BMF 1 - Money in tha Bank PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jared Fonua Blake (ranked 5175 p4p, 5425 weight class) and Braden Moore (ranked 180 p4p, 182 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Fonua Blake
vs
Moore

202 cm
18
285
0 - 0 - 0

202 cm
20
266
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Fight Club Clothing ($50-$75)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jared Fonua Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Braden Moore!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fonua Blake as he avoids it easily.

Fonua Blake drops Moore with a beautiful combination! Moore stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fonua Blake is looking for the KO!

It looks like Braden Moore has been cut.
Moore takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Moore looks winded!

Fonua Blake has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Fonua Blake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fonua Blake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fonua Blake.
Fonua Blake with the inside leg kick.
A combination from Fonua Blake does no damage.

Moore forces Fonua Blake back against the cage and clinches.
Fonua Blake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fonua Blake swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Fonua Blake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fonua Blake throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Moore crashing down! Moore tries to stagger back to his feet but Fonua Blake just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Moore asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jared Fonua Blake!
After winning the bout, Jared Fonua Blake thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Norris (ranked 4935 p4p, 5095 weight class) and Jan Nowak (ranked 539 p4p, 547 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Norris
vs
Nowak

193 cm
25
281
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
245
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Nowak!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nowak changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Norris looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Nowak in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Norris is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jan Nowak!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Bagwell (ranked 5304 p4p, 5506 weight class) and Chris Laird (ranked 566 p4p, 569 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bagwell
vs
Laird

185 cm
18
240
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
235
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Bagwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Laird!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagwell fails to land the takedown.

Laird closes the distance and pushes Bagwell back into the cage.
Bagwell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Laird gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Laird lands with a light punch inside.

It looks like Ken Bagwell has been cut.

Laird breaks from the clinch.

Laird closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bagwell to the mat! Bagwell manages to get full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laird with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Laird is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bagwell is trying to control the position but Laird postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laird is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Laird connects with a couple of short punches.
Laird seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Laird postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bagwell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Laird on the ground.
Laird is stalling in the full guard.

Laird stands up from Bagwell's guard - Laird perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bagwell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Laird shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bagwell's guard.
Laird scoring with punches to the head and body.
Laird sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Laird is pushing down on Bagwell's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bagwell is fighting to maintain full guard but Laird has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bagwell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bagwell wants to control but Laird is keeping busy.

Laird is trying for a kimura here. Bagwell looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Laird wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris Laird!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dorm Ammu (ranked 5150 p4p, 5644 weight class) and Jay Chung (ranked 632 p4p, 658 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ammu
vs
Chung

200 cm
18
215
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
210
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Hates pizza

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dorm Ammu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay Chung!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chung shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Chung is working Ammu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ammu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Ammu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chung doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Ammu is tightening it up a little... Chung has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Chung reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Chung taps out! Nice BJJ there by Ammu!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dorm Ammu!
Dorm Ammu 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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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Brown (ranked 3674 p4p, 5048 weight class) and Andre King (ranked 522 p4p, 656 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Brown
vs
King

177 cm
25
190
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
22
191
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andre King!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brown half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for King.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
Brown is looking to land body kicks.

King gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is trying to pull guard but King turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
King trying to land knees to the body.
King missing with knees to the body.
Brown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as King walks away with a smile on his face. Brown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A slapping body kick lands there for King.
King is looking to land body kicks.
Brown tries to counter with a takedown but King is quick to defend against it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

King has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown drops down looking for an ankle pick but King pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Brown misses with a leg kick.

King instigates a clinch.
King misses with some punches.
Brown tries to pull guard but King won't allow it.
Brown tries to pull guard but King holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King misses with the head strike.
Brown looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Brown decides to pull guard.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brown might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
King has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Brown is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brown keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Brown looking for a guillotine here but King defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brown keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.

Brown is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. King is aware though and is defending well.

Brown looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but King is defending well. Brown quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! King has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Brown celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Brown!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Nyla (ranked 5204 p4p, 5147 weight class) and Karlssen Paulssen (ranked 546 p4p, 543 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nyla
vs
Paulssen

165 cm
18
155
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
21
162
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Nyla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karlssen Paulssen!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulssen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Nyla throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paulssen thuds his right hand into Nyla's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Paulssen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nyla looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Paulssen defending well as Nyla loads up on a big left hand.
Nyla steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paulssen.
Nyla takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Nyla closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nyla tries a body shot but Paulssen blocks it.
Nyla misses with some punches.
Paulssen is trying to break the clinch but Nyla has him pressed against the cage.

