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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Star Lone (ranked 23674 p4p, 636 weight class) and Rakan Alrashed (ranked 23658 p4p, 630 weight class). Star Lone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Star Lone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rakan Alrashed!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lone misses with the combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lone is defended easily by Alrashed.
Alrashed shoots in for a takedown but Lone shows good takedown defense.
Lone throws a right and a left that Alrashed avoids nicely.
Lone's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lone duly obliges.
No luck for Alrashed with that takedown attempt.
Lone scores with a three punch combo!
Lone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alrashed shoots in but Lone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Star Lone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rakan Alrashed.
Alrashed throws a leg kick
and Lone counters with a left and a right that stings Alrashed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alrashed shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lone but Lone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alrashed shoots in for a double leg but Lone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alrashed is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lone moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Alrashed fails with a takedown attempt.
Lone throws a series of strikes that have Alrashed backpedaling.
Lone tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alrashed sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lone somewhat.
Alrashed shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lone but Lone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lone stuffs the takedown.
Lone wants to clinch
and Alrashed decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lone's guard.
Alrashed looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alrashed throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lone trying to control the position.
Alrashed lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alrashed tries to free his leg and advance position but Lone is retaining full guard.
Alrashed has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alrashed content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lone looking for subs off his back but Alrashed has passed one foot through into half guard.
Lone is looking to control Alrashed's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lone avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alrashed scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Alrashed takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alrashed working the head and body with strikes.
Alrashed is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lone has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alrashed is working away from the top position though.
Lone is trying to get back to full guard.
Alrashed looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Alrashed is nestled in close to Lone, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Alrashed prevents Lone from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alrashed seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alrashed lands with a punch from half guard.
Lone has hold of Alrashed's hands but Alrashed slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lone tries to get to full guard but Alrashed has control of the leg.
Alrashed looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lone with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Alrashed moves into full mount! Lone won't be happy about that!
Alrashed raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lone is rocked!
Lone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alrashed on the ground.
Alrashed postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Lone badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Alrashed around the waist but Alrashed pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Alrashed is the winner by TKO! Alrashed jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rakan Alrashed!
Rakan Alrashed decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bina Raga (ranked 6287 p4p, 555 weight class) and Doctor Strangeee (ranked 5432 p4p, 520 weight class). Doctor Strangeee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bina Raga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Doctor Strangeee!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raga walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Raga shoots in for a takedown but Strangeee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Raga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Raga scores with a takedown into Strangeee's guard.
Raga decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Strangeee, up you get!
Strangeee misses with a right hand
and Raga counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Strangeee seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Raga tries to free his leg and advance position but Strangeee is retaining full guard.
Strangeee keeping moving, preventing Raga from controlling successfully.
Strangeee wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Raga with a flurry of punches that miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strangeee working a defensive guard but Raga passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raga is trying to control the action in half guard but Strangeee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Strangeee makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Strangeee.
Strangeee is working an open guard so Raga takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Strangeee throws the left hand but Raga avoids the punch easily.
Raga half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Doctor Strangeee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strangeee lands with a nice body punch.
Raga cracks Strangeee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Strangeee misses with a straight left.
Raga tries to keep at a distance but Strangeee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Raga has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Strangeee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Strangeee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raga is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bina Raga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raga tries for a takedown but Strangeee manages to get underhooks.
Raga wants to take the fight to the mat but Strangeee manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Raga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raga looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Raga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Strangeee circles away quickly and effectively.
Raga connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Strangeee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raga looks for a takedown but Strangeee sprawls well.
Strangeee tries to clinch there but Raga circles away.
Raga drops down looking for a counter takedown but Strangeee sprawls and moves away.
Jab from Strangeee.
Strangeee has Raga up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Strangeee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raga misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Strangeee lands an overhand right.
Strangeee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strangeee keeps the fight on the outside.
Strangeee throws a hook but Raga avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Strangeee.
Strangeee throws a big shot that misses.
Raga half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Raga shoots in looking for a takedown but Strangeee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Raga's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Raga or perhaps it was just good defense by Strangeee, which made it look bad.
