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WFC 5: Oprescu vs Mokaev PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between OJ The Juice (ranked 4516 p4p, 4616 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 551 p4p, 558 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, OJ The Juice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from The Juice as Daniels shoots in.
Daniels lands a nice hook to The Juice's body. The Juice takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Daniels takes the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Daniels.
Daniels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Daniels.
Jack Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daniels takes one to the side of the head.
The Juice with a hook.
The Juice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Juice tries to keep at a distance but Daniels has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Juice jumps guard but Daniels stands there with The Juice around his waist. The Juice gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The Juice tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Daniels smiles and moves away.
Daniels decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The Juice looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The Juice looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The Juice is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Juice looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniels thows a huge punch but The Juice dodges it nicely.
Daniels wants to get back to his feet.
The Juice is trying to control but can't.
Daniels not doing much here.
Daniels stops The Juice from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Juice looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Daniels tries to pass to full mount but The Juice defends it.
The Juice looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Daniels missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Daniels is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four 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.
Daniels is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The Juice looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The Juice is pressing down on Daniels's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Daniels dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Daniels was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Daniels working the ground and pound.
Daniels happy to just control the position for now.
Let's hope that Daniels has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The Juice can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, The Juice has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Daniels but great work by The Juice.
Daniels struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Juice tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no The Juice has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The Juice has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Daniels is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. The Juice yanks on the arm and Daniels is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by The Juice.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). OJ The Juice!
OJ The Juice 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Chalamthong Sitsongrit (ranked 4885 p4p, 5813 weight class) and Ty Little (ranked 482 p4p, 519 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chalamthong Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ty Little!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little throws a good cross that connects.
Little scoring well with a low kick there.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Little.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses.
Sitsongrit clobbers Little with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
Little stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Little thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away.
Little throws a combination that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Little scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Little swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sitsongrit counters with a good low kick that Little was not able to check.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Little slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Little looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Little. Those never looked like landing.
Little looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit with a jab.
Ty Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Little throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Little pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Little steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sitsongrit. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Little misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Little throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Little throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sitsongrit.
Little uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Little throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Little avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Little managing to block the knees to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Little looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sitsongrit tries to land knees in the clinch but Little avoids the damage to the body.
Little wants to get back to striking at distance but Sitsongrit won't allow it.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Little tries to break free but Sitsongrit pushes him back against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little has had enough of the clinch but Sitsongrit keeps him there for the moment.
Sitsongrit trying to land knees to the body.
Little wants to get back to striking at distance but Sitsongrit won't allow it.
Good body shot from Sitsongrit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sitsongrit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Little avoids it.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Little controls his hands.
Sitsongrit throws a knee to the head but misses.
Little on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Little.
Sitsongrit pushes off an throws an elbow but Little leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Little is defending well for now.
Little has had enough of the clinch but Sitsongrit keeps him there for the moment.
Sitsongrit misses with an elbow over the top.
Sitsongrit tries to land knees in the clinch but Little avoids the damage to the body.
Sitsongrit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Little.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Little working hard to break the clinch.
Little wants to break free but Sitsongrit has control.
Little is looking to break free of the clinch but Sitsongrit has double underhooks.
Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Little blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit throws an elbow that misses.
Little blocks an elbow strike from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit gets through Little's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Little.
Little wants to get back to striking at distance but Sitsongrit won't allow it.
Little blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Little is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Little is trying to push Sitsongrit away but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit pushes Little away with a front kick.
Little ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Little 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.
Little fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Little fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Little finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Little throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Little looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Little.
Sitsongrit thumps Little with a low kick.
Sitsongrit thuds his shin into the meat of Little's side.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Little manages to avoid it.
Little bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sitsongrit's head backwards.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Little digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
No joy there for Little, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chalamthong Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Little ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sitsongrit!
Little jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Little tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Little throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Little. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Little misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice cross by Little.
Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Little misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ty Little seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
Little clobbers Sitsongrit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Little waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Little moved away.
Little is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. Little takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Little.
Little with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Little can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to move into range but Little moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Little does a little dance to reset his feet.
Little pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand right.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy head kick and Little moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Little misses.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Little misses the jab.
Sitsongrit instigates a clinch.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Little controls the action.
Little avoids the elbow strike from Sitsongrit, against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Little backwards.
Little has had enough of the clinch but Sitsongrit keeps him there for the moment.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit tries to land knees in the clinch but Little avoids the damage to the body.
