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Pride FC 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Razza Matazz (ranked 2237 p4p, 288 weight class) and Trey Brown (ranked 3521 p4p, 407 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Matazz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tool - Eulogy. This should be a great matchup!
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Razza Matazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 22 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trey Brown!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matazz tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown connects with a right hand. Matazz shakes it off.
Brown tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Matazz throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oooooh!!! Matazz has knocked Brown down with a huge combo! Matazz steps away and waves a wobbly Brown back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matazz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matazz throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matazz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matazz throws a big counter combination but Brown scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brown looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matazz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matazz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Matazz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Matazz misses with a double jab.
Matazz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Matazz misses.
Brown rushes Matazz and presses him up against the cage.
Matazz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matazz manages to avoid it.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Matazz avoids the head kick by Brown.
Matazz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown scores with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown avoids the head kick by Matazz.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brown. Matazz shrugs it off though.
Matazz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Matazz misses with a knee strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matazz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Matazz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matazz.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matazz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matazz throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Matazz pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Matazz breaks from the clinch.
Razza Matazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matazz sizes up Brown with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matazz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matazz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Brown is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Matazz rather than just go for the knockout.
Brown rushes Matazz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Matazz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Matazz clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown takes a swing at Matazz's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz keeps the fight on the outside.
Matazz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matazz cracks Brown with an open hand slap.
Matazz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Matazz scores with a jab.
Matazz lands a jab to the nose.
Brown is rocked!
Brown wants to clinch.
Matazz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown wants to clinch up but Matazz keeps it at a distance.
Matazz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matazz thumps Brown with a low kick.
That kick from Matazz tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brown is looking to clinch but Matazz is avoiding it.
Matazz misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matazz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Matazz looks to land a combination. Brown sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Matazz finish him?
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
Brown avoids the head kick by Matazz.
A shot to the liver by Brown. Beautiful body shot.
Brown cracks Matazz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brown's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Matazz knocks Brown out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Razza Matazz!
After the fight, Razza Matazz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pele Ronaldo (ranked 3854 p4p, 355 weight class) and Mellow Mood (ranked 2170 p4p, 256 weight class). Mellow Mood acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
19 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pele Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Mellow Mood!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Mood misses
and Ronaldo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ronaldo.
Mood is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Mood misses with a body punch.
Mood stalling the fight.
A knee to the head by Mood.
It looks like Pele Ronaldo has been cut.
Mood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mood looking to throw knees to the head but Ronaldo is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ronaldo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ronaldo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mood uses from the top position.
Mood 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.
Ronaldo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ronaldo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ronaldo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ronaldo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ronaldo is looking to stand up but Mood isn't so interested in that idea.
Ronaldo pulls Mood in to control the position.
Ronaldo looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Mood is defending well. Ronaldo quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Mood has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Ronaldo celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pele Ronaldo!
Our winner, Pele Ronaldo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Barnkvist (ranked 1846 p4p, 226 weight class) and Turbo Epicity (ranked 1952 p4p, 243 weight class). Epicity has chosen Semi Charmed Life as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Barnkvist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Turbo Epicity!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Epicity wants to slow Barnkvist down by chopping away at his legs.
Epicity throws a wild body kick that Barnkvist sees coming a mile off.
Epicity misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Epicity takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnkvist misses with a hook.
Barnkvist misses with an uppercut. Epicity saw that one coming.
Barnkvist sizes up Epicity with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barnkvist blocks a head kick by Epicity.
Epicity misses with a shot to the body
and Barnkvist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Epicity.
Epicity raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epicity on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barnkvist rushes Epicity and presses him up against the cage.
Epicity breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnkvist fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Epicity, pushing him back against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barnkvist is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity wants to break the clinch but can't.
Epicity wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barnkvist has him pressed against the cage.
Barnkvist tries a body shot but Epicity blocks it.
Barnkvist has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Epicity avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Barnkvist keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Epicity's efforts to push away.
Epicity tries to throw a body punch but Barnkvist avoids it by throwing Epicity back against the cage.
Epicity wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnkvist can't get the takedown.
Epicity breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Barnkvist as he connects with a hook.
Barnkvist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Epicity manages to avoid it.
Epicity avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnkvist misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnkvist takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnkvist misses with a takedown
and Epicity counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barnkvist's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Barnkvist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Epicity.
Epicity throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barnkvist lands the left hand.
Epicity throws a sloppy head kick and Barnkvist moves out of range easily.
Epicity avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Epicity throws a right hand that misses
and Barnkvist counters with a right hand to the body.
Epicity just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnkvist lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Barnkvist misses with a hook
and Barnkvist takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnkvist shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barnkvist showed some decent athleticism there.
Barnkvist missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist throwing shots but Epicity is blocking nicely.
Epicity avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barnkvist scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Epicity tries to get to full guard but Barnkvist has control of the leg.
Barnkvist working the head and body with strikes.
Epicity is looking for a sweep. Barnkvist is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Epicity blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist lands with a punch from half guard.
Epicity is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barnkvist scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barnkvist looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barnkvist not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Epicity keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barnkvist is looking to take a break and control but Epicity is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Epicity holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Barnkvist trying to advance position but Epicity counters by regaining guard.
Epicity preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Epicity is looking to stand up but Barnkvist isn't so interested in that idea.
Epicity is trying to control the position but Barnkvist postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Barnkvist dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Epicity swings widly with a right hand
and Barnkvist counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Barnkvist has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Peter Barnkvist is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnkvist connects with a good right hand that stumbles Epicity. Epicity circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barnkvist is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Epicity can do to turn this around?
Barnkvist connects with the punch.
Epicity avoids the body shot from Barnkvist.
Epicity cracks Barnkvist with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Peter Barnkvist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnkvist lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Barnkvist 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.
Barnkvist moves out of range of the strikes.
Epicity throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barnkvist counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barnkvist.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Epicity tries a body shot but Barnkvist blocks it.
Barnkvist has hold of one of Epicity's legs. Epicity is fighting the takedown attempt but Barnkvist gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnkvist with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barnkvist connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barnkvist's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Epicity wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Barnkvist throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Epicity works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barnkvist trying to control but Epicity is working from the bottom.
