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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeniel Orchavik (ranked 6610 p4p, 5264 weight class) and Monika Sly (ranked 673 p4p, 589 weight class). Jeniel Orchavik is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeniel Orchavik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Monika Sly!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orchavik.
Sly misses with an uppercut. Orchavik saw that one coming.
Sly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Orchavik in his tracks.
Sly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Orchavik getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
 It looks like Monika Sly has been cut.
Sly lands a jab to the head.
Sly defending well as Orchavik loads up on a big left hand.
Orchavik bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sly's head.
Sly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Orchavik thuds a left hand into Sly's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orchavik looks to throw the jab but Sly is out of range.
Orchavik walks into a jab.
Sly takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orchavik.
Sly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sly moves away from the strike by Orchavik.
Orchavik throws a looping overhand right but Sly ducks down to avoid it.
Sly appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sly avoids the body shot from Orchavik.
Orchavik scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Orchavik misses with a hook. Sly ducked under it nicely.
Orchavik throws an overhand right that lands on Sly's shoulder, as Sly tries to avoid the shot.
Orchavik moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Orchavik ducks under a wild hook from Sly.
Orchavik with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orchavik walks into a jab.
Sly moves out of range as Orchavik strikes.
Orchavik on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Decent striking displayed by Orchavik there.
Sly lands with a good body shot.
Sly misses with a looping left.
Sly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Sly. Beautiful body shot.
Sly throws a lazy right hand but Orchavik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Orchavik was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the liver by Sly. Beautiful body shot.
Sly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orchavik moves away from the strike by Sly.
Orchavik ducks under a wild hook from Sly.
Sly misses the shot to the body.
Orchavik misses with a straight left.
Sly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Orchavik looks to throw the jab but Sly is out of range.
A jab from Sly does it's job there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sly. Orchavik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sly throws a good cross that connects.
 Orchavik is rocked!
Sly punishes Orchavik's body with a nice straight punch.
Oh Orchavik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Orchavik is breathing heavily.
Sly shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Orchavik takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Sly sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Orchavik bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Monika Sly!
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Gajah Mada had a terrible time trying to make weight. After initially coming in at 174.0, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. Stepping on the scales for a second time, he still failed to make the required weight and after much deliberation, his fight with Mario Apolloni was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hudo Golortin (ranked 21218 p4p, 3782 weight class) and Kyle Fobbs (ranked 673 p4p, 423 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hudo Golortin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Fobbs!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fobbs blocks a jab.
Golortin shoots in for a takedown but Fobbs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fobbs shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fobbs slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Golortin has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Fobbs has passed into side control.
Fobbs is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Golortin looks calm but he's in trouble here. Fobbs gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Golortin is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Fobbs lets go of the hold and Golortin can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kyle Fobbs!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anurak Bualuang (ranked 1847 p4p, 5224 weight class) and Yorge Hidal (ranked 208 p4p, 440 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anurak Bualuang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yorge Hidal!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hidal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bualuang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hidal misses with an uppercut
and Hidal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bualuang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hidal throws a big shot that misses.
Hidal misses with a jab to the body
and Bualuang holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
I was talking to Bualuang's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bualuang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bualuang manages to break the clinch.
Hidal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bualuang was well out of range. Poor timing from Hidal.
Hidal misses with a body punch
and Bualuang counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bualuang.
Bualuang misses with a knee to the head.
Hidal is trying to break the clinch but Bualuang has him pressed against the ropes.
Hidal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hidal blocks the elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bualuang misses with a knee to the head.
Bualuang blocks an uppercut.
Hidal tries to work over Bualuang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bualuang.
Bualuang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bualuang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hidal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bualuang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Hidal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bualuang lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bualuang prevents a body shot from Hidal.
Bualuang pushes off an throws an elbow but Hidal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Hidal tries to work over Bualuang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hidal dodges an elbow strike from Bualuang.
Bualuang with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bualuang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bualuang throws an elbow but it misses.
Bualuang misses with a knee strike.
Bualuang throws an elbow that misses.
Hidal misses with a punch on the inside.
Bualuang gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bualuang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hidal.
Bualuang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hidal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hidal misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hidal fails to land.
Bualuang misses with an elbow strike.
Bualuang tries to land a knee to the head but Hidal blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hidal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bualuang just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hidal's brow.
Hidal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hidal has a couple of punches blocked by Bualuang.
Bualuang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hidal's face.
Hidal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bualuang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hidal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Hidal fails to land.
Hidal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bualuang throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hidal misses with a punch on the inside.
Bualuang throws an elbow that misses.
Hidal working aggressively here.
Hidal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bualuang taking a breather.
Hidal dodges an elbow strike from Bualuang.
Bualuang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hidal misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang prevents a body shot from Hidal.
Hidal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hidal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Bualuang.
