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DMMA 132 Abarai vs Kersikov PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Audie Graham (ranked 10007 p4p, 5095 weight class) and Konstantin The Russian Giant (ranked 182 p4p, 159 weight class). The Russian Giant comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Soda Popinski Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Audie Graham !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin The Russian Giant!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Russian Giant stuffs the takedown attempt from Graham . Graham gets slowly back to his feet.
The Russian Giant wants to clinch up but Graham keeps it at a distance.
Graham went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The Russian Giant leaves Graham with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The Russian Giant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Graham fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Audie Graham . That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Russian Giant swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Graham counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham lands a nice shot to the body.
The Russian Giant takes one on the button.
Graham tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Russian Giant sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Graham somewhat.
The Russian Giant tries to counter with a clinch but Graham shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Russian Giant takes a head kick and keeps coming.
 It looks like Konstantin The Russian Giant has been cut.
Graham fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Russian Giant is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The Russian Giant swats away the attempt to clinch by Graham .
Graham goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Graham gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The Russian Giant is trying to break the clinch but Graham has him pressed against the cage.
Graham is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Russian Giant gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Graham is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but The Russian Giant is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Graham jumps guard but The Russian Giant turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Graham fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Graham 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The Russian Giant manages to pull guard.
Graham postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! The Russian Giant is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Graham , into his guard.
Graham tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Russian Giant lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The Russian Giant must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The Russian Giant thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The Russian Giant wants to stand but Graham has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Graham trying to keep a closed guard but The Russian Giant is proving a slippery customer.
Graham 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.
Graham controls The Russian Giant momentarily but The Russian Giant frees himself.
Graham tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Graham bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Russian Giant's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Graham accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graham trying to control the position from guard on top but The Russian Giant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Russian Giant manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The Russian Giant shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Graham .
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Graham scores with a one two! The Russian Giant had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Audie Graham will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Konstantin The Russian Giant's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Graham tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but The Russian Giant defends well and Graham ends up having to push The Russian Giant into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A little jabbing left from The Russian Giant on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Graham prevents The Russian Giant from breaking the clinch.
Graham has The Russian Giant pushed against the cage.
The Russian Giant is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Graham controlling the action here for a moment.
Graham throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham breaks the clinch.
The Russian Giant shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Graham sprawls well. Graham wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Russian Giant gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham lands with a kick to the ribs.
The Russian Giant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Graham tries to counter by moving into the clinch but The Russian Giant manages to circle out of the way.
Graham lands a nice looking body kick.
Graham shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Russian Giant but The Russian Giant pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Graham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Graham bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Graham has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Russian Giant is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Russian Giant being controlled against the cage.
Graham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Russian Giant can do to turn this around?
Graham is trying to pull guard but The Russian Giant turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Audie Graham . That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Russian Giant breaks from the clinch.
Graham shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The Russian Giant defends it nicely.
The Russian Giant follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
The Russian Giant keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Russian Giant.
Audie Graham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Graham does no damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Graham .
The Russian Giant misses with a two punch combination.
Graham fails with the takedown.
The Russian Giant fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The Russian Giant changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Graham tries to avoid it but The Russian Giant manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Graham to the ground. Graham escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Graham has closed the distance and engaged The Russian Giant in a clinch.
Graham lands a shoulder strike.
Graham fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham stalling against the cage.
Graham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Graham throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Russian Giant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graham closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Graham tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The Russian Giant just stands there and leans against the cage.
Graham is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Graham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graham 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Audie Graham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Russian Giant swats away the attempt to clinch by Graham .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Audie Graham dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin The Russian Giant's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The Russian Giant keeps the fight on the outside.
Graham throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Graham drives through and clinches with The Russian Giant against the cage.
The Russian Giant gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Graham has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but The Russian Giant is on him like a limpet, forcing Graham back against the cage.
The Russian Giant is trying to drag Graham to the mat but Graham just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Graham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graham goes for a double leg but The Russian Giant avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as The Russian Giant continues to drive forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graham breaks from the clinch.
Graham doesn't manage to clinch there - The Russian Giant circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Russian Giant scores with a nice strike.
The Russian Giant shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Graham as he avoids it easily.
Graham tries to clinch up.
The Russian Giant is looking for the big counter here.
The Russian Giant moves into the clinch.
Graham goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Russian Giant prevents it.
The Russian Giant tries for a takedown but Graham manages to get underhooks.
Audie Graham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konstantin The Russian Giant.
Graham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Russian Giant avoids it.
Graham changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The Russian Giant fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Graham has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Russian Giant manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Graham - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The Russian Giant fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Graham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Graham .
The Russian Giant looks to land a body kick but Graham moved away.
Graham tries to counter by moving into the clinch but The Russian Giant manages to circle out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Russian Giant tries to land a body kick
and Graham counters by moving into the clinch.
Graham jumps guard but The Russian Giant turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Graham breaks from the clinch.
Graham lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Graham with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Graham throws a sloppy head kick and The Russian Giant moves out of range easily.
Graham throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Russian Giant's waist but The Russian Giant gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Graham off to one side.
The Russian Giant looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Graham will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Russian Giant looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Graham !
The Russian Giant decides to stand up, so the ref orders Graham to his feet.
Audie Graham is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graham shoots in for a double leg but The Russian Giant sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The Russian Giant throws a half hearted mid kick.
Graham tries to counter with a takedown but The Russian Giant is quick to defend against it.
The Russian Giant slaps away a takedown attempt from Graham , before circling back to the center of the mat.
The Russian Giant throws a big counter head kick but Graham avoids it with no problem.
The Russian Giant shoots in and gets a takedown into Graham 's guard.
The Russian Giant lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells The Russian Giant's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The Russian Giant gets to his feet - Graham follows without any prompting.
The Russian Giant misses with a takedown attempt - Graham sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Audie Graham .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Graham , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Audie Graham !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Schwonckl Diesel (ranked 5168 p4p, 3898 weight class) and Sam Diego (ranked 522 p4p, 450 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diesel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Outerspass - Laufhaus. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sam Diego was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Schwonckl Diesel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Diego!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick from Diesel, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diego blocks a head kick by Diesel.
Diego cracks Diesel with a good jab.
 It looks like Schwonckl Diesel has been cut.