Barnkvist keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Epicity's head.
Epicity trying to keep a closed guard but Barnkvist is proving a slippery customer.
Barnkvist looking to pass the guard.
Epicity looking to control.
Barnkvist makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist is in close to Epicity's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Peter Barnkvist overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnkvist with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barnkvist lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Epicity seems keen to control Barnkvist's posture.
Barnkvist makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Epicity tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barnkvist trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Epicity controls Barnkvist momentarily but Barnkvist frees himself.
Barnkvist with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnkvist throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Epicity works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Epicity keeping moving, preventing Barnkvist from controlling successfully.
Epicity wants to sweep here but Barnkvist controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epicity is trying to keep Barnkvist in close.
Barnkvist trying to control but Epicity is working from the bottom.
Barnkvist stands up over Epicity, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barnkvist stands up over Epicity, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barnkvist connects with a couple of short punches.
Barnkvist works over Epicity with some ground and pound from guard.
Barnkvist throws an elbow that misses. Epicity uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barnkvist's guard. Nice move by Epicity!
Barnkvist bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Epicity's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epicity looking to control.
Barnkvist with a nice head shot there.
Barnkvist postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barnkvist postures up and lands a big shot to Epicity's brow.
Barnkvist chips away with some ground and pound.
Barnkvist loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnkvist postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barnkvist postures up.
Barnkvist scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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!
Barnkvist scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Epicity keeping moving, preventing Barnkvist from controlling successfully.
Barnkvist landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Barnkvist dominated that second round.
That's time! Barnkvist's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Barnkvist avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnkvist lands a slapping body shot.
Barnkvist lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barnkvist tries to clinch there but Epicity circles away.
Epicity tries a quick counter leg kick but Barnkvist is wise to it.
Barnkvist falls off balance throwing a combination
and Epicity makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barnkvist connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Epicity's hands.
Barnkvist jabs at Epicity's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnkvist is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Epicity's half guard.
Ground and pound from Barnkvist.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnkvist seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Epicity wants to control but Barnkvist is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity is looking to escape.
Epicity has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Barnkvist is on him like a limpet, forcing Epicity back against the cage.
Barnkvist changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Epicity fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Barnkvist bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Epicity is working to avoid the ground and pound but Barnkvist connects with a decent elbow.
Barnkvist working the head and body with strikes.
The ground and pound from Barnkvist seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Epicity manages to work his way to half guard, despite Barnkvist's best efforts.
Barnkvist throwing shots but Epicity is blocking nicely.
Turbo Epicity has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist is thwarting Epicity's attempts to control the position.
Epicity moves into full guard.
Barnkvist with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnkvist engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Epicity not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Epicity has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Barnkvist postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epicity bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barnkvist's guard.
Barnkvist bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Epicity's guard.
Barnkvist stands up over Epicity, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barnkvist cracks Epicity with a solid left hand.
Epicity working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist landing some decent shots from guard.
Epicity wants to get back to his feet but Barnkvist is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barnkvist lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Epicity trying to control the position.
Barnkvist is working Epicity over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Peter Barnkvist is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Barnkvist has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Epicity isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Barnkvist stacks Epicity on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Barnkvist!
A lull in the action here.
Barnkvist wants to control but Epicity is keeping him busy.
Barnkvist scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Epicity to see if he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Barnkvist showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barnkvist has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Barnkvist!
Peter Barnkvist 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Haislan Garcia (ranked 1198 p4p, 134 weight class) and Noob Saibot (ranked 2177 p4p, 216 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Saibot's choice of entrance music: TEST YOUR MIGHT. 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
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haislan Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Noob Saibot!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saibot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saibot darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Saibot 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.
The fighters circling - Saibot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saibot darts in and clinches Garcia up against the cage.
Saibot takes a shot to the head.
Saibot misses with the head strike.
A short right from Saibot on the inside.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by Saibot.
A shot in the inside from Garcia.
Garcia stops a takedown attempt from Saibot.
Saibot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Saibot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Saibot goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.
Saibot misses with a punch on the inside.
Saibot lands a body punch in the clinch.
Garcia digs a right hand into Saibot's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saibot's gas tank.
Garcia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Garcia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saibot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saibot avoids the elbow strike from Garcia, against the cage.
Saibot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Garcia gets through Saibot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saibot working aggressively here.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saibot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saibot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garcias head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saibot.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saibot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia scores with a shot to the side of Saibot's head.
Garcia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saibot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saibot tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saibot.
Garcia is pressed up against the cage. Saibot has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Garcia down to the mat. Garcia avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Saibot looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Garcia tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saibot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab from Saibot.
Garcia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Saibot misses with a looping right.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saibot looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
Saibot throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Saibot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot staying out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Saibot, as that shot connected.
Haislan Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saibot misses with a straight left.
A quick step to the side and Garcia tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saibot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcia can pounce on him.
Saibot throws a lazy uppercut
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Garcia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Saibot slips under a jab.
Saibot shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Saibot seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Garcia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Saibot is thwarting Garcia's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Saibot lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saibot is thwarting Garcia's attempts to control the position.
Garcia trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Garcia tries to lock up and control but Saibot gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Saibot connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Saibot unloading with bombs!
Saibot looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Saibot has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garcia avoids a series of strikes thrown by Saibot.
Garcia has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Saibot landing punches.
Garcia working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noob Saibot dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Saibot misses with a hook
and Saibot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saibot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saibot 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.
Saibot throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Saibot closes the distance and clinches up with Garcia, looking for a takedown. Saibot pushes Garcia against the cage but Garcia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A lazy left from Garcia finds it's target.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Saibot lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Saibot misses with a looping right.
Saibot moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia cracks Saibot with a right hand to the side of the head.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Saibot is out of range.
Saibot lands a jab to the head.
Saibot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a shot to the body
and Saibot counters with a nice uppercut.
Saibot loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Garcia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Saibot throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Saibot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Saibot.
Saibot misses with a series of wild punches.
Saibot drops his hands momentarily and Garcia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
And Saibot tries to counter it with a takedown but Garcia pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Good leg kick by Garcia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saibot swings widly with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Noob Saibot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saibot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garcia.