Bualuang trying to stall but Hidal improves his position.
Bualuang tries a knee to the head but Hidal blocks it.
Hidal misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hidal fails to land.
Hidal working hard to break the clinch.
Bualuang looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hidal takes an elbow to the temple.
Bualuang looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bualuang trying to stall but Hidal improves his position.
Bualuang tries a knee to the head but Hidal blocks it.
Bualuang looking to throw knees to the head but Hidal is blocking nicely.
Bualuang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bualuang bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hidal's head backwards.
Bualuang lands with a straight right. Hidal didn't see that one coming.
Yorge Hidal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Hidal misses.
Hidal throws an off balance right hand
and Bualuang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Bualuang as he connects with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Hidal as he connects with a hook.
Bualuang is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bualuang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hidal misses the body punch
and Bualuang counters with a nice uppercut.
 Hidal is rocked!
Hidal swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bualuang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hidal is still on wobbly legs! Can Bualuang finish him?
Bualuang throws a monster overhand right that drops Hidal! Bualuang follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anurak Bualuang!
An out of breath Anurak Bualuang thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dario Oliveira (ranked 24447 p4p, 1381 weight class) and Arlo Rochester (ranked 711 p4p, 184 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rochester's choice of entrance music: Tech N9ne- Dysfunctional. Arlo Rochester has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dario Oliveira's chin.
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dario Oliveira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arlo Rochester!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira misses with a takedown
and Rochester connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rochester scores with a jab. Oliveira acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dario Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rochester listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rochester lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Oliveira goes down and covers up as Rochester starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arlo Rochester!
Arlo Rochester is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Judge (ranked 1547 p4p, 2405 weight class) and Jonathan Liddell (ranked 88 p4p, 148 weight class). Judge comes to the ring accompanied by The Game- Disturbed. Ricky Judge could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jonathan Liddell's chin.
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Judge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonathan Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell digs a good body shot into Judge's ribs.
A head kick misses from Liddell.
Liddell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Judge works the jab nicely.
Liddell clinches with his opponent.
Judge is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Liddell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Liddell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judge is working for takedown but Liddell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Judge misses with a punch to the body.
Liddell manages to break the clinch.
Liddell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Judge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Liddell misses with a body shot.
Judge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judge shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liddell but Liddell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Judge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Judge keeps the fight on the outside.
Liddell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judge moves away.
Judge just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell gets a clinch.
Judge is trying to drag Liddell to the mat but Liddell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Judge 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.
Liddell stops a takedown attempt from Judge.
Judge is looking for a takedown.
Judge gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Liddell keeping full guard, as Judge tries to pass.
Judge trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liddell is looking to stand up but Judge isn't so interested in that idea.
Judge controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Liddell keeping full guard, as Judge tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judge won't allow Liddell to get back to his feet.
Judge trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Liddell enables Judge to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Liddell manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Judge trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Judge trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Judge pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Liddell is keeping the position for now.
Liddell trying to keep a closed guard but Judge is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judge wants to control from the top but Liddell keeps moving.
Judge drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Liddell dives on top into guard.
Liddell controlling from the top position.
Liddell tries to stand but Judge is controlling from the bottom.
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.
Judge looking for a guillotine here but Liddell defends easily.
Liddell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Liddell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Liddell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Judge has his foot on Liddell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Liddell works his way back into a safe position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jonathan Liddell will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Judge just misses with a punch to the body.
Liddell misses with the combination.
Liddell misses with an attempted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Liddell.
Judge connects with a body shot that sends Liddell's belly button to the back.
Liddell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liddell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Judge throws a body shot but no joy.
Judge shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jonathan Liddell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liddell misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liddell was well out of range. Poor timing from Judge.
Liddell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judge moves away.
Judge drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judge passes Liddell's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Judge tries to pass to full mount but Liddell defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Judge is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Judge is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ricky Judge overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Liddell pushes Judge off looking to stand but Judge dives back in and keeps control.
Liddell is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Judge wants to control but Liddell is keeping him busy.
Judge seems to be working for a kimura but Liddell defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Judge trying to pass the guard but Liddell defending well.
Judge trying to control the action but Liddell is working from the bottom.
Judge is stalling here. Liddell is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Judge seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Liddell has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Judge gets back to half guard.
Judge actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Judge looking for submissions off his back.
Judge has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Liddell is working away from the top position though.
Judge makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Judge.
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.
Judge is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Liddell is aware though and is defending well.
Judge trying to control the position.
Judge is looking for a triangle but Liddell pushes his legs off easily.
Judge will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Judge is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Judge trying to keep a closed guard but Liddell is proving a slippery customer.
Liddell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Judge's guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ricky Judge will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Judge scores with the left hand. Liddell knows he should have avoided that one.
