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Pride FC 20 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Silva (ranked 2160 p4p, 221 weight class) and Sake Chu (ranked 2602 p4p, 262 weight class). Silva comes into the arena with Architects-Doomsday blaring out of the sound system. Chu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Daughtry - Renegade. 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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245 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sake Chu!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Chu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chu trying to control the position here.
Chu working a defensive guard here.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Chu's brow.
Chu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chu has his hands on Silva's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Chu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Chu.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva won't allow Chu to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chu looking for a sweep. Not yet Chu, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chu is on top in guard.
Silva keeping full guard, as Chu tries to pass.
Chu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Chu is proving a slippery customer.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Chu from controlling successfully.
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.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Chu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chu tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Silva wants to improve his position but Chu is controlling well.
Chu wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Chu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chu pulls his head out easily.
Chu with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Chu trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Chu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Chu is taking a breather. Silva 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.
Chu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Chu is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Chu uses his free foot to push down on Silva's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chu content just to control the position here.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Chu controlling from mount.
Chu trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva wants to hold on but Chu pushes him away.
Silva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
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 Richard Silva will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chu misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chu.
Chu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chu moves away from the strike by Silva.
Chu is trying to counter with his kicks.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Chu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Richard Silva has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chu.
Chu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sake Chu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva thumps Chu with a low kick.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! Chu takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Silva is rocked!
Chu looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Chu tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chu cracks Silva with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Silva looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Chu finish him?
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chu looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chu as he jumps to the side.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Sake Chu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chu sprawls and moves away.
Chu looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chu.
Chu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Chu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Chu throws a big shot that misses.
Silva feinted with a counter takedown.
Chu takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Chu just misses with a punch to the body.
Chu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Chu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Silva slips a straight right by Chu.
Chu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chu misses with a straight right.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva drives through with a takedown into Chu's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Chu lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chu defends well.
Chu trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chu is stalling in the full guard.
Silva working for a triangle but Chu defends it easily.
Silva wants to hit a switch here but Chu passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Silva there!
Chu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Sake Chu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chu controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sake Chu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Richard Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Silva pushes Chu away with a front kick.
A head kick from Silva lands but Chu takes it in his stride.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Chu steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Chu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Chu counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Chu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chu slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Chu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chu missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva throws a lazy body kick
and Chu counters with a stiff right hand.
Richard Silva's cut is getting worse.
Silva defending well as Chu loads up on a big left hand.
Silva looks for a takedown but Chu sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chu lands a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chu lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Chu.
Silva changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice body kick there by Chu.
Chu cracks Silva with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Chu has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Silva to stand back up!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Silva limp body while Chu jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sake Chu!
After the fight, Sake Chu 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Noob Saibot (ranked 1158 p4p, 135 weight class) and Castor Rollins (ranked 3005 p4p, 284 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Saibot might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to TEST YOUR MIGHT. Rollins is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ulfheonar. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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151 lbs
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132 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
50 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Noob Saibot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Castor Rollins!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rollins.
Saibot throws out a loose jab but Rollins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rollins moves out of range of the strikes.
Rollins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saibot was well out of range. Poor timing from Rollins.
Rollins scores with a nice right hand.
Rollins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saibot moves into the clinch.
Saibot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rollins backwards.
Saibot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rollins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saibot lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saibot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rollins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rollins throws a front kick that sends Saibot stumbling back into the cage.
Castor Rollins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saibot throws a shot from downtown. Rollins moves away and avoids it.
Rollins lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A low kick from Rollins is predictable there
and Saibot counters with a low kick, right behind Rollins 's knee.
Saibot throws a body punch but Rollins moves out of range.
Rollins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rollins has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jab from Rollins.
Rollins scores with a head kick.
Saibot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saibot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick from Rollins misses.
Saibot tries to clinch there but Rollins circles away.
Rollins throws a low kick but Saibot avoids it.
Saibot half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rollins throws a body kick that misses
and Saibot counters with a straight right hand.
Rollins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saibot's hands.
Saibot has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter in the buildup to the fight.
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!
Saibot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rollins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saibot's sensitive parts.
Rollins lands with an uppercut that bounces Saibot off the cage and back into range.
Rollins lands the left hand.
Rollins scores with a nice head shot.
Rollins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rollins, right into the meat.
Saibot throws a series of punches but Rollins moves out of range.
Saibot moves out of range of the strikes.
Rollins has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rollins throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rollins lands with an overhand left.
Saibot throws a nice looking combination but Rollins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins with a jab.
Rollins lands a right hook to the body.
Rollins lands a high kick!
Rollins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rollins throws a jab but it's blocked by Saibot.
Saibot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rollins takes a swing at Saibot's ribcage but misses.
Rollins lands the left hand.
Rollins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saibot lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Castor Rollins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rollins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saibot throwing a counter right hand but Rollins manages to avoid it.
Rollins tests Saibot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saibot takes a swing at Rollins's ribcage but misses.
Rollins throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rollins dips to his left and cracks Saibot with an uppercut!
Saibot takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Saibot blocks the leg kick.
Saibot loads up on a big right hand but Rollins slips the punch.
Rollins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rollins is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Saibot had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rollins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rollins lands with an uppercut that bounces Saibot off the cage and back into range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rollins thumps Saibot with a low kick.
Rollins throws a body shot but no joy.
Saibot is looking to counter punch.
Rollins misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Castor Rollins dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Saibot throws a shot from downtown. Rollins moves away and avoids it.
Rollins jabs Saibot right on the nose. Saibot blinks but takes it well.
Rollins thumps Saibot with a low kick.
Rollins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saibot.
Saibot missing with a left hand there. Rollins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rollins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rollins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saibot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rollins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rollins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins throws a sloppy head kick and Saibot moves out of range easily.
Saibot throwing a counter right hand but Rollins manages to avoid it.
Rollins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Saibot doesn't manage to clinch there - Rollins circles away.
Saibot tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rollins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rollins throws a right hand that misses
letting Saibot counter with a right hand.
Rollins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rollins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saibot doesn't seem bothered though.
Donk. Saibot catches Rollins right on the button with a cross.
Saibot throws a nice looking combination but Rollins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice side step and Rollins releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Saibot on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rollins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rollins thumps Saibot with a low kick.
Rollins connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saibot cracks Rollins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rollins is rocked!
Castor Rollins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rollins misses with a straight left.
Rollins is still on wobbly legs! Can Saibot finish him?
Saibot ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Rollins's jaw. Rollins's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Saibot does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Noob Saibot!
A very excited looking Noob Saibot 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.
In defeat, Castor Rollins stepped up to the mic, saying 'I Will Come Back No Doubt About That '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lakoj Dresden (ranked 1673 p4p, 214 weight class) and Stephan Letter (ranked 918 p4p, 121 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lakoj Dresden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephan Letter!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dresden closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Letter did well to prevent Dresden getting side control.