Diego throws a jab but it's blocked by Diesel.
Diesel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diego doesn't manage to clinch there - Diesel circles away.
Diesel thuds his right hand into Diego's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diego working aggressively here.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Diesel avoids it by throwing Diego back against the cage.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Diego scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego prevents a body shot from Diesel.
Diesel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diego avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diego goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diesel is looking to chop away at Diego's legs.
A countering left hand to the body from Diego misses.
Diego throws out a leg kick but Diesel moves out of range and Diego only half commits.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Diesel moves away and avoids it.
Diego misses with a low kick.
Diesel throws a head kick that misses.
Diesel misses with a low kick.
Diego misses with a hook. Diesel ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diego looks to land a right hand but Diesel moved out of range.
Diego waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diesel.
Some bone on bone action there as Diego checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diego lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diesel's sensitive parts.
Jab, jab by Diego - just one landing.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Diesel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diesel moves away from the strike by Diego.
Diego tries to clinch there but Diesel circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diesel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Diesel feints and then cracks Diego's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diego down.
Diego throws a right hand that misses
and Diesel counters with an outside leg kick.
Diesel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diesel throws a leg kick but Diego checks it.
Diesel misses the jab.
Diesel takes one to the side of the head.
 Diesel is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diesel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oh Diesel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diego lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Diesel - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Diego!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sam Diego!
Sam Diego made sure to mention his sponsor, Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Harrisburg (ranked 2793 p4p, 3504 weight class) and Francisco Hernandez (ranked 108 p4p, 129 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Harrisburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Francisco Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrisburg misses with an uppercut. Hernandez saw that one coming.
Harrisburg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Francisco Hernandez has been cut.
Harrisburg cracks Hernandez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harrisburg misses with a body shot.
Hernandez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Harrisburg. Those never looked like landing.
Hernandez closes the distance and clinches up with Harrisburg, looking for a takedown. Hernandez pushes Harrisburg against the cage but Harrisburg circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Harrisburg leaves Hernandez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harrisburg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hernandez shoots in but no luck this time.
Brock Harrisburg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francisco Hernandez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrisburg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Harrisburg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hernandez in his tracks.
 Hernandez is rocked!
Hernandez ducks into an uppercut from Harrisburg and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brock Harrisburg!
Brock Harrisburg decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Gray (ranked 3748 p4p, 3527 weight class) and Hero Primo (ranked 134 p4p, 130 weight class). Hector Gray has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hero Primo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Primo misses with an uppercut.
Gray is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Primo's half guard.
Gray is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gray seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Primo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Primo gets full guard.
Gray content to stall in guard here.
Gray throws a strike but Primo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Primo looking to pass the guard.
Primo trying to control the position from guard on top but Gray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gray is looking for a triangle here but Primo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gray is looking to reverse the position.
Primo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Primo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gray is looking for a sweep.
Primo tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gray's legs.
You can see the frustration on Gray's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Primo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gray, who protects the arm well.
Gray regains half guard.
Primo is keen to just control but Gray is a slippery customer.
Primo prevents Gray from improving his position.
Gray manages to get to full guard.
Gray looking to control.
Gray might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Primo has gone for a leg lock! Gray slips out almost immediately though and dives into Primo's guard.
Primo trying to keep a closed guard but Gray is proving a slippery customer.
Gray wants to control from the top but Primo keeps moving.
Primo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gray controlling from the top position.
Gray pushes down on Primo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Primo is trying to control but Gray manages to pass to mount!
Gray tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Primo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gray is trying to control here but Primo has managed to regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Primo wants to improve his position but Gray is controlling well.
Primo is staying active underneath Gray, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Gray dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gray throws a hook but Primo avoids it easily.
Gray closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Primo did well to prevent Gray getting side control.
Gray prevents Primo from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gray seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Primo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hector Gray overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gray stalling away here and it's allowed Primo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gray throws an elbow that misses. Primo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gray's guard. Nice move by Primo!
Primo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Primo trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.
Gray controlling Primo's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Primo pushes down on Gray's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray manages to get to full guard.
Primo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gray controlling Primo's posture.
Gray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Primo can do to turn this around?
Primo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gray working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Gray pulls Primo in to control the position.
Primo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gray has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Primo has managed to get both his arms back between Gray's legs - danger averted.
Gray tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Primo wants to control from the top but Gray keeps moving.
Primo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Primo tries to free his leg and advance position but Gray is retaining full guard.
Gray isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Primo stacks Gray on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Primo!
Gray tries to buck Primo off but Primo is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Primo is thwarting Gray's attempts to control the position.
Gray is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Primo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gray sees it coming and defends easily.
Gray gets full guard.
Primo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gray is keeping the position for now.
Primo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gray wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gray looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Primo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gray is trying to maintain the position but Primo is very close to passing his half guard.
Gray is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Primo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Primo's back!
Gray throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Gray landing with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Primo trying to control the hands but Gray breaks the grip.
Gray scores with punches and elbows.
Primo tries to roll but Gray sticks to his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Gray dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gray takes a jab right on the kisser.
Primo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Primo throws out a loose jab but Gray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Primo manages to avoid it.
Primo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gray tries to get to full guard but Primo has control of the leg.
Primo is looking for a kimura but Gray is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Primo to get the leverage.
Gray trying to hold on to Primo's head to control him but Primo postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Primo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gray makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gray.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray has control of Primo's left arm, preventing Primo from doing any damage.
Gray keeping moving, preventing Primo from controlling successfully.
Primo stopping the sweep attempt from Gray.
Primo postures up.
Gray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hero Primo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hector Gray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gray controls Primo momentarily but Primo frees himself.
Gray managing to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Primo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gray with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Primo to score with a decent uppercut.
Primo connects with a jab.
Primo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gray shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Primo as he avoids it easily.
A big right from Primo misses.
Gray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Primo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Primo misses with an uppercut.
Gray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Primo slips under a jab from Gray.
Gray looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Donk. Primo catches Gray right on the button with a cross.
Gray throws a lazy right hand but Primo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Primo tries to counter it with a takedown but Gray pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Primo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gray in his tracks.
Gray on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Hector Gray has been cut.
Primo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Primo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Primo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Primo misses with a takedown attempt - Gray sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gray closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Primo to the mat! Primo manages to get full guard.
Gray looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gray advances to half guard.