Liddell throws a lazy uppercut
and Judge counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Liddell thinking.
Jonathan Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell darts in trying to clinch
and Judge counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Liddell!
Judge is looking to take a break and control but Liddell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Judge prevents Liddell from escaping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judge cracks Liddell with a big right hand but Liddell just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Liddell stops Judge from passing to mount.
Judge tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Liddell tries to escape but Judge is in control.
Liddell has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell is looking for a sweep.
Judge just content to control the position.
Judge working away.
Judge moves into full mount!
Liddell is squirming around, avoiding Judge's attempts to control the action.
Liddell slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Liddell is in trouble now - Judge has advanced to mount!
Judge unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Liddell wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Judge celebrates on the ropes and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Judge!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ricky Judge waved his t-shirt featuring KRAKEN Nutrition + Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Pimba (ranked 3693 p4p, 717 weight class) and Wanderlei Rua (ranked 483 p4p, 112 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Javier Pimba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wanderlei Rua!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Pimba does no damage.
Pimba tries to keep at a distance but Rua has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rua softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
 It looks like Javier Pimba has been cut.
Pimba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rua scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rua lands a nice uppercut.
Rua lands a hook that snaps the head of Pimba backwards.
Pimba takes a shot to the head.
Rua cracks Pimba with a nice body shot.
Rua looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pimba is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Rua.
Pimba being controlled against the ropes.
Rua stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pimba backwards.
Rua keeps control of Pimba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rua working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rua lands a hook that snaps the head of Pimba backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Rua - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Rua - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rua.
Rua cracks Pimba with a nice body shot.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Pimba is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Rua.
A short right from Rua on the inside.
Javier Pimba's cut is getting worse.
Rua lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Rua scores with a shot to the side of Pimba's head.
Rua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Pimba takes a shot to the head.
Rua scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rua taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Rua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pimba backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rua.
Javier Pimba's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rua lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pimba or not.
Rua lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pimba.
Rua lands with a left to the head.
Rua lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rua is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right from Rua on the inside.
A hook to the body from Rua.
Rua lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pimba is rocked!
Rua lands with a right to the head.
Oh Pimba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rua scores with a shot to the side of Pimba's head.
Rua lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rua working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jeez, Javier Pimba's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Rua creates a bit of distance and cracks Pimba with a massive left hook! Pimba crumples out of camera shot, completely unconscious! He's been Nelmarked! Rua stares at him for a moment then struts over to his corner, victorious.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wanderlei Rua!
Wanderlei Rua thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Keenwah Granes (ranked 628 p4p, 2611 weight class) and Gaia Ky Jr (ranked 37 p4p, 160 weight class). Granes's entrance music is 敢不敢. A fine choice. Ky Jr has chosen Come Out Ye Black And Tan as his entrance music. Gaia Ky Jr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keenwah Granes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gaia Ky Jr!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ky Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ky Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Granes counters with a straight right hand.
A left lands for Granes.
Ky Jr throws a head kick that misses
and Granes counters with a straight right hand.
Ky Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ky Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ky Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Granes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ky Jr.
Granes closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ky Jr's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Granes lands a couple of digs.
Ky Jr keeping moving, preventing Granes from controlling successfully.
Granes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Granes throws a big right hand that misses.
We've been hearing that Granes has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ky Jr can't keep his opponent in guard - Granes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ky Jr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granes is thwarting Ky Jr's attempts to control the position.
Granes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ky Jr is looking to control Granes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ky Jr avoid being mounted?
Ky Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Granes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Granes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Granes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ky Jr is looking to control Granes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ky Jr avoid being mounted?
Ky Jr wants to improve his position but Granes is controlling well.
Granes is thwarting Ky Jr's attempts to control the position.
Ky Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Granes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Granes landing with the ground and pound.
Granes postures up in Ky Jr's guard and throws a big left but Ky Jr blocks it.
Granes throws a big right hand that misses.
Granes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Granes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ky Jr can't keep his opponent in guard - Granes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ky Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ky Jr is pressing down on Granes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ky Jr looking to control.
Ky Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Granes tries to free his leg and advance position but Ky Jr is retaining full guard.
Ky Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Granes manages to get himself to full guard.
Granes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ky Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ky Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Granes.
Granes working a defensive guard here.
Ky Jr trying to control but Granes is working from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ky Jr working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Ky Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ky Jr with a nice head shot there.
Ky Jr working some strikes from top position.
Ky Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Granes controls Ky Jr momentarily but Ky Jr frees himself.
Granes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Granes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Granes is one step ahead there.
Granes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Granes is in close to Ky Jr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ky Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ky Jr keeping full guard, as Granes tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ky Jr is on top in guard.
Ky Jr passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Granes taking a bit of punishment here - Ky Jr scoring with strikes.
Granes sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ky Jr working the head and body with strikes.
Granes wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keenwah Granes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Ky Jr slips under a jab from Granes.