Dresden is looking for a kimura here.
Dresden working over Letter with some ground and pound. Letter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dresden thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Letter wants to get back to his feet.
Dresden is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Dresden seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dresden thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Letter is staying active underneath Dresden, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dresden tries to pass to full mount but Letter defends it.
We've been hearing good reports from Dresden's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Letter is trying to stand.
Dresden is working for a kimura but Letter is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dresden stops Letter from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Letter 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.
Dresden tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dresden looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stephan Letter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dresden tries to clinch up but Letter circles away and keeps his distance.
Dresden closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Letter quickly recovers to half guard.
Dresden uses his free foot to push down on Letter's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Letter.
Dresden punching from mount but Letter doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poor strikes thrown by Dresden there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letter is squirming around, avoiding Dresden's attempts to control the action.
Letter is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Letter in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Letter blocking the ground and pound.
Dresden throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Letter wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dresden looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dresden thowing shots but they're missing.
Letter tries to buck Dresden off but he can't manage it.
Dresden can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Letter is looking to escape.
Dresden thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dresden controlling the position easily from mount.
Letter is squirming around, avoiding Dresden's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lakoj Dresden dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Letter tries to sprawl but Dresden drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Letter has one foot on Dresden's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Dresden shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Letter's guard.
Letter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dresden slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dresden has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Letter keeping moving, preventing Dresden from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Letter wants to stand up but Dresden is controlling him.
Dresden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Letter can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dresden is stalling in the full guard.
Dresden looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Letter gets tackled into the cage by Dresden. Dresden maintains the clinch.
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.
Dresden fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Letter is working Dresden over against the cage.
Letter manages to break the clinch.
Letter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Letter connects with a right hand. Dresden shakes it off.
Stephan Letter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Letter tries to work over Dresden's front leg with a kick but Dresden checks it.
Dresden changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dresden.
Dresden fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Letter sprawls well initially but Dresden persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Letter tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Dresden manages to move to mount!
Letter bucks Dresden off and manages to get back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Letter.
Letter cracks Dresden with a right hand to the side of the head.
Letter swats away the attempt to clinch by Dresden.
Dresden shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lakoj Dresden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dresden tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Letter counters with a crisp one two that drops Dresden! Letter thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Dresden to his feet! Dresden is in big trouble!
Dresden is rocked!
Stephan Letter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dresden changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Letter looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Letter pushes Dresden away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dresden gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dresden is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Letter knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dresden postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dresden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Letter keeps working.
Dresden throws a strike aimed at the side of Letter's head but Letter avoids it well.
Letter is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dresden has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dresden wants to control but Letter is keeping him busy.
Letter is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dresden has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephan Letter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dresden throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Letter's waist but Letter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dresden off to one side.
Letter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dresden shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Letter pinned against the cage. Letter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Letter misses with a wild combination.
Letter lands with a hook. Dresden tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dresden is defended easily by Letter.
Letter is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lakoj Dresden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dresden drives through and clinches with Letter against the cage.
Letter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Letter wants to break free but Dresden has control.
Dresden is trying to drag Letter to the mat but Letter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dresden is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Letter to keep the fight standing.
Letter tries a body shot but Dresden blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Letter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Letter lands a hook that snaps the head of Dresden backwards.
Dresden tries to pull guard but Letter won't allow it.
Letter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dresden is looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dresden is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Letter to keep the fight standing.
Letter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dresden backwards.
Letter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dresden's elbow.
Letter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dresden is keeping busy.
Dresden tries to pull guard but Letter holds him up against the cage and eventually Dresden drops back down to his feet.
Letter lands with a right to the head.
Letter working aggressively here.
Dresden is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Letter to keep the fight standing.
Dresden goes for a takedown attempt but Letter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Letter misses with a double jab.
Dresden drops down looking for a counter takedown but Letter sprawls and moves away.
Letter thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dresden if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dresden has Letter up against the cage in a clinch.
Dresden is trying to drag Letter to the mat but Letter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dresden is looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Letter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Letter trying to control the position but instead, Dresden has worked for underhooks and has pushed Letter into the cage.
Letter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dresden manages to pull guard.
Dresden is trying to keep Letter in close.
Letter has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dresden is proving hard to escape from.
Dresden working a defensive guard but Letter manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dresden is looking for a sweep.
Letter decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Dresden tries for a takedown but Letter circles away easily
and Letter counters with a left and a right that stings Dresden.
Both fighters circling a little - Letter finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dresden tries to move into range but Letter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lakoj Dresden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dresden shoots in for a double leg but Letter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Letter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephan Letter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Letter 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephan Letter!
During a confident post fight interview, Stephan Letter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Manuel (ranked 916 p4p, 112 weight class) and Ricky Monroe (ranked 1022 p4p, 121 weight class). Monroe has chosen Deep Ocean - Island drumming as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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149 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
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Manuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe shoots in looking for a takedown but Manuel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Monroe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Manuel feinted with a counter takedown.
Manuel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manuel appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Peter Manuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manuel ducks under a wild hook from Monroe.
Monroe moves out of range of the strikes.
Manuel misses with a looping left.
Monroe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Manuel with a body shot.
Manuel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Monroe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Monroe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manuel.
Monroe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manuel.
Monroe staying out of range there.
Monroe's corner calls for a 1-2. Monroe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've been told by Manuel's head coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Manuel misses with a jab to the body
and Monroe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manuel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Manuel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Monroe throws out a loose jab but Manuel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manuel throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monroe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manuel was well out of range. Poor timing from Monroe.
Monroe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Manuel.
Monroe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manuel.
Manuel thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Monroe checks a leg kick.
Manuel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Manuel misses with a hook. Monroe ducked under it nicely.
Monroe throws a right hand that Manuel ducks under and follows up with a left that Manuel also avoids with ease.
Manuel throws a lazy right hand but Monroe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Manuel.
Manuel loads up on a big right hand but Monroe slips the punch.
Manuel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Monroe's sensitive parts.
Manuel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monroe.
Monroe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Manuel tries to avoid it but Monroe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Manuel to the ground. Manuel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Monroe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monroe misses with a hook. Manuel ducked under it nicely.
Monroe misses with a wild body shot.
Manuel half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Manuel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Monroe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Manuel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monroe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manuel.
Monroe throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manuel throws a good cross that connects.
A chopping leg kick lands by Manuel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Monroe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manuel.
Manuel loads up on a big right hand but Monroe slips the punch.
And Monroe tries to counter it with a takedown but Manuel pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Manuel misses with a looping right.
Manuel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monroe with a jab.
Monroe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manuel.
Manuel throws a lazy right hand but Monroe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Monroe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manuel.
Monroe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Monroe checks a leg kick.
Monroe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Monroe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Manuel.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Monroe.
