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HFC Fight Night 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asanoyama Hideki (ranked 24255 p4p, 24457 weight class) and Mikael Olofsson (ranked 552 p4p, 545 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asanoyama Hideki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikael Olofsson!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olofsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Olofsson thuds his right hand into Hideki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Olofsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hideki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hideki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Olofsson.
Hideki throws a counter high kick but Olofsson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Olofsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hideki looks to land a left hand but Olofsson moved out of range nicely.
Good shot there by Olofsson.
Olofsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Hideki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Olofsson throws an overhand right that lands on Hideki's shoulder, as Hideki tries to avoid the shot.
Olofsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Hideki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hideki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olofsson.
Olofsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hideki.
Sloppy strikes from Olofsson. Those never looked like landing.
Hideki tries to move into range but Olofsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Olofsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big left from Hideki misses.
Hideki slips under a jab.
Mikael Olofsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olofsson throws a hook but Hideki avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki defending well as Olofsson loads up on a big left hand.
Hideki misses the body punch
and Olofsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Hideki dodges the punch combination from Olofsson.
Hideki is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Olofsson.
Olofsson throws an overhand right that lands on Hideki's shoulder, as Hideki tries to avoid the shot.
Hideki moves forwards but Olofsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Olofsson connects with a nice looking jab.
A slow jab from Olofsson misses its intended target.
Hideki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hideki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Olofsson throws a hook but Hideki blocks it.
Hideki drops his hands momentarily and Olofsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A swing and a miss from Hideki.
Olofsson 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.
Hideki tries to clinch up but Olofsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Hideki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
Olofsson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Olofsson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hideki had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mikael Olofsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Olofsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hideki.
Olofsson throws a one two combo.
Hideki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hideki slips a jab from Olofsson.
Olofsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Olofsson misses.
Olofsson throws a nice looking combination but Hideki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hideki throwing a counter right hand but Olofsson manages to avoid it.
Olofsson misses with a hook.
Hideki half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hideki blocks a jab.
Olofsson throws a hook to the side of Hideki's head but Hideki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Olofsson throws an overhand right that lands on Hideki's shoulder, as Hideki tries to avoid the shot.
Hideki was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hideki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hideki definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hideki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Olofsson dips to his left and cracks Hideki with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Olofsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hideki throws a lazy uppercut
and Olofsson counters with a three punch combo that has Hideki backing up. Hideki nods at Olofsson to acknowledge the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Olofsson there.
Olofsson throws a hook to the side of Hideki's head but Hideki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Olofsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Hideki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Olofsson misses with a wild combination.
Hideki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Olofsson sprawls well. Olofsson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hideki gets slowly back to his feet.
Olofsson lands a jab to the head.
Olofsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hideki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hideki looks to land a left hand but Olofsson moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki tries to close the distance and clinch but Olofsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hideki wants to clinch up but Olofsson keeps it at a distance.
Olofsson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hideki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Olofsson stuffs the takedown.
Hideki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Olofsson throws a hook but Hideki avoids it easily.
Hideki tries to close the distance and clinch but Olofsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hideki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Olofsson throws out the jab.
Olofsson throws a looping overhand right but Hideki ducks down to avoid it.
Hideki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Olofsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Olofsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hideki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olofsson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olofsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hideki.
Olofsson looks to land a right hand but Hideki moved out of range.
Olofsson misses with a few strikes there.
Olofsson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hideki ducks under a wild hook from Olofsson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Olofsson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hideki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hideki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Olofsson.
Hideki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Olofsson defends it nicely.
Olofsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Olofsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hideki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Olofsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Hideki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hideki has Olofsson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Olofsson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hideki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olofsson misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hideki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Olofsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Hideki.
Olofsson slips a jab from Hideki.
It seemed like Olofsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Olofsson checks it well.
Hideki moves away from the strike by Olofsson.
Hideki throws a body shot but no joy.
Olofsson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hideki back to the cage. Olofsson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hideki walks into a jab.
Olofsson catches Hideki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hideki misses with an uppercut.
Olofsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hideki slips under a jab from Olofsson.
Hideki tries to land a leg kick but Olofsson saw it coming and moves away.
A slow jab from Olofsson misses its intended target.
Olofsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Olofsson cracks Hideki with a good jab.
Olofsson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olofsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Hideki should have avoided that one.
Olofsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hideki.
Hideki throws a hook but Olofsson avoids it easily.
Olofsson swings widly with a right hand
and Hideki counters with a left to the body.
Hideki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olofsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hideki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hideki shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Asanoyama Hideki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Hideki.