Raga fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice sprawl there from Strangeee as Raga shoots in.
Strangeee throws a jab when Raga was well out of range.
Strangeee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strangeee 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.
Strangeee throws a jab when Raga was well out of range.
Raga shoots in looking for a takedown. Strangeee tries to sprawl out of it but Raga keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Strangeee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Raga lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Strangeee backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raga shoots and misses
and Strangeee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Strangeee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strangeee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raga slips a jab from Strangeee.
Raga swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Strangeee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raga changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Strangeee tries to avoid it but Raga manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Strangeee to the ground. Strangeee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Strangeee connects with a crisp jab.
Raga blocks a jab.
It looked like Raga was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Strangeee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raga can pounce on him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Raga.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strangeee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strangeee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Raga swivels and escapes.
Strangeee keeps the fight on the outside.
Strangeee throws a hook to the side of Raga's head but Raga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Strangeee throws an overhand right that lands on Raga's shoulder, as Raga tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strangeee checks a leg kick nicely.
Strangeee let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Raga shoots in and bounces Strangeee off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Strangeee wants to get back to his feet but Raga is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strangeee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raga.
Strangeee controlling the position.
Raga controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Raga passes into half guard.
Strangeee is concentrating on defense, preventing Raga from advancing position.
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.
Strangeee pushes Raga off looking to stand but Raga dives back in and keeps control.
Raga wants to take a breather but Strangeee is having none of it.
Strangeee has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Raga is working away from the top position though.
Raga performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Strangeee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Raga.
Raga is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Strangeee defends it well.
Raga lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strangeee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Strangeee is trying is best to control the position here.
Raga is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Raga stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Raga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Strangeee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Raga is defended easily by Strangeee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bina Raga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raga tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Strangeee swivels and escapes.
Doctor Strangeee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Strangeee lands a head shot.
Raga avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strangeee lands a nice looking body shot.
Strangeee tries to clinch but Raga moves out of range.
Strangeee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Strangeee throws a looping overhand right but Raga ducks down to avoid it.
Strangeee throws a looping overhand right but Raga ducks down to avoid it.
Raga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Raga gets a clinch.
Strangeee throws a head punch that misses.
Strangeee holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Strangeee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strangeee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strangeee.
Strangeee clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Doctor Strangeee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Strangeee throws a poor cross that misses
and Raga counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Raga missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Raga is trying to control. Strangeee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Strangeee is trying is best to control the position here.
Raga is pressing down on Strangeee's thigh, looking to free his foot. Strangeee is holding on for now.
Strangeee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Raga stands up out of the half guard.
Strangeee moves in looking to clinch but Raga pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raga fails with a takedown attempt.
Raga dodges the punch combination from Strangeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strangeee.
Raga closes the distance and pushes Strangeee back into the cage.
Raga tries for a takedown. No joy.
Raga is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bina Raga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strangeee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Strangeee as Raga shoots in.
Strangeee tries to clinch up.
Raga half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Raga tries to score a power double leg takedown but Strangeee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Raga somewhat.
A combination from Raga does no damage.
Strangeee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Raga momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Strangeee lands.
Strangeee misses with an uppercut
and Raga counters with a one-two to the body.
Strangeee clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strangeee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Raga can't get the takedown.
Strangeee swings wildly with an uppercut but Raga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strangeee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raga backwards.
Raga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strangeee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strangeee misses with a straight left.
Strangeee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raga throws a body punch but Strangeee moves out of range.
Raga moves into the clinch successfully.
Strangeee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Strangeee prevents the takedown attempt.
Strangeee breaks the clinch.
Raga lands with a hook. Strangeee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Strangeee misses.
Strangeee swinging wildly here.
Raga shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Strangeee napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Raga thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Raga is trying to get an arm triangle but Strangeee is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raga trying to control the position but Strangeee is working away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raga working away.
Strangeee controls the position for a moment.
Raga has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Raga.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Doctor Strangeee.
I've got Strangeee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doctor Strangeee!