Peter Manuel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Monroe.
A big right from Manuel misses.
Manuel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Manuel.
Peter Manuel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel throws a hook but Monroe blocks it.
Monroe throws a good cross that connects.
Manuel avoids the body shot from Monroe.
Monroe doesn't manage to clinch there - Manuel circles away.
Manuel slips a straight right by Monroe.
Monroe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manuel.
Monroe defending well as Manuel loads up on a big left hand.
Manuel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manuel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Monroe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Monroe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Manuel is fending him off so far but Monroe persists. Nope, Manuel circles away and we're back to standing.
Manuel throws a looping overhand right but Monroe ducks down to avoid it.
Monroe throws a body shot but no joy.
Manuel slips under a jab from Monroe.
Manuel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Manuel misses.
Monroe looks to land a combination but Manuel avoids it well.
Monroe throws a lazy right hand but Manuel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manuel throws an off balance right hand
and Monroe counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manuel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Manuel takes one to the chin there.
Monroe misses with a wild body shot.
Manuel connects with a crisp jab.
Monroe missing with a left hand there. Manuel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manuel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Monroe looks to throw the jab but Manuel is out of range.
Manuel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Monroe on the side of the head.
Manuel throws out a loose jab but Monroe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manuel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monroe.
Monroe gets a double leg takedown into Manuel's guard.
Monroe stands up over Manuel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manuel is looking for a triangle but Monroe pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monroe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Manuel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Manuel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Monroe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Manuel misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Monroe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manuel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manuel throws the left hand but Monroe avoids the punch easily.
Peter Manuel is winning the standup battle so far.
Monroe misses the shot to the body.
Monroe throws a shot to the body.
Manuel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Monroe misses with an uppercut. Manuel saw that one coming.
Manuel throws a hook but Monroe avoids it easily.
Monroe 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 had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Manuel.
Manuel scores with a leg kick.
Monroe cracks Manuel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manuel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monroe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Monroe takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manuel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monroe throws a hook to the side of Manuel's head but Manuel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manuel attempts a counter takedown but Monroe avoids it well and moves away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Monroe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Manuel throws a hook to the side of Monroe's head but Monroe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Manuel, right into the meat.
A telegraphed right hand from Manuel misses the target.
Monroe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manuel.
Some wild striking there from Monroe.
Manuel misses with a straight left.
Monroe swings for the body but Manuel moves out of range.
Monroe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Manuel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Monroe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Manuel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Monroe.
Good exchange - Manuel coming out on top.
Manuel missing with a left hand there. Monroe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from Monroe misses.
Monroe shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
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!
Manuel is trying to stand.
Manuel wants to control but Monroe is keeping busy.
Monroe is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Manuel defends it well.
Manuel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monroe can do to turn this around?
Manuel wants to get back to full guard.
Manuel looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Monroe working the head and body with strikes.
Monroe is looking to advance position but Manuel won't allow it.
Monroe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Monroe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Monroe is trying to control the action in half guard but Manuel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Manuel works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel is trying to keep Monroe in close.
Monroe trying to control but Manuel is working from the bottom.
Manuel wants to sweep but no luck.
Monroe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Monroe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Manuel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Monroe is aware though and is defending well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Monroe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Manuel is rocked!
Manuel pulls Monroe in close to prevent any damage.
Manuel looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Monroe passes into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ricky Monroe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Monroe lands a nice hook to Manuel's body. Manuel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Monroe takes a swing at Manuel's ribcage but misses.
Monroe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manuel moves away from the strike by Monroe.
Monroe throws out a loose jab but Manuel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monroe looks to land a combination but Manuel avoids it well.
Manuel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monroe.
A telegraphed right hand from Monroe misses the target.
Manuel leaves Monroe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manuel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Monroe. That did some damage!
Monroe takes a swing at Manuel's ribcage but misses.
Manuel feinted with a counter takedown.
Monroe throws an overhand right that lands on Manuel's shoulder, as Manuel tries to avoid the shot.
Monroe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Manuel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monroe.
And Monroe tries to counter it with a takedown but Manuel pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Monroe avoids the head kick by Manuel.
Monroe slips under a jab.
Monroe throws the left hand but Manuel avoids the punch easily.
Monroe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Monroe slips under a jab from Manuel.
Monroe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Manuel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manuel misses with a looping right.
Manuel tried to score with a low kick but Monroe checks it.
Manuel throws a low kick, looking for Monroe's leg but Monroe calmly moves out of range.
Monroe ducks under a wild hook from Manuel.
Manuel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Monroe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manuel.
Monroe just misses with a punch to the body.
Manuel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Monroe shoots in looking for a takedown. Manuel tries to sprawl out of it but Monroe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Manuel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Manuel.
Manuel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monroe throws a hook to the side of Manuel's head but Manuel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manuel misses with a straight left.
Monroe throws a nice looking combination but Manuel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Monroe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Monroe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manuel moves away.
Monroe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Manuel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manuel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Monroe circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Monroe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Manuel swings for the body but Monroe moves out of range.
Manuel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Manuel misses with a straight left.
A big left from Manuel misses.
Monroe looks to score with a jab to the body but Manuel is just out of range.
Manuel with a nice cross.
Monroe swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe moves out of range as Manuel strikes.
Manuel misses with a looping left.
Monroe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Manuel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manuel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Manuel connects with a looping right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Manuel misses the target.
Good shot there by Monroe.
Manuel lands a lovely overhand right.
Some wild striking there from Monroe.
Good exchange - Manuel coming out on top.
Manuel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monroe throws out the jab.
Manuel misses with a hook.
Monroe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Manuel to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manuel throws a body shot but no joy.
Monroe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Manuel looks to throw the jab but Monroe is out of range.
Monroe throws a jab when Manuel was well out of range.
Manuel looks to land a right hand but Monroe moved out of range.
And Monroe tries to counter it with a takedown but Manuel pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice defenses there by Monroe.
Monroe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manuel misses with a straight right.
Monroe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Manuels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Monroe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Monroe misses with a straight left.
Manuel looks to land a right hand but Monroe moved out of range.
Monroe throws a big shot that misses.
Monroe moves into range and clinches up with Manuel.
Manuel gets control of Monroe's arms and successfully pulls guard. Manuel will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Monroe cracks Manuel with a solid left hand.
Manuel has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Monroe should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Manuel has tightened it up now! Monroe should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Peter Manuel!
A relieved looking Peter Manuel 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benz Bulver (ranked 571 p4p, 71 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 463 p4p, 57 weight class). Bulver comes to the cage accompanied by Little Eagle Soars. Draven is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. 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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benz Bulver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Draven circles away quickly and effectively.
Draven throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bulver's head.
Bulver checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bulver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Draven.
Draven on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Draven on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Draven blocks a head kick by Bulver.
Draven fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bulver throws a body shot but no joy.
Draven has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bulver.
Bulver misses with a hook.
Draven scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bulver in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draven throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bulver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Draven motions for Bulver to come forward. Draven throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bulver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Draven was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bulver staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Draven throws a series of punches but Bulver avoids them all with ease.
Bulver throws a sloppy head kick and Draven moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Draven.
Bulver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bulver throws a series of punches but Draven moves out of range.
Bulver walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Draven checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Draven misses with a jab to the body
letting Bulver counter with a right hand.
Bulver throws a looping overhand right but Draven ducks down to avoid it.
Bulver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bulver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Draven lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bulver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bulver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Draven.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bulver checks a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bulver darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven swings widly with a right hand
and Bulver counters with a straight right hand.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick
and Bulver counters with a nice uppercut.
Bulver thuds a left hand into Draven's body.
Bulver drops his hands momentarily and Draven takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Draven lands a nice shot to the body.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bulver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Bulver.
Draven jabs Bulver right on the nose. Bulver blinks but takes it well.
Bulver misses with a body punch
and Draven counters with a nice leg kick.
Draven moves away from the strike by Bulver.
Draven avoids the body shot from Bulver.
A thudding body kick lands there by Draven!
Draven connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Draven tries to clinch but Bulver moves out of range.
Draven listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven scores with a hook.
The fighters circling - Draven throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Draven is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bulver had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Draven lands with a slapping head kick.
Draven misses with a low kick.
Draven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Draven looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Draven feints and then cracks Bulver's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bulver down.
Bulver throws a sloppy head kick and Draven moves out of range easily.
Bulver tries to land a leg kick but Draven saw it coming and moves away.
A head kick from Bulver lands but Draven takes it in his stride.
Draven drives through and clinches with Bulver against the cage.
Bulver is trying to push Draven away but Draven has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Draven misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draven misses with some punches.
Bulver swings wildly with an uppercut but Draven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bulver breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bulver throws a head kick but Draven moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bulver. Draven shrugs it off though.
Draven takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big left from Bulver misses.
Draven gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A clash of legs there as Bulver blocks the low kick.
Draven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bulver moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Bulver checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looks like Bulver has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Draven takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Draven finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bulver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bulver looks for the body kick but Draven saw that one coming.
Draven throws a push kick but Bulver slaps the foot to one side.
Bulver throws a quick counter head kick but Draven was just out of range.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bulver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Bulver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
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 Benz Bulver will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bulver throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Draven on the side of the head.
Bulver just misses with a punch to the body.
Draven goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Benz Bulver is winning the standup battle so far.
Bulver misses with a body shot.
Bulver throws a head kick that misses.
Draven looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Draven feints and then cracks Bulver's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bulver down.
Draven throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bulver tried to counter with a leg kick but Draven avoided it.
Draven misses with an attempted mid kick.
Draven delivers a nice body kick.
Bulver missing with a left hand there. Draven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Draven wants to counter with a clinch but Bulver pushes him away.
Draven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bulver throws out the jab.
Draven is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
No joy there for Draven, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Draven takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draven throws a low kick but Bulver avoids it.
Bulver takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulver throws a head kick but Draven moves out of range.
Bulver has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Draven.
Draven throws a right hand that Bulver ducks under and follows up with a left that Bulver also avoids with ease.
Bulver jabs Draven to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bulver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Draven's sensitive parts.
Draven takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sloppy strikes from Draven. Those never looked like landing.
Draven lands an overhand right.
Draven fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bulver is looking for a counter combo.
Draven thuds his shin into the meat of Bulver's side.
A jab from Draven misses.
Bulver throws a low kick but Draven moves out of range easily.
Draven tries to counter by closing the distance.
Draven misses with an attempted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bulver lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Draven ducks under a wild hook from Bulver.
Draven avoids the head kick by Bulver.
Draven looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Draven scoring well with a low kick there.
Draven dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Draven throws a nice inside leg kick.
Draven will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That kick from Bulver tenderised Draven's leg. Draven is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bulver avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Draven throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bulver on the side of the head.
Bulver lands a high kick!
Bulver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Bulver as he connects with a hook.
Bulver scores with a crisp jab that stopped Draven in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven cracks a nice hook into Bulver's ribs.
Bulver tries a head kick but it misses.
Draven let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bulver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draven misses with a low kick as Bulver jumps back.
Bulver throws a quick counter head kick but Draven was just out of range.
Draven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bulver.
Draven throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Draven buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Draven throws a nice looking combination but Bulver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Draven goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bulver is looking to counter punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bulver.
Draven throws a lazy right hand but Bulver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Draven takes a swing at Bulver's ribcage but misses.
Draven scores with a hook to the body. Bulver takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Draven tries a head kick but it misses.
Draven misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulver dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Draven takes a swing at Bulver's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bulver misses the target.
Bulver scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bulver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bulver misses with an uppercut. Draven saw that one coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bulver, right into the meat.
Draven throws an overhand right that lands on Bulver's shoulder, as Bulver tries to avoid the shot.
Bulver throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Draven on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bulver misses with a straight left.
Bulver feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Draven's calf.
Draven 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.
Bulver chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draven tries to clinch but Bulver is having none of it.
Draven fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bulver looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eric Draven 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. This is the final round!
Bulver takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice uppercut lands for Draven. That snapped Bulver's head back.
Draven looks to throw a body kick
and Bulver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bulver moves out of range of the body kick from Draven.
Draven lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Draven with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Draven misses with a looping right.
Bulver takes a swing at Draven's ribcage but misses.
Bulver misses with a looping right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bulver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulver bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Draven's head backwards.
Draven lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bulver is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Draven.
Bulver is rocked!
Draven thuds a left hand into Bulver's body.
Oh Bulver is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Draven connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven drops Bulver with a beautiful combination! Bulver stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Draven is looking for the KO!
Draven walks into a straight right hand from Bulver.
Draven staying out of range there.
Bulver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Draven.
Draven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bulver misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Draven was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bulver seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bulver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draven lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bulver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulver misses with a hook to the body
and Draven counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Draven takes a swing at Bulver's ribcage but misses.
Bulver fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Draven.
Bulver throws a hook but Draven blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Draven on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Draven, as that shot connected.
Draven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bulver manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Bulver misses its target.
Bulver is looking to land body kicks.
Bulver lands a really nice looking cross but Draven seems unphased.
Bulver drops his hands momentarily and Draven takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Draven works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Bulver.
Draven looks to score with a jab to the body but Bulver is just out of range.
Bulver looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Draven throws a right hand that Bulver ducks under and follows up with a left that Bulver also avoids with ease.
Bulver tries a head kick but it misses.
Draven 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.
Draven fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bulver looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Draven scores with a hook.
Draven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bulver thinks about countering with a head kick.
Draven avoids the body shot from Bulver.
Draven tries a quick counter leg kick but Bulver is wise to it.
Draven's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Draven missing with a left hand there. Bulver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Draven cracks the inside of Bulver's front leg.
Bulver checks a low kick from Draven.
Bulver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
Bulver throws a hook to the side of Draven's head but Draven sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bulver lands a head shot.
Bulver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
A good leg kick by Draven.
Draven scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven takes a swing at Bulver's ribcage but misses.
Bulver takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bulver slips a jab from Draven.
Bulver throws a body punch but Draven moves out of range.
Bulver tried to score with a low kick but Draven checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draven takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bulver slips under a jab.
Bulver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Draven. Those never looked like landing.
Bulver misses with an uppercut. Draven saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draven throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Draven - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Draven swings for the body but Bulver moves out of range.
Bulver throwing a counter right hand but Draven manages to avoid it.
Bulver checks a leg kick nicely.
Bulver is looking to counter punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Draven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Draven 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Eric Draven!
A less than humble Eric Draven misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
In defeat, Benz Bulver stepped up to the mic, saying 'I've been beat on my whole life, this is nothing...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 713 p4p, 100 weight class) and Clifton Von Lee (ranked 339 p4p, 45 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Clifton Von Lee!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Lee slips a jab from Smith.
Von Lee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Von Lee with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Von Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith throws a series of punches but Von Lee moves out of range.
Von Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Von Lee moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith throws a right hand that Von Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Von Lee also avoids with ease.
Von Lee misses with a jab to the body
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Lee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Von Lee takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith throws a combination. Von Lee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Von Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Von Lee.
Von Lee connects with the punch.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A low kick from Von Lee is predictable there
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Von Lee.
Clifton Von Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Von Lee punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith throws a jab when Von Lee was well out of range.
Von Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee lands an overhand right.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Von Lee scores with a body shot.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Von Lee.
John Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Von Lee.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clifton Von Lee.
Von Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Von Lee looks to throw a body kick
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Von Lee.
Von Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Von Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Von Lee scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee scores with a nice right hand.
Von Lee misses with a body shot
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
A head kick misses from Von Lee.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Von Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Smith digs a good body shot into Von Lee's ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Von Lee.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Von Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Lee loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Von Lee ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Lee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith's head backwards.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith slips under a jab from Von Lee.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Von Lee's shoulder, as Von Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Von Lee. Von Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith swings for the body but Von Lee moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Von Lee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith connects with a right hand. Von Lee shakes it off.
Smith throws a right hand that Von Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Von Lee also avoids with ease.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Von Lee crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Smith - the referee stops the clock and Von Lee gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Smith. Von Lee manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
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 John Smith will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Von Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Von Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Von Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Von Lee cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Von Lee with a nice cross.
Nice shot by Von Lee.
Smith connects with the punch.
Von Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith works Von Lee's body with a nice hook.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Von Lee misses with a right hand
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Von Lee.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Von Lee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Von Lee.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Von Lee cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
Von Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Von Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
Von Lee cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Von Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Von Lee.
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!
Von Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Smith looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smith misses with a looping right.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Von Lee misses the target.
Von Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Smith defending well as Von Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Von Lee lands with a shot to the body.
Von Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Von Lee scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Von Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith misses with a hook.
Von Lee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
A big left from Von Lee misses.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Von Lee.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Von Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Von Lee.
Von Lee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Von Lee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Von Lee throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Von Lee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Von Lee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Lee scores with a spinning back kick!
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Von Lee.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Von Lee throws a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Von Lee 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 Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Von Lee throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Von Lee.
Smith slips a jab from Von Lee.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Lee throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Von Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clifton Von Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith misses with a straight left.
Von Lee lands a head shot.
Donk. Von Lee catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
Von Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Von Lee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Von Lee scores with a jab to the body.
Von Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Von Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
John Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Lee scores with a takedown into Smith's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Von Lee.
Von Lee stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Von Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Von Lee won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Von Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Von Lee is one step ahead there.
Smith trying to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Von Lee looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Von Lee is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Smith with a body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Von Lee!
Von Lee takes one to the side of the head.
Von Lee scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Von Lee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
Von Lee throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Von Lee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Von Lee scores with a jab to the body.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Von Lee throws out the jab.
Smith throwing a counter right hand but Von Lee manages to avoid it.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Lee moves away.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clifton Von Lee.
Von Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Von Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith is looking for a counter combo.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Von Lee counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Von Lee wants to take a breather but Smith is having none of it.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Von Lee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Von Lee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Smith.
I think Smith 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... John Smith!
John Smith made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I will definitely make orphans of your family!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Ryan (ranked 641 p4p, 91 weight class) and Thiago Thiago (ranked 377 p4p, 52 weight class). Jimmy Ryan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Thiago!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Jimmy Ryan has been cut.
Thiago's corner calls for a 1-2. Thiago obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ryan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ryan throws a counter high kick but Thiago was just alert enough to avoid it.
Thiago lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ryan at a distance.
Ryan leaves his chin hanging out and Thiago seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Ryan crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thiago Thiago!
A very excited looking Thiago Thiago 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Iker Ramirez (ranked 212 p4p, 27 weight class) and Nuri Jafar (ranked 393 p4p, 46 weight class). Nuri Jafar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iker Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nuri Jafar!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez staying out of range there.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but Jafar checks it.
Ramirez lands with a good body shot.
Ramirez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jafar avoids the body shot from Ramirez.
Ramirez swats away the attempt to clinch by Jafar.
Jafar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jafar forces Ramirez back against the cage and clinches.
A short left from Jafar.
Ramirez throws a head punch that misses.
Ramirez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jafar misses with a punch on the inside.
Jafar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Jafar fails to land.
A short right from Jafar on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jafar.
Nice body punch from Jafar.
Ramirez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramirez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ramirez is working Jafar over against the cage.
Ramirez breaks from the clinch.
Ramirez moves out of range as Jafar strikes.
Ramirez moves into the clinch.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jafar throws a shot from downtown. Ramirez moves away and avoids it.
Ramirez slips under a jab.
Ramirez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jafar swings widly with a right hand
and Ramirez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jafar slips under a jab from Ramirez.
Jafar clinches up with Ramirez and pushes him back against the cage.
Jafar lands an uppercut.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Jafar misses.
Ramirez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jafar misses with a body shot.
Ramirez walks into a left hand.
Jafar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ramirez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lands a nice hook to Jafar's body. Jafar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ramirez defending well as Jafar loads up on a big left hand.
Ramirez darts in and clinches Jafar up against the cage.
Ramirez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at AK Beasties in the buildup to the fight.
Ramirez misses with a head kick.
Jafar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jab by Ramirez.
Jafar slips under a jab from Ramirez.
Jafar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Jafar misses.
Ramirez misses with a looping left.
Jafar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramirez misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Jafar to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramirez is looking to slow Jafar down with leg kicks.