Little has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sitsongrit seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Little can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Sitsongrit.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
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!
Sitsongrit prevents Little from breaking the clinch.
Sitsongrit missing with knees to the body.
Little avoids the elbow strike from Sitsongrit, against the cage.
Little blocks the elbow strike.
Little throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sitsongrit throws an elbow but misses.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Little's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Little is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sitsongrit trying to land knees to the body.
Little wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with an elbow strike.
Little can't break the clinch.
Little blocks an elbow strike from Sitsongrit.
Little tries to circle away but Sitsongrit has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Little can't break the clinch.
Little on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sitsongrit throws an elbow but misses.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit pushes off an throws an elbow but Little leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sitsongrit pushes off an throws an elbow but Little leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sitsongrit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Little's head but Little sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Little throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Little off balance momentarily.
Little throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Little misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Little will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As Little backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Little's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little throws a low kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Little takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Little connects with a crisp jab.
Little will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sitsongrit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Little cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big right from Little misses.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Little just manages to avoid it.
Little uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Little misses with a looping right.
Nice jab there from Little.
Little throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Little shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sitsongrit as he avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Little on the side of the head.
Little pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sitsongrit back to the cage. Little follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chalamthong Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Little lands an overhand right.
Little misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Little tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Little misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit thows a body kick. Little tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Little doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit thumps Little with a low kick.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Little throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sitsongrit scores with a push kick.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Little lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Little misses.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Little is out of range.
Little has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sitsongrit.
Little misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Little. Those never looked like landing.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
A big left from Little misses.
Little misses with a hook.
Little throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit takes the fight into the clinch.
Little is trying to push Sitsongrit away but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Little is trying to break the clinch but Sitsongrit is controlling him.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chalamthong Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Little can't break the clinch.
Sitsongrit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Little looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but Little avoided it.
Sitsongrit cracks Little with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Little misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a body kick that stops Little in his tracks momentarily.
Little fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sitsongrit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Little on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Little.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Little cracks Sitsongrit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Little lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitsongrit circles away quickly and effectively.
Sitsongrit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit instigates a clinch.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Little throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Little misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Little scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Sitsongrit coming out on top.
Little's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Little doesn't seem phased though.
Sitsongrit clinches up with Little and pushes him back against the cage.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Little dodges an elbow strike from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
 It looks like Ty Little has been cut.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Little backwards.
Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
Little chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Little lands a body shot.
Little with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A cross from Sitsongrit lands.
Little swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sitsongrit counters with an outside leg kick.
Little misses with a series of wild punches.
Little takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Little has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Little there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sitsongrit thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Little if he has to take too many more of those.
Little 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.
Little takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sitsongrit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Little takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sitsongrit connects with a right hand. Little shakes it off.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Little's leg. Little is trying to keep his angry face on.
A telegraphed right hand from Little misses the target.
Little missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Little has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Little strikes.
Sitsongrit half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ty Little has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Little 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.
Little throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chalamthong Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Little misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chalamthong Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sitsongrit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chalamthong Sitsongrit!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 5858 p4p, 5077 weight class) and Benson Johnson (ranked 540 p4p, 501 weight class). John Smith has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Benson Johnson !
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith instigates a clinch.
A short right from Smith.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson looking to stall.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith avoids the head kick by Johnson .
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Johnson has eaten all the pies!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Smith is fighting off a takedown attempt but Johnson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Smith to the mat. Smith regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet here but Johnson is keeping cool and he's managed to take Smith's back.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet but Johnson has full control of the position and if anything, Smith has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Smith trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Smith manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith manages to break the clinch.
John Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Benson Johnson has been cut.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benson Johnson .
Johnson looks winded!
Smith drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Johnson is trying to drag Smith to the mat but Smith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Johnson .
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson , pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Smith gets through Johnson 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson , pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson 's efforts to push away.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Smith.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Smith gets a clinch.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benson Johnson 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
 Johnson is rocked!
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith dips a shoulder and cracks Johnson with a mighty uppercut! Johnson falls back against the cage and Smith unloads with a barrage of strikes! Johnson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Smith screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Smith!
John Smith 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 Ibragim Ibragimov (ranked 4555 p4p, 5737 weight class) and Umar Kurbanov (ranked 390 p4p, 446 weight class). Umar Kurbanov 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ibragim Ibragimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Umar Kurbanov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurbanov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kurbanov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kurbanov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ibragimov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kurbanov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ibragimov lands a couple of digs.