Hideki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Olofsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Hideki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice shot by Olofsson.
Olofsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Hideki's head.
Jab from Olofsson.
Hideki just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Hideki misses.
Hideki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Olofsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Olofsson misses with the combination.
Hideki moves out of range of the strikes.
Olofsson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Olofsson. Those never looked like landing.
Olofsson throws a looping overhand right but Hideki ducks down to avoid it.
Hideki has a takedown stuffed.
Hideki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Olofsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Olofsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olofsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Olofsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hideki staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Olofsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hideki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olofsson.
Olofsson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hideki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Olofsson throws a lazy right hand but Hideki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Olofsson catches Hideki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Olofsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and Hideki tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olofsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hidekis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hideki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hideki. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hideki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mikael Olofsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Olofsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Olofsson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olofsson lands with a nice combination. Hideki backs away looking to recover.
Hideki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hideki looks for a takedown but Olofsson sprawls well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Olofsson! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Olofsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hideki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hideki slips a jab and a cross from Olofsson.
Hideki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Olofsson misses its intended target.
Olofsson throws an overhand right that lands on Hideki's shoulder, as Hideki tries to avoid the shot.
A jab lands there for Olofsson.
A left lands for Olofsson.
Hideki throws a leg kick that misses.
Hideki looks to land a left hand but Olofsson moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot lands for Olofsson.
A left and a right from Olofsson both land. Nice combination.
Olofsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
 Hideki is rocked!
Olofsson misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Hideki misses the target.
Olofsson dips to his left and cracks Hideki with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hideki walks into a jab.
Oh Hideki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hideki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hideki seems to have got his legs back now.
Hideki throws a lazy uppercut
letting Olofsson counter with a right hand.
Olofsson tries to bum rush Hideki with a series of wild strikes but Hideki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hideki throwing a counter right hand but Olofsson manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Olofsson.
Olofsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Hideki should have avoided that one.
Olofsson loads up on a big right hand but Hideki slips the punch.
Olofsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hideki moves away from the strike by Olofsson.
Olofsson scores with the left hand. Hideki knows he should have avoided that one.
Olofsson misses the jab.
Olofsson throws a good cross that connects.
Sloppy strikes from Hideki. Those never looked like landing.
Olofsson throws a big shot that misses.
Hideki throws a hook to the side of Olofsson's head but Olofsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Olofsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hideki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hideki tries to counter by clinching up but Olofsson breaks away and moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Olofsson!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Olofsson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olofsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson misses with a straight left.
A big right from Olofsson misses.
A punch combination from Olofsson misses.
Hideki tries to move into range but Olofsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hideki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olofsson.
Olofsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hideki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Olofsson throws a shot from downtown. Hideki moves away and avoids it.
Olofsson lands a jab to the head.
Good shot there by Olofsson.
Olofsson misses with a hook. Hideki ducked under it nicely.
Olofsson throws out a loose jab but Hideki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hideki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Olofsson.
Olofsson tests Hideki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Hideki.
A jab lands there for Olofsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hideki looks to score with a jab to the body but Olofsson is just out of range.
Olofsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hideki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hideki changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hideki ducks under a wild hook from Olofsson.
Hideki moves out of range of the strikes.
Hideki misses with a body punch
and Olofsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Olofsson misses with a right hand
and Olofsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Olofsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olofsson missing with a left hand there. Hideki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hideki moves into the clinch.
Hideki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hideki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hideki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Olofsson momentarily.
Olofsson swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki throws a right hand that misses
letting Olofsson counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olofsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Olofsson misses with a double jab.
Olofsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Olofsson loads up on a big right hand but Hideki slips the punch.
Olofsson throws out a powerful jab.
Olofsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hideki counters by moving into the clinch.
Hideki breaks the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hideki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Olofsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Olofsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice defenses there by Hideki.
Olofsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hideki.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olofsson throws a big shot that misses.
Asanoyama Hideki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikael Olofsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hideki slips a jab and a cross from Olofsson.
Hideki swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Olofsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Olofsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Olofsson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Olofsson!
Mikael Olofsson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javi Baez (ranked 4977 p4p, 4455 weight class) and Android Reserves (ranked 188 p4p, 181 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Javi Baez!
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, Android Reserves!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baez shoots in for a double leg but Reserves sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Reserves misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Baez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Baez fails with a takedown attempt.
Baez clinches up against the cage.
Baez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Baez gets underhooks to prevent Reserves's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baez breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reserves looking for a takedown.
Javi Baez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Android Reserves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Baez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Reserves is trying to pull guard but Baez has him pressed against the cage.