Jafar misses the jab.
Jafar connects with a jab.
Jafar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramirez throws out a loose jab but Jafar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jafar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramirez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Ramirez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jafar misses with a hook. Ramirez ducked under it nicely.
Ramirez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jafar. Ramirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramirez throws a low kick but Jafar moves out of range easily.
Jafar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ramirez swats away the attempt to clinch by Jafar.
Jafar throws a lazy right hand but Ramirez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jafar connects with a body shot that sends Ramirez's belly button to the back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jafar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ramirez scores with a leg kick.
Jafar moves into range and clinches up with Ramirez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jafar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramirez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jafar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jafar has a couple of punches blocked by Ramirez.
Jafar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramirez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jafar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ramirez throws a head punch that misses.
Jafar tries to work over Ramirez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramirez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Ramirez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramirez controls his hands.
Jafar lands an uppercut.
Jafar has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ramirez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jafar can turn it around.
Ramirez scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jafar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez lands a really nice looking cross but Jafar seems unphased.
Ramirez swings for the body but Jafar moves out of range.
Ramirez scores with a leg kick.
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 Iker Ramirez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ramirez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jafar throws a lazy right hand but Ramirez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jafar lands with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramirez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jafar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot by Jafar.
Ramirez misses with the combination.
Iker Ramirez is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramirez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jafar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jafar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jafar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ramirez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jafar.
An inside leg kick lands from Ramirez.
Jafar scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circling - Jafar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ramirez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ramirez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jafar's calf.
Nice uppercut there from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a low kick but Jafar moves out of range easily.
Ramirez wants to slow Jafar down by chopping away at his legs.
Ramirez swings widly with a right hand
and Jafar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jafar moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Ramirez.
Jafar throws a hook but Ramirez blocks it.
Jafar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands with a nice body kick.
Jafar lands a nice looking body shot.
Jafar throws a big shot that misses.
Ramirez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jafar's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar misses with a hook.
Ramirez misses with a low kick as Jafar jumps back.
Jafar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramirez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jafar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jafar looks to throw the jab but Ramirez is out of range.
Ramirez connects with a single shot there.
Jafar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jafar misses with a straight left.
Ramirez tries to clinch up.
Jafar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ramirez clobbers Jafar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jafar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jafar swings widly with a right hand
and Ramirez counters with a leg kick.
Ramirez cracks Jafar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ramirez looks to land a right hand but Jafar moved out of range.
Jafar lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez scores with a nice right hand.
Ramirez throws a solid leg kick but Jafar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ramirez.
Jafar throws a hook but Ramirez blocks it.
Ramirez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ramirez slips under a jab from Jafar.
A big right from Jafar misses.
Ramirez with a jab.
Ramirez scoring well with a low kick there.
Jafar misses with a right hand
and Ramirez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jafar's knee momentarily.
Jafar throws a body punch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jafar manages to avoid it.
Ramirez misses with a low kick.
Ramirez has closed the distance and engaged Jafar in a clinch.
Jafar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jafar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramirez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jafar misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jafar.
Ramirez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ramirez misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramirez blocks an uppercut.
Jafar throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramirez.
Jafar has a couple of punches blocked by Ramirez.
Jafar misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramirez.
Ramirez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jafar lands a lovely overhand right.
Jafar looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramirez is just out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ramirez, right into the meat.
Ramirez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jafar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jafar misses with a wild body shot.
Ramirez staying out of range there.
Ramirez connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iker Ramirez dominated that second round.
That's time! Ramirez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jafar avoids the head kick by Ramirez.
Jafar throws a jab when Ramirez was well out of range.
Ramirez scores with a hook.
Jafar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ramirez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jafar dips to his left and cracks Ramirez with an uppercut!
Jafar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramirez was well out of range. Poor timing from Jafar.
Ramirez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jafar just manages to avoid it.
Jafar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jafar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramirez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez lands with an overhand left.
Jafar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ramirez, right into the meat.
Ramirez looks to land a right hand but Jafar moved out of range.
Jafar wants to clinch
and Ramirez counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jafar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ramirez throws an off balance right hand
and Jafar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez swings widly with a right hand
and Jafar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ramirez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jafar has time to react.
Ramirez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jafar manages to avoid it.
Jafar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jafar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donk. Jafar catches Ramirez right on the button with a cross.
Jafar tries to clinch but Ramirez is having none of it.
Ramirez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ramirez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jafar.
Ramirez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ramirez misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a jab when Jafar was well out of range.
Ramirez misses with a straight left.
Jafar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jafar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jafar is looking to clinch but Ramirez is avoiding it.
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jafar moves away.
Nuri Jafar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ramirez just misses with a punch to the body.
Jafar lands with a straight right. Ramirez didn't see that one coming.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Jafar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ramirez with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Jafar as he checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Jafar misses its intended target.
Jafar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jafar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jafar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jafar scores with a punch to the head.
Jafar misses with a body shot.
Ramirez throws a hook but Jafar blocks it.
Jafar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ramirez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jafar misses with a jab to the body
and Ramirez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jafar misses the shot to the body.
Ramirez throwing a counter right hand but Jafar manages to avoid it.
Ramirez scores with a hook.
Ramirez moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar lands with a short shot to the head.
Jafar scores with a hook to the body.
Ramirez swings wildly with an uppercut but Jafar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramirez controls his hands.
Jafar throws a head punch that misses.
Ramirez blocks a body shot from Jafar.
Jafar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramirez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jafar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramirez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jafar.
Jafar misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramirez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jafar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar can't find room to land a body shot as Ramirez controls the action.
Ramirez lands with a short shot to the head.
Ramirez blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jafar.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a head punch that misses.
Ramirez blocks an uppercut.
Ramirez blocks an uppercut.
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 misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ramirez.
Jafar throws a head punch that misses.
Ramirez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jafar misses with a left hand
and Ramirez counters with a right hand to the body.
Ramirez thumps Jafar with a low kick.
Ramirez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jafar.
Jafar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ramirez.
Ramirez scores with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Ramirez.
Jafar throws a lazy uppercut
and Jafar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jafar takes a swing at Ramirez's ribcage but misses.
Ramirez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jafar throws out a loose jab but Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iker Ramirez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ramirez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iker Ramirez!
In his post fight interview, Iker Ramirez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Nuri Jafar stepped up to the mic, saying 'He did not follow the script'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khunbish Borjigin (ranked 285 p4p, 38 weight class) and John Puller (ranked 117 p4p, 19 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khunbish Borjigin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Puller!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puller jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Borjigin misses with a looping right.
Borjigin throws a head kick that Puller semi-blocks.
Borjigin throws out a leg kick but Puller moves out of range and Borjigin only half commits.
Puller lands the left hand.