Nyla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paulssen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paulssen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nyla to the mat! Nyla manages to get full guard.
Paulssen looking to pass the guard.
Paulssen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Paulssen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Paulssen advances to mount.
Nyla working to try and regain half guard.
Nyla avoids a series of strikes thrown by Paulssen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulssen looking to finish with strikes here!
Paulssen looking to control but Nyla is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Paulssen with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Paulssen working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Nyla turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Paulssen off and cradles Nyla's limp body as Paulssen celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Karlssen Paulssen!
A very excited looking Karlssen Paulssen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro Mendoza (ranked 5285 p4p, 5120 weight class) and Aaron Schilling (ranked 434 p4p, 428 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mendoza
vs
Schilling

177 cm
18
145
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
140
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alvaro Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Schilling!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mendoza closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Schilling's guard.

Mendoza wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Schilling's closed guard. He's half up but Schilling has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Schilling pivots and extends the arm, Mendoza falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Schilling! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aaron Schilling!
During a confident post fight interview, Aaron Schilling thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Florisvaldo De Oliveira (ranked 2375 p4p, 1968 weight class) and Philip Ziskie (ranked 38 p4p, 33 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Oliveira
vs
Ziskie

175 cm
25
145
8 - 5 - 0

173 cm
33
149
22 - 17 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Florisvaldo De Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Philip Ziskie!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Oliveira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ziskie.
De Oliveira feinted with a counter takedown.
De Oliveira takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ziskie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Oliveira appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ziskie scores with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Ziskie misses the target.
Ziskie misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziskie throws a hook to the side of De Oliveira's head but De Oliveira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Oliveira feinted with a counter takedown.
Ziskie 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.
Ziskie tests De Oliveira's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Oliveira on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ziskie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Oliveira changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ziskie throws a hook to the side of De Oliveira's head but De Oliveira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Oliveira tries to counter with a takedown but Ziskie is quick to defend against it.
Ziskie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Oliveira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Oliveira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Oliveira half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A clash of legs there as De Oliveira blocks the low kick.
De Oliveira feinted with a counter takedown.
A low kick from Ziskie misses

and De Oliveira counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ziskie won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
De Oliveira advances to full mount.
De Oliveira thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
De Oliveira misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Oliveira lands a big elbow.
Ziskie is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
De Oliveira fails to move to back control.

De Oliveira swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ziskie is now in De Oliveira's guard. A big mistake from De Oliveira there, giving up the dominant position!
Ziskie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Oliveira is keeping the position for now.

De Oliveira working for a triangle but Ziskie defends it easily.
Ziskie sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

De Oliveira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ziskie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ziskie trying to control but De Oliveira is working from the bottom.
De Oliveira seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Ziskie pushing down on De Oliveira's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ziskie trying to control from half guard but De Oliveira is working away.

Ziskie is looking for a kimura but De Oliveira is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ziskie to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Oliveira is trying to control but Ziskie manages to pass to mount!
De Oliveira is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira is working hard here to advance position.

Ziskie jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but De Oliveira manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
De Oliveira is trying to control Ziskie's posture but Ziskie avoids it.
De Oliveira is looking to regain half guard here but Ziskie keeps moving and retains side control.
De Oliveira can't do much from the bottom here.
Ziskie working the ground and pound from side control.
De Oliveira is looking for a sweep.
De Oliveira prevents Ziskie from moving into mount.
De Oliveira is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ziskie's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

De Oliveira is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ziskie pulls his head out easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Ziskie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

De Oliveira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ziskie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Oliveira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Ziskie.
Ziskie feints a jab promting De Oliveira to slip. Ziskie then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. De Oliveira slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ziskie throws an overhand right that lands on De Oliveira's shoulder, as De Oliveira tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Oliveira walks into a jab.
De Oliveira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziskie throws a low kick, looking for De Oliveira's leg but De Oliveira calmly moves out of range.
De Oliveira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ziskie.
Ziskie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ziskie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ziskie lands with a hook. De Oliveira tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Oliveira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ziskie missing with a left hand there. De Oliveira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A leg kick checked by De Oliveira.
De Oliveira changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie throws an overhand right that lands on De Oliveira's shoulder, as De Oliveira tries to avoid the shot.
De Oliveira half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ziskie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Oliveira checks it well.
Ziskie misses with a straight right.
Ziskie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Oliveira half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A cross from Ziskie lands.
Ziskie throws a low kick but De Oliveira avoids it.
Ziskie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ziskie throws out a loose jab but De Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Oliveira drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ziskie sprawls and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ziskie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. De Oliveira sprawls well initially but Ziskie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Ziskie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so De Oliveira is just riding it out for now. Ziskie eventually gives up the hold.