Saibot on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saibot misses with a lunging right hand
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garcia counters with a right hand to the body.
Saibot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Garcia is predictable there
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saibot manages to avoid it.
Saibot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saibot misses with a lunging right hand
and Saibot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saibot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saibot throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saibot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Saibot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Garcia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garcia.
Saibot moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Haislan Garcia has been cut.
Garcia lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saibot misses with a looping left.
Saibot throws a body shot but no joy.
Saibot throws a body shot but no joy.
Noob Saibot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Garcia 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 Saibot has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saibot and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saibot throws out a counter right but Garcia avoids it with no problem.
Saibot misses with an uppercut
and Garcia counters with a leg kick.
Saibot loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Garcia cracks Saibot with a good jab.
Saibot tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garcia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Saibot.
Garcia appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Saibot scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan Garcia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Haislan Garcia's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Saibot shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Garcia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saibot can pounce on him.
Saibot lands a nice shot that snaps Garcia's head back.
Saibot checks a leg kick.
Garcia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Saibot swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Saibot's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garcia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saibot scrambles back to his feet.
Garcia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Saibot misses with a combination
and Garcia counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saibot works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Garcia managing to control the position.
Saibot stays in close to Garcia's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot postures up.
Saibot is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.
Saibot is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Garcia is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Garcia has escaped and now he's on top!
Noob Saibot has got the better of the ground game so far.
Saibot looking to control.
Garcia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Garcia preventing the sweep.
Garcia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Saibot controls Garcia momentarily but Garcia frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saibot seems keen to control Garcia's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Saibot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Saibot in his tracks.
Jab by Garcia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot throws a body shot but no joy.
Garcia seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Garcia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Garcia wants it to stay on the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garcia. That's going to slow Saibot down.
Saibot misses with a left hand
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Garcia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saibot.
Saibot misses with a looping left.
Garcia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saibot.
Garcia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Saibot connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Saibot.
Saibot misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Haislan Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noob Saibot.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the body.
Saibot throws a right hand that misses
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Saibot.
Saibot throws a right hand that misses
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia scoring well with a low kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haislan Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Garcia has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haislan Garcia!
After the fight, Haislan Garcia was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Earl Jeffries (ranked 1279 p4p, 181 weight class) and Jimmy Cathaway (ranked 866 p4p, 120 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earl Jeffries !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Cathaway!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cathaway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cathaway has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jeffries is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cathaway tests Jeffries 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cathaway does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cathaway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jeffries manages to avoid it.
Cathaway throws the left hand but Jeffries avoids the punch easily.
Cathaway throws an off balance right hand
and Jeffries counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Jimmy Cathaway has been cut.
Jeffries slips under a jab.
Jeffries throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jeffries gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cathaway prevents a body shot from Jeffries .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeffries comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jeffries .
Cathaway has Jeffries pressed against the cage.
Jeffries 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.
Cathaway breaks the clinch.
Jeffries cracks Cathaway with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cathaway getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cathaway misses with a hook to the body
and Jeffries connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That has opened up Jimmy Cathaway's cut even more.
Cathaway tried to score with a low kick but Jeffries checks it.
Cathaway misses with an uppercut.
Cathaway connects with a crisp jab.
Cathaway motions for Jeffries to come forward. Cathaway throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cathaway on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jeffries lands with a good body shot.
Cathaway attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cathaway throws out a loose jab but Jeffries uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jeffries jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cathaway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Jeffries .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cathaway moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jeffries ducks under a wild hook from Cathaway.
Jeffries darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The cut above Jimmy Cathaway's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cathaway takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jeffries throws a good cross that connects.
A big left from Cathaway misses.
Jeffries slips under a jab from Cathaway.
Jeffries seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jeffries cracks Cathaway with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Jeffries has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cathaway to stand back up!
Cathaway is rocked!
Jeffries throws a pinpoint strike between Cathaway's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Cathaway crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Jeffries scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Earl Jeffries !
A very excited looking Earl Jeffries 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Rojas (ranked 645 p4p, 74 weight class) and Alexei Chernokov (ranked 848 p4p, 103 weight class). Chernokov has chosen Disaster strikes - Mushroom cloud as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emilio Rojas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexei Chernokov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chernokov misses with a hook. Rojas ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Rojas tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chernokov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rojas scores with a hook.
Rojas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rojas misses with a hook. Chernokov ducked under it nicely.
Rojas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rojas lands a nice hook to Chernokov's body. Chernokov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chernokov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rojas.
Chernokov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chernokov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rojas.
Rojas leaves Chernokov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chernokov is defended easily by Rojas.
Chernokov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rojas moves away.
Rojas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rojas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Rojas misses.
Chernokov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rojas misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chernokov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rojas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from Rojas misses.
Chernokov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rojas.
Chernokov throws a jab when Rojas was well out of range.
Rojas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big left from Rojas misses.
A slow jab from Chernokov misses its intended target.
It looked like Rojas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice body punch from Chernokov.
Chernokov lands a nice shot that snaps Rojas's head back.
Chernokov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rojas.
Rojas 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.
Chernokov slips under a jab.
Emilio Rojas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rojas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rojas moves out of range as Chernokov strikes.
Chernokov throws a hook but Rojas blocks it.
Rojas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A punch combination from Rojas misses.
Rojas throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Rojas.
Chernokov checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas avoids the body shot from Chernokov.
A jab from Chernokov finds it's way through Rojas's defenses.
Rojas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chernokov.
Chernokov lands a really nice looking cross but Rojas seems unphased.
Rojas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rojas throws a hook to the side of Chernokov's head but Chernokov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Chernokov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
No joy there for Chernokov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chernokov swings for the body but Rojas moves out of range.
Rojas thuds a left hand into Chernokov's body.
Chernokov just misses with a punch to the body.
Rojas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A countering left hand to the body from Chernokov misses.
Chernokov misses the jab.
Rojas looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Chernokov ducks under a wild hook from Rojas.
Chernokov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rojas.
Rojas throws an overhand right that lands on Chernokov's shoulder, as Chernokov tries to avoid the shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Chernokov.
Chernokov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov scoring with punches from side control.
Chernokov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rojas bucks up and tries to throw Chernokov off but instead Chernokov has got his back!