Borjigin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Puller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borjigin manages to avoid it.
Puller avoids the head kick by Borjigin.
Puller doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
An inside leg kick from Puller misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Borjigin misses the target.
Puller lands with a nice body kick.
Borjigin moves out of range of the body kick from Puller.
Borjigin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Borjigin throws a body shot but no joy.
Borjigin throws a poor cross that misses
and Puller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Puller throws a lazy right hand but Borjigin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Borjigin avoids the body shot from Puller.
Borjigin throws a body punch but Puller moves out of range.
Puller throws a body punch but Borjigin moves out of range.
Puller has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Puller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puller feints a counter leg kick.
Borjigin scores with a hook.
Puller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Puller scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Puller throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borjigin.
Puller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Borjigin or not.
A short right from Puller.
Borjigin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Puller 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.
Borjigin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Puller avoids the body shot from Borjigin.
Crunch! Borjigin slams his shin into Puller's torso.
A cross from Puller lands.
Borjigin scores with a nice body kick.
Borjigin walks into a stiff left hand from Puller.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Borjigin quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Borjigin misses with a looping right.
Borjigin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Borjigin connects with a jab.
Borjigin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Puller.
Borjigin moves out of range of the body kick from Puller.
It looked like Borjigin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Borjigin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puller scores with a hook.
Borjigin misses with a hook. Puller ducked under it nicely.
Borjigin ducks under a wild hook from Puller.
Puller throws the left hand but Borjigin avoids the punch easily.
Borjigin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Puller just manages to avoid it.
Borjigin scores with a nice strike.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Borjigin!
Borjigin staying out of range there.
Borjigin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Puller just manages to avoid it.
Puller slips a jab from Borjigin.
Puller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Borjigin 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.
Puller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Puller misses with a body shot.
Puller misses the jab.
Puller moves out of range of the body kick.
A clash of legs there as Puller blocks the low kick.
Puller throws a leg kick but Borjigin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Borjigin.
Borjigin misses with a low kick.
Borjigin scores with a punch to the head.
Puller avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That kick from Borjigin tenderised Puller's leg. Puller is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Borjigin 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 Puller has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Puller and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Puller lands with a nice body punch.
Puller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Borjigin.
Borjigin throws an overhand right that lands on Puller's shoulder, as Puller tries to avoid the shot.
Puller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borjigin manages to avoid it.
Puller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Borjigin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Puller.
Puller defending well as Borjigin loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Puller! But no joy.
Borjigin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puller moves away.
Good leg kick by Borjigin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Puller misses with an uppercut. Borjigin saw that one coming.
A clash of legs there as Puller blocks the low kick.
Borjigin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Puller is out of range and Borjigin settles back down.
Puller replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Borjigin blocks it well.
Borjigin thumps Puller with a low kick.
Puller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Borjigin scores with a leg kick.
Puller slips under a jab.
Puller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Puller thumps Borjigin with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It seemed like Puller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Borjigin to score with a decent uppercut.
Borjigin just misses with a punch to the body.
Puller appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Puller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Puller throws a jab but it's blocked by Borjigin.
Puller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Borjigin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Borjigin throws a body punch but Puller moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Puller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Borjigin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borjigin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Puller! But no joy.
Puller moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Borjigin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Puller swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Puller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Borjigin throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borjigin misses with a low kick.
Borjigin looks to throw a body kick
and Puller makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Borjigin lands a jab.
Borjigin wants to slow Puller down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice side step and Puller releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Puller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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 Khunbish Borjigin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Puller staying out of range there.
Borjigin ducks under a wild hook from Puller.
Puller looks to land a right hand but Borjigin moved out of range.
Borjigin scoring well with a low kick there.
Borjigin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Borjigin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Puller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Borjigin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Puller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Borjigin's knee momentarily.
Borjigin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Borjigin throws a solid leg kick but Puller takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Borjigin.
Borjigin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Puller in his tracks.
Khunbish Borjigin is winning the standup battle so far.
Borjigin misses with a low kick.
Puller scores with a decent looking hook.
Borjigin scores with a leg kick.
Puller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Borjigin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A counter left hand to the body from Borjigin misses its target.
Borjigin misses with a looping right.
That kick from Puller tenderised Borjigin's leg. Borjigin is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puller misses with an uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Puller blocks the low kick.
Borjigin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Puller is out of range and Borjigin settles back down.
Puller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Borjigin. Beautiful body shot.
Borjigin ducks right into an uppercut from Puller.
Borjigin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Borjigin tenderised Puller's leg. Puller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Borjigin looks to score with a jab to the body but Puller is just out of range.
Borjigin lands a jab to Puller's midsection.
Puller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Puller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Borjigin ducks under a wild hook from Puller.
Borjigin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Puller connects with an inside leg kick.
Puller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borjigin.
Borjigin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puller throws out the jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Borjigin lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puller lands the left hand.
Puller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Puller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Puller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Borjigin lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Puller takes a swing at Borjigin's ribcage but misses.
Borjigin feints and then cracks Puller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Puller down.
Puller punishes Borjigin's body with a nice straight punch.
Puller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Borjigin connects with a leg kick. Puller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Puller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Borjigin checks the leg kick.
Puller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borjigin was well out of range. Poor timing from Puller.
Nice defenses there by Borjigin.
Borjigin throwing a counter right hand but Puller manages to avoid it.
Puller throws a sloppy body shot
and Borjigin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Puller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Puller avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Puller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Borjigin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puller.
Borjigin misses with a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Puller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Borjigin ducks right into an uppercut from Puller.
Borjigin misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin scores with a sloppy right hand. Puller should have avoided that one.
Borjigin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Puller with a nice cross.
Borjigin misses the jab.
Borjigin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Puller.
Puller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Borjigin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Puller throws out a loose jab but Borjigin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puller lands a nice looking body shot.
Puller is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Borjigin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Puller.
Puller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Borjigin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Puller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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!
Puller 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.
Borjigin cracks Puller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Puller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Borjigin.
Puller cracks a nice hook into Borjigin's ribs.
Puller throws a right hand that misses
and Borjigin counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Puller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borjigin moves away.
Borjigin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puller.
Puller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Borjigin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Borjigin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Puller catches Borjigin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Puller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Borjigin.
Puller throws a looping overhand right but Borjigin ducks down to avoid it.
Borjigin slips under a jab.
Puller throws a body punch but Borjigin moves out of range.
Borjigin throws a chopping leg kick but Puller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Borjigin throws a solid leg kick but Puller takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Borjigin.
Puller drops his hands momentarily and Borjigin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Borjigin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puller scores with a hook to the body. Borjigin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Borjigin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Puller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Puller throws out a leg kick but Borjigin moves out of range and Puller only half commits.
Puller finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Borjigin cracks Puller with an open hand slap.
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 Khunbish Borjigin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Puller moves out of range of the body kick.
Puller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Puller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Puller! But no joy.
Puller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Borjigin misses with a low kick as Puller jumps back.
Borjigin tries to land a front kick but Puller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Puller blocks a head kick by Borjigin.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Puller. Borjigin shrugs it off though.
Puller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Borjigin.
Borjigin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Puller misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Borjigin misses the target.
Borjigin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puller manages to avoid it.
Borjigin slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puller scores with a shot to the body.
Borjigin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Puller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big left from Puller misses.
Puller throws a leg kick but Borjigin moved away.
Borjigin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Borjigin takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Borjigin throws an overhand right that lands on Puller's shoulder, as Puller tries to avoid the shot.
Puller blocks the body kick.
Borjigin misses with a hook. Puller ducked under it nicely.
Borjigin misses the shot to the body.
Borjigin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puller digs a good body shot into Borjigin's ribs.
Borjigin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Puller's sensitive parts.
Borjigin throws a hook but Puller avoids it easily.
Puller misses the jab.
Borjigin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Puller scoring well with a low kick there.
A cross from Puller lands.
Puller throws a hook to the side of Borjigin's head but Borjigin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Borjigin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Puller lands with an uppercut that bounces Borjigin off the cage and back into range.
Puller on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
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!
Borjigin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puller.
Puller moves away from the strike by Borjigin.
Puller appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Borjigin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Puller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Borjigin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
No joy there for Borjigin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Puller lands with a cross.
Borjigin moves out of range as Puller throws a body kick.
Borjigin defending well as Puller loads up on a big left hand.
Puller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Borjigin throws out the jab.
Puller throws a body punch but Borjigin moves out of range.
Borjigin misses with a leg kick.
Puller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Puller misses the shot to the body.
Borjigin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Puller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Puller takes a swing at Borjigin's ribcage but misses.
Puller has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Borjigin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Puller - that will leave a mark!
Borjigin misses with a straight left.
Borjigin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Puller looks to land a right hand but Borjigin moved out of range.
Borjigin drops his hands momentarily and Puller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Puller wants to land a leg kick but Borjigin is out of range.
Puller tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Borjigin.
Borjigin stuns Puller with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slow jab from Borjigin misses its intended target.
Puller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Puller bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Borjigin's head.
Puller checks a leg kick nicely.
Borjigin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Borjigin throws a leg kick but Puller sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Puller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Puller misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borjigin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Borjigin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Puller checks a leg kick.
Borjigin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Puller is able to avoid easily.
Puller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Borjigin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheers as Puller lands an impressive looking overhand right. Borjigin doesn't seem phased though.
Puller attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Borjigin fails to land with a series of punches.
Puller lands a leg kick that knocks Borjigin off balance momentarily.
Puller blocks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Puller.
A telegraphed right hand from Borjigin misses the target.
Puller throws a hook to the side of Borjigin's head but Borjigin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Borjigin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sloppy strikes from Borjigin. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Puller.
A shot to the liver by Puller. Beautiful body shot.
John Puller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Borjigin tries to land a leg kick but Puller saw it coming and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Puller.
I think Borjigin 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khunbish Borjigin!
A very excited looking Khunbish Borjigin rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mon Ster (ranked 334 p4p, 50 weight class) and Conrad Hauser (ranked 299 p4p, 39 weight class). Ster comes into the arena with The Automatic - Monster blaring out of the sound system. 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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257 lbs
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mon Ster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conrad Hauser!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hauser throws an off balance right hand
and Ster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Conrad Hauser has been cut.
Hauser looks to score with a jab to the body but Ster is just out of range.
Ster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hauser.
Nice defenses there by Ster.
Hauser misses with a combination
and Ster counters by moving into the clinch.
Ster pushes off an throws an elbow but Hauser leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hauser lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hauser.
Ster pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hauser.
Ster breaks the clinch.
Hauser checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Conrad Hauser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ster throws a good cross that connects.
Hauser throws out a loose jab but Ster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ster has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Beta Fail in the buildup to the fight.
Hauser scores with a jab.
It looks like Mon Ster has been cut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hauser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ster gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hauser.
Hauser wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ster scores with a head kick.
Hauser blocks a jab.
Ster on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hauser throws a combination that misses
and Ster holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hauser works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hauser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hauser lands with a shot to the body.
Ster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hauser.
Ster chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hauser can pounce on him.
Ster looks to land a right hand but Hauser moved out of range.
Hauser avoids the head kick by Ster.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ster checks a leg kick nicely.
Hauser misses with a double jab
and Hauser takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That has opened up Conrad Hauser's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hauser fails with the takedown.
The crowd cheers as Hauser lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ster doesn't seem phased though.
Hauser swings for the body but Ster moves out of range.
Hauser throws a poor cross that misses
and Ster counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Ster on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hauser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ster was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hauser throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hauser throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hauser throws a body shot but no joy.
Hauser throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ster counters with a nice uppercut.
Hauser throws a body shot but no joy.
Hauser swings for the body but Ster moves out of range.
Ster tries a head kick but it misses.
Hauser let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauser connects with a body shot that sends Ster's belly button to the back.
Hauser throws a shot to the body.
Hauser misses with a wild body shot.
Hauser throws a lazy uppercut
and Ster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hauser feints and then cracks Ster's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ster down.
Hauser fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ster has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hauser misses with a double jab
and Ster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ster thumps Hauser with a low kick.
Ster slips a jab from Hauser.
Hauser throws a combination that misses
enabling Ster to counter with a crisp jab.
Hauser ducks right into an uppercut from Ster.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ster crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hauser - the referee stops the clock and Ster gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hauser. Ster manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hauser misses with a lunging right hand
and Ster counters with a straight right hand.
Ster is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ster blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hauser swings widly with a right hand
and Ster counters with an inside leg kick.
Hauser pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ster looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Ster's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ster duly obliges.
Hauser misses with a wild combination.
Ster throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hauser avoids it.
Nice jab there from Ster.
The cut above Conrad Hauser's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice shot lands for Hauser.
Hauser throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Conrad Hauser's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ster lands a nice shot that snaps Hauser's head back.
Ster misses with a head kick.
Hauser lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ster misses the shot to the body.
Ster misses with a straight right.
Ster is looking to clinch but Hauser is avoiding it.
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 Mon Ster will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Ster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ster explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hauser jabs at Ster's body.
Ster throws the kick towards the body but Hauser avoids it.
Ster is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hauser is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ster rather than just go for the knockout.
Hauser throws a body shot but no joy.
Mon Ster is winning the standup battle so far.
Hauser misses with a lunging right hand
and Ster counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hauser thinking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hauser. Ster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hauser misses with a combination
and Ster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hauser swings widly with a right hand
and Ster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ster throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hauser.
Ster lands a jab to the nose.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Conrad Hauser's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mon Ster!
An out of breath Mon Ster thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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