Gaia Ky Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Decent striking displayed by Granes there.
An inside leg kick from Granes misses.
Keenwah Granes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ky Jr takes one on the button.
Granes misses with a straight right.
As Granes backs off Ky Jr throws a huge counter combo but Granes manages to avoid it all.
Granes throws a hook but Ky Jr blocks it.
Ky Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ky Jr throws a counter combo.
A low kick from Ky Jr misses
and Granes counters with a stiff right hand.
Granes misses the jab.
Ky Jr raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ky Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Granes as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ky Jr throws a head kick but Granes moves out of range.
Granes throws a looping overhand right but Ky Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Granes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A decent looking cross lands there for Granes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Granes gets a takedown into half guard.
Ky Jr wants to control but Granes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ky Jr is looking to control Granes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ky Jr avoid being mounted?
Granes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Granes is looking to take a break and control but Ky Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Granes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ky Jr defends it well.
Ky Jr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ky Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granes trying to control but Ky Jr is working from the bottom.
Granes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Granes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ky Jr can do to turn this around?
Granes preventing the sweep.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ky Jr controls Granes momentarily but Granes frees himself.
Granes won't allow Ky Jr to sweep him here.
Granes trying to control the position from guard on top but Ky Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Granes is looking to work some ground and pound but Ky Jr has wrist control.
Granes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ky Jr is looking to sweep but instead, Granes has passed into half guard.
Ky Jr trying to control here.
Granes 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Granes lands a nice short elbow.
Granes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Granes slips a nice elbow through Ky Jr's hands, connecting with Ky Jr's forehead.
Granes wants to control but Ky Jr is keeping him busy.
Granes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ky Jr doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Granes.
Ky Jr is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Granes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Granes's back!
Ky Jr connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Granes to escape the position.
Granes can't escape the position.
Ky Jr lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Granes.
Ky Jr lands with a hammerfist to the side of Granes's head.
Granes prevents Ky Jr from getting a body triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr is trying to stick to Granes's back but Granes is turning into Ky Jr. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ky Jr's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Granes.
Granes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ky Jr is keeping the position for now.
Granes lands a couple of elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Granes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ky Jr keeping moving, preventing Granes from controlling successfully.
Ky Jr pulls Granes in close to prevent any damage.
Granes won't allow Ky Jr to sweep him here.
Keenwah Granes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Granes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Granes trying to control the position from guard on top but Ky Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Granes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keenwah Granes dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ky Jr slips under a jab from Granes.
Ky Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Granes. Granes obviously looking to wear him down.
Granes throws a big shot that misses.
Ky Jr throws a big counter head kick but Granes avoids it with no problem.
Granes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ky Jr.
Ky Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Granes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ky Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Granes throwing a counter right hand but Ky Jr manages to avoid it.
Ky Jr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Granes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ky Jr somewhat.
Granes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ky Jr was covering up waiting for the punch and Granes finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ky Jr keeping moving, preventing Granes from controlling successfully.
Granes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Granes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ky Jr's guard.
Ky Jr is holding on to half guard well.
Granes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ky Jr is looking to improve his position.
Granes throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ky Jr to regain full guard.
Ky Jr working a defensive guard here.
Ky Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ky Jr is adopting a defensive guard.
Granes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ky Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Granes trying to control but Ky Jr is working from the bottom.
Granes stopping the sweep attempt from Ky Jr.
Ky Jr controls Granes momentarily but Granes frees himself.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Granes trying to control the position from guard on top but Ky Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Granes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Granes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ky Jr has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Granes.
Ky Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Granes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ky Jr to the mat! Ky Jr manages to get full guard.
Ky Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Granes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Granes pushing down on Ky Jr's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Granes trying to control the action but Ky Jr is working from the bottom.
Granes is thwarting Ky Jr's attempts to control the position.
Ky Jr is positioning himself well to prevent Granes advancing to mount.
Ky Jr is refusing to be controlled, as Granes sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ky Jr has managed to free his arm - good work.
Granes is looking to take a break and control but Ky Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ky Jr trying to control but Granes postures up.
Granes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gaia Ky Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ky Jr manages to get to full guard.
Ky Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Keenwah Granes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Granes keeping moving, preventing Ky Jr from controlling successfully.
Granes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keenwah Granes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Granes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keenwah Granes!
Keenwah Granes 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.
Gaia Ky Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'I Could Retire Sorry '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Kristian Galeos (ranked 3369 p4p, 1167 weight class) and John Lee (ranked 334 p4p, 136 weight class). John Lee is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Kristian Galeos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Lee!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galeos ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
It looks like Kyle Kristian Galeos has been cut.
Galeos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Galeos staying out of range there.
Galeos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like John Lee has been cut.
Galeos cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Galeos works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Galeos lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Lee goes down and covers up as Galeos starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Kristian Galeos!
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