won't want to take too many of those.
Cobb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cobb obliges.
Cobb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cobb lands an uppercut.
Morales takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a big uppercut that drops Morales! More strikes from Cobb and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Morales lies dazed against the cage as Cobb celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wallace Cobb!
Wallace Cobb decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Sheedy (ranked 369 p4p, 46 weight class) and Sergei Babakov (ranked 827 p4p, 91 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Sheedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergei Babakov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheedy looks to throw the jab but Babakov is out of range.
Sheedy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ramirez School Of Excellence in the buildup to the fight.
Babakov throws a body punch but Sheedy moves out of range.
A slow jab from Babakov misses its intended target.
Sheedy blocks a jab.
Babakov walks into a left hand.
It looks like Sergei Babakov has been cut.
Babakov slips a jab and a cross from Sheedy.
Babakov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sheedy.
Babakov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sheedy looks to land a combination. Babakov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Left hook, right uppercut from Babakov.
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!
Babakov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sheedy misses with an uppercut
enabling Babakov to counter with a crisp jab.
Sheedy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sheedy misses with an uppercut.
Sheedy misses with a double jab.
Sheedy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Babakov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babakov looks to throw the jab but Sheedy is out of range.
Sheedy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Babakov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Babakov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Sheedy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Babakov.
Sheedy scores with a hook.
A big right from Babakov misses.
Babakov swings for the body but Sheedy moves out of range.
Babakov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Babakov drops his hands momentarily and Sheedy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sheedy defending well as Babakov loads up on a big left hand.
Sheedy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Babakov.
Sheedy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sheedy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Babakov.
Sheedy throws out a powerful jab.
Babakov is rocked!
Sheedy feints with a jab and clips Babakov right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Babakov is sent crashing into the canvas and Sheedy leaps in for the kill! Babakov tries to get to his feet but Sheedy is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Babakov is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Sheedy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohsin Zaidi (ranked 265 p4p, 36 weight class) and Anatoly Gorbachenko (ranked 542 p4p, 83 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mohsin Zaidi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anatoly Gorbachenko!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaidi wants to land a leg kick but Gorbachenko is out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Gorbachenko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gorbachenko.
Zaidi scores with a kick to the body.
Gorbachenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gorbachenko lands a slapping body shot.
Gorbachenko gets a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gorbachenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gorbachenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zaidi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zaidi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gorbachenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gorbachenko tries to throw a body punch but Zaidi avoids it by throwing Gorbachenko back against the cage.
Gorbachenko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zaidi or not.
Zaidi prevents a body shot from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko works on Zaidi's body with a couple of short punches.
Gorbachenko scores with a shot to the side of Zaidi's head.
It looks like Mohsin Zaidi has been cut.
Zaidi is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gorbachenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaidi tries to score a body lock takedown but Gorbachenko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A shot in the inside from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko lands a shoulder strike.
Gorbachenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachenko tries to throw a body punch but Zaidi avoids it by throwing Gorbachenko back against the cage.
Gorbachenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zaidi is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohsin Zaidi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gorbachenko lands a right hand.
Gorbachenko lands with a light punch inside.
Gorbachenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko lands a shoulder strike.
Gorbachenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Zaidi backwards.
Zaidi is rocked!
Gorbachenko unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Zaidi! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Gorbachenko is unloading with more strikes now! Zaidi drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anatoly Gorbachenko!
Anatoly Gorbachenko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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