After winning the bout, Doctor Strangeee thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cathail Murphy (ranked 22947 p4p, 622 weight class) and Brian Baggs (ranked 3668 p4p, 412 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cathail Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Baggs!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baggs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baggs.
Some wild striking there from Baggs.
Murphy dives in and grabs Baggs's left leg, looking for a takedown. Baggs pushes down on Murphy's head and hops out.
Baggs only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Baggs lands a glancing blow to the side of Murphy's head.
A swing and a miss from Baggs.
Murphy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baggs is fending him off so far but Murphy persists. Nope, Baggs circles away and we're back to standing.
Murphy tries for a takedown but Baggs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cathail Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baggs throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murphy.
Murphy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murphy has been working on his balance at CrossFit Sydney, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Baggs.
Baggs misses with a looping left.
Baggs throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Baggs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baggs throws out the jab.
Brian Baggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baggs misses with a low kick.
Baggs lands with a right hand.
Baggs connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murphy's hands.
Murphy checks a low kick from Baggs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baggs.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baggs.
Baggs scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Baggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy checks a low kick from Baggs.
Baggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baggs leaves Murphy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Murphy shoots in and bounces Baggs off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Baggs is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Murphy stands up and waves to Baggs to follow him.
A punch lands to the side of Murphy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baggs takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Baggs misses the jab.
A combination from Baggs does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy shoots in but no luck this time.
Murphy looking to score a takedown here. Baggs is defending well but Murphy drives through and ends up in Baggs's guard.
Baggs controlling the position.
Murphy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Baggs has control of Murphy's left arm, preventing Murphy from doing any damage.
Murphy stands up and waves to Baggs to follow him.
Murphy shoots in but no luck this time.
Murphy shoots for a takedown but Baggs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Baggs gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Baggs holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Murphy controlling the action here.
Murphy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Baggs for as long as he can get away with.
Baggs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baggs is staying active underneath Murphy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy works his way into side control.
Baggs is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Murphy decides to stand back up.
Murphy scores with a takedown into Baggs's guard.
Murphy stops Baggs from standing up.
Baggs being controlled here, momentarily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Baggs can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Murphy gets to his feet - Baggs follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Baggs dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A left lands for Baggs.
Baggs is looking to slow Murphy down with leg kicks.
Murphy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Baggs misses.
Murphy walks into a jab.
Baggs digs a good body shot into Murphy's ribs.
Murphy shoots in looking for a takedown. Baggs tries to sprawl out of it but Murphy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Baggs manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Baggs loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Baggs's waist but Baggs gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Murphy off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cathail Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baggs stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Baggs wants it to stay on the feet.
Baggs unleashes a big counter combination but Murphy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice shot by Baggs.
Baggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baggs scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baggs defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Murphy.
Murphy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Baggs sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Murphy somewhat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Baggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Baggs. No joy for Murphy on that attempt.
Baggs tries a low kick but Murphy avoids it.
Baggs moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Baggs lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Baggs misses with a right hand
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Baggs 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 Murphy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murphy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Baggs cracks the inside of Murphy's front leg.
Murphy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy throwing a counter right hand but Baggs manages to avoid it.
Baggs throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Cathail Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy shoots in but Baggs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A little jabbing left from Baggs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murphy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Baggs swivels and escapes.
Murphy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baggs slaps away a takedown attempt from Murphy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Baggs keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Baggs throws a nice looking combination but Murphy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baggs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Baggs, right into the meat.
Baggs has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Murphy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Baggs is trying to control Murphy's posture but Murphy avoids it.
Baggs is looking to regain half guard here but Murphy keeps moving and retains side control.
Baggs tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Baggs is squirming around, avoiding Murphy's attempts to control the action.
Baggs is desperately trying to improve his position but Murphy has a good base and remains in mount.
Murphy is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Baggs, as that shot connected.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Baggs as he jumps to the side.
Murphy fails with the takedown.
Jab from Baggs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baggs lands a two punch combo.
Baggs is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Baggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy.
Murphy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baggs pinned against the cage. Baggs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Baggs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Baggs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Baggs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murphy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Murphy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Baggs defends well and Murphy ends up having to push Baggs into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Baggs lands a body shot.