Kurbanov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kurbanov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibragimov works over Kurbanov with some ground and pound from guard.
Ibragimov chips away with some ground and pound.
Ibragimov stands up over Kurbanov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ibragimov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kurbanov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibragimov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kurbanov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ibragimov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ibragimov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ibragimov trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurbanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ibragimov is in close to Kurbanov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ibragimov throws a big right hand that misses.
Kurbanov has Ibragimov pulled in close to control his posture.
Ibragimov chips away with some ground and pound.
Ibragimov throwing strikes from guard but Kurbanov blocks nicely.
Ibragimov throws a big elbow that misses.
Ibragimov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ibragimov connects with a couple of short punches.
Ibragimov postures up and lands a big shot to Kurbanov's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibragimov working some strikes from top position.
Ibragimov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ibragimov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ibragimov forces his way into half guard.
Kurbanov looks winded!
Ibragimov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kurbanov has hold of Ibragimov's hands but Ibragimov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ibragimov lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ground and pound from Ibragimov.
Ibragimov drops an elbow to the side of Kurbanov's head.
Ibragimov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kurbanov is rocked!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ibragimov lands a nice short elbow.
Kurbanov is still in real trouble! Can Ibragimov finish him?
Ibragimov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ibragimov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ibragimov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kurbanov keeps working.
Kurbanov seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibragimov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ibragimov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ibragimov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ibragimov is trying to control the action in half guard but Kurbanov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ibragimov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kurbanov has hold of Ibragimov's hands but Ibragimov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ibragimov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ibragimov winds up and cracks Kurbanov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ibragimov working Kurbanov over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ibragimov lands a nice short elbow.
Ibragimov 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.
Ibragimov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ibragimov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ibragimov connects with a nice short shot to Kurbanov's temple.
Ibragimov is looking to take a break and control but Kurbanov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibragimov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibragimov lands a big elbow - Kurbanov is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Ibragimov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ibragim Ibragimov!
In his post fight interview, Ibragim Ibragimov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Pereira (ranked 5571 p4p, 5909 weight class) and Marcelo Molina (ranked 247 p4p, 251 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcelo Molina!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molina rushes Pereira and presses him up against the cage.
Pereira breaks the clinch.
Molina is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Molina sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A head kick misses from Pereira.
Pereira really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Molina closes the distance and pushes Pereira back into the cage.
Pereira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Molina fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pereira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Molina sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pereira keeps the fight on the outside.
We've been told by Pereira's head coaches at Besta-Fera Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Molina looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Molina clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molina wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pereira manages to break the clinch.
Pereira will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marcelo Molina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Molina clinches with his opponent.
Pereira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molina fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pereira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Molina has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pereira throws a punch but it's blocked by Molina.
Pereira swings wildly with an uppercut but Molina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pereira breaks the clinch.
Molina gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pereira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Molina moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Molina clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Molina.
Pereira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Molina tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pereira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Molina clinches with his opponent.
Pereira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Molina has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Molina pushes Pereira up against the cage in a clinch.
Pereira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Molina moves into the clinch successfully.
Pereira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pereira cracks Molina with a good jab.
Pereira lands with a kick to the ribs.
Molina moves into range and clinches up with Pereira.
Pereira manages to break the clinch.
Pereira throws a jab when Molina was well out of range.
A good leg kick by Pereira.
Molina tries to close the distance and clinch but Pereira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Molina moves into the clinch successfully.
Molina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pereira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Molina manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A body shot lands from Pereira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Molina clinches up with Pereira and pushes him back against the cage.
Pereira manages to break the clinch.
Molina moves in looking to clinch but Pereira pushes him off.
Molina is looking to clinch.
Pereira tries a head kick but it misses.
Molina closes the distance and clinches.
Pereira is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pereira breaks the clinch.
Molina moves into the clinch.
Pereira breaks from the clinch.
Molina doesn't manage to clinch there - Pereira circles away.
Molina tries to clinch but Pereira moves out of range.
Pereira throws a quick counter kick to the body but Molina avoids it.
Molina gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Molina is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Molina has had enough of the clinch but Pereira keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira keeps control of Molina as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Molina is trying to break free.
Molina is trying to break the clinch but Pereira is controlling him.
Molina wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pereira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pereira gets tackled into the cage by Molina. Molina maintains the clinch.