Baez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Baez checks a leg kick.
Reserves fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Baez shoots for a double leg takedown but Reserves sprawls well. He's pushed Baez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reserves.
Danga de danga de dang - Baez scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baez stuffs the takedown attempt from Reserves. Reserves gets slowly back to his feet.
Baez moves into range and clinches up with Reserves.
Baez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Reserves is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Baez wants a takedown.
Baez drags the fight down to the ground.
Reserves is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Reserves wants to pass the guard but Baez is keeping the position.
Reserves is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reserves looking to pass the guard.
Baez managing to control the position.
Reserves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reserves seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Reserves should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Reserves postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Baez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reserves is fending him off so far but Baez persists. Nope, Reserves circles away and we're back to standing.
Baez blocks the body kick.
Baez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Reserves manages to circle out of the way.
Reserves fails with a takedown attempt.
Baez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Baez wants it to stay on the feet.
Reserves lunges at Baez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baez's hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reserves fails to land with a series of punches.
Baez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Reserves manages to circle out of the way.
Reserves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baez dives in for a single leg takedown but Reserves sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
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 Javi Baez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Baez shoots in but Reserves avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reserves feints the counter takedown.
Reserves throws a big shot that misses.
Baez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reserves.
A punch lands to the side of Baez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big left from Baez misses.
Reserves is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Baez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baez tries to close the distance and clinch but Reserves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reserves lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baez tries to clinch but Reserves is having none of it.
Reserves fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Android Reserves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Baez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baez tries to keep at a distance but Reserves has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A hook to the body from Reserves.
Reserves displaying some good clinch control by pressing Baez up against the cage.
Reserves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Reserves has eaten all the pies!
No luck for Reserves with that takedown attempt.
Reserves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reserves rushes Baez and presses him up against the cage.
Reserves jumps guard and drags Baez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Reserves holds on and takes a little breather.
Reserves wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baez looking to pass the guard.
Reserves pulls Baez in close to prevent any damage.
Reserves keeping moving, preventing Baez from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reserves looking to hit a scissor sweep but Baez is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reserves connects with a body shot that sends Baez's belly button to the back.
Reserves tries to sprawl but Baez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Reserves wants to control but Baez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Reserves is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reserves pushes Baez off looking to stand but Baez dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baez prevents Reserves from improving his position.
Reserves trying to control from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Baez prevents Reserves from standing back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Baez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reserves counters with a left and a right that stings Baez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reserves.
Javi Baez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Android Reserves.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reserves.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Android Reserves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Reserves drives through and clinches with Baez against the cage.
Reserves wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baez has him pressed against the cage.
Reserves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reserves smiles and moves away.
Reserves shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Baez sprawls well. Baez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Reserves gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reserves.
Baez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reserves shoots in looking for a takedown but Baez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Reserves's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Javi Baez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Android Reserves.
Reserves tries to clinch but Baez is having none of it.
Reserves fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Baez is trying to control. Reserves wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Reserves is looking for a sweep. Baez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Baez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Reserves is staying active underneath Baez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Reserves manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Reserves is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Reserves really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reserves is taking a breather. Baez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Baez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reserves trying to control from half guard but Baez is working away.
Baez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Reserves wants to work for an arm triangle but Baez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baez has a hand on Reserves's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Reserves takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Reserves sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Baez is desperately trying to improve his position but Reserves has a good base and remains in mount.
Reserves tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reserves stands up from mount. Strange move.
Reserves closes the distance and clinches.
Reserves looking for a takedown.
Baez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Baez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Reserves controls the pace.
Reserves postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Android Reserves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reserves has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Android Reserves!
Android Reserves 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Gatrek Tekd (ranked 4777 p4p, 4379 weight class) and Jason Kendrick (ranked 501 p4p, 491 weight class). Gatrek Tekd has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gatrek Tekd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Kendrick!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tekd throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kendrick counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Gatrek Tekd has been cut.
Tekd shoots in for a takedown but Kendrick shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A slow jab from Tekd misses its intended target.
Kendrick is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kendrick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tekd.
As Tekd backs off Kendrick throws a huge counter combo but Tekd manages to avoid it all.
Kendrick defending well as Tekd loads up on a big left hand.
Tekd throws a right hand that misses
and Kendrick counters with a right hand to the body.
Tekd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kendrick makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tekd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kendrick manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tekd throws a shot from downtown. Kendrick moves away and avoids it.
Kendrick throws a counter combo.
Tekd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kendrick manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Tekd misses its intended target.
Kendrick is looking for the big counter here.
Tekd misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tekd looks to land a right hand but Kendrick moved out of range.