Brian Baggs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baggs throws a right and a left that Murphy avoids nicely.
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Baggs misses the shot to the body.
As Baggs looks to move away, Murphy throws a big counter combo but Baggs just gets out of the way.
Baggs misses with a body shot.
Baggs defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Murphy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cathail Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murphy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murphy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baggs defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baggs goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Cathail Murphy has been cut.
Baggs takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Baggs.
Baggs misses with a double jab.
Baggs connects with a nice looking jab.
Baggs works over Murphy's head and body with a nice combination.
A jab from Baggs does it's job there.
Murphy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Murphy.
That's two 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!
Baggs uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murphy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baggs finds it's way round the side to connect with Murphy's head.
Murphy is rocked!
Murphy slips under a jab from Baggs.
Murphy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oh Murphy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baggs misses with a low kick.
A jab from Baggs misses.
Baggs stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Baggs wants it to stay on the feet.
Murphy seems to have got his legs back now.
Murphy misses with a takedown attempt - Baggs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Baggs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baggs throws a shot to the body.
Baggs cracks Murphy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Baggs throws a leg kick which misses Murphy's front leg but catches the back leg as Murphy tries to avoid it.
Murphy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Baggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Baggs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Baggs scores with a one two! Murphy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Baggs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
A combination from Baggs does no damage.
Baggs scores with the left hand. Murphy knows he should have avoided that one.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Baggs as he avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy fails with the takedown.
Murphy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Baggs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murphy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baggs scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Baggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Baggs.
Baggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Baggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Baggs sprawls well. Baggs wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.
A slow jab from Baggs misses its intended target.
Murphy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Baggs keeps moving.
Cathail Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baggs seems keen to control Murphy's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Baggs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Baggs winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Baggs!
A very excited looking Brian Baggs 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 Thor Fresh (ranked 2365 p4p, 266 weight class) and Hafid Lumihi (ranked 3151 p4p, 343 weight class). Hafid Lumihi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
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156 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Fresh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hafid Lumihi!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lumihi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fresh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lumihi tries to clinch but Fresh is having none of it.
Fresh scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lumihi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lumihi misses with a head kick.
Lumihi is looking to clinch.
A jab from Fresh finds it's way through Lumihi's defenses.
Fresh stuffs the takedown attempt from Lumihi. Lumihi gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lumihi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fresh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fresh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fresh fakes the leg kick and cracks Lumihi in the body.
Lumihi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fresh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lumihi shoots in for a takedown but Fresh shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thor Fresh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hafid Lumihi.
Lumihi needs to keep his hands up - Fresh had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lumihi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fresh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fresh cracks Lumihi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lumihi is rocked!
Lumihi fails with the takedown
and Fresh counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A shot to the body from Lumihi misses
and Fresh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lumihi is still on wobbly legs! Can Fresh finish him?
Fresh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lumihi seems to have recovered his senses.
Lumihi is trying to pull guard but Fresh has him pressed against the cage.
Lumihi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fresh is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fresh.
Fresh pushes Lumihi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Fresh.
Fresh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lumihi looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fresh lands with a left to the head.
Fresh lands with a short shot to the head.
Fresh lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Fresh.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fresh.
Lumihi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fresh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lumihi backwards.
Lumihi tries to land knees in the clinch but Fresh avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fresh.
Fresh digs a right hand underneath Lumihi's ribcage. Lumihi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A knee to the head by Fresh.
Fresh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fresh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee calls for Fresh to work.
A body shot lands from Fresh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fresh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fresh lands a shoulder strike.
Fresh gets through Lumihi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fresh lands an uppercut.
Lumihi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fresh gets through Lumihi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fresh throws a big uppercut that drops Lumihi! More strikes from Fresh and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Lumihi lies dazed against the cage as Fresh celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thor Fresh!
Thor Fresh 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren Jacks (ranked 3370 p4p, 366 weight class) and Henry Armstrong (ranked 6072 p4p, 495 weight class). Armstrong comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 999 - Homicide kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Darren Jacks has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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170 lbs
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160 lbs
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Jacks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Armstrong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Armstrong connects with a high kick.
Armstrong doesn't manage to clinch there - Jacks circles away.
Armstrong ducks under a wild hook from Jacks.
We've been informed that Armstrong has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
No joy there for Armstrong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jacks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jacks.
Jacks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jacks changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Armstrong looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong dodges the ground and pound from Jacks.
Armstrong explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Armstrong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jacks 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.
Oooooh!!! Armstrong has knocked Jacks down with a huge combo! Armstrong steps away and waves a wobbly Jacks back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Armstrong throws a hook but Jacks blocks it.
Jacks attempts a counter takedown but Armstrong avoids it well and moves away.
Henry Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armstrong swings for the body but Jacks moves out of range.
Jacks half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jacks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Armstrong.
Jacks half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jacks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Armstrong checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong swings for the body but Jacks moves out of range.
Jacks drops down looking for a counter takedown but Armstrong sprawls and moves away.
Henry Armstrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Armstrong doesn't manage to clinch there - Jacks circles away.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch but Jacks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jacks shoots in and gets a takedown into Armstrong's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Armstrong wants to stand and escape but Jacks is having none of it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jacks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jacks will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jacks postures up in Armstrong's guard and throws a big left but Armstrong blocks it.
Armstrong is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jacks is controlling him.
Jacks throws a big right hand that misses.
Armstrong wants to get back to his feet but Jacks is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Armstrong is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Jacks trying to control but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jacks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jacks works over Armstrong with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong keeping moving, preventing Jacks from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Armstrong is looking to stand up but Jacks isn't so interested in that idea.
Armstrong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Armstrong manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jacks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Armstrong.
Jacks throws an overhand right that lands on Armstrong's shoulder, as Armstrong tries to avoid the shot.
Jacks feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Armstrong uses the cage to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacks shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Armstrong is trying to stand up here but Jacks is controlling him well.
Jacks lands with a punch from half guard.
Jacks stops Armstrong from getting back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jacks connects with a nice short shot to Armstrong's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacks tries to pass the half guard into mount. Armstrong knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jacks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Armstrong pushes Jacks off and gets back to his feet.
Armstrong scores with a one two! Jacks had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Armstrong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jacks fails with the takedown.
Armstrong is looking to clinch but Jacks is avoiding it.
Armstrong lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jacks getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacks checks a low kick from Armstrong.
Armstrong wants to clinch up but Jacks keeps it at a distance.
Jacks cracks Armstrong with an open hand slap.
It looks like Henry Armstrong has been cut.
Armstrong lands a left and a right that send Jacks crashing to the mat, dazed. Armstrong thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jacks is rocked!
Armstrong moves into the clinch.
Oh Jacks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Armstrong creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Jacks's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Jacks drops to his knees and Armstrong pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Armstrong!
Henry Armstrong decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mario Benedetti (ranked 907 p4p, 110 weight class) and Jamie Stetson (ranked 1911 p4p, 226 weight class). Benedetti comes to the cage accompanied by Bajafondo. Mario Benedetti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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162 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamie Stetson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stetson.
Stetson tries to clinch but Benedetti is having none of it.
Benedetti throwing a counter right hand but Stetson manages to avoid it.
Stetson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Benedetti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stetson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benedetti cracks Stetson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Benedetti has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Stetson to stand back up!
Stetson is rocked!
A thudding body kick lands there by Stetson!
Stetson is still on wobbly legs! Can Benedetti finish him?
Benedetti 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Stetson's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Benedetti before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mario Benedetti!
Mario Benedetti got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Quinteros (ranked 949 p4p, 127 weight class) and Edwin Marquez (ranked 3000 p4p, 360 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
179 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nelson Quinteros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edwin Marquez!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinteros misses with a few strikes there.
Despite the aggression on Marquez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Marquez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Quinteros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marquez manages to avoid it.
Marquez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marquez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marquez is rocked!
Quinteros lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Marquez head around and knocks him out cold! Quinteros hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nelson Quinteros!
A relieved looking Nelson Quinteros thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Edwin Marquez had this to say: 'I hate your face. But, like, really. I really hate your face.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryszard Wojcik (ranked 1645 p4p, 222 weight class) and Scott Hill (ranked 1597 p4p, 216 weight class). The key to victory for Ryszard Wojcik has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryszard Wojcik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Hill!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Wojcik coming out on top.
Wojcik tries to close the distance and clinch but Hill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wojcik throws a shot from downtown. Hill moves away and avoids it.
Hill is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wojcik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hill manages to avoid it.
Scott Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wojcik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wojcik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wojcik misses with a body shot.
Wojcik misses with a hook. Hill ducked under it nicely.
Hill thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wojcik clinches with his opponent.
Wojcik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hill's elbow.
Wojcik misses with a punch to the body.
Wojcik digs a right hand underneath Hill's ribcage. Hill let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hill tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wojcik has Hill pressed against the cage, preventing Hill from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wojcik scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wojcik can't find room to land a body shot as Hill controls the action.
Hill wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wojcik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Hill is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wojcik pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A body shot lands from Wojcik.
Wojcik lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik gets through Hill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Wojcik.
I was talking to Wojcik's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hill is trying to push Wojcik away but Wojcik has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wojcik has Hill pressed against the cage, preventing Hill from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wojcik.
Hill looks winded!
Wojcik lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Wojcik.
A hook to the body from Wojcik.
Wojcik scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wojcik scores with a hook to the body.
Wojcik works on Hill's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Wojcik - that landed with a thud.
Wojcik lands a body punch.
Wojcik struggles to land a body shot inside as Hill controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wojcik.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wojcik lands a body shot.
Wojcik lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Wojcik - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Wojcik.
Wojcik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hill is rocked!
Wojcik lands a shot to the body.
Hill is still on wobbly legs! Can Wojcik finish him?
A body shot lands from Wojcik.
Wojcik lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Wojcik dips a shoulder and cracks Hill with a mighty uppercut! Hill falls back against the cage and Wojcik unloads with a barrage of strikes! Hill is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Wojcik screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryszard Wojcik!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Pinochet (ranked 247 p4p, 38 weight class) and Vasylis Tryfon (ranked 2702 p4p, 290 weight class). Augusto Pinochet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Augusto Pinochet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vasylis Tryfon!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinochet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tryfon has hold of one of Pinochet's legs. Pinochet is fighting the takedown attempt but Tryfon gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Tryfon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tryfon chips away with some ground and pound.
Pinochet is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tryfon is in close to Pinochet's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pinochet keeping moving, preventing Tryfon from controlling successfully.
Pinochet isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tryfon stacks Pinochet 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 Tryfon!
Tryfon is trying to get an arm triangle but Pinochet is defending well.
Pinochet has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Pinochet is looking to reverse the position.
Pinochet regains half guard.
Pinochet wants to get back to full guard.
Tryfon wants to control but Pinochet is keeping him busy.
Pinochet slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinochet working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tryfon has passed into half guard!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tryfon lands a nice short elbow.
Pinochet is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tryfon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pinochet has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Tryfon. Oh but Pinochet has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Tryfon goes limp - he's gone! Pinochet jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Augusto Pinochet!
A less than humble Augusto Pinochet misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roadman Shaq (ranked 970 p4p, 116 weight class) and Anthon Van Der Dusse (ranked 2277 p4p, 219 weight class). Shaq's entrance music is Mans Not Hot. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roadman Shaq!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthon Van Der Dusse!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Dusse lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Van Der Dusse closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Shaq to the mat! Shaq manages to get full guard.
Shaq is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van Der Dusse is controlling him.
Van Der Dusse throws a strike but Shaq rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Van Der Dusse has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Van Der Dusse working a defensive guard here.
Van Der Dusse is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shaq is aware though and is defending well.
Shaq controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shaq is working Van Der Dusse over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shaq wants to control from the top but Van Der Dusse keeps moving.
Shaq has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Van Der Dusse has an active guard here but Shaq has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse is looking for a sweep. Shaq is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Van Der Dusse is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Van Der Dusse has hold of Shaq's hands but Shaq slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Van Der Dusse is looking for a sweep. Shaq is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Shaq has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Van Der Dusse tries to roll over but Shaq keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Van Der Dusse trying to control here.
Van Der Dusse looking for submissions off his back.
Van Der Dusse is trying to maintain the position but Shaq is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shaq trying to control the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Van Der Dusse fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse throws a right hand that misses
and Shaq counters with a single leg into guard. Van Der Dusse didn't expect that.
Van Der Dusse not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shaq slips nicely into half guard.
Van Der Dusse is looking for a sweep. Shaq is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaq is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shaq slows the pace down in half guard.
Shaq's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Van Der Dusse is looking for a sweep. Shaq is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaq is taking a breather. Van Der Dusse says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Shaq trying to control from half guard but Van Der Dusse is working away.
Van Der Dusse blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shaq.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Der Dusse actively working from the bottom here.
Van Der Dusse is refusing to be controlled, as Shaq sits in half guard.
Van Der Dusse is trying to control but Shaq manages to pass to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roadman Shaq dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Van Der Dusse shoots in but no luck this time.
Anthon Van Der Dusse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Der Dusse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaq moves away.
Shaq tries to counter with a takedown but Van Der Dusse is quick to defend against it.
Van Der Dusse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Der Dusse misses with a takedown attempt - Shaq sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shaq attempts a counter takedown but Van Der Dusse avoids it well and moves away.
Shaq uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Der Dusse.
Van Der Dusse shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shaq's guard.
Shaq is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Dusse throws a strike but Shaq rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shaq trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Der Dusse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shaq sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaq is fighting to break Van Der Dusse's control of his arms but Van Der Dusse is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Shaq showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Our spies down at at Official UFC Performance Institute Training Center inform us that Van Der Dusse has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Shaq trying to control but Van Der Dusse is working from the bottom.
Van Der Dusse had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shaq defends it easily.
Shaq won't allow Van Der Dusse to sweep him here.
Van Der Dusse working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Van Der Dusse wants to sweep here but Shaq controlling him for the moment.
Van Der Dusse can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shaq controls the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Van Der Dusse is on top in guard.
Shaq wants to get back to his feet but Van Der Dusse is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Van Der Dusse trying to move into half guard but instead Shaq has managed to sweep!
Shaq stopping the sweep attempt from Van Der Dusse.
Van Der Dusse throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shaq is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shaq 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.
Van Der Dusse trying to control the position.
Shaq controlling from the top position.
Van Der Dusse is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shaq is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shaq lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shaq got a little sloppy there for a moment and Van Der Dusse has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shaq has managed to get both his arms back between Van Der Dusse's legs - danger averted.
Van Der Dusse has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shaq can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shaq content to stall in guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shaq postures up.
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 Roadman Shaq will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Van Der Dusse lands a slapping body shot.
Van Der Dusse scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Van Der Dusse misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shaq counters with a shoot takedown. Van Der Dusse fights it but they end up in guard.
Shaq trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Der Dusse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roadman Shaq overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shaq got a little sloppy there for a moment and Van Der Dusse has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shaq has managed to get both his arms back between Van Der Dusse's legs - danger averted.
Shaq slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Van Der Dusse keeping moving, preventing Shaq from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaq landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse being controlled here, momentarily.
Shaq seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Van Der Dusse for as long as he can get away with.
Van Der Dusse looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shaq sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Van Der Dusse.
Van Der Dusse lands a jab to Shaq's midsection.
Shaq gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Der Dusse.
Van Der Dusse swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Shaq counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Van Der Dusse looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Der Dusse, not yet.
Shaq engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaq is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Der Dusse being controlled here, momentarily.
Van Der Dusse looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shaq is one step ahead there.
Van Der Dusse had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shaq defends it easily.
Shaq looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Shaq trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Der Dusse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Van Der Dusse is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Shaq has his hands clasped together but Van Der Dusse extends and breaks Shaq's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Van Der Dusse.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anthon Van Der Dusse!
Anthon Van Der Dusse is the new featherweight champion!
Anthon Van Der Dusse seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Roadman Shaq spoke after the fight, saying '"Perspiration ting"'.
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