Chernokov lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Chernokov gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Rojas is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Chernokov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rojas was well out of range. Poor timing from Chernokov.
Rojas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chernokov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rojas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Rojas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chernokov avoids the body shot from Rojas.
Chernokov lands a jab to Rojas's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rojas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chernokov's head backwards.
Rojas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chernokov.
Rojas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chernokov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chernokov feints the counter takedown.
Rojas scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Chernokov. Beautiful body shot.
Rojas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rojas throws a front kick that sends Chernokov stumbling back into the cage.
Rojas throws a big shot that misses.
Rojas slips a jab from Chernokov.
Rojas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rojas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rojas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chernokov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rojas was well out of range. Poor timing from Chernokov.
As Chernokov looks to move away, Rojas throws a big counter combo but Chernokov just gets out of the way.
Rojas lands a high kick!
Chernokov blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rojas. Chernokov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chernokov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chernokov.
Chernokov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rojas scores with a body shot.
Chernokov misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Chernokov misses.
Rojas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rojas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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 Emilio Rojas will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rojas looks to land a left hand but Chernokov moved out of range nicely.
Chernokov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rojas slips under a jab.
Rojas is looking to counter punch.
Rojas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rojas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chernokov.
Chernokov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chernokov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rojas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Rojas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chernokov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rojas misses with a left hand
and Chernokov counters with a straight right hand.
Chernokov loads up on a big right hand but Rojas slips the punch.
Chernokov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rojas defending well as Chernokov loads up on a big left hand.
Rojas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chernokov throws a body punch but Rojas moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojas lands a jab to the nose.
Chernokov misses with a looping right.
Rojas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rojas swings widly with a right hand
and Chernokov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chernokov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Rojas manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rojas wants to get back to striking at distance but Chernokov won't allow it.
Rojas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Chernokov.
Chernokov can't find room to land a body shot as Rojas controls the action.
Rojas throws a punch but it's blocked by Chernokov.
Chernokov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rojas's efforts to push away.
Rojas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chernokov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rojas backwards.
Rojas blocks a body shot from Chernokov.
Chernokov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rojas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rojas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chernokov's head backwards.
Emilio Rojas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Rojas enables Chernokov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rojas manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rojas is looking to stand up but Chernokov isn't so interested in that idea.
Chernokov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rojas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rojas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rojas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chernokov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Rojas wants to get back to his feet but Chernokov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chernokov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chernokov advances to half guard.
Chernokov working over Rojas with some ground and pound. Rojas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chernokov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rojas taking some punishment here, with Chernokov in his half guard.
Rojas wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas kicks off Chernokov and gets to his feet.
Rojas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chernokov on the side of the head.
Rojas feints and then cracks Chernokov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chernokov down.
Rojas lands with a straight right. Chernokov didn't see that one coming.
Jab from Rojas.
Chernokov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rojas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rojas slips a straight right by Chernokov.
Emilio Rojas is winning the standup battle so far.
Rojas feints and then cracks Chernokov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chernokov down.
Chernokov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rojas. Rojas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rojas avoids the body shot from Chernokov.
Rojas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rojas throws a series of punches but Chernokov avoids them all with ease.
Chernokov tries to bum rush Rojas with a series of wild strikes but Rojas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chernokov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rojas throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas misses with a jab to the body
and Chernokov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chernokov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rojas manages to avoid it.
Chernokov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rojas sizes up Chernokov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chernokov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rojas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chernokov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A punch combination from Chernokov misses.
Chernokov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rojas.
Chernokov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chernokov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rojas throws out the jab.
Rojas misses with a hook. Chernokov ducked under it nicely.
Rojas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice body punch from Rojas.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rojas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rojas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chernokov momentarily.
Chernokov throws a big shot that misses.
Chernokov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rojas circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alexei Chernokov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Chernokov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chernokov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Decent striking displayed by Chernokov there.
Chernokov moves into range and clinches up with Rojas.
Rojas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rojas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rojas misses with a looping left.
Chernokov takes a swing at Rojas's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Rojas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chernokov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice uppercut lands for Rojas. That snapped Chernokov's head back.
Chernokov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in 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!
Chernokov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rojas's head.
Chernokov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chernokov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas is trying to stand up here but Chernokov is controlling him well.
Chernokov is trying to control. Rojas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rojas is trying to stand back up but Chernokov is controlling him
Rojas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chernokov.
Rojas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chernokov.
Rojas is not content to let Chernokov control the position.
Rojas wants to get back to his feet.
Chernokov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A jab from Rojas finds it's way through Chernokov's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chernokov.
A jab from Chernokov misses.
Rojas slips under a jab from Chernokov.
Rojas is looking to counter punch.
Chernokov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Chernokov misses.
A swing and a miss from Rojas.
Chernokov throws a hook but Rojas avoids it easily.
Rojas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chernokov walks into a left hand.
Chernokov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chernokov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rojas. That one must have hurt.
Rojas throws a hook but Chernokov avoids it easily.
Rojas looks to throw the jab but Chernokov is out of range.
Rojas 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.
Chernokov moves away from the strike by Rojas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rojas throws out a loose jab but Chernokov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rojas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chernokov.
Chernokov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rojas defends it well.
Chernokov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rojas's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chernokov.
Rojas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chernokov throws a big elbow that misses.
Chernokov postures up in Rojas's guard and throws a big left but Rojas blocks it.
Chernokov won't allow Rojas to get back to his feet.
Rojas is looking to stand back up but Chernokov counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Rojas.
Chernokov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chernokov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rojas sees it coming and defends easily.
Rojas is trying to stand up here but Chernokov is controlling him well.
Chernokov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rojas manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Chernokov throws a lazy right hand but Rojas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rojas staying out of range there.
Chernokov misses with a combination
enabling Rojas to counter with a crisp jab.
Chernokov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chernokov lands with a nice body punch.
Chernokov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chernokov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chernokov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rojas swings widly with a right hand
and Chernokov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chernokov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rojas.
Rojas moves out of range as Chernokov strikes.
Chernokov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rojas throws a lazy right hand but Chernokov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chernokov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexei Chernokov.
I think Chernokov 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alexei Chernokov!