De Oliveira looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
De Oliveira wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

De Oliveira is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ziskie pulls his head out easily.

Ziskie wants to work for an arm triangle but De Oliveira is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

De Oliveira actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie is looking to take a break and control but De Oliveira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

De Oliveira looking for submissions off his back.
De Oliveira is trying to get back to full guard.
Ziskie perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ziskie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

De Oliveira looking for submissions off his back.

Ziskie is working for a kimura but De Oliveira is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ziskie wants to take a breather but De Oliveira is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Ziskie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

De Oliveira ducks right into an uppercut from Ziskie.
De Oliveira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ziskie.
De Oliveira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Oliveira half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ziskie throws a hook but De Oliveira blocks it.
De Oliveira half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ziskie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Oliveira.
Ziskie throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ziskie closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming De Oliveira to the mat! De Oliveira manages to get full guard.
Ziskie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ziskie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Oliveira is looking for a sweep.

Ziskie tries for a kimura but De Oliveira is defending well.

Ziskie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ziskie lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ziskie working the ground and pound from side control.
De Oliveira is looking to reverse the position.
De Oliveira regains half guard.

Ziskie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
De Oliveira wants to improve his position but Ziskie is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Oliveira keeps working.

Ziskie is trying to work for a kimura but De Oliveira is defending well.

Ziskie seems to be working for a kimura but De Oliveira defends the submission attempt.
De Oliveira taking some punishment here, with Ziskie in his half guard.

De Oliveira actively working from the bottom here.
De Oliveira is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ziskie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ziskie's back!
Ziskie trying to control but not successfully.

Ziskie preventing the rear naked choke attempt from De Oliveira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Ziskie right now.
Ziskie looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
De Oliveira keeps control of the position as Ziskie tries to break free.

Ziskie defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Ziskie is in bad spot here.

De Oliveira looking to break Ziskie's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Ziskie remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise De Oliveira will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
De Oliveira gets his hands free as Ziskie looks to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

De Oliveira seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Ziskie's chin but Ziskie turns very nicely into De Oliveira's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Ziskie.
De Oliveira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ziskie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ziskie trying to control the action but De Oliveira is working from the bottom.
De Oliveira is looking for a sweep.
Philip Ziskie has got the better of the ground game so far.
A control attempt from De Oliveira but he's now mounted!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Oliveira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ziskie controlling from mount.
Ziskie looking to control but De Oliveira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Ziskie really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

De Oliveira avoids the body shot from Ziskie.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ziskie. That's going to slow De Oliveira down.
Ziskie lands a jab to the nose.
Good leg kick by Ziskie.
De Oliveira slips a straight right by Ziskie.
De Oliveira changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziskie throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Philip Ziskie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ziskie throws out a loose jab but De Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ziskie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ziskie.
Ziskie shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. De Oliveira eats them both and turns towards Ziskie to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ziskie misses with a low kick.
De Oliveira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ziskie misses with a two punch combination.
De Oliveira half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A swing and a miss from Ziskie.
De Oliveira feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice body kick there by Ziskie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie cracks De Oliveira with an open hand slap.
De Oliveira defending well as Ziskie loads up on a big left hand.
Ziskie loads up on a big right hand but De Oliveira slips the punch.
De Oliveira drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ziskie sprawls and moves away.
Ziskie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ziskie looks to land a left hand but De Oliveira moved out of range nicely.
De Oliveira attempts a counter takedown but Ziskie avoids it well and moves away.
Ziskie throws a leg kick

and De Oliveira decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ziskie's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Oliveira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ziskie is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Well, if Ziskie is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Ziskie is looking for a kimura here.

De Oliveira is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ziskie pulls his head out easily.

De Oliveira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
De Oliveira trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie works his foot free and advances to mount.

Ziskie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
De Oliveira tries to hold on but Ziskie pushes him away.
Ziskie looking to control but De Oliveira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
De Oliveira can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ziskie working the ground and pound effectively.
De Oliveira takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Ziskie dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

De Oliveira walks into a straight right hand from Ziskie.
De Oliveira has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ziskie.
De Oliveira walks into a stiff left hand from Ziskie.
Ziskie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Oliveira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Oliveira tries to counter with a takedown but Ziskie is quick to defend against it.
Ziskie throws a hook but De Oliveira blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Oliveira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ziskie.
De Oliveira feinted with a counter takedown.
Ziskie thows a leg kick but De Oliveira checks it

and De Oliveira counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ziskie won't be happy with that.
An elbow from De Oliveira crashes against the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Oliveira tries for a kimura but Ziskie is defending well.
De Oliveira tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ziskie's legs.
Ziskie is trying to improve his position.
De Oliveira throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ziskie struggling a bit here.
Ziskie is not content to let De Oliveira control the position.
Ziskie is trying to control De Oliveira's posture but De Oliveira avoids it.

De Oliveira goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ziskie has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for De Oliveira but great work by Ziskie.
Florisvaldo De Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira is not content to let Ziskie control the position.
De Oliveira tries to buck Ziskie off but Ziskie is having none of it.
Ziskie wants to control but De Oliveira is keeping him busy.
De Oliveira is trying to improve his position.
De Oliveira takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
De Oliveira is looking to reverse the position.
Ziskie working away.
De Oliveira tries to bench press Ziskie off him but Ziskie keeps the position.
Ziskie wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Oliveira keeps working.

Ziskie is trying to get an arm triangle but De Oliveira is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ziskie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, De Oliveira has escaped the position, nice work there.
De Oliveira is looking to reverse the position.
Ziskie wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Oliveira keeps working.
You can see the frustration on De Oliveira's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De Oliveira sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
De Oliveira is looking to improve his position.

De Oliveira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ziskie is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for De Oliveira!
De Oliveira is working to get back to half guard.
Ziskie scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ziskie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De Oliveira is looking to escape.
Ziskie is landing with some decent strikes but De Oliveira is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ziskie avoids the attempt from De Oliveira to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Oliveira is trying desperately to improve position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Philip Ziskie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ziskie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 44:50
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 44:50
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 44:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philip Ziskie!
Philip Ziskie bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elmanaga Alfonzo (ranked 5091 p4p, 5141 weight class) and Cevdet Darcy (ranked 426 p4p, 429 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Alfonzo
vs
Darcy

171 cm
23
149
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
140
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elmanaga Alfonzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cevdet Darcy!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darcy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alfonzo in his tracks.
A jab from Darcy finds it's way through Alfonzo's defenses.
Darcy misses with a straight right.
Alfonzo misses with a straight left.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alfonzo. Darcy shrugs it off though.
Alfonzo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alfonzo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Darcy cracks Alfonzo with an open hand slap.
Darcy moves out of range of the body kick.
Alfonzo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Darcy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alfonzo misses with a low kick.
Darcy misses with a wild body shot.
Alfonzo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Darcy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body kick from Alfonzo.
Alfonzo misses with a head kick.
Good work by Darcy as he checks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alfonzo staying out of range there.
Darcy throws an overhand right that lands on Alfonzo's shoulder, as Alfonzo tries to avoid the shot.
Darcy is looking to chop away at Alfonzo's legs.
Alfonzo misses with a low kick as Darcy jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darcy scores with a nice right hand.
Alfonzo misses with a body kick.
Darcy scores with a sloppy right hand. Alfonzo should have avoided that one.
Alfonzo misses with a low kick.
Darcy lands a jab to the head.
Darcy looks to score with a jab to the body but Alfonzo is just out of range.
Alfonzo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Alfonzo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Darcy misses with a hook. Alfonzo ducked under it nicely.
Darcy 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.
Darcy cracks Alfonzo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alfonzo moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Darcy misses.
Alfonzo slips under a jab from Darcy.
Darcy moves out of range of the body kick from Alfonzo.
Darcy cracks Alfonzo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darcy lands the left hand.
Darcy checks a low kick from Alfonzo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darcy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alfonzo momentarily.
Darcy throws a front kick aimed at Alfonzo's knee but Alfonzo avoids it well.
Alfonzo is looking to counter with a body kick.
Darcy throws a hook but Alfonzo blocks it.
Alfonzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darcy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alfonzo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Alfonzo tests Darcy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alfonzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darcy.
Darcy misses with a looping right.
Cevdet Darcy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darcy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Darcy just misses with a punch to the body.
Alfonzo dodges the punch combination from Darcy.
Alfonzo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A combination from Darcy does no damage.
Alfonzo tries to counter by clinching up but Darcy breaks away and moves out of range.
Alfonzo misses with a wild body shot.
Darcy throws a shot from downtown. Alfonzo moves away and avoids it.
Darcy cracks Alfonzo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Darcy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Darcy misses the target.
Alfonzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darcy looks to score with a jab to the body but Alfonzo is just out of range.
Alfonzo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Darcys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Darcy missing with a left hand there. Alfonzo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darcy looks to land a right hand but Alfonzo moved out of range.
As Darcy backs away, Alfonzo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Alfonzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darcy.
And Alfonzo counters with a quick kick to the body but Darcy blocks it.
Alfonzo checks a leg kick nicely.
Alfonzo is looking to counter the offense by Darcy and move into the clinch.
Darcy blocks the body kick.
Alfonzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darcy misses with a looping left.
Darcy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Alfonzo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab, jab by Darcy - just one landing.
Darcy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darcy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darcy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alfonzo momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Darcy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darcy misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alfonzo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darcy! But no joy.
Darcy checks a leg kick.
Darcy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alfonzo.
Alfonzo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Darcy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Darcy is looking to score with low kicks.
Alfonzo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Alfonzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alfonzo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Darcy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alfonzo tries a head kick but it misses.
Darcy misses with a two punch combination.
Alfonzo looks to land a body kick but Darcy moved away.
Darcy dips to his left and cracks Alfonzo with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Darcy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darcy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Darcy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alfonzo doesn't seem bothered though.
Darcy throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cevdet Darcy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Alfonzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darcy looks to land a left hand but Alfonzo moved out of range nicely.
Darcy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alfonzo manages to avoid it.
Darcy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alfonzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darcy lands a jab.
Darcy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alfonzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darcy lands a glancing blow to the side of Alfonzo's head.
Darcy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darcy throws a hook but Alfonzo avoids it easily.
Alfonzo scores with a nice body kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Alfonzo might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Alfonzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cevdet Darcy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darcy checks a leg kick nicely.
Darcy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alfonzo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Alfonzo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darcy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alfonzo's head backwards.
Darcy digs a good hook to Alfonzo's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfonzo cracks Darcy with a good jab.
Alfonzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darcy.
Darcy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alfonzo.
A swing and a miss from Darcy.
Alfonzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darcy throws out the jab.
Darcy misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Darcy.
Darcy scores with a jab to the head.
Darcy ducks under a wild hook from Alfonzo.
A bone on bone clash there as Alfonzo blocks the leg kick.
Alfonzo thinks about countering with a head kick.
Alfonzo walks into a straight right hand from Darcy.
Alfonzo throws a wild body kick that Darcy sees coming a mile off.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Darcy, as that shot connected.
Alfonzo throws a leg kick which misses Darcy's front leg but catches the back leg as Darcy tries to avoid it.
Alfonzo wants to slow Darcy down by chopping away at his legs.
Darcy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alfonzo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darcy throws a big shot that misses.