Primo gets full guard.
Gray controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Primo looking to control.
Gray engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Primo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Primo looking for a guillotine here but Gray defends easily.
Primo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hero Primo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gray has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Gray!
Hector Gray seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniko Montpoisante (ranked 2334 p4p, 1644 weight class) and Mengrire Krenakore (ranked 250 p4p, 185 weight class). Mengrire Krenakore told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniko Montpoisante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mengrire Krenakore!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montpoisante tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Krenakore is able to avoid easily.
Montpoisante swings for the body but Krenakore moves out of range.
Mengrire Krenakore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krenakore takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Montpoisante throws a body shot but no joy.
Krenakore moves out of range of the body kick.
Krenakore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Montpoisante in his tracks.
Montpoisante steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krenakore.
Montpoisante throws a sloppy head kick and Krenakore moves out of range easily.
A jab from Montpoisante does it's job there.
Montpoisante misses with a low kick.
Krenakore now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Krenakore. That snapped Montpoisante's head back.
Montpoisante lands a nice shot to the body.
Krenakore blocks a leg kick.
Krenakore rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Montpoisante moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Montpoisante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krenakore lands with a straight right. Montpoisante didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krenakore lands a head shot.
Montpoisante avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Montpoisante 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montpoisante digs a good body shot into Krenakore's ribs.
Krenakore connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montpoisante. Krenakore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montpoisante takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Krenakore looks to land a right hand but Montpoisante moved out of range.
Montpoisante is looking to wear down Krenakore with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Montpoisante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Krenakore was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Krenakore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Montpoisante has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Montpoisante there as he acknowledges the shot.
Krenakore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montpoisante was well out of range. Poor timing from Krenakore.
Montpoisante swings for the body but Krenakore moves out of range.
Krenakore looks to land a left hand but Montpoisante moved out of range nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Montpoisante.
Montpoisante keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krenakore.
Montpoisante tried to counter with a leg kick but Krenakore avoided it.
Montpoisante throws a front kick aimed at Krenakore's knee but Krenakore avoids it well.
Krenakore might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Krenakore rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Montpoisante moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Krenakore fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krenakore throws an overhand right that lands on Montpoisante's shoulder, as Montpoisante tries to avoid the shot.
Krenakore throws a hook but Montpoisante blocks it.
Krenakore swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Montpoisante.
Montpoisante throws a low kick but it's checked well by Krenakore.
Montpoisante throws a leg kick that misses.
Montpoisante throws a push kick but Krenakore slaps the foot to one side.
Krenakore throws an overhand right that lands on Montpoisante's shoulder, as Montpoisante tries to avoid the shot.
Montpoisante throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Montpoisante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Montpoisante bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krenakore scores with a jab.
Krenakore throws a shot from downtown. Montpoisante moves away and avoids it.
Krenakore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Montpoisante takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krenakore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krenakore misses with an uppercut.
Montpoisante half committed to a counter leg kick.
Montpoisante slips under a jab.
Krenakore cracks Montpoisante with an open hand slap.
Krenakore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Montpoisante in his tracks.
A head kick misses from Montpoisante.
Krenakore lands a nice hook to Montpoisante's body. Montpoisante takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Krenakore is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Montpoisante had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
An inside leg kick from Montpoisante misses.
Krenakore lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Montpoisante misses the shot to the body.
Krenakore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Krenakore lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montpoisante moves out of range as Krenakore strikes.
Montpoisante lands with a kick to the temple. Krenakore shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Mengrire Krenakore has been cut.
Montpoisante misses with an uppercut. Krenakore saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Krenakore.
Krenakore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Montpoisante's head backwards.
Montpoisante scores with a shot to the body.
Montpoisante turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Montpoisante finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Montpoisante wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Montpoisante throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Montpoisante.
Krenakore throws a hook but Montpoisante blocks it.
Krenakore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krenakore's coach down at Iron Sharpens Iron was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Krenakore's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Montpoisante connects with a jab.
Krenakore misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montpoisante is looking to score with low kicks.
Montpoisante wants to slow Krenakore down by chopping away at his legs.
Krenakore avoids the body shot from Montpoisante.
Krenakore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mengrire Krenakore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mengrire Krenakore's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Montpoisante throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montpoisante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Montpoisante uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krenakore.
Montpoisante uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krenakore.
Montpoisante displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krenakore throws out the jab.
Montpoisante throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Krenakore to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Krenakore, as that shot connected.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Montpoisante might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Montpoisante just misses with a punch to the body.
Montpoisante throws a leg kick
and Krenakore counters with a right hand to the body.
Montpoisante keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krenakore.
Krenakore lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montpoisante tries a low kick but Krenakore avoids it.
Krenakore misses with a body shot.
Krenakore lands with a nice body punch.
Krenakore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krenakore throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Montpoisante.
Montpoisante buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Krenakore misses with a looping left.
Krenakore takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krenakore. Montpoisante does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montpoisante is looking to slow Krenakore down with leg kicks.
A big left from Krenakore misses.
Montpoisante pivots, looking for a leg kick but Krenakore is out of range and Montpoisante settles back down.
Krenakore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Krenakore just misses with a punch to the body.
Krenakore has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Montpoisante.
Montpoisante misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krenakore.
Montpoisante wants to land a leg kick but Krenakore is out of range.
Krenakore lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Montpoisante backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krenakore avoids the body shot from Montpoisante.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krenakore just misses with a punch to the body.
Krenakore on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Montpoisante lands a high kick!
Krenakore scores with a body shot.
Krenakore slips under a jab from Montpoisante.
Montpoisante connects with a leg kick.
Montpoisante thows a body kick. Krenakore tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Krenakore throws a big shot that misses.
Krenakore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Montpoisante tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Krenakore avoids the body shot from Montpoisante.
Montpoisante throws a nice inside leg kick.
Montpoisante throws a body shot but no joy.
Krenakore throws out a counter right but Montpoisante avoids it with no problem.
Montpoisante looks to land a left hand but Krenakore moved out of range nicely.
Montpoisante looks to score with a jab to the body but Krenakore is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krenakore swings away with a body shot that misses
and Montpoisante counters with a head kick.
Montpoisante throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montpoisante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krenakore misses the shot to the body.
Montpoisante looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Montpoisante misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krenakore throws a jab when Montpoisante was well out of range.