Alexei Chernokov 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Thiago (ranked 476 p4p, 76 weight class) and Markus Drotske (ranked 920 p4p, 139 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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216 lbs
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Thiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Markus Drotske!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thiago misses with an uppercut.
Thiago scores with a hook.
It looks like Markus Drotske has been cut.
Markus Drotske seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thiago blocks a jab.
Thiago throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Drotske shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drotske looks winded!
Thiago cracks the inside of Drotske's front leg.
Drotske misses with a looping right.
Thiago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thiago lands with a nice body kick.
Drotske ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Drotske takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A combination from Drotske does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thiago drops Drotske with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Drotske looks back up at him and smiles so Thiago waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thiago.
Thiago lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thiago fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Drotske is out of range.
We've been told by Thiago's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Drotske scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thiago scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thiago tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drotske was well out of range. Poor timing from Thiago.
Drotske throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Drotske if he has to take too many more of those.
Thiago lands with a nice body punch.
Thiago loads up on a big right hand but Drotske slips the punch.
Thiago feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Drotske sprawling to the canvas! Drotske rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Thiago finish him?!
Drotske is rocked!
Drotske tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Drotske is still on wobbly legs! Can Thiago finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thiago throws a head kick but Drotske moves out of range.
Drotske finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thiago measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Drotske! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Thiago Thiago!
A relieved looking Thiago Thiago thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Lopez (ranked 215 p4p, 23 weight class) and Iker Ramirez (ranked 193 p4p, 21 weight class). Iker Ramirez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Mark Lopez !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iker Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez takes a swing at Lopez 's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lopez is looking to score with low kicks.
Ramirez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lopez .
Ramirez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lopez catches Ramirez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ramirez scoring well with a low kick there.
Ramirez connects with a body shot that sends Lopez 's belly button to the back.
Ramirez connects with an inside leg kick.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses
and Ramirez counters with a left to the body.
Ramirez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lopez 's sensitive parts.
Lopez connects with a solid leg kick.
Ramirez cracks Lopez with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lopez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ramirez in his tracks.
A lazy left from Ramirez finds it's target.
Lopez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut there from Lopez .
Ramirez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lopez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ramirez slips a jab from Lopez .
Ramirez has Lopez up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez gets through Lopez 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lopez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lopez manages to break the clinch.
Lopez misses with a hook. Ramirez ducked under it nicely.
Ramirez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramirez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopez throws out the jab.
It seemed like Ramirez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lopez slips under a jab.
Ramirez scores with a hook.
Mark Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramirez moves away.
Ramirez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ramirez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez.
Lopez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ramirez is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lopez .
Lopez checks the leg kick.
Ramirez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lopez .
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Ramirez slips the punch.
Lopez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ramirez lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramirez.
Lopez slips under a jab from Ramirez.
Ramirez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lopez with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Ramirez.
Ramirez missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramirez scores with a shot to the body.
Ramirez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lopez .
Ramirez misses with a looping left.
A clash of legs there as Ramirez blocks the low kick.
Lopez scores with a hook to the body. Ramirez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lopez .
Nice straight punches there by Lopez . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lopez .
Lopez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ramirez is able to avoid easily.
Lopez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ramirez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Donk. Ramirez catches Lopez right on the button with a cross.
Ramirez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lopez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramirez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ramirez is out of range.
Lopez misses with a wild combination.
Lopez misses with a straight left.
Ramirez 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.
Lopez scores with a nice strike.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramirez manages to avoid it.
Ramirez throws a low kick, looking for Lopez 's leg but Lopez calmly moves out of range.
Ramirez lands with a right hand.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
Ramirez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lopez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ramirez.
Ramirez checks a low kick from Lopez .
Ramirez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lopez doesn't seem bothered though.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab lands there for Ramirez.
Ramirez moves away from the strike by Lopez .
Ramirez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lopez at a distance.
Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez .
A nice side step and Ramirez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ramirez ducks right into an uppercut from Lopez .
Lopez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lopez fakes the leg kick and cracks Ramirez in the body.
Ramirez blocks a head kick by Lopez .
Lopez works Ramirez's body with a nice hook.
Ramirez throws a hook to the side of Lopez 's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopez checks a low kick from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ramirez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crunch! Ramirez slams his shin into Lopez 's torso.
Ramirez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopez throws out the jab.
Lopez scores with a shot to the body.
Ramirez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ramirez is looking to chop away at Lopez 's legs.
Lopez looks for the body kick but Ramirez saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lopez checks a leg kick.
Ramirez connects with a single shot there.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Iker Ramirez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lopez 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ramirez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lopez .
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Lopez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lopez misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Ramirez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lopez throws a body punch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez blocks a head kick by Lopez .
Ramirez scores with a jab. Lopez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ramirez throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopez .
Ramirez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopez .
Lopez misses with a leg kick.
Lopez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramirez.
Mark Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
Lopez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Ramirez blocks the body kick.
A swing and a miss from Ramirez.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez throws a wild body kick that Ramirez sees coming a mile off.
Ramirez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Lopez misses.
Ramirez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lopez . Lopez obviously looking to wear him down.
Lopez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lopez backing away here, and Ramirez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ramirez connects with the punch.
Lopez throws the left hand but Ramirez avoids the punch easily.
Jab, jab by Ramirez - just one landing.
Lopez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ramirez misses with a leg kick.
Lopez 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.
The fighters circling - Lopez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopez throws a jab when Ramirez was well out of range.
Ramirez checks a leg kick.
Ramirez tries to score with a low kick but Lopez moves his leg out of the way.
Lopez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ramirez manages to circle out of the way.
Lopez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ramirez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lopez .
Ramirez moves into the clinch.
Ramirez takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to get back to striking at distance but Ramirez won't allow it.
Lopez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage.
Ramirez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lopez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ramirez breaks from the clinch.
Lopez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slow jab from Ramirez misses its intended target.
Lopez is looking to chop away at Ramirez's legs.
Ramirez scores with the left hand. Lopez knows he should have avoided that one.
Lopez misses with a hook. Ramirez ducked under it nicely.
Lopez lands a slapping body shot.
Lopez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Ramirez tries to land a leg kick but Lopez saw it coming and moves away.
Ramirez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lopez .