Pereira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Molina tries to close the distance and clinch but Pereira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pereira jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Molina has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira working aggressively here.
Molina wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pereira manages to break the clinch.
Molina instigates a clinch.
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 Carlos Pereira will probably get the nod.
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.
Molina moves into the clinch.
Pereira dodges an elbow strike from Molina.
Pereira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Molina doesn't manage to clinch there - Pereira circles away.
Molina fails with an attempt to clinch.
Molina pushes Pereira up against the cage in a clinch.
Pereira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pereira 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.
Pereira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pereira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Molina uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pereira.
Carlos Pereira is winning the standup battle so far.
Pereira feints a jab promting Molina to slip. Pereira then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Molina slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Molina clinches up with Pereira and pushes him back against the cage.
Molina tries to circle away but Pereira has him pinned against the cage.
Molina just leaning against Pereira, taking a breather.
Marcelo Molina seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Molina wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pereira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molina closes the distance and pushes Pereira back into the cage.
Pereira breaks the clinch.
Marcelo Molina is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Molina takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Molina moves into range and clinches up with Pereira.
Molina looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pereira keeps control of Molina as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Molina is trying to force a seperation but Pereira has the dominant position.
Pereira manages to break the clinch.
Molina tries to clinch but Pereira is having none of it.
Molina ducks right into an uppercut from Pereira.
The fight stays on the outside here - Molina looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Molina moves into the clinch.
Molina has had enough of the clinch but Pereira keeps him there for the moment.
Pereira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pereira cracks a nice hook into Molina's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pereira pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pereira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Molina has closed the distance and engaged Pereira in a clinch.
Pereira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pereira misses with the combination.
Molina forces Pereira back against the cage and clinches.
Pereira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Molina closes the distance and clinches.
Pereira breaks from the clinch.
Molina gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Molina pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Molina can't find room to land a body shot as Pereira controls the action.
Molina has had enough of the clinch but Pereira keeps him there for the moment.
Molina has had enough of the clinch but Pereira keeps him there for the moment.
Molina is looking to break free of the clinch but Pereira has double underhooks.
Molina looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pereira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Molina fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pereira, pushing him back against the cage.
Molina misses with a knee strike.
Pereira swings wildly with an uppercut but Molina uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molina manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Molina wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pereira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pereira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pereira misses with the combination.
Molina slips under a jab from Pereira.
Molina moves into the clinch successfully.
Pereira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira misses with a punch on the inside.
Molina scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pereira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Molina clinches up against the cage.
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 Carlos Pereira will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Molina moves into the clinch successfully.
Pereira breaks the clinch.
Molina closes the distance and clinches.
Pereira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Molina closes the distance and clinches.
Pereira breaks from the clinch.
Molina fails with an attempt to clinch.
Molina has Pereira up against the cage in a clinch.
Molina wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pereira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Molina tries to clinch but Pereira is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molina fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses.
Pereira swats away the attempt to clinch by Molina.
Pereira lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pereira is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pereira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira keeps the fight on the outside.
Molina tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pereira counters with a nice uppercut.
Molina ducks under a wild hook from Pereira.
Molina blocks a head kick by Pereira.
Molina clinches with his opponent.
Pereira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pereira blocks a body shot from Molina.
Molina blocking some punches.
Pereira breaks from the clinch.
Molina closes the distance and pushes Pereira back into the cage.
Molina leaning against his opponent.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Molina's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pereira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molina pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pereira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Molina tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pereira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good standup being displayed there by Pereira as he connects with a hook.
Molina checks a low kick from Pereira.
Molina fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pereira, pushing him back against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Molina breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Molina tries to clinch but Pereira is having none of it.
Crunch! Pereira slams his shin into Molina's torso.
The fight stays on the outside here - Molina looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pereira throws a quick counter kick to the body but Molina avoids it.
Molina moves out of range as Pereira throws a body kick.
Pereira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Molina tries to clinch there but Pereira circles away.
Pereira throws a counter high kick but Molina was just alert enough to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira gets tackled into the cage by Molina. Molina maintains the clinch.
Pereira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Molina tries to clinch there but Pereira circles away.
Molina tries to clinch up.
Pereira is looking to counter punch.
Molina fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pereira, pushing him back against the cage.
Pereira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Molina's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pereira connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Molina scrambles back to his feet.
Pereira is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pereira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pereira half committed to a counter leg kick.
Molina has closed the distance and engaged Pereira in a clinch.
Molina wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Molina is trying to break the clinch but Pereira is controlling him.
Pereira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pereira throws a body punch but Molina moves out of range.
Molina tries to clinch up.
Molina uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pereira.
Molina takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molina scores with a shoulder strike.
Pereira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Molina tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Molina has managed to clinch.
Pereira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pereira manages to break the clinch.
Molina gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carlos Pereira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Molina tries a body shot but Pereira blocks it.
Pereira tries to work over Molina's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Molina takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Molina creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marcelo Molina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Molina tries to work over Pereira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcelo Molina.
I think Pereira 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Marcelo Molina!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Thomas (ranked 4604 p4p, 4539 weight class) and Volodimir Kovalenko (ranked 461 p4p, 553 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Volodimir Kovalenko!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalenko lands a jab to Thomas's midsection.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kovalenko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kovalenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thomas doesn't seem bothered though.
Kovalenko digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Kovalenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas shoots in but Kovalenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kovalenko tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thomas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kovalenko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kovalenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thomas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kovalenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kovalenko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kovalenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalenko lands the left hand.
Thomas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Kovalenko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kovalenko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thomas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kovalenko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kovalenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thomas doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice shot lands for Kovalenko.
Thomas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice shot lands for Kovalenko.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Nice straight punches there by Kovalenko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kovalenko.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kovalenko scores with a jab to the body.
Volodimir Kovalenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kovalenko lands with a nice body punch.
A punch lands to the side of Thomas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kovalenko lands a right hook to the body.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko with a hook.
A cross from Kovalenko lands.
Kovalenko lands with a cross.
 Thomas is rocked!
Kovalenko lands the left hand.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kovalenko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kovalenko but Kovalenko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kovalenko connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Thomas tumbling to the canvas! Kovalenko pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Thomas was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Volodimir Kovalenko!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Heredia (ranked 4484 p4p, 4727 weight class) and Michael Paul (ranked 449 p4p, 475 weight class). Heredia kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Moncho Chavea, Deikirisy Escopeta. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roberto Heredia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Paul!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heredia lands with an uppercut that bounces Paul off the cage and back into range.
Paul takes a jab right on the kisser.
Heredia lands a nice shot that snaps Paul's head back.
Roberto Heredia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paul takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Paul closes this distance looking for a takedown but Heredia circles away.
Heredia slaps away a takedown attempt from Paul, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Heredia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heredia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paul forces Heredia back against the cage and clinches.
Heredia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paul blocking some punches.
Paul pulls guard successfully.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heredia wanted to stand there but Paul had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paul controlling Heredia's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Paul has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Heredia is looking to stand up but Paul won't let him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Paul is pulling down on Heredia's head. It's preventing any offense from Heredia, at least for the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Heredia is looking to clinch but Paul is avoiding it.
Heredia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Heredia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paul.
Paul steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Heredia.
Paul rushes Heredia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Heredia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Paul.
A head punch on the inside from Heredia fails to land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Paul takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Paul has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Heredia is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Roberto Heredia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Paul.
Paul prevents a body shot from Heredia.
Heredia has a couple of punches blocked by Paul.
Heredia misses with a punch to the body.
Paul is working for takedown but Heredia is calmly controlling the position for now.
Heredia working aggressively here.
Heredia misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul pulls guard successfully.
Heredia wants to stand and escape but instead Paul has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Paul looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Heredia wants to get back to his feet but Paul is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul stays in close to Heredia's body and controls the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Paul takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heredia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heredia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paul changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Paul closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Heredia dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Paul walks into a left hand.
Paul tries to score a power double leg takedown but Heredia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Paul somewhat.
Paul closes the distance and clinches up with Heredia, looking for a takedown. Paul pushes Heredia against the cage but Heredia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Heredia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paul slips under a jab from Heredia.
Heredia throws a hook to the side of Paul's head but Paul sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paul drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Heredia defends it well.
Paul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paul wants to counter with a clinch but Heredia pushes him away.
Heredia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Heredia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Heredia - just one landing.
Paul with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Heredia to score with a decent uppercut.
Paul misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heredia cracks Paul with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heredia swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Paul counters by moving into the clinch.
Heredia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heredia struggles to land a body shot inside as Paul controls his hands.
Paul breaks from the clinch.
Roberto Heredia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heredia lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Paul slips a jab from Heredia.
Paul tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Heredia swivels and escapes.
Roberto Heredia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Paul.
Heredia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heredia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paul has time to react.
Paul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paul shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Heredia as he jumps to the side.
Heredia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Paul.
Paul is breathing heavily.
Heredia works Paul's body with a nice hook.
Paul instigates a clinch.
Heredia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paul can do to turn this around?
Heredia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paul's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heredia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heredia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heredia connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paul misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paul circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paul on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Heredia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Paul avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Paul was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Heredia throws a big shot that misses.
Heredia scores with a three punch combo!
Heredia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heredia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paul moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paul tries to counter by closing the distance.
Heredia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Heredia leaves Paul with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Heredia jabs Paul right on the nose. Paul blinks but takes it well.
Heredia works Paul's body with a nice hook.
Heredia jabs Paul to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Paul throws a sloppy head kick and Heredia moves out of range easily.
Heredia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Heredia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heredia lands an overhand right.
Roberto Heredia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heredia lands an overhand right.
Paul tries to score a power double leg takedown but Heredia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Paul somewhat.
Heredia jabs Paul to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heredia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paul.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paul avoids the body shot from Heredia.
Heredia tries to clinch up.
Paul takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Paul rushes Heredia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Heredia is trying to stall.
Heredia tries to throw a body punch but Paul avoids it by throwing Heredia back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Paul stalling against the cage.
Heredia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paul's elbow.
Paul has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Paul manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Heredia dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Paul tries to land a leg kick but Heredia saw it coming and moves away.
Paul gets a clinch.
Paul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heredia swinging wildly here.
Paul misses with a takedown attempt
and Heredia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heredia misses with the combination.
Heredia misses with a two punch combination.
Heredia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paul slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heredia is looking to clinch.
A nice combination there by Heredia.
Heredia throws a body shot but no joy.
Heredia takes a swing at Paul's ribcage but misses.
Heredia throws a jab when Paul was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul looks to land a combination but Heredia avoids it well.
Paul takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Paul works on Heredia's body with a couple of short punches.
Heredia tries to throw a body punch but Paul avoids it by throwing Heredia back against the cage.
Heredia misses with some punches.
Paul pulls guard effortlessly.
Heredia wants to stand and escape but instead Paul has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Heredia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Paul works over Heredia with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul prevents Heredia from getting back to his feet.
Heredia is looking to stand back up but Paul counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Heredia.
Paul 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.
Paul is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Heredia tries to kick Paul off in order to stand up. Paul Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Heredia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Paul on the ground.
Heredia tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Heredia's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Paul throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Heredia because Paul loaded up on that one.
Heredia trying desperately to get to his feet.
Heredia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heredia tries to buck Paul off but Paul takes his back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paul missing with punches from the back.
Paul is looking for the choke from the back position but Heredia is controlling his hands well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Paul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Heredia 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Heredia!
Roberto Heredia made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Bueno pues ya emos ganao, aora viene lo bueno, BOOM. Fiesta, asta el domingo! BOOM Y voi a cojer un par de requetonas, y las voi a partir las bragas. BOOM'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zan Gadeno (ranked 4054 p4p, 5442 weight class) and Francisco Bustamante (ranked 216 p4p, 242 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zan Gadeno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francisco Bustamante!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gadeno shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bustamante as he jumps to the side.
Bustamante stuffs the takedown attempt from Gadeno. Gadeno gets slowly back to his feet.
Gadeno gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gadeno is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bustamante wants to get back to striking at distance but Gadeno won't allow it.
Gadeno goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bustamante prevents it.
Bustamante looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zan Gadeno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gadeno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bustamante misses with a takedown attempt - Gadeno sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like Gadeno was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gadeno works over Bustamante's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gadeno blocks a head kick by Bustamante.
Bustamante gets a clinch.
Gadeno wants a takedown.
Bustamante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bustamante misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gadeno paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bustamante slips a jab from Gadeno.
Bustamante feints the counter takedown.
Bustamante is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gadeno's half guard.
Bustamante not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gadeno wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante controlling the pace.
Gadeno is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bustamante jumps into side control!
Bustamante postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gadeno manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gadeno is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bustamante wants to improve his position but Gadeno is controlling well.
Bustamante keeping control of the position.
Bustamante wants to control but Gadeno is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bustamante gets back to full guard.
Gadeno looking to sit in guard and control but Bustamante gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bustamante is looking to pass into half guard but Gadeno pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gadeno is in guard.
Gadeno won't allow Bustamante to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante 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.