Krenakore feints a jab promting Montpoisante to slip. Krenakore then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Montpoisante slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Krenakore misses with a shot to the body
and Montpoisante counters with a good low kick that Krenakore was not able to check.
Montpoisante throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Krenakore.
Krenakore takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Montpoisante takes a swing at Krenakore's ribcage but misses.
Krenakore with a nice cross.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Krenakore misses.
Montpoisante tried to counter with a leg kick but Krenakore avoided it.
Krenakore misses with a hook
and Montpoisante counters with a low kick, right behind Krenakore 's knee.
Montpoisante takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montpoisante uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krenakore.
Krenakore throws a right hand that misses
and Montpoisante counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Krenakore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Krenakore throws a right hand that Montpoisante ducks under and follows up with a left that Montpoisante also avoids with ease.
Krenakore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montpoisante moves away.
A clash of legs there as Krenakore blocks the low kick.
Krenakore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montpoisante.
Montpoisante avoids the body shot from Krenakore.
Krenakore listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Montpoisante misses with a leg kick
and Krenakore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krenakore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A swing and a miss from Krenakore.
A little feinted left hand from Montpoisante on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Krenakore misses with a body shot.
Krenakore takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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 Daniko Montpoisante will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mengrire Krenakore's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Krenakore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krenakore misses with a straight left.
Krenakore throws the left hand but Montpoisante avoids the punch easily.
Montpoisante throws a shot to the body.
Montpoisante displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krenakore throws out the jab.
Krenakore looks to throw the jab but Montpoisante is out of range.
Krenakore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Krenakore rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Montpoisante moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Montpoisante takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Krenakore slips a jab from Montpoisante.
Krenakore's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Krenakore misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krenakore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krenakore misses with a double jab.
Montpoisante just misses with a punch to the body.
Krenakore moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krenakore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Montpoisante.
Montpoisante jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Montpoisante uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krenakore.
Krenakore just misses with a punch to the body.
Krenakore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krenakore slips a jab from Montpoisante.
Krenakore lands with a hook. Montpoisante tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Montpoisante.
Krenakore lands with a good body shot.
Krenakore swings for the body but Montpoisante moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from Montpoisante, right into the meat of the thigh.
Krenakore scores with the left hand. Montpoisante knows he should have avoided that one.
Krenakore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mengrire Krenakore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Montpoisante misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krenakore misses with a looping left.
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!
An inside leg kick from Montpoisante misses.
Krenakore clobbers Montpoisante with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A bone on bone clash there as Krenakore blocks the leg kick.
Montpoisante throws a push kick but Krenakore slaps the foot to one side.
Montpoisante tries to move into range but Krenakore moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Krenakore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Krenakore missing with a left hand there. Montpoisante was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Montpoisante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krenakore was well out of range. Poor timing from Montpoisante.
Krenakore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krenakore lands a nice hook to Montpoisante's body. Montpoisante takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Montpoisante lands with a slapping head kick.
Krenakore misses with a hook
and Montpoisante counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Montpoisante bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Montpoisante ducks under a wild hook from Krenakore.
Montpoisante is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montpoisante ducks under a wild hook from Krenakore.
Montpoisante is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A low kick lands for Montpoisante.
Krenakore throws a body punch but Montpoisante moves out of range.
Montpoisante dips to his left and cracks Krenakore with an uppercut!
Krenakore throws the left hand but Montpoisante avoids the punch easily.
Krenakore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montpoisante lands a jab to the head.
Montpoisante doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Montpoisante throws a leg kick that misses.
Montpoisante lands a nice leg kick that just misses Krenakore's sensitive parts.
Krenakore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krenakore scores with a jab to the head.
Montpoisante throws a right hand that misses
and Krenakore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Krenakore misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krenakore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montpoisante steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krenakore.
Krenakore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montpoisante was well out of range. Poor timing from Krenakore.
Montpoisante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krenakore was well out of range. Poor timing from Montpoisante.
Montpoisante throws a wild body kick that Krenakore sees coming a mile off.
Montpoisante throws a shot to the body.
Montpoisante's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Krenakore connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Montpoisante scrambles back to his feet.
Montpoisante tries a head kick but it misses.
Montpoisante on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Montpoisante scores with a punch to the head.
Montpoisante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Krenakore. Those never looked like landing.
A shot to the body from Krenakore misses
and Krenakore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Montpoisante avoids the body shot from Krenakore.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mengrire Krenakore.
Well Krenakore has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mengrire Krenakore!
A very excited looking Mengrire Krenakore made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jan Sokol (ranked 1659 p4p, 1894 weight class) and Tiaoali Lvavatai (ranked 85 p4p, 103 weight class). Lvavatai is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by You Can Get It If You Really Want. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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135
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144
9 - 10 - 0 |
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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Sokol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiaoali Lvavatai !
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lvavatai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sokol shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sokol bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lvavatai regains half guard.
Lvavatai wants to get back to his feet.
Sokol wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lvavatai keeps working.
Lvavatai gets back to full guard.
Sokol wants to pass the guard but Lvavatai is keeping the position.
Sokol really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sokol is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sokol won't allow Lvavatai to sweep him here.
Sokol has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lvavatai is trying to control the position but Sokol postures up.
Lvavatai working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sokol doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Lvavatai is tightening it up a little... Sokol has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Sokol reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Sokol taps out! Nice BJJ there by Lvavatai !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tiaoali Lvavatai !
An out of breath Tiaoali Lvavatai 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jach Bresnar (ranked 1494 p4p, 1904 weight class) and Pate Murhapuro (ranked 197 p4p, 236 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
165
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170
10 - 9 - 3 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jach Bresnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pate Murhapuro!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhapuro closes the distance and clinches.
Bresnar is trying to break the clinch but Murhapuro is controlling him.
Murhapuro can't find room to land a body shot as Bresnar controls the action.
Murhapuro throws a punch but it's blocked by Bresnar.
Murhapuro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bresnar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murhapuro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Murhapuro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bresnar backwards.
Murhapuro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhapuro can't find room to land a body shot as Bresnar controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bresnar tries to break the clinch but Murhapuro is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bresnar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murhapuro struggles to land a body shot inside as Bresnar controls his hands.
Bresnar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bresnar lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro pushes off an throws an elbow but Bresnar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhapuro.
Good body shot from Murhapuro.
Bresnar takes a shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bresnar wants to stall.
Murhapuro misses with an elbow over the top.
Murhapuro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhapuro lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Bresnar fails to land.
Murhapuro lands a hook that snaps the head of Bresnar backwards.
Murhapuro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bresnar backwards.
Murhapuro is working Bresnar over against the cage.
Bresnar blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar is trying to break free.
Murhapuro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murhapuro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bresnar backwards.
Murhapuro tries to throw a body punch but Bresnar avoids it by throwing Murhapuro back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Murhapuro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhapuro crunches a lovely knee into Bresnar's ribcage.
Murhapuro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murhapuro scores with a shoulder strike.
Murhapuro has Bresnar pressed against the cage.
Murhapuro misses with some punches.
Murhapuro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bresnar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murhapuro has him pressed against the cage.
Murhapuro leaning against his opponent.
Murhapuro throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murhapuro lands an uppercut.
Murhapuro swings wildly with an uppercut but Bresnar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhapuro is stalling here.
Bresnar prevents a body shot from Murhapuro.
Bresnar can't break the clinch.
Bresnar breaks the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murhapuro, as that shot connected.
Murhapuro has closed the distance and engaged Bresnar in a clinch.
Murhapuro controlling the action here for a moment.
Bresnar manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar dodges the punch combination from Murhapuro.
Sloppy strikes from Bresnar. Those never looked like landing.
Jab, jab by Bresnar - just one landing.
Bresnar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Murhapuro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bresnar misses with a straight right.
Murhapuro takes the fight into the clinch.
Murhapuro has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bresnar seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Murhapuro can turn it around.
Murhapuro pushes Bresnar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bresnar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bresnar is trying to push Murhapuro away but Murhapuro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bresnar misses with a knee strike.
Murhapuro pushes Bresnar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bresnar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bresnar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murhapuro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pate Murhapuro dominated that round.
That's time! Bresnar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bresnar. Murhapuro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bresnar gets tackled into the cage by Murhapuro. Murhapuro maintains the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Murhapuro as the two fighters clinch.
Bresnar manages to break the clinch.
Bresnar misses with a body shot.
Murhapuro has Bresnar up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Murhapuro.
Bresnar tries to throw a body punch but Murhapuro avoids it by throwing Bresnar back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Murhapuro.
Bresnar takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Jach Bresnar has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murhapuro pushes Bresnar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bresnar is trying to break the clinch but Murhapuro is controlling him.
Murhapuro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bresnar's face.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Murhapuro.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murhapuro pushes Bresnar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhapuro.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murhapuro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Murhapuro on the inside.
Bresnar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pate Murhapuro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murhapuro lands a knee to the body.
Murhapuro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bresnars head.
Murhapuro stalling.
Murhapuro stalling against the cage.
Murhapuro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murhapuro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bresnar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murhapuro misses with some punches.
Murhapuro scores with a shoulder strike.
Murhapuro stalling in the clinch.
Bresnar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bresnar blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murhapuro.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bresnar.
Bresnar wants to break free but Murhapuro has control.
Nice body punch from Murhapuro - that landed with a thud.
Murhapuro stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro working aggressively here.
A short right from Murhapuro.
A head punch on the inside from Murhapuro fails to land.
Murhapuro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murhapuro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murhapuro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Murhapuro lands with a left to the head.
Murhapuro lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Murhapuro.
A short right from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhapuro misses with the head strike.
Bresnar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Murhapuro smiles and moves away.
Jach Bresnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murhapuro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bresnar backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro lands a nice shot to the body.
Murhapuro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhapuro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bresnars head.
Bresnar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Murhapuro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bresnar or not.
Murhapuro crunches a lovely knee into Bresnar's ribcage.
Murhapuro scores with a knee to the head.
Murhapuro lands a nice uppercut.
Bresnar is rocked!
Murhapuro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pate Murhapuro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jach Bresnar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Murhapuro lands a big right hand that sends Bresnar crashing to the mat! Murhapuro stays standing though and waves Bresnar back to his feet!
Oh Bresnar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Murhapuro pushes Bresnar up against the cage in a clinch.
Bresnar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Murhapuro stalling.
Murhapuro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bresnars head.
Murhapuro slows down the pace here.
Bresnar is trying to break the clinch but Murhapuro has him pressed against the cage.
Murhapuro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Murhapuro works on Bresnar's body with a couple of short punches.
Murhapuro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bresnar being controlled against the cage.
Bresnar seems to have got his legs back now.
Murhapuro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bresnar backwards.
Murhapuro lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murhapuro lands with a left to the head.
Bresnar manages to break the clinch.
Bresnar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bresnar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murhapuro lands a nice looking body kick.
Murhapuro forces Bresnar back against the cage and clinches.
Murhapuro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bresnars head.
Murhapuro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murhapuro scores with a shot to the side of Bresnar's head.
Bresnar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhapuro gets through Bresnar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhapuro slowing the pace effectively.
A nice left hand lands by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Murhapuro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro lands with a light punch inside.
Murhapuro lands a nice uppercut.
Murhapuro unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Bresnar! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Murhapuro is unloading with more strikes now! Bresnar drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pate Murhapuro!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Lalime (ranked 1896 p4p, 2119 weight class) and Hafir Dharris (ranked 254 p4p, 281 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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26
205
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26
205
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World class boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Lalime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hafir Dharris !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lalime throws a body shot but no joy.
Dharris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lalime.
Lalime throws out a powerful jab.
Dharris moves into the clinch successfully.
Lalime lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dharris backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Lalime fails to land.
Lalime lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dharris blocking some punches.
Lalime stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lalime tries to throw a body punch but Dharris avoids it by throwing Lalime back against the cage.
Lalime lands a body shot.
Lalime throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lalime blocking some punches.
Dharris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lalime lands with a left to the head.
Dharris takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Hafir Dharris has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lalime creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lalime throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dharris s head.
Dharris drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dharris tries to throw a body punch but Lalime avoids it by throwing Dharris back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dharris tries a body shot but Lalime blocks it.
Lalime is working Dharris over against the cage.
Dharris looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lalime.
Lalime gets through Dharris 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lalime softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dharris 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lalime lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Lalime on the inside.
A short right from Lalime on the inside.
Lalime lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Lalime.
Lalime prevents a body shot from Dharris .
Lalime 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.
Lalime lands an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lalime scores with a shoulder strike.
Lalime scores with a shot to the side of Dharris 's head.
Lalime misses with an elbow over the top.
The referee calls for Lalime to work.
Lalime scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lalime lands a shot to the body.
Lalime lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Lalime.
Dharris has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lalime seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dharris can turn it around.
A short uppercut from Lalime.
Lalime scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lalime lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Lalime.
A right hook to the body lands for Lalime.
Lalime throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dharris swings wildly with an uppercut but Lalime uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lalime lands a left hand.
Lalime lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dharris backwards.
Lalime blocks a body shot from Dharris .
Lalime lands an uppercut.
Lalime lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dharris backwards.
Lalime blocks a body shot from Dharris .
Lalime lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lalime scores with a shoulder strike.
Dharris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lalime lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dharris backwards.
Lalime lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Lalime.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lalime.
Dharris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lalime's elbow.
Dharris takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lalime.
Lalime scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dharris tries a body shot but Lalime blocks it.
Lalime stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lalime lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dharris backwards.
Lalime misses with a body punch.
Lalime makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lalime lands with a light punch inside.
Dharris is rocked!
Lalime lands a left hand.
Dharris is still on wobbly legs! Can Lalime finish him?
Lalime lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lalime lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lalime is leaning against Dharris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dharris tries to work over Lalime's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lalime.
Good body shot from Lalime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lalime pushes Dharris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lalime lands a left hand.
Lalime lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dharris to his knees! Lalime keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Lalime!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aum Munga (ranked 1002 p4p, 1381 weight class) and Rafael Benedetti (ranked 118 p4p, 158 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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145
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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 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aum Munga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Munga slips a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Munga chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Munga is just out of range.
Munga lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Munga throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Benedetti throws out a counter right but Munga avoids it with no problem.
Munga gets a takedown into half guard.
Benedetti trying to control here.
Benedetti is defending against the submission attempts here by Munga.
Munga missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munga not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Munga wants to work for an arm triangle but Benedetti is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Benedetti controlling the position well.
Benedetti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Munga.
Benedetti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Munga 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.
Benedetti controlling the position for now.
Benedetti trying to hold on to Munga's head to control him but Munga postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Munga throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Munga missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Benedetti trying to control from the bottom.
Munga thows a huge punch but Benedetti dodges it nicely.
Munga is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Munga missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Munga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Benedetti defending well though.
Ground and pound from Munga.
Munga not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munga frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Munga sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Benedetti really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Munga pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Benedetti avoids a series of strikes thrown by Munga.
Benedetti tries to lock up and control but Munga gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Munga unloading with bombs!
Munga lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Benedetti hang on?
Munga dominating with strikes here.
Benedetti is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munga looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Benedetti covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aum Munga!
Aum Munga decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renji Abarai (ranked 129 p4p, 456 weight class) and Dmitri Kersikov (ranked 19 p4p, 56 weight class). Kersikov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Builder - Her Voice (Headhunterz Remix). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Renji Abarai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dmitri Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abarai wants to land a leg kick but Kersikov is out of range.
Kersikov throws a lazy right hand but Abarai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kersikov is looking to score with low kicks.
Abarai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abarai takes one on the button.
Abarai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Renji Abarai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abarai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A bone on bone clash there as Kersikov blocks the leg kick.
Abarai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kersikov counters with a low kick, right behind Abarai 's knee.
Abarai looks to throw the jab but Kersikov is out of range.
A jab from Kersikov misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kersikov.
Kersikov tries to move into range but Abarai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Abarai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abarai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kersikov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut. Abarai saw that one coming.
Kersikov staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abarai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kersikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abarai.
Kersikov flicks out a counter leg kick but Abarai steps away.
Abarai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kersikov motions for Abarai to come forward. Kersikov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abarai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kersikov.
A slow jab from Kersikov misses its intended target.
Kersikov throws a solid leg kick but Abarai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kersikov.
Kersikov wants to slow Abarai down by chopping away at his legs.
Abarai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Abarai misses with a leg kick
and Kersikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kersikov throws a looping overhand right but Abarai ducks down to avoid it.
Kersikov loads up on a big right hand but Abarai slips the punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abarai.
Abarai throws a leg kick but Kersikov moved away.
Abarai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Abarai misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Abarai misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Abarai misses
and Kersikov counters with a thumping low kick.
Abarai takes a kick to the side of the head.
Abarai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Abarai misses with a hook.
Abarai lands a leg kick that knocks Kersikov off balance momentarily.
A left lands for Kersikov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abarai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Abarai misses with a body shot.
Abarai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a shot from downtown. Abarai moves away and avoids it.
Kersikov slips a straight right by Abarai.
It seemed like Kersikov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kersikov 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.
A low kick lands for Abarai.
Abarai misses with a body shot
and Kersikov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Abarai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Abarai misses.
Abarai misses with a leg kick.
Abarai misses the body punch
and Kersikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kersikov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Abarai misses with a wild body shot.
Abarai checks a leg kick.
Abarai misses with an uppercut
and Kersikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abarai misses with an uppercut. Kersikov saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Abarai.
Kersikov checks a leg kick.
Kersikov tries a quick counter leg kick but Abarai is wise to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abarai.
Kersikov blocks a jab.
Abarai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abarai checks a low kick from Kersikov.
Abarai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov connects with a looping right hand.
Abarai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kersikov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kersikov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abarai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kersikov at a distance.
Kersikov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good shot there by Kersikov.
Kersikov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Abarai is out of range and Kersikov settles back down.
Abarai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Abarai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kersikov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Abarai misses.
It seemed like Kersikov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Abarai is looking to chop away at Kersikov's legs.
Kersikov moves away from the strike by Abarai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abarai is looking to slow Kersikov down with leg kicks.
Kersikov checks a low kick from Abarai.
Abarai misses with an uppercut.
Kersikov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Abarai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kersikov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A bone on bone clash there as Abarai blocks the leg kick.
Abarai throws a low kick but Kersikov avoids it.
Abarai throws a low kick but Kersikov avoids it.
Kersikov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A left lands for Kersikov.
Kersikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abarai.
Abarai throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov misses with a straight left.
Kersikov misses with a hook.
Abarai misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kersikov motions for Abarai to come forward. Kersikov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov scoring well with a low kick there.
Kersikov checks a leg kick.
Kersikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitri Kersikov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
An inside leg kick from Abarai misses.
Abarai takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kersikov dips to his left and cracks Abarai with an uppercut!
Kersikov throws a looping overhand right but Abarai ducks down to avoid it.
Abarai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kersikov.
Abarai throws a jab but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Abarai lands a jab to the nose.
Abarai takes one to the chin there.
Abarai misses with a hook.
Kersikov throws a hook but Abarai avoids it easily.
Abarai throws a leg kick but Kersikov moved away.
Abarai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kersikov.
Abarai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kersikov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kersikov throws a looping overhand right but Abarai ducks down to avoid it.
Kersikov checks the leg kick.
Kersikov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kersikov lands a leg kick that knocks Abarai off balance momentarily.
Abarai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kersikov is able to avoid easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abarai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov avoids the body shot from Abarai.
Abarai misses with a hook.
Abarai slips under a jab.
Abarai walks into a left hand.
Kersikov is looking to slow Abarai down with leg kicks.
Kersikov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Abarai throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abarai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Kersikov throws a hook but Abarai avoids it easily.
Abarai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kersikov.
Abarai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Abarai looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abarai. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kersikov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Abarai lands a glancing blow to the side of Kersikov's head.
Kersikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abarai misses with a looping left.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Abarai moved away.
Abarai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kersikov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abarai.
Abarai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Abarai misses the shot to the body.
Abarai swings for the body but Kersikov moves out of range.
Abarai misses with a low kick.
Kersikov looks to land a left hand but Abarai moved out of range nicely.
Abarai checks the leg kick.
Abarai takes one on the button.
Kersikov misses with a low kick as Abarai jumps back.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Abarai 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 Kersikov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kersikov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kersikov scoring well with a low kick there.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Abarai might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kersikov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov tries to land a leg kick but Abarai saw it coming and moves away.
Kersikov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kersikov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Abarai on the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kersikov. That's going to slow Abarai down.
Kersikov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good shot there by Kersikov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abarai checks the leg kick.
Abarai throws out a powerful jab.
Abarai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Abarai digs a good body shot into Kersikov's ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a good cross that connects.
Abarai lands a right hook to the body.
Abarai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kersikov.
Abarai misses with a low kick as Kersikov jumps back.
Abarai misses with a wild body shot.
Abarai backing away here, and Kersikov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Abarai scores with a nice strike.
A left lands for Abarai.
Kersikov checks a low kick from Abarai.
Abarai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kersikov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Abarai ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A shot to the body from Abarai misses
and Kersikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abarai misses with a looping left.
Abarai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kersikov motions for Abarai to come forward. Kersikov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov slips a straight right by Abarai.
Kersikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abarai.
Abarai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kersikov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Abarai scrambles back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Abarai.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kersikov 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 Abarai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Abarai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Abarai walks into a left hand.
Abarai misses with a lunging right hand
and Kersikov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Abarai throws a looping overhand right but Kersikov ducks down to avoid it.
Abarai misses with a hook. Kersikov ducked under it nicely.
Abarai just misses with a punch to the body.
Abarai tries to land a leg kick but Kersikov saw it coming and moves away.
Good work by Abarai as he checks the leg kick.
Abarai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kersikov! But no joy.
Dmitri Kersikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kersikov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abarai can pounce on him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dmitri Kersikov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab lands there for Kersikov.
Kersikov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kersikov is looking to score with low kicks.
Abarai misses with a leg kick.
Abarai throws a leg kick but Kersikov moved away.
Kersikov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kersikov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Abarai throws a looping overhand right but Kersikov ducks down to avoid it.
Abarai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Abarai moves out of range of the strikes.
Kersikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abarai.
Abarai staying out of range there.
Abarai scores with a nice right hand.
Abarai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kersikovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abarai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kersikov can pounce on him.
Kersikov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Abarai is out of range and Kersikov settles back down.
Abarai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Abarai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Abarai misses with a hook. Kersikov ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abarai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Kersikov flicks out a counter leg kick but Abarai steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kersikov checks a leg kick.
Abarai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kersikov.
Kersikov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Abarai misses with a leg kick.
Abarai cracks Kersikov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kersikov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abarai's sensitive parts.
Kersikov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kersikov misses with a hook. Abarai ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Kersikov misses.
Abarai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kersikov throws a solid leg kick but Abarai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kersikov.
Kersikov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Abarai tests Kersikov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abarai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abarai scores with a jab. Kersikov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abarai. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abarai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kersikov is out of range and Abarai settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kersikov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abarai misses with a shot to the body
and Kersikov counters with a straight right hand.
Kersikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abarai.
Abarai is looking to slow Kersikov down with leg kicks.
Kersikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abarai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kersikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abarai. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abarai checks a leg kick nicely.
Abarai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kersikov has time to react.
Abarai checks a low kick from Kersikov.
Abarai throws a hook but Kersikov avoids it easily.
Kersikov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Abarai's head backwards.
Abarai misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Abarai avoids it.
Abarai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Abarai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov throws a solid leg kick but Abarai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kersikov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Kersikov misses.
Abarai connects with a body shot that sends Kersikov's belly button to the back.
Good leg kick by Abarai.
Abarai thumps Kersikov with a low kick.
Abarai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big left from Kersikov misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Abarai. That snapped Kersikov's head back.
Abarai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Abarai tried to score with a low kick but Kersikov checks it.
Abarai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Abarai fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kersikov just manages to avoid it.
Abarai misses with an uppercut. Kersikov saw that one coming.
Kersikov loads up on a big right hand but Abarai slips the punch.
Abarai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kersikov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Abarai just misses with a punch to the body.
Abarai cracks Kersikov with an open hand slap.
Abarai moves away from the strike by Kersikov.
Abarai throws a leg kick but Kersikov checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Abarai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Abarai.
Abarai misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Kersikov misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abarai.
Abarai misses with a low kick.
Abarai throws a jab but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Kersikov throws out a counter right but Abarai avoids it with no problem.
Abarai tries to land a leg kick but Kersikov saw it coming and moves away.
Abarai slips under a jab.
Kersikov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slow jab from Abarai misses its intended target.
Kersikov connects with the punch.
Kersikov is looking to chop away at Abarai's legs.
Kersikov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abarai.
Abarai lands a jab.
Abarai looks to land a left hand but Kersikov moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kersikov! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Renji Abarai did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Abarai just misses with a punch to the body.
Abarai tries to score with a low kick but Kersikov moves his leg out of the way.
Kersikov misses with a looping right.
Abarai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kersikov is looking to score with low kicks.
Abarai lands a head shot.
Kersikov checks a low kick from Abarai.
Kersikov throws a front kick aimed at Abarai's knee but Abarai avoids it well.
Abarai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kersikov.
Kersikov lands the left hand.
Abarai scores with a sloppy right hand. Kersikov should have avoided that one.
Abarai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kersikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov moves away from the strike by Abarai.
Abarai throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Abarai just misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Abarai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Abarai walks into a left hand.
Kersikov scores with a sloppy right hand. Abarai should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abarai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abarai catches Kersikov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Abarai throws an off balance right hand
and Kersikov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kersikov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Abarai.
Abarai throws a solid leg kick but Kersikov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Abarai.
Kersikov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kersikov scores with a sloppy right hand. Abarai should have avoided that one.
Kersikov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Abarai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kersikov. That's going to slow Abarai down.
Abarai blocks a jab.
A jab from Abarai misses.
Abarai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kersikov.
Good leg kick by Abarai.
Kersikov scores with a nice head shot.
Abarai misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Abarai blocks the leg kick.
Kersikov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov slips under a jab.
Kersikov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kersikov missing with a left hand there. Abarai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abarai blocks a head kick by Kersikov.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kersikov checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick lands for Kersikov.
Abarai looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
Kersikov unleashes a big counter combination but Abarai bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kersikov.
Kersikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abarai lands with a straight right. Kersikov didn't see that one coming.
That kick from Kersikov tenderised Abarai's leg. Abarai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kersikov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Abarai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Abarai throws a leg kick but Kersikov moved away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abarai. That's going to slow Kersikov down.
Kersikov connects with a leg kick.
Kersikov scoring well with a low kick there.
Abarai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Abarai swings widly with a right hand
and Kersikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is looking to score with low kicks.
Kersikov connects with a crisp jab.
Abarai checks a leg kick nicely.
Abarai misses with an uppercut
and Kersikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kersikov lands an overhand right.
Kersikov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Abarai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abarai throws a front kick aimed at Kersikov's knee but Kersikov avoids it well.
Kersikov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A clash of legs there as Abarai blocks the low kick.
Kersikov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abarai misses with a leg kick
and Kersikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kersikov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Abarai.
Kersikov throws an overhand right that lands on Abarai's shoulder, as Abarai tries to avoid the shot.
Abarai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abarai backing away here, and Kersikov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Good shot there by Kersikov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Kersikov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abarai misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Abarai misses its intended target.
Kersikov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Abarai throws a hook but Kersikov avoids it easily.
Kersikov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kersikov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Abarai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A good leg kick by Abarai.
Kersikov throws out a loose jab but Abarai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Kersikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abarai.
Kersikov wants to land a leg kick but Abarai is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Abarai misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a hook but Abarai avoids it easily.
Kersikov throws a lazy right hand but Abarai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abarai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitri Kersikov dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kersikov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Abarai is out of range.
Abarai lands a nice shot that snaps Kersikov's head back.
Kersikov looks to throw the jab but Abarai is out of range.
Kersikov looks to land a combination but Abarai avoids it well.
Kersikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Abarai.
Kersikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abarai.
Abarai thuds his right hand into Kersikov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A bone on bone clash there as Abarai blocks the leg kick.
Abarai connects with a leg kick.
Abarai tries to score with a low kick but Kersikov moves his leg out of the way.
Kersikov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Abarai's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abarai. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abarai throws a low kick, looking for Kersikov's leg but Kersikov calmly moves out of range.
Kersikov works the jab nicely.
Kersikov tried to score with a low kick but Abarai checks it.
Kersikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kersikov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Abarai 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 Kersikov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kersikov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abarai throws a lazy right hand but Kersikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A clash of legs there as Kersikov blocks the low kick.
Kersikov staying out of range there.
Kersikov wants to land a leg kick but Abarai is out of range.
Abarai checks a leg kick.
Kersikov connects with a solid leg kick.
Kersikov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Abarai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kersikov. That did some damage!
Abarai misses with a body punch
letting Kersikov counter with a right hand.
Abarai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Abarai misses.
Kersikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Abarai.
Kersikov moves out of range as Abarai strikes.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abarai needs to keep his hands up - Kersikov had a free shot at his head there.
Renji Abarai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abarai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Abarai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Abarai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov misses with a straight right.
Kersikov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abarai throws a lazy uppercut
and Kersikov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Abarai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kersikov doesn't seem bothered though.
A clash of legs there as Kersikov blocks the low kick.
A cross from Kersikov lands.
Kersikov misses with a hook. Abarai ducked under it nicely.
Abarai takes a swing at Kersikov's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Kersikov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kersikov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Abarai misses with an uppercut
and Kersikov counters with a leg kick.
Kersikov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Abarai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kersikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Abarai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Kersikov.
Abarai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kersikov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Abarai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good shot there by Kersikov.
A good leg kick by Kersikov.
A swing and a miss from Abarai.
Abarai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kersikov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kersikov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Abarai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kersikov lunges at Abarai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Abarai's hand.
Kersikov tries a low kick but Abarai avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Abarai throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
A slow jab from Abarai misses its intended target.
Abarai lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abarai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Abarai connects with a single shot there.
Abarai throws a leg kick
and Kersikov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kersikov checks a leg kick.
A jab from Kersikov does it's job there.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Abarai throws an overhand right that lands on Kersikov's shoulder, as Kersikov tries to avoid the shot.
Abarai staying out of range there.
Abarai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kersikov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Abarai.
Abarai throws a lazy uppercut
and Abarai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kersikov throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abarai missing with a left hand there. Kersikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abarai throws a right hand that misses
and Kersikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kersikov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Abarai throws a low kick but Kersikov moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dmitri Kersikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kersikov 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 46:49
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 46:49
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dmitri Kersikov!
Dmitri Kersikov is the new featherweight champion!
Dmitri Kersikov 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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