Lopez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ramirez is able to avoid easily.
Ramirez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ramirez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopez .
Ramirez throws the left hand but Lopez avoids the punch easily.
Ramirez throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez throws out a leg kick but Ramirez moves out of range and Lopez only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramirez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lopez looks for the body kick but Ramirez saw that one coming.
Ramirez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
Ramirez connects with a crisp jab.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick from Ramirez.
Lopez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ramirez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A shot to the liver by Ramirez. Beautiful body shot.
Lopez is looking to slow Ramirez down with leg kicks.
Ramirez looks for the body kick but Lopez saw that one coming.
Ramirez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ramirez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lopez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramirez.
Lopez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramirez.
Lopez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lopez scores with the left hand. Ramirez knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
Lopez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramirez throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Lopez throws a front kick aimed at Ramirez's knee but Ramirez avoids it well.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Lopez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lopez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramirez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramirez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lopez 's calf.
Nice defenses there by Ramirez.
Lopez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ramirez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ramirez throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Ramirez misses.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Ramirez throws a leg kick which misses Lopez 's front leg but catches the back leg as Lopez tries to avoid it.
Ramirez throws a shot from downtown. Lopez moves away and avoids it.
Ramirez is looking to chop away at Lopez 's legs.
Ramirez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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 Mark Lopez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lopez 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ramirez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopez throws out the jab.
Ramirez throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Ramirez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lopez throws a hook but Ramirez blocks it.
Ramirez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lopez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lopez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lopez misses with a right hand
and Ramirez counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramirez.
Lopez throws a low kick but Ramirez moves out of range easily.
Ramirez misses with a low kick.
Ramirez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A bone on bone clash there as Lopez blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lopez throws a head kick that Ramirez semi-blocks.
Ramirez avoids the head kick by Lopez .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez misses with an attempted mid kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lopez checks a leg kick.
Ramirez throws a hook to the side of Lopez 's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez checks a low kick from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Ramirez connects with a solid leg kick.
Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramirez throws out the jab.
Ramirez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lopez misses with a hook
and Ramirez counters with a leg kick.
Ramirez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramirez.
Lopez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ramirez counters with an inside leg kick.
Lopez throws a head kick but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez cracks the inside of Lopez 's front leg.
Lopez misses the jab.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez avoids the head kick by Lopez .
Lopez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the body.
Ramirez throws a front kick aimed at Lopez 's knee but Lopez avoids it well.
Ramirez blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ramirez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Ramirez does it's job there.
Ramirez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ramirez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lopez .
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramirez.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Ramirez slips the punch.
Ramirez follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ramirez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Ramirez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lopez doesn't seem phased though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lopez .
Lopez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick misses from Lopez .
Lopez connects with a looping right hand.
Ramirez ducks under a wild hook from Lopez .
Lopez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lopez needs to keep his hands up - Ramirez had a free shot at his head there.
Ramirez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ramirez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez .
An inside leg kick from Ramirez misses.
A low kick from Lopez misses
and Ramirez counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramirez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Ramirez misses.
Nice defenses there by Ramirez.
Lopez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lopez takes one on the button.
Ramirez avoids the head kick by Lopez .
Ramirez cracks Lopez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ramirez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ramirez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramirez.
Ramirez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ramirez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws the left hand but Ramirez avoids the punch easily.
Ramirez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ramirez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lopez is out of range and Ramirez settles back down.
Ramirez throws a low kick but Lopez avoids it.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Ramirez throws out a loose jab but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez connects with a leg kick. Lopez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lopez ducks right into an uppercut from Ramirez.
Ramirez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopez .
Lopez digs a good hook to Ramirez's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ramirez. That's going to slow Lopez down.
Ramirez missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice jab there from Ramirez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramirez fakes the leg kick and cracks Lopez in the body.
Lopez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ramirez, right into the meat.
Lopez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ramirez blocks a head kick by Lopez .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iker Ramirez really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lopez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ramirez. Ramirez obviously looking to wear him down.
Ramirez throws a chopping leg kick but Lopez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lopez misses with an uppercut
and Ramirez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramirez throws a big shot that misses.
Ramirez scores with a leg kick.
Ramirez misses with a body kick.
It looked like Lopez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lopez slips a straight right by Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
Ramirez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramirez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramirez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lopez takes a swing at Ramirez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ramirez.
Lopez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramirez.
Ramirez lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ramirez 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 Lopez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lopez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An attempted straight right counter from Lopez misses the target.
Ramirez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ramirez is looking to slow Lopez down with leg kicks.
Lopez is looking to score with low kicks.
Ramirez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ramirez counters with an outside leg kick.
Ramirez slips under a jab from Lopez .
Ramirez lands a nice shot to the body.
Lopez keeps the fight on the outside.
Lopez is looking to land body kicks.
Nice body kick there by Lopez .
Ramirez dips to his left and cracks Lopez with an uppercut!
Ramirez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ramirez lands a nice looking body shot.
Lopez connects with a looping right hand.
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!
Ramirez looks to land a left hand but Lopez moved out of range nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lopez .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ramirez throws a head kick that Lopez semi-blocks.
Ramirez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Ramirez.
Lopez swings widly with a right hand
and Ramirez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lopez scores with a shot to the body.
Lopez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lopez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ramirez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ramirez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lopez .
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lopez .
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Lopez 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ramirez under the eye.
Ramirez takes one on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Ramirez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lopez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ramirez misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but Ramirez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramirez checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopez .
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Lopez .
Lopez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ramirez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lopez takes a step back to recover.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ramirez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez tries to counter with a takedown but Ramirez is quick to defend against it.
Lopez cracks Ramirez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ramirez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ramirez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lopez checks a leg kick.
Ramirez checks a leg kick.
Lopez throws a front kick aimed at Ramirez's knee but Ramirez avoids it well.
Ramirez scores with a hook to the body. Lopez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A solid body kick from Ramirez.
Ramirez feints and then cracks Lopez 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lopez down.
Ramirez moves out of range as Lopez strikes.
It seemed like Ramirez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ramirez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lopez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ramirez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lopez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ramirez throws a good cross that connects.
Ramirez misses with a leg kick.
Ramirez lands a nice hook to Lopez 's body. Lopez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ramirez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Ramirez.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ramirez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez .
Ramirez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ramirez misses with a straight right.
Lopez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iker Ramirez dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ramirez misses with a low kick.
Lopez tries to counter with a takedown but Ramirez is quick to defend against it.
Lopez misses with a looping left.
Lopez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Ramirez there.
Ramirez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Ramirez.
Lopez misses with an uppercut
and Ramirez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramirez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Lopez takes a swing at Ramirez's ribcage but misses.
Ramirez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lopez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramirez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A lazy left from Ramirez finds it's target.
Ramirez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lopez defending well as Ramirez loads up on a big left hand.
Lopez throws a good cross that connects.
Ramirez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lopez .
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!
Lopez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ramirez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Ramirez slips the punch.
Lopez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ramirez's calf.
Lopez misses with a straight right.
Ramirez throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily.
Ramirez slips a straight right by Lopez .
Ramirez with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ramirez 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 Lopez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lopez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ramirez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lopez tries a low kick but Ramirez avoids it.
Ramirez slips a jab from Lopez .
Lopez misses with a left hand
and Ramirez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ramirez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lopez doesn't seem bothered though.
Ramirez tries to clinch up.
Ramirez blocks a head kick by Lopez .
A bone on bone clash there as Ramirez blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez thuds his right hand into Lopez 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ramirez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirez. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramirez throws a wild body kick that Lopez sees coming a mile off.
Lopez throws a lazy head kick
and Ramirez counters with a nice leg kick.
Lopez checks a leg kick.
Ramirez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lopez on the side of the head.
Ramirez moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez .
A little jabbing left from Ramirez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ramirez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lopez lands with a good body shot.
Ramirez loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch.
Lopez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ramirez sprawls and moves away.
Ramirez lands with a good body shot.
Lopez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but Ramirez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramirez misses with a looping right.
Lopez is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looks to land a right hand but Ramirez moved out of range.
Ramirez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lopez to score with a decent uppercut.
Lopez throws a lazy uppercut
and Ramirez counters with an outside leg kick.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Ramirez.
Ramirez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lopez 's hands.
Ramirez moves out of range as Lopez throws a body kick.
Ramirez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ramirez fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez . Ramirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez throws a body kick that misses.
Ramirez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ramirez lands with an overhand left.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramirez moves away.
Lopez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ramirez lands a leg kick that knocks Lopez off balance momentarily.
Lopez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ramirez checks it well.
Mark Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ramirez throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
Ramirez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ramirez blocks a head kick by Lopez .
Lopez throws a leg kick but Ramirez moved away.
Ramirez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lopez 's head.
Lopez throws a lazy uppercut
letting Ramirez counter with a right hand.
Lopez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ramirez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lopez blocks a jab.
Ramirez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ramirez checks a leg kick nicely.
Ramirez throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Ramirez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lopez . That did some damage!
Lopez checks the leg kick.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Lopez is looking to chop away at Ramirez's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iker Ramirez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ramirez 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 46:50
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iker Ramirez!
Iker Ramirez is the new featherweight champion!
Iker Ramirez spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Mark Lopez stepped up to the mic, saying 'I have passed my throne to this kid I wish you well young man. Greatness is a featrading chased by many but only achieved by few in mmatycoon. I will retire this is my last fight oh and baby I'm coming home! long dick style!! haha peace everyone much love. '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julio Valeron Huhrera (ranked 605 p4p, 67 weight class) and Nuri Jafar (ranked 663 p4p, 75 weight class). Nuri Jafar will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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145 lbs
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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 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Valeron Huhrera !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nuri Jafar!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jafar throws a body punch but Huhrera moves out of range.
Huhrera changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Huhrera instigates a clinch.
Jafar lands with a right to the head.
Huhrera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jafar misses with the head strike.
Huhrera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jafar prevents a body shot from Huhrera .
Huhrera jumps into guard, dragging Jafar to the mat.
Huhrera seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Jafar tries to stand but Huhrera is controlling from the bottom.
Jafar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Huhrera is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huhrera looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Huhrera is controlling Jafar's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huhrera looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jafar told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Jafar passes into half guard.
Huhrera tries to roll over but Jafar keeps him under control.
Huhrera is working hard here to advance position.
Huhrera is doing well to control the position and prevent Jafar from advancing to side control.
Jafar keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Huhrera tries to get to full guard but Jafar has control of the leg.
Jafar is keen to just control but Huhrera is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar tries to pass to full mount but Huhrera defends it.
Well, if Jafar is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jafar works his way into full mount!
Jafar gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Nuri Jafar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huhrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Huhrera went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jafar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huhrera .
Jafar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Huhrera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jafar has Huhrera up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huhrera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huhrera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar struggles to land a body shot inside as Huhrera controls his hands.
Jafar lands an uppercut.
Jafar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Huhrera has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jafar after a bit of a struggle.
Huhrera misses with some punches.
Jafar working aggressively here.
Jafar is working Huhrera over against the cage.
Jafar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Jafar fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jafar.
Jafar pushes Huhrera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Huhrera wants to take the fight to the mat but Jafar manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Valeron Huhrera . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huhrera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huhrera prevents a body shot from Jafar.
Jafar tries to throw a body punch but Huhrera avoids it by throwing Jafar back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jafar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jafar.
Huhrera can't get the takedown.
Jafar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huhrera wants to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jafar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huhrera .
Jafar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Huhrera manages to break the clinch.
Jafar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Huhrera . Huhrera circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Huhrera walks into a left hand.
Jafar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Huhrera .
Huhrera gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jafar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jafar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Huhrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Huhrera moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuri Jafar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jafar moves into range and clinches up with Huhrera .
Huhrera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Huhrera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jafar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Huhrera backwards.
Jafar misses with a punch on the inside.
Huhrera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jafar's elbow.
Jafar misses with the head strike.
Jafar throws a punch but it's blocked by Huhrera .
Huhrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Jafar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jafar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huhrera 's elbow.
Huhrera struggles to land a body shot inside as Jafar controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Jafar.
Jafar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jafar misses with a punch on the inside.
Huhrera is looking for a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Huhrera .