Alfonzo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Darcy manages to circle out of the way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darcy's corner calls for a 1-2. Darcy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darcy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Darcy misses the target.
Alfonzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darcy.
Alfonzo slips under a jab.
Darcy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alfonzo is able to avoid easily.
Nice shot by Darcy.
Alfonzo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alfonzo with the inside leg kick.
Darcy avoids a kick to the body.
Alfonzo misses with a leg kick.
Darcy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alfonzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darcy moves away.
Alfonzo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Darcy throws a lazy right hand but Alfonzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alfonzo tries to clinch but Darcy moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Darcy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alfonzo scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darcy keeps the fight on the outside.
Alfonzo moves out of range as Darcy strikes.
Alfonzo is looking to counter the offense by Darcy and move into the clinch.
Darcy checks a low kick from Alfonzo.
A left lands for Darcy.
Darcy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alfonzo misses with a straight left.
Darcy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alfonzo lands a leg kick that knocks Darcy off balance momentarily.
Alfonzo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darcy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alfonzo 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 Darcy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Darcy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alfonzo misses with a kick to the body.
Darcy takes a swing at Alfonzo's ribcage but misses.
Alfonzo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Darcy to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Alfonzo.
Darcy takes a swing at Alfonzo's ribcage but misses.
Alfonzo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Darcy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice defenses there by Alfonzo.
Darcy connects with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alfonzo staying out of range there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Alfonzo.
Alfonzo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Darcy misses with an uppercut.
Alfonzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alfonzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darcy throws out the jab.
Darcy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Darcy scores with a sloppy right hand. Alfonzo should have avoided that one.
Alfonzo throws a sloppy head kick and Darcy moves out of range easily.
Darcy misses with an uppercut. Alfonzo saw that one coming.
Darcy lands a body shot.
Darcy tests Alfonzo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alfonzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darcy throws out the jab.
Alfonzo throws a push kick but Darcy slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alfonzo misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Darcy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Darcy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alfonzo avoids the body shot from Darcy.
As Darcy tries to get set, Alfonzo tries to push him back and clinch up but Darcy manages to avoid the attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cevdet Darcy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Darcy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alfonzo's head.
A slow jab from Alfonzo misses its intended target.
Alfonzo moves out of range of the strikes.
Darcy scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Darcy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alfonzo scores with a spinning back kick!
Alfonzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darcy.
A jab from Darcy does it's job there.
Darcy scores with a jab to the head.
Darcy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Darcy looks to land a left hand but Alfonzo moved out of range nicely.
As Darcy tries to get set, Alfonzo tries to push him back and clinch up but Darcy manages to avoid the attempt.
Alfonzo tries to clinch up.
Alfonzo throws a head kick but Darcy moves out of range.
Alfonzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darcy throws out the jab.
Alfonzo misses with a body kick.
Alfonzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alfonzo misses with a body kick.
Alfonzo blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darcy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alfonzo throws a leg kick but Darcy moved away.
Alfonzo is looking to chop away at Darcy's legs.
Darcy misses with a hook. Alfonzo ducked under it nicely.
Darcy looks to score with a jab to the body but Alfonzo is just out of range.
A big left from Darcy misses.
Alfonzo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alfonzo is looking to clinch but Darcy is avoiding it.
Alfonzo fails with an attempt to clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Alfonzo!
Darcy misses with a body shot.
Darcy scores with a body shot.
Darcy misses with an uppercut. Alfonzo saw that one coming.
Alfonzo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Darcy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Alfonzo rushes Darcy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alfonzo throws an elbow that misses.
Elmanaga Alfonzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Darcy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Darcy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bit of stalling here from Darcy.
Darcy avoids a wild elbow strike from Alfonzo.
Darcy leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cevdet Darcy.
Darcy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darcy lands with a hook. Alfonzo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from Darcy misses its intended target.
Alfonzo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alfonzo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Darcy looks to score with a jab to the body but Alfonzo is just out of range.
Alfonzo pushes Darcy away with a front kick.
Darcy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Darcy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alfonzo tries to clinch there but Darcy circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alfonzo throws a leg kick which misses Darcy's front leg but catches the back leg as Darcy tries to avoid it.
Alfonzo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alfonzo throws a wild body kick that Darcy sees coming a mile off.
The fighters circling - Darcy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darcy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darcy lands a glancing blow to the side of Alfonzo's head.
Alfonzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alfonzo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Darcy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alfonzo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Darcy blocks a leg kick.
Alfonzo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Darcy cracks Alfonzo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Darcy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alfonzo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Darcy.
Darcy lands a right hook to the body.
Darcy misses with a wild body shot.
Alfonzo looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alfonzo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
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!
Alfonzo wants to slow Darcy down by chopping away at his legs.

Darcy tries to keep at a distance but Alfonzo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Darcy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Alfonzo up against the cage.
Alfonzo tries to throw a body punch but Darcy avoids it by throwing Alfonzo back against the cage.
Alfonzo misses with a body punch.
Darcy working hard to break the clinch.
Darcy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Darcy blocks an elbow strike from Alfonzo.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Darcy is trying to stall.
Darcy slows down the pace here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cevdet Darcy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Darcy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cevdet Darcy!
In defeat, Elmanaga Alfonzo stepped up to the mic, saying 'All the facial hair, was supposed to absorb any head strikes. Back to the drawing board I guess!'.