Bustamante wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Let's hope that Bustamante has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gadeno lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bustamante seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gadeno looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zan Gadeno will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bustamante will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gadeno tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bustamante manages to circle out of the way.
Gadeno dives in and scores a takedown into Bustamante's guard.
Bustamante wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Gadeno manages to pass to side control.
Gadeno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bustamante can do to turn this around?
Nice strikes from Gadeno there.
Bustamante is pressing down on Gadeno's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gadeno accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gadeno stops Bustamante from standing up.
Gadeno trying to control but Bustamante is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bustamante controlling Gadeno's posture.
Bustamante keeping moving, preventing Gadeno from controlling successfully.
Gadeno is really struggling to control Bustamante but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gadeno will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bustamante has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
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.
Gadeno wants to control from the top but Bustamante keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bustamante instigates a clinch.
Bustamante stalling.
Gadeno jumps guard but Bustamante stands there with Gadeno around his waist. Gadeno gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bustamante wants to get back to striking at distance but Gadeno won't allow it.
Gadeno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante shoots in looking for a takedown. Gadeno tries to sprawl out of it but Bustamante keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gadeno manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bustamante defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gadeno.
Bustamante gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bustamante decides to pull guard.
Gadeno would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bustamante holds on and takes a little breather.
Bustamante preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gadeno preventing the sweep.
Bustamante utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bustamante is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gadeno is aware though and is defending well.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bustamante has control of Gadeno's left arm, preventing Gadeno from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gadeno misses with a takedown attempt - Bustamante sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zan Gadeno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bustamante moves into range and clinches up with Gadeno.
Bustamante throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Bustamante showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bustamante tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gadeno defends well and Bustamante ends up having to push Gadeno into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bustamante shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gadeno but Gadeno pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bustamante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bustamante shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gadeno as he jumps to the side.
Zan Gadeno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francisco Bustamante.
Gadeno gets a double leg takedown into Bustamante's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bustamante keeping full guard, as Gadeno tries to pass.
Gadeno wants to control from the top but Bustamante keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gadeno is fighting to break Bustamante's control of his arms but Bustamante is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bustamante keeping moving, preventing Gadeno from controlling successfully.
Bustamante pulls Gadeno in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gadeno really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gadeno darts in looking for a takedown but Bustamante gets double underhooks and turns Gadeno into the cage.
Bustamante pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bustamante looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gadeno is fending him off so far but Bustamante persists. Nope, Gadeno circles away and we're back to standing.
Gadeno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bustamante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bustamante will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gadeno goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bustamante shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gadeno sprawls well. Gadeno wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bustamante gets slowly back to his feet.
Gadeno half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bustamante has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gadeno avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck for Bustamante with that takedown attempt.
Bustamante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gadeno drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gadeno trying to control the position from guard on top but Bustamante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gadeno manages to get himself to full guard.
Bustamante is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gadeno is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bustamante defends well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bustamante sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zan Gadeno showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gadeno 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zan Gadeno!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdulrashid Sadulaev (ranked 4554 p4p, 3232 weight class) and Frank Edwards (ranked 554 p4p, 438 weight class). Sadulaev comes to the cage accompanied by Habat Reyah. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abdulrashid Sadulaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Edwards!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadulaev scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Edwards is trying to escape back to his feet but Sadulaev uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Edwards wants to control but Sadulaev postures up.
Edwards takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd goes nuts as Sadulaev knocks Edwards out cold with a massive hammerfist! Sadulaev Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Abdulrashid Sadulaev!
Abdulrashid Sadulaev bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Silviu Panadero (ranked 5385 p4p, 5378 weight class) and Islam Mokaev (ranked 564 p4p, 563 weight class). Silviu Panadero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Silviu Panadero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Islam Mokaev!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mokaev moves into range and clinches up with Panadero.
Panadero manages to pull guard.
Mokaev throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Panadero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Panadero had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mokaev defends it easily.
Panadero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mokaev drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mokaev jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mokaev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Panadero working for a triangle but Mokaev defends it easily.
Mokaev trying to control but Panadero is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mokaev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Panadero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mokaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Panadero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Panadero had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mokaev defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panadero is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mokaev defends well.
Mokaev advances position into side control!
Mokaev working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mokaev wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Panadero, who protects the arm well.
Mokaev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mokaev trying to control the position but Panadero is working away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Panadero is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mokaev thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mokaev has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Panadero!
Mokaev has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Panadero is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Islam Mokaev!
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