Jafar scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Jafar.
Huhrera stalling against the cage.
Jafar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jafar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jafar blocking some punches.
Huhrera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jafar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Huhrera backwards.
Jafar tries to throw a body punch but Huhrera avoids it by throwing Jafar back against the cage.
Huhrera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Huhrera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Jafar catches Huhrera right on the button with a cross.
Jafar lands with a right hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Huhrera or perhaps it was just good defense by Jafar, which made it look bad.
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!
Jafar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huhrera defending well as Jafar loads up on a big left hand.
Jafar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Huhrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Jafar.
Julio Valeron Huhrera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huhrera misses with a hook to the body
and Jafar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Huhrera misses.
Huhrera misses with a body shot.
Huhrera has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jafar finds it's way round the side to connect with Huhrera 's head.
Huhrera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jafar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Huhrera shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jafar as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Valeron Huhrera . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huhrera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jafar counters with a stiff right hand.
Jafar sizes up Huhrera with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jafar scores with a punch to the head.
Jafar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jafar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Huhrera 's head backwards.
A jab from Jafar misses.
Jafar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Huhrera .
Jafar thuds a left hand into Huhrera 's body.
Huhrera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huhrera walks into a stiff left hand from Jafar.
Huhrera tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jafar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Huhrera somewhat.
A little jabbing left from Jafar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jafar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huhrera manages to avoid it.
Huhrera closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Huhrera .
Huhrera fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Huhrera is pushing Jafar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Huhrera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Huhrera .
Jafar working aggressively here.
Huhrera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jafar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Huhrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jafar moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jafar throws a body punch but Huhrera moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Jafar. Beautiful body shot.
Huhrera shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jafar connects with the 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!
Jafar throws a hook to the side of Huhrera 's head but Huhrera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Huhrera is defended easily by Jafar.
Huhrera avoids the body shot from Jafar.
Jafar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Huhrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Jafar.
Huhrera swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jafar lands a glancing blow to the side of Huhrera 's head.
Jafar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jafar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jafar tries to clinch but Huhrera moves out of range.
Jafar throws a body shot but no joy.
Huhrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuri Jafar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! 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.
Huhrera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jafar.
Jab, jab by Jafar - just one landing.
Huhrera keeps the fight on the outside.
Huhrera fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Huhrera throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Jafar. No joy for Huhrera on that attempt.
Huhrera misses with a takedown attempt
and Huhrera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Valeron Huhrera . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good exchange - Jafar coming out on top.
Jafar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Huhrera . Huhrera circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jab by Jafar.
Huhrera misses with a shot to the body
and Jafar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jafar lands with a nice body punch.
Jafar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Huhrera throwing a counter right hand but Jafar manages to avoid it.
Huhrera walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huhrera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jafar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Huhrera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jafar digs a good body shot into Huhrera 's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar stuns Huhrera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Huhrera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Huhrera has his takedown stuffed
and Jafar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jafar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Jafar.
Jafar slaps away a takedown attempt from Huhrera , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Huhrera slips a straight right by Jafar.
Huhrera shoots and misses
enabling Jafar to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jafar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jafar throws a body shot but no joy.
Huhrera closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jafar circles away.
Huhrera tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jafar swivels and escapes.
Jafar wants to clinch.
Julio Valeron Huhrera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar lands with a shot to the body.
Jafar wants to clinch up but Huhrera keeps it at a distance.
Huhrera has Jafar up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jafar pushes Huhrera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Jafar - that landed with a thud.
Huhrera prevents a body shot from Jafar.
Huhrera blocks an uppercut.
Jafar misses with a punch to the body.
Jafar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Huhrera wants to take the fight to the mat but Jafar manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Huhrera misses with the head strike.
Jafar lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jafar.
Jafar lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Huhrera .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huhrera misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Huhrera .
A nice left hand lands by Jafar.
Jafar misses with a punch to the body.
Nuri Jafar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Huhrera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huhrera scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jafar being controlled against the cage.
Jafar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jafar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Huhrera s head.
Huhrera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jafar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nuri Jafar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A right handed body shot lands from Huhrera .
Huhrera can't find room to land a body shot as Jafar controls the action.
Jafar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Huhrera backwards.
Huhrera is rocked!
Huhrera working aggressively here.
Oh Huhrera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huhrera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Huhrera seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice body punch from Jafar - that landed with a thud.
Huhrera tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jafar misses with the head strike.
Jafar throws a punch but it's blocked by Huhrera .
Still in the clinch, Jafar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jafar blocks an uppercut.
Jafar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jafar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huhrera breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Huhrera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Huhrera is trying to drag Jafar to the mat but Jafar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Huhrera looking to throw knees to the head but Jafar is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nuri Jafar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jafar 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nuri Jafar!
As Nuri Jafar got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: where's my money'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kron Kai (ranked 518 p4p, 72 weight class) and Pierre Joseph Proudhon (ranked 269 p4p, 40 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Pierre Joseph Proudhon enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kron Kai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Joseph Proudhon!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kai works Proudhon's body with a nice hook.
Kai avoids the body shot from Proudhon.
Kai lands with a straight right. Proudhon didn't see that one coming.
Kai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kai digs a good hook to Proudhon's body.
Proudhon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kai throws a shot to the body.
Kai 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.
Proudhon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Proudhon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kai misses with a low 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!
Kai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Proudhon.
Proudhon cracks a nice hook into Kai's ribs.
Kai lands a lovely overhand right.
Proudhon misses with an uppercut. Kai saw that one coming.
Proudhon throws a body punch but Kai moves out of range.
Kai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kai connects with a jab.
Kai works Proudhon's body with a nice hook.
Proudhon looks to land a right hand but Kai moved out of range.
Kai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Proudhon was well out of range. Poor timing from Kai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proudhon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Proudhon lands a glancing blow to the side of Kai's head.
Proudhon walks into a left hand.
Kai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Proudhon swings for the body but Kai moves out of range.
Kai scores with a decent looking hook.
Proudhon is rocked!
Proudhon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Proudhon is still on wobbly legs! Can Kai finish him?
Proudhon looks winded!
Kai weaves into range and cracks Proudhon right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Proudhon goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Kai is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kron Kai!
Kron Kai bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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