Tekd misses the shot to the body.
Kendrick throws a counter combo.
Jason Kendrick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tekd throws an overhand right that lands on Kendrick's shoulder, as Kendrick tries to avoid the shot.
Tekd darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kendrick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tekd.
Tekd prevents Kendrick from standing back up.
Kendrick is looking to improve his position.
Tekd 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.
Tekd is thwarting Kendrick's attempts to control the position.
Kendrick is in trouble now - Tekd has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tekd looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tekd postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kendrick looks a forlorn figure.
Tekd scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kendrick?
Tekd looking to control and managing it successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tekd landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tekd scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tekd landing shots from mount.
Tekd avoids the attempt from Kendrick to control.
Tekd controlling from the full mount.
Tekd scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kendrick?
 Kendrick is rocked!
Tekd loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Kendrick scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Tekd land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Tekd stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gatrek Tekd!
Gatrek Tekd spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Omari Morales (ranked 3892 p4p, 3466 weight class) and Danny Blake (ranked 443 p4p, 408 weight class). Blake has chosen Si Cranstoun - Dynamo as his entrance music. Danny Blake told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Omari Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Blake!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Morales is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Blake throws a strike aimed at the side of Morales's head but Morales avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morales is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Morales is trying to buck Blake off.
The referee asks Blake politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Blake prefers to stall for the moment though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Blake passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Morales!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Morales has worked his arm free - good work by Morales!
Blake stands up.
Blake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blake scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Blake working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Morales is trying to control Blake's posture but Blake avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Blake trying to control the action but Morales is working from the bottom.
Blake decides to stand up, so the ref orders Morales to his feet.
Blake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morales misses with a two punch combination.
Morales tries to keep at a distance but Blake has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morales managing to block the knees to the body from Blake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake tries for a takedown but Morales manages to get underhooks.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morales.
Blake's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Blake's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Blake stalls.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blake as Morales tries to tie him up.
Blake manages to break the clinch.
Blake darts in and clinches Morales up against the cage.
Blake has Morales pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Blake pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Morales tumbling to the mat - Blake dives into Morales's guard.
Blake decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Blake shoots and misses
letting Morales counter with a right hand.
Morales is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Blake closes the distance and clinches.
Blake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danny Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake tries to clinch but Morales moves away
and Morales counters with a stiff right hand.
Blake swings widly with a right hand
enabling Morales to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morales.
Blake tries to clinch up but Morales circles away and keeps his distance.
Blake looks to land a combination but Morales avoids it well.
Blake sizes up Morales with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Morales moves out of range as Blake strikes.
Morales really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blake moves into the clinch.
Morales being controlled against the cage.
Blake can't get the takedown.
Omari Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Blake.
Blake taking a breather.
Blake has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Morales after a bit of a struggle.
Blake manages to break the clinch.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Blake dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Blake wants to clinch but Morales slips to the side
and Morales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morales jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab by Morales.
Morales defending well as Blake loads up on a big left hand.
Morales takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morales slips a jab and a cross from Blake.
Blake missing with a left hand there. Morales was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Morales wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blake closes the distance and clinches.
Morales prevents a body shot from Blake.
Morales is trying to maintain a safe position but Blake gets an underhook and turns Morales into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake breaks the clinch.
Blake misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morales counters with a straight right hand.
Blake clinches with his opponent.
Morales is trying to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Morales is defending well.
Blake's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Blake has Morales pressed against the cage, preventing Morales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blake is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morales goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morales is trying to break the clinch but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
Blake wants to take the fight to the mat but Morales manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Blake drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Omari Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Blake.
Morales avoiding damage as Blake throws knees to the body.
Blake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morales throws a series of punches but Blake moves out of range.
Morales slips a jab and a cross from Blake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Omari Morales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morales lands a jab to the nose.
Blake doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morales counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blake thinking.
Blake takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Morales swings widly with a right hand
and Blake counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blake prevents a body shot from Morales.
Blake has picked Morales up - he's going for a ride! Blake dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Morales makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
Morales circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blake rushes Morales and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morales misses with a punch on the inside.
Blake blocking some punches.
Morales stalling in the clinch but Blake improves position.
Blake cracks Morales with a nice body shot.
Blake changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morales fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blake tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morales swivels and escapes.
Blake fails with the takedown.
Blake is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake looks to clinch
and Blake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blake misses with a left hand
and Morales counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morales sizes up Blake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blake takes a swing at Morales's ribcage but misses.
Blake takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blake with a poor takedown
letting Morales counter with a right hand.
Blake looks to clinch
and Morales counters with a three punch combo that has Blake backing up. Blake nods at Morales to acknowledge the strikes.
Blake wants to clinch
and Morales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morales lands a nice hook to Blake's body. Blake takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blake is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blake rushes Morales and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Omari Morales dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Blake throws a lazy uppercut
and Morales counters with a stiff right hand.
Morales is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A slow jab from Morales misses its intended target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Danny Blake seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blake changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morales fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blake misses with a hook
and Blake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blake tries for a takedown but Morales circles away easily
and Morales counters with a series of strikes. Blake will be more careful next time no doubt.
Blake instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morales's efforts to push away.
A bit of stalling here from Blake.
A left hand lands to the body for Morales.
A frustrated look appears on Morales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morales misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales lands a shoulder strike.
Blake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morales scores with a body shot.
Blake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blake takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morales lands an overhand right.
Morales lands with an overhand left.
Blake lands with a cross.
Morales works the jab nicely.
Blake punishes Morales's body with a nice straight punch.
Blake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morales slips a jab and a cross from Blake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morales.
Morales tries to stall but Blake uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blake manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake has closed the distance and engaged Morales in a clinch.
Blake breaks from the clinch.
Morales connects with a single shot there.
Morales is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Morales misses with a looping left.
Blake tries to clinch up but Morales circles away and keeps his distance.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Morales enables Blake to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Morales manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Morales controls Blake momentarily but Blake frees himself.
Blake is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morales is working an open guard so Blake takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Morales connects with a crisp jab.
Blake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morales counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morales is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blake tries for a takedown but Morales circles away easily
and Morales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Omari Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Blake.
Blake misses with a hook
and Morales counters with a left to the body.
Blake misses with a takedown
and Morales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morales connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blake's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blake's head.
Blake throws a lazy uppercut
and Morales counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blake thinking.
Blake misses with a lunging right hand
and Morales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake shoots and misses
and Blake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blake misses with a body punch
and Morales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blake is rocked!
Morales scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blake is still on wobbly legs! Can Morales finish him?
Crack! Morales connects with the perfect overhand right and Blake falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Morales!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Omari Morales!
After the fight, Omari Morales was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Danny Blake spoke after the fight, saying 'This stinks.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saul Hunter (ranked 4912 p4p, 2962 weight class) and Taluli Manzine (ranked 482 p4p, 331 weight class). Taluli Manzine is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 Las Vegas, Saul Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Taluli Manzine!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manzine misses with a looping left.
Manzine tests Hunter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunter lands with a straight right. Manzine didn't see that one coming.
Manzine looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Manzine tries to clinch up.
Hunter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manzine.
Hunter avoids the body shot from Manzine.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hunter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manzine tries to clinch up.
Manzine lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Saul Hunter has been cut.
Hunter throws a shot from downtown. Manzine moves away and avoids it.
Manzine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manzine wants to clinch.
Hunter misses with a looping right.
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from Manzine.
Hunter throws a body punch but Manzine moves out of range.
Manzine moves into the clinch.
Hunter is trying to pull guard but Manzine has him pressed against the cage.
Hunter tries to pull guard but Manzine forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Manzine has a couple of punches blocked by Hunter.
Hunter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hunter pulls guard successfully.
Hunter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Manzine defends it easily.
Hunter has his feet on Manzine's thighs here. He's pushed Manzine off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Manzine screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Saul Hunter!
A victorious Saul Hunter thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ser Pent (ranked 4599 p4p, 3027 weight class) and Rikz Monkey (ranked 228 p4p, 170 weight class). Monkey is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Unbecoming. Ser Pent had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 138.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Ser Pent looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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146
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Excellent boxer
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ser Pent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rikz Monkey!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkey plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Pent to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Pent just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rikz Monkey!
A pretty intense looking Rikz Monkey took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Toehold (ranked 2652 p4p, 3071 weight class) and Gianluca Alampi (ranked 255 p4p, 288 weight class). Alampi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Symphony Of Destruction kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Toehold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gianluca Alampi!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toehold dives in and scores a takedown into Alampi's guard.
Toehold pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alampi is keeping the position for now.
Toehold sitting in guard here, content to control.
Toehold forces his way into half guard.
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.
Toehold prevents Alampi from improving his position.
Alampi has his hands clasped together around Toehold's back. He's all about the action.
Toehold is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Alampi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Toehold.
We've been hearing that Toehold has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toehold is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Alampi is trying to control but can't.
Alampi is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Toehold is staying active.
Alampi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Toehold perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Toehold seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alampi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
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.
Alