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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chief Claw (ranked 2623 p4p, 2529 weight class) and Sven Ludwig (ranked 339 p4p, 322 weight class). Sven Ludwig told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Claw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sven Ludwig!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claw on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Claw jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ludwig keeps the fight on the outside.
Chief Claw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Claw misses with a few strikes there.
Ludwig wants to counter with a clinch but Claw pushes him away.
Ludwig bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Claw's head backwards.
Ludwig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Claw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Claw jabs Ludwig right on the nose. Ludwig blinks but takes it well.
 It looks like Sven Ludwig has been cut.
Claw throws a sloppy head kick and Ludwig moves out of range easily.
Claw fails with a takedown attempt.
Ludwig blocks a head kick by Claw.
Ludwig scores with a nice strike.
Ludwig scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ludwig will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Claw throws a head kick but Ludwig moves out of range.
Ludwig fails with a takedown attempt.
Ludwig instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludwig effectively controlling the action here.
Ludwig unloads a knee to the mid-section. Claw lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Claw is looking for a takedown.
Ludwig lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Claw backwards.
Claw goes for a takedown attempt but Ludwig pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Claw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ludwig fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Claw.
Claw throws a right and a left that both miss.
Claw misses with a two punch combination.
We've been told by Claw's head coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ludwig works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Claw has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ludwig.
Ludwig misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Claw throws a sloppy head kick
and Ludwig counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Claw is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ludwig closes the distance and clinches up with Claw, looking for a takedown. Ludwig pushes Claw against the cage but Claw circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Claw swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Claw jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ludwig lands a glancing blow to the side of Claw's head.
 Claw is rocked!
Ludwig takes the fight into the clinch.
Ludwig is trying to drag Claw to the mat but Claw just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claw drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ludwig prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ludwig landing knees to the head.
Ludwig tries for a takedown but Claw manages to get underhooks.
Claw has Ludwig pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ludwig manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Claw wants the takedown. Ludwig is fighting it off but Claw persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ludwig's guard against the cage.
Ludwig is controlling Claw's posture.
Ludwig keeping full guard, as Claw tries to pass.
Ludwig wants to get back to his feet but Claw is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ludwig looking to hit a scissor sweep but Claw is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ludwig lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Claw is looking for a triangle but Ludwig pushes his legs off easily.
Claw escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ludwig gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ludwig is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Claw looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ludwig cracks Claw with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Claw has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ludwig can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig trying to control the position from guard on top but Claw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ludwig wants to pass the guard but Claw is keeping the position.
Ludwig is in close to Claw's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Claw keeping moving, preventing Ludwig from controlling successfully.
Claw is looking for a triangle but Ludwig pushes his legs off easily.
Claw has his foot on Ludwig's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ludwig works his way back into a safe position though.
Ludwig makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ludwig's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Claw is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ludwig has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ludwig wants to stand but Claw has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Claw looking for subs off his back but Ludwig has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Ludwig dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sven Ludwig's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Claw throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ludwig displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Claw.
Ludwig drives through with a takedown into Claw's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ludwig lands a couple of elbows.
Ludwig lands a couple of digs.
Sven Ludwig has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ludwig working some strikes from top position.
Ludwig scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ludwig landing with the ground and pound.
Claw escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ludwig gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ludwig got a little sloppy there for a moment and Claw has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ludwig has managed to get both his arms back between Claw's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ludwig can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ludwig with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ludwig defends it easily.
Ludwig distracts Claw with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ludwig postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ludwig scoring with some ground and pound.
Ludwig wants to control from the top but Claw keeps moving.
Ludwig is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
My spies in Catch Wrestling L.A. inform me that Ludwig has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Ludwig chips away with some ground and pound.
Claw working for a triangle but Ludwig defends it easily.
Claw escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ludwig gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ludwig scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ludwig is in close to Claw's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ludwig scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ludwig landing with the ground and pound.
Oh Claw is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ludwig landing some decent shots from guard.
Claw has his foot on Ludwig's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ludwig works his way back into a safe position though.
Ludwig loads up on a big left hand. Claw felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Ludwig looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Claw can't hide his disappointment, as Ludwig celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Ludwig!
Sven Ludwig bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between YB Sol Brotha (ranked 1352 p4p, 1666 weight class) and Eric Dungey (ranked 179 p4p, 188 weight class). YB Sol Brotha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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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 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, YB Sol Brotha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Dungey!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dungey motions for Sol Brotha to come forward. Dungey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sol Brotha has managed to clinch.
Sol Brotha prevents a body shot from Dungey.
A head punch on the inside from Sol Brotha fails to land.
Dungey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sol Brotha working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Dungey as the two fighters clinch.
Dungey misses with the head strike.
Sol Brotha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sol Brotha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sol Brotha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dungey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dungey working hard to break the clinch.
Dungey throws a punch but it's blocked by Sol Brotha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sol Brotha misses with an elbow over the top.
Dungey struggles to land a body shot inside as Sol Brotha controls his hands.
Come on Sol Brotha - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sol Brotha just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dungey's brow.
Sol Brotha blocking some punches.
Sol Brotha misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol Brotha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sol Brotha is trying to stall.
Dungey being controlled against the cage.
Sol Brotha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dungey lands a shot to the body.
Sol Brotha swings wildly with an uppercut but Dungey uses good head movement to avoid it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dungey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sol Brotha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dungey misses with the head strike.
Dungey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sol Brotha misses with a body punch.
Dungey blocks an uppercut.
Sol Brotha misses with a punch on the inside.
Sol Brotha is working Dungey over against the cage.
Dungey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dungey is working Sol Brotha over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dungey blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dungey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sol Brotha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dungey or not.
Sol Brotha lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sol Brotha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dungey backwards.
Sol Brotha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dungey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sol Brotha pushes Dungey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sol Brotha blocks an uppercut.
Dungey throws a head punch that misses.
Sol Brotha misses with an elbow over the top.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sol Brotha takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dungey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dungey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sol Brotha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dungey.
Dungey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Dungey.
Sol Brotha working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol Brotha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dungey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sol Brotha's elbow.
Sol Brotha lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dungey fails to land.
Dungey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sol Brothas head.
A nice left hand lands by Sol Brotha.
Stalling in the clinch from Sol Brotha.
A nice left hand lands by Dungey.
Sol Brotha blocking some punches.
Dungey breaks from the clinch.
Sol Brotha misses with a straight right.
Dungey throws a combination. Sol Brotha tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
 It looks like YB Sol Brotha has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sol Brotha tries to clinch but Dungey is having none of it.
Sol Brotha lands a body shot.
Sol Brotha throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dungey.
Sol Brotha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sol Brotha with a nice calf kick.
Sol Brotha shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dungey manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sol Brotha prevents Dungey from getting back to his feet.
Sol Brotha working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sol Brotha might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dungey keeping moving, preventing Sol Brotha from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dungey has momentary wrist control but Sol Brotha slips an elbow through the middle.
Sol Brotha wants to control from the top but Dungey keeps moving.
Sol Brotha passes Dungey's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
YB Sol Brotha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on YB Sol Brotha's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sol Brotha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sol Brotha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dungey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sol Brotha lands a head shot.
Sol Brotha throws a leg kick which misses Dungey's front leg but catches the back leg as Dungey tries to avoid it.
Sol Brotha paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dungey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sol Brotha.
Dungey appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dungey throws the left hand but Sol Brotha avoids the punch easily.
Sol Brotha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dungey.
Dungey tries a quick counter leg kick but Sol Brotha is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sol Brotha.
Dungey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sol Brotha finds it's way round the side to connect with Dungey's head.
YB Sol Brotha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sol Brotha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sol Brotha dives in and grabs Dungey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dungey pushes down on Sol Brotha's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol Brotha throws a jab but it's blocked by Dungey.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dungey! But no joy.
Dungey blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Dungey.
Dungey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sol Brotha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dungey's sensitive parts.
Dungey gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sol Brotha to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dungey can't keep his opponent in guard - Sol Brotha advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sol Brotha is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dungey defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sol Brotha is trying to work for a kimura but Dungey is defending well.
Sol Brotha looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sol Brotha trying to control from half guard but Dungey is working away.
Sol Brotha thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dungey's head.
Sol Brotha is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dungey sees it coming and defends easily.
Dungey wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol Brotha wants to pass the guard but Dungey is defending well.
Sol Brotha is working for a kimura but Dungey is defending it quite comfortably.
Sol Brotha throwing shots but Dungey is blocking nicely.
Dungey wants to get back to his feet.
Dungey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sol Brotha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sol Brotha not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sol Brotha throwing shots but Dungey is blocking nicely.
Sol Brotha is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dungey doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sol Brotha.
Sol Brotha is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dungey tries to kick Sol Brotha off but Sol Brotha keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dungey throws a low kick, looking for Sol Brotha's leg but Sol Brotha calmly moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
YB Sol Brotha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on YB Sol Brotha's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sol Brotha throws a body shot but no joy.
Dungey throws out a counter right but Sol Brotha avoids it with no problem.
Dungey swings widly with a right hand
and Sol Brotha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dungey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sol Brotha misses with a wild body shot.
Sol Brotha throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dungey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dungey tries to work over Sol Brotha's front leg with a kick but Sol Brotha checks it.
Sol Brotha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dungey doesn't seem bothered though.
Sol Brotha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sol Brotha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sol Brotha lands an overhand right.
Sol Brotha tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dungey was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dungey moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Dungey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol Brotha with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dungey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dungey lands a big right hand that sends Sol Brotha crashing to the mat! Dungey stays standing though and waves Sol Brotha back to his feet!
Sol Brotha is rocked!
Sol Brotha misses with an uppercut. Dungey saw that one coming.
It seemed like Dungey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sol Brotha misses with a double jab.
Dungey throws out a counter right but Sol Brotha avoids it with no problem.
Sol Brotha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dungey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A quick step to the side and Sol Brotha tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dungey drops his hands momentarily and Sol Brotha takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sol Brotha lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dungey at a distance.
YB Sol Brotha is winning the standup battle so far.
Sol Brotha misses with a leg kick
and Dungey counters with a nice right hand that sends Sol Brotha toppling to the canvas! Sol Brotha scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dungey finish him?!
Oh Sol Brotha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
YB Sol Brotha's cut is getting worse.
Sol Brotha is looking to chop away at Dungey's legs.
Sol Brotha walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Dungey swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eric Dungey!
A relieved looking Eric Dungey 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 Vos Zy (ranked 1723 p4p, 1927 weight class) and Mateusz Biernat (ranked 197 p4p, 222 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Biernat's choice of entrance music: Ballroom Blitz. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vos Zy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateusz Biernat!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Biernat shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Biernat is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Biernat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zy keeps working.
Zy is looking for a sweep. Biernat is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biernat is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Biernat is working for a submission of some sort.
Biernat is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biernat looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Zy is looking to improve his position.
Biernat decides to return to a standing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zy throws a nice looking combination but Biernat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Biernat dives in and grabs Zy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zy pushes down on Biernat's head and hops out.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Biernat crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zy - the referee stops the clock and Biernat gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zy. Biernat manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Biernat shoots in for a takedown but Zy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Biernat was well out of range. Poor timing from Zy.
Biernat shoots in but Zy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vos Zy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateusz Biernat.
Biernat shoots for a double leg takedown but Zy sprawls well. He's pushed Biernat's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Biernat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zy lands a jab to Biernat's midsection.
Mateusz Biernat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biernat shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zy counters with a nice uppercut.
Biernat looks winded!
Biernat shoots in for a double leg but Zy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Biernat tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zy lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Mateusz Biernat has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zy tries to sprawl but Biernat drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Zy is looking to escape.
Biernat is working for a kimura but Zy is defending it quite comfortably.
Zy has one foot on Biernat's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Biernat wants to clinch
and Zy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Biernat's knee momentarily.
Zy cracks Biernat with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Biernat.
Zy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zy keeps Biernat at a distance using the push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biernat misses with a takedown
and Zy counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Biernat badly! Zy follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Biernat out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Zy finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vos Zy!
Our winner, Vos Zy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between George Backman (ranked 1776 p4p, 1267 weight class) and Jaro Lalla (ranked 98 p4p, 71 weight class). Lalla has chosen ЛЮБИ as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Backman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 2, fighting out of London, Jaro Lalla!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Backman takes a swing at Lalla's ribcage but misses.
Backman tries to bum rush Lalla with a series of wild strikes but Lalla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Backman misses with a two punch combination.
Backman throws a leg kick but Lalla checks it.
A big right from Backman misses.
Backman misses with a leg kick.
Backman stuffs the takedown.
Lalla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Backman throws out the jab.
Lalla manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Backman on his heels. He'll look to pass Backman's guard now, I'm sure.
Lalla looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lalla works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Backman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lalla on the ground.
Backman is defending against the submission attempts here by Lalla.
Backman is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lalla is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Backman is just riding it out for now. Lalla eventually gives up the hold.
My spies in JAG Battle Gym inform me that Lalla has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Backman is looking to improve his position.
Lalla is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Backman sees it coming and defends easily.
Backman is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Lalla is looking for a kimura here.
Lalla is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Backman sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Backman tries to roll over but Lalla keeps him under control.
Backman is defending against the submission attempts here by Lalla.
Lalla is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Backman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lalla.
Lalla is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lalla is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lalla is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Backman defends it well.
Lalla is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Backman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lalla.
Lalla is looking for a kimura here.
Backman trying to control from the bottom.
Backman is defending against the submission attempts here by Lalla.
Lalla is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Backman defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lalla trying to mount his opponent but Backman defends it.
Lalla seems to be looking for submissions.
Lalla seems to be looking for submissions.
Lalla is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lalla is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Backman makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaro Lalla dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Backman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lalla.
Backman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Backman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lalla eats them both and turns towards Backman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Backman throws a big shot that misses.
Lalla was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice jab there from Backman.
Backman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lalla.
Backman misses the jab.
Lalla walks into a stiff left hand from Backman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Backman looks to throw the jab but Lalla is out of range.
Backman backing away here, and Lalla unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
No luck for Lalla with that takedown attempt.
Backman is looking to counter punch.
George Backman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaro Lalla.
Lalla takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Backman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lalla doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Backman counter with a right hand.
Backman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lalla has a takedown stuffed.
Backman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lalla flicks out a counter leg kick but Backman steps away.
A shot to the liver by Backman. Beautiful body shot.
Backman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Backman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Backman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Backman connects with a body shot that sends Lalla's belly button to the back.
Lalla doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Backman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lalla shoots in and drives through. Backman sprawls well.
Lalla blocks a jab.
Backman misses the shot to the body.
Lalla fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lalla shoots in for a takedown but Backman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lalla drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Backman connects with a single shot there.
George Backman is winning the standup battle so far.
Lalla tries for a takedown but Backman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lalla doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Backman lands the left hand.
A big left from Backman misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lalla goes for a double leg but Backman avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Backman continues to drive forward.
Lalla fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
George Backman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Backman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
 Lalla is rocked!
It looks like Jaro Lalla has been cut.
Lalla misses with a takedown attempt
and Backman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lalla is still on wobbly legs! Can Backman finish him?
Backman lands with a shot to the body.
Lalla seems to have recovered his senses.
Backman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lalla can do to turn this around?
Lalla shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Backman sprawls well. Backman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lalla gets slowly back to his feet.
Lalla checks a leg kick.
Backman misses with an uppercut.
Backman misses with a low kick.
Backman backing away here, and Lalla unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Backman lands a nice hook to Lalla's body. Lalla takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Backman throws a lazy right hand but Lalla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lalla throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Backman's waist but Backman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lalla off to one side.
Lalla closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Backman to the mat! Backman manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lalla tries to free his leg and advance position but Backman is retaining full guard.
Lalla drops back looking for a leg! Backman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Backman manages to kick Lalla off! Lalla jumps back into Backman's guard.
Lalla drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lalla jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jaro Lalla has got the better of the ground game so far.
Backman wants to sweep here but Lalla controlling him for the moment.
Backman has Lalla pulled in close to control his posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Backman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jaro Lalla's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lalla shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lalla was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Backman tries to bench press Lalla off him but Lalla keeps the position.
Lalla thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Backman is trying to get back to half guard.
Lalla working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lalla tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lalla is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Backman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lalla is trying to get an arm triangle but Backman is defending well.
Lalla wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Backman, who protects the arm well.
Lalla goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Backman has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lalla but great work by Backman.
Lalla managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Backman.
Backman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lalla is not content to let Backman control the position.
Lalla is trying to get back to half guard.
Backman is staying tight to Lalla's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Backman decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lalla to his feet.
Backman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good shot there by Backman.
Backman jabs Lalla to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lalla shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Backman pushes Lalla off and scrambles back to his feet.
Backman misses with a two punch combination.
Lalla feints a counter leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lalla walks into a left hand.
Lalla looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lalla is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Backman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lalla goes for a double leg but Backman avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Backman continues to drive forward.
Lalla shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Backman sprawls well. Backman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lalla gets slowly back to his feet.
George Backman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaro Lalla.
Lalla walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Backman with a jab.
Lalla closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Backman is pressing down on Lalla's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lalla drops back looking for a leg! Backman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Backman manages to kick Lalla off! Lalla jumps back into Backman's guard.
Lalla advances position into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
George Backman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Backman 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 29:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Backman!
George Backman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Jaro Lalla had this to say: '$#%@@@!!! SHIT!!!!! FUC@#$ YOU ALL!@#$#@@'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Sins (ranked 1177 p4p, 663 weight class) and Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 151 p4p, 88 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Yes - Owner of a lonely heart as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Sins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 26 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yes Man Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Sins.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sins.
Sins throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Sins throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez lands a front kick.
Sanchez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sins if he has to take too many more of those.
Sins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sins slips under a jab.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Sins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've been told by Sins's head coaches at DOG HOUSE!! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sins misses with a combination
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sins stuns Sanchez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sanchez is able to avoid easily.
Sins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Sins moves out of range easily.
Sins misses the jab.
Sins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a one two! Sins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sanchez moves out of range of the leg kick from Sins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Sanchez.
Sins throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sins 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 Sanchez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sanchez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sins is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sins cracks Sanchez with a good jab.
Sins moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Sins moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez connects with a looping right hand.
Sanchez pushes Sins away with a front kick.
A head kick misses from Sins.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Sins takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sins.
Sanchez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
Sins throws a body shot but no joy.
Sins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanchez.
Sins misses with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sins's knee momentarily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sins.
Sanchez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sins throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Sins looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
A head kick misses from Sins.
Sins moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSanchez.
Sins throws a head kick that misses.
Sins misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sins.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Sins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sins connects with a single shot there.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sins. Sins obviously looking to wear him down.
Sins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Sins.
Sanchez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sins in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Sins misses the target.
Sins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sins swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Sins moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Sins.
Sins throws a leg kick but Sanchez moved away.
Sins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Sins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sins throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body. Sins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sins takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sins throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Sins with a series of wild strikes but Sins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sins thumps Sanchez with a low kick.
Sanchez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sins had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez throws a good cross that connects.
Sanchez moves forwards but Sins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sins slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice cross by Sanchez.
Sanchez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sins's hands.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Sins.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sins misses with a low kick.
Sins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick lands from Sins.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yes Man Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sanchez throws a series of strikes that have Sins backpedaling.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sanchez backs up against the cage.
Sins looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Good exchange - Sins coming out on top.
Nice body kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez cracks Sins with a good jab.
Nick Sins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez walks into a straight right hand from Sins.
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!
Sanchez clobbers Sins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sins takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Sins is just out of range.
Sins throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Sanchez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanchez at a distance.
Sanchez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sins can pounce on him.
Sins missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Sins.
Sins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yes Man Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sins scores with a hook to the body. Sanchez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Sins.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sanchez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sanchez tests Sins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sins loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Sanchez throws a front kick aimed at Sins's knee but Sins avoids it well.
Sanchez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sins.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez jabs at Sins's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sins throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sins throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body. Sins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab lands there for Sanchez.
Sins swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sins throws a big shot that misses.
Sins connects with a body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Sanchez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sins moves away.
Sins thinks about countering with a head kick.
Sins throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sins throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sins throws a combination that misses
and Sanchez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sins really felt that one!
Sanchez cracks Sins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sins tests Sanchez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Sins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sins takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Sins.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sins throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
A nice leg kick from Sins, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sins slips under a jab.
Sins is looking to counter punch.
Sins throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
As Sins backs off Sanchez throws a huge counter combo but Sins manages to avoid it all.
Sins misses the jab.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Sins misses with a straight right.
Sanchez throws a counter combo.
Sins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Sins goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sanchez scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sins throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sins. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Sins looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Sins.
Nice shot lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanchez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanchez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez moves out of range as Sins strikes.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Sins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sins throwing a counter right hand but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanchez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yes Man Sanchez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sanchez slips under a jab from Sins.
A solid body kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Sins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Sins.
Sanchez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sanchez cracks Sins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sanchez checks a leg kick nicely.
Sins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sins throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Sins is just out of range.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Sins moves out of range.
Sins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sins missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Sanchez unleashes a big counter combination but Sins bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Crunch! Sanchez slams his shin into Sins's torso.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sins.
Sins misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sanchez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sins.
Sanchez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Sanchez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Sins misses.
Sanchez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Sins.
Sins slips a straight right by Sanchez.
Sins looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez misses with a kick to the body.
Sanchez throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Sins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sins throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice side step and Sanchez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nick Sins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sins will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Sins.
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sanchez has time to react.
Sins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez digs a good body shot into Sins's ribs.
Sanchez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sanchez cracks Sins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sanchez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sins under the eye.
Sins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a three punch combo!
Sins throws a lazy uppercut
and Sins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Sins throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Sanchez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sanchez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sins.
Sins throws a combination that misses
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sins is rocked!
Sins dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oh Sins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sins. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sins seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez moves into range and clinches up with Sins.
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!
Sins takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Nick Sins has been cut.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Sins avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Sins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sins is leaning against Sanchez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sins lands a left hand.
A short right from Sins on the inside.
Sins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sins breaks the clinch.
Sins's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanchez under the eye.
Sanchez throws a shot to the body.
Sins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yes Man Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sins misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Sins misses.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sins throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yes Man Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanchez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yes Man Sanchez!
Yes Man Sanchez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rayful Edmond (ranked 797 p4p, 1031 weight class) and Azor Ahai (ranked 109 p4p, 141 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good 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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rayful Edmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azor Ahai!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Edmond finds it's way through Ahai's defenses.
Edmond throws a leg kick which misses Ahai's front leg but catches the back leg as Ahai tries to avoid it.
Ahai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Edmond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ahai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ahai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ahai lands a jab to the head.
Ahai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Edmond blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from Ahai.
Edmond tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ahai manages to circle out of the way.
Ahai just misses with a punch to the body.
Edmond lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Edmond moves out of range as Ahai strikes.
Ahai 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahai scores with a sloppy right hand. Edmond should have avoided that one.
Nice jab there from Ahai.
Edmond misses with a lunging right hand
and Ahai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Edmond rushes Ahai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahai blocks an uppercut.
Ahai tries to throw a body punch but Edmond avoids it by throwing Ahai back against the cage.
Ahai lands a shoulder strike.
Ahai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Edmond letting Ahai take a breather here.
Edmond lands a right hand.
Ahai slowing the pace effectively.
Edmond scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ahai struggles to land a body shot inside as Edmond controls his hands.
Edmond goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edmond wants to break the clinch but can't.
Edmond throws a punch but it's blocked by Ahai.
Edmond misses with a punch on the inside.
Ahai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edmond blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Edmond blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ahai throws a punch but it's blocked by Edmond.
Ahai blocking some punches.
Ahai misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahai misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ahai.
Ahai displaying some good clinch control by pressing Edmond up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Edmond.
Ahai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edmond lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ahai.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edmond.
Edmond lands a nice uppercut.
Edmond blocking some punches.
Ahai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Edmond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ahai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Edmond fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ahai is out of range.
Edmond throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Edmond tries to clinch but Ahai moves out of range.
Ahai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edmond.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmond on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ahai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Edmond.
Edmond sends Ahai crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Edmond is motioning to the referee to let Ahai up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ahai is rocked!
Ahai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Edmond.
Edmond misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edmond scores with a hook.
Ahai is still on wobbly legs! Can Edmond finish him?
Edmond looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ahai lands a nice hook to Edmond's body. Edmond takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Edmond drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Ahai right on the button. Ahai goes down! Edmond follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Edmond gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rayful Edmond!
Rayful Edmond seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Barnes (ranked 1528 p4p, 976 weight class) and Charlie Chan (ranked 208 p4p, 137 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by We Want The Funk. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Derrick Barnes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Chan!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes shoots in but no luck this time.
Chan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Barnes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Barnes in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Chan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Barnes passes to side control.
Barnes cracks Chan with a big elbow.
Chan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Barnes has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Barnes lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Barnes working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes prevents Chan from escaping the position.
Chan bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Chan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chan connects with a nice looking jab.
Chan throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Chan looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barnes is defended easily by Chan.
Charlie Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A low kick lands for Barnes .
Barnes scores with a body shot.
Chan lands with a cross.
Chan 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.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derrick Barnes . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chan throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Barnes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chan pinned against the cage. Chan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Chan cracks Barnes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Chan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chan loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Chan moves out of range of the leg kick from Barnes .
Chan throws a poor cross that misses
and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Chan has one foot on Barnes 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A jab from Barnes misses.
Chan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barnes but Barnes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barnes tries to counter with a takedown but Chan is quick to defend against it.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Chan throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Barnes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Barnes slips a straight right by Chan.
Chan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chan scores with a decent looking hook.
Chan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes .
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Chan misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chan misses with a two punch combination.
Chan lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Barnes working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Barnes cracks Chan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Chan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Barnes misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes looks up at the clock and then as Chan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Barnes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Chan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Barnes is controlling him well.
Chan struggling a bit here.
Chan is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Barnes is staying active.
Barnes misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes wants to control but Chan is keeping him busy.
Chan explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Chan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Some wild striking there from Barnes .
Chan closes the distance but Barnes moves to the side
and Barnes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barnes .
Barnes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chan's head.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Chan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Barnes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Derrick Barnes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Barnes 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barnes tries to bum rush Chan with a series of wild strikes but Chan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Chan is just out of range.
Chan lands with an uppercut that bounces Barnes off the cage and back into range.
Chan misses with a looping right.
Barnes feinted with a counter takedown.
Chan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chan tries to land a leg kick but Barnes saw it coming and moves away.
Barnes is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Chan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes .
Barnes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Chan's half guard.
Barnes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chan's head.
Chan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barnes is trying to control. Chan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes lands strikes from half guard.
Barnes working Chan over with strikes.
Barnes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Chan is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chan manages to avoid it.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Chan moved away.
Chan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Barnes 's half guard.
Chan seems to be working for a kimura but Barnes defends the submission attempt.
Barnes is looking to improve his position.
Barnes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Chan gets to his feet. Barnes looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barnes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chan was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes .
Chan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chan avoids the head kick by Barnes .
Chan scores with a sloppy right hand. Barnes should have avoided that one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barnes is defended easily by Chan.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barnes checks a leg kick.
Chan throws a one two combo.
Chan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barnes is looking to wear down Chan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Chan cracks Barnes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chan gets caught flat footed, as Barnes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chan kicks Barnes off and gets to his feet.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Chan throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Barnes with that takedown attempt.
Jab by Chan.
Chan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barnes tries for a takedown but Chan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derrick Barnes . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes defending well as Chan loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Chan.
Chan throws a leg kick which misses Barnes 's front leg but catches the back leg as Barnes tries to avoid it.
Barnes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chan has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Barnes has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes . Chan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chan finds it's way round the side to connect with Barnes 's head.
Barnes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barnes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Barnes postures up and lands a big shot to Chan's brow.
Barnes landing with the ground and pound.
Barnes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnes .
Barnes looking to pass the guard.
Barnes trying to control but Chan is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chan wants to stand and escape but Barnes is having none of it.
Chan has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Barnes has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Chan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
No joy there for Chan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chan manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Barnes . Beautiful body shot.
Barnes checks a leg kick.
Chan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes .
Chan flicks out a counter leg kick but Barnes steps away.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chan circles away quickly and effectively.
Chan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Chan.
Barnes shoots in and gets a takedown into Chan's guard.
Barnes landing with the ground and pound.
Barnes postures up.
Chan has his foot on Barnes 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barnes works his way back into a safe position though.
Derrick Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnes with a nice head shot there.
Chan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chan keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chan's head.
Barnes is standing up over Chan. Chan looks to escape but Barnes dives into side control.
Chan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Barnes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Barnes .
Barnes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barnes tries to pass to full mount but Chan defends it.
Chan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Chan wants to stand and escape but Barnes is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barnes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barnes landing with the ground and pound.
Chan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnes .
Barnes pushes down on Chan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nice strikes from Barnes there.
Barnes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Barnes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Barnes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes prevents Chan from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chan is refusing to be controlled, as Barnes sits in half guard.
Chan wants to get back to his feet.
Barnes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chan has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Barnes is on him like a limpet, forcing Chan back against the cage.
Chan manages to break the clinch.
Chan looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Chan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Chan is just out of range.
Barnes scores with a nice head shot.
Barnes gets a double leg takedown into Chan's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Chan.
Chan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chan.
Barnes tries for a takedown but Chan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chan feints a counter leg kick.
Barnes lands a jab to Chan's midsection.
Barnes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Chan throws Barnes to one side and escapes!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chan manages to avoid it.
Chan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barnes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barnes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chan backs up against the cage.
Barnes works over Chan's head and body with a nice combination.
Chan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
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 Derrick Barnes .
I think Barnes 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Barnes !
Derrick Barnes decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jargon Gin (ranked 1149 p4p, 409 weight class) and Harry McQuirre (ranked 133 p4p, 50 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jargon Gin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry McQuirre!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gin throws a jab but it's blocked by McQuirre.
McQuirre needs to keep his hands up - Gin had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Harry McQuirre has been cut.
McQuirre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab by Gin.
Gin throws a right and a left that McQuirre avoids nicely.
Gin walks into a jab.
McQuirre defending well as Gin loads up on a big left hand.
Gin stuns McQuirre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gin misses with a looping left.
As Gin backs off McQuirre throws a huge counter combo but Gin manages to avoid it all.
McQuirre has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McQuirre throws a head kick that misses.
McQuirre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gin.
An attempted straight right counter from Gin misses the target.
McQuirre 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuirre jabs Gin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McQuirre slips a straight right by Gin.
McQuirre forces Gin back against the cage and clinches.
McQuirre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from McQuirre.
McQuirre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McQuirre tries to work over Gin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gin misses with a punch on the inside.
Gin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gin misses with a punch on the inside.
McQuirre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gin can't find room to land a body shot as McQuirre controls the action.
McQuirre lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gin tries to throw a body punch but McQuirre avoids it by throwing Gin back against the cage.
Gin tries to throw a body punch but McQuirre avoids it by throwing Gin back against the cage.
Gin prevents a body shot from McQuirre.
Gin manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gin swings away with a body shot that misses
and McQuirre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Jargon Gin has been cut.
Gin misses with a jab to the body
and McQuirre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gin is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gin blocks a head kick by McQuirre.
Gin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gin throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from McQuirre. Those never looked like landing.
Gin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gin misses with a looping right.
McQuirre throws a body shot but no joy.
Gin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McQuirre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McQuirre tries to clinch up.
McQuirre changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McQuirre blocks a head kick by Gin.
Gin checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little feinted left hand from Gin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gin darts in trying to clinch
and McQuirre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Gin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McQuirre clinches with his opponent.
Gin seems to have got his legs back now.
McQuirre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McQuirre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gin has had enough of the clinch but McQuirre keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Gin on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Gin.
McQuirre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gin.
Gin misses with a body punch.
Gin misses with a hook to the ribs.
McQuirre misses with some punches.
Gin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gin has closed the distance and engaged McQuirre in a clinch.
McQuirre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from McQuirre.
Gin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McQuirre scores with a hook to the body.
McQuirre lands a body punch in the clinch.
McQuirre pushes Gin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McQuirre.
McQuirre prevents a body shot from Gin.
McQuirre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harry McQuirre will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Gin misses with a right hand
and McQuirre counters with a stiff right hand.
Gin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McQuirre swings widly with a right hand
and McQuirre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harry McQuirre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gin throws a predictable looking body shot
and McQuirre counters with a stiff right hand.
Gin swings widly with a right hand
and McQuirre counters with a nice body shot.
Gin ducks right into an uppercut from McQuirre.
Gin misses the shot to the body.
Gin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gin slips under a jab.
Gin throws a series of punches but McQuirre moves out of range.
Gin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from McQuirre. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gin instigates a clinch.
McQuirre lands a shoulder strike.
McQuirre tries a body shot but Gin blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Gin.
Gin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McQuirre prevents a body shot from Gin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McQuirre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gin scores with a hook to the body.
McQuirre has a couple of punches blocked by Gin.
McQuirre is working Gin over against the cage.
Gin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McQuirre misses with a short punch on the inside.
McQuirre has a couple of punches blocked by Gin.
Gin gets through McQuirre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gin blocks an uppercut.
McQuirre throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gin blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Gin scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McQuirre tries a body shot but Gin blocks it.
McQuirre lands a body shot.
McQuirre misses with a punch to the body.
Gin misses with the head strike.
McQuirre has a couple of punches blocked by Gin.
Harry McQuirre seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gin lands a left hand.
Gin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McQuirre throws a head punch that misses.
McQuirre works on Gin's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McQuirre.
McQuirre scores with a shoulder strike.
McQuirre scores with a shoulder strike.
McQuirre lands a body shot.
McQuirre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gin lands a left hand that snaps the head of McQuirre backwards.
Gin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gin tries to throw a body punch but McQuirre avoids it by throwing Gin back against the cage.
McQuirre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gin blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gin misses with a punch on the inside.
Gin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from McQuirre - that landed with a thud.
Gin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gin lands a shoulder strike.
McQuirre is working Gin over against the cage.
McQuirre misses with a punch on the inside.
McQuirre presses Gin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McQuirre can't find room to land a body shot as Gin controls the action.
McQuirre misses with a body punch.
A short right from Gin on the inside.
Gin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McQuirre throws a head punch that misses.
McQuirre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McQuirre struggles to land a body shot inside as Gin controls his hands.
Gin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McQuirre's elbow.
McQuirre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McQuirre lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from McQuirre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gin backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gin lands with a right to the head.
Gin lands a right hand.
Gin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gin digs a right hand underneath McQuirre's ribcage. McQuirre let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McQuirre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McQuirre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McQuirre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McQuirre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McQuirre's elbow.
McQuirre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McQuirre lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gin can't find room to land a body shot as McQuirre controls the action.
McQuirre lands a shoulder strike.
Gin prevents a body shot from McQuirre.
McQuirre is working Gin over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McQuirre lands a body shot in the clinch.
McQuirre tries to work over Gin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gin tries to circle away but McQuirre has him pinned against the cage.
A short left from McQuirre.
McQuirre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry McQuirre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McQuirre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gin.
McQuirre is looking for the big counter here.
McQuirre sends Gin crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McQuirre is motioning to the referee to let Gin up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Gin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McQuirre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McQuirre.
McQuirre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McQuirre misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Gin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McQuirre throws a head kick that misses.
Gin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McQuirre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McQuirre is looking to slow Gin down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuirre scores with a leg kick.
McQuirre connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gin momentarily.
Gin misses with a left hand
and McQuirre counters with an outside leg kick.
McQuirre thows a leg kick but Gin checks it
and Gin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McQuirre jabs at Gin's body.
McQuirre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McQuirre closes the distance and clinches.
McQuirre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McQuirre's elbow.
Gin has a couple of punches blocked by McQuirre.
Gin tries to throw a body punch but McQuirre avoids it by throwing Gin back against the cage.
McQuirre prevents a body shot from Gin.
A left hand lands to the body for McQuirre.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from McQuirre.
McQuirre lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McQuirre scores with a shoulder strike.
McQuirre lands with a light punch inside.
McQuirre pushes Gin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from McQuirre - that landed with a thud.
McQuirre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Still in the clinch, McQuirre scores with a nice short uppercut.
McQuirre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McQuirre throws a big uppercut that drops Gin! More strikes from McQuirre and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gin lies dazed against the cage as McQuirre celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry McQuirre!
Harry McQuirre decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Alvado (ranked 122 p4p, 809 weight class) and Schwartz Gomez (ranked 15 p4p, 112 weight class). Alvado comes to the cage accompanied by Ichense Dub. Gomez has chosen POP SMOKE - GOT IT ON ME as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Marco Alvado!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Schwartz Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvado moves out of range of the strikes.
Gomez clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomez.
Alvado throws a head punch that misses.
Gomez lands a left hand.
Alvado lands a body shot.
Alvado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvado tries to work over Gomez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gomez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alvado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gomez's elbow.
Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez works Alvado's body with a nice hook.
Gomez scores with a hook.
Gomez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gomez scores with a jab.
Gomez rushes Alvado and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alvado has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gomez lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alvado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gomez pushes Alvado back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alvado throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez lands with a light punch inside.
Alvado misses with the head strike.
Alvado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvado tries a body shot but Gomez blocks it.
Gomez throws a head punch that misses.
Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Gomez throws a shot from downtown. Alvado moves away and avoids it.
Alvado lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gomez with a hook.
Schwartz Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvado takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alvado throws an overhand right that lands on Gomez's shoulder, as Gomez tries to avoid the shot.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Alvado throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gomez avoids it.
Alvado with a nice calf kick.
Gomez misses with a hook. Alvado ducked under it nicely.
Gomez thumps Alvado with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvado lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alvado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomez scores with a leg kick.
Alvado throws out a loose jab but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomez throws out a counter right but Alvado avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Gomez does no damage.
Alvado takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gomez just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvado is looking to counter punch.
Alvado just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomez misses with the combination.
Gomez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gomez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alvado momentarily.
Gomez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvado with the inside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Gomez.
Alvado is rocked!
Alvado looks to land a left hand but Gomez moved out of range nicely.
Oh Alvado is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gomez fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Alvado to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Alvado looks to clinch but Gomez throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Alvado taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Schwartz Gomez!
Schwartz Gomez is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Schwartz Gomez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Lynn (ranked 288 p4p, 310 weight class) and Sao Alela (ranked 34 p4p, 37 weight class). Alela has chosen Ground Zero (MOP) as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Lynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sao Alela!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lynn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Alela - the referee stops the clock and Lynn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Alela. Lynn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Alela lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lynn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alela in his tracks.
Lynn throws a big shot that misses.
Lynn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alela avoids a kick to the body.
Lynn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sao Alela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alela needs to keep his hands up - Lynn had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Sao Alela has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Alela.
Alela cracks Lynn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lynn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alela. That did some damage!
Alela is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lynn.
Lynn tries to counter with a takedown but Alela is quick to defend against it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alela throws a hook but Lynn avoids it easily.
We've been informed that Alela has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A nice leg kick from Alela, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alela throws a shot from downtown. Lynn moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Lynn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lynn throws a body kick that misses
and Alela counters with a nice uppercut.
Lynn needs to keep his hands up - Alela had a free shot at his head there.
Lynn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alela.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Lynn misses its intended target.
Alela looks to land a left hand but Lynn moved out of range nicely.
Sao Alela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alela throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alela looks to land a right hand but Lynn moved out of range.
A low kick from Alela misses
and Lynn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alela throws a lazy uppercut
and Lynn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lynn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lynn wants to clinch
and Alela counters with a leg kick.
Lynn throws out a loose jab but Alela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alela connects with a body shot.
Lynn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynn moves out of range as Alela strikes.
Lynn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alela was well out of range. Poor timing from Lynn.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alela.
Alela with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lynn to score with a decent uppercut.
Alela scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lynn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters circling a little - Alela finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Alela scores with a jab. Lynn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lynn throws a low kick but Alela moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alela.
Alela lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lynn's sensitive parts.
Alela with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lynn to score with a decent uppercut.
Alela scoring well with a low kick there.
Alela takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Alela throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alela scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alela.
Lynn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lynn misses with a right hand
and Alela counters with a stiff right hand.
Lynn closes the distance and clinches.
Lynn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lynn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alela or not.
Alela misses with the head strike.
Alela blocks a body shot from Lynn.
Lynn misses with a punch to the body.
Lynn works on Alela's body with a couple of short punches.
Lynn digs a right hand into Alela's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alela's gas tank.
Alela scores with a shoulder strike.
Lynn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alela smiles and moves away.
Alela swings widly with a right hand
and Lynn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lynn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lynn connects with a nice short shot to Alela's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alela actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lynn lands a nice short elbow.
Lynn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alela trying to hold on to Lynn's head to control him but Lynn postures up.
Lynn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lynn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alela defending well though.
Lynn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lynn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lynn thows a huge punch but Alela dodges it nicely.
Alela has his hands clasped together around Lynn's back. He's all about the action.
Alela taking some punishment here, with Lynn in his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sao Alela will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sao Alela's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lynn takes one to the side of the head.
Lynn throws a right hand that misses
and Alela counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alela blocks a jab.
Lynn misses with a series of wild punches.
Alela scores with a nice body kick.
Lynn misses with a looping right.
Lynn misses with a body shot.
Lynn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alela scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alela checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alela takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lynn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lynn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lynn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alela moves out of range of the body kick.
Alela throws the left hand but Lynn avoids the punch easily.
Alela misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alela on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lynn. Lynn obviously looking to wear him down.
Alela keeps Lynn at a distance using the push kick.
Alela gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lynn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lynn changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Alela looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lynn looks up at the clock and then as Alela takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lynn smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lynn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lynn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Check out the look on Lynn's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alela takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lynn working the ground and pound from side control.
Alela is looking for a sweep.
Jack Lynn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alela struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lynn working the ground and pound.
Lynn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Alela can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alela is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Alela has hold of Lynn's hands but Lynn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lynn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lynn lands with a punch from half guard.
Lynn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lynn thows a huge punch but Alela dodges it nicely.
Lynn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Alela is rocked!
Lynn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Alela is still in real trouble! Can Lynn finish him?
Lynn lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Alela quite badly. Alela pulls Lynn in close trying to recover. Lynn postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Alela on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Alela doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Lynn!
Our winner, Jack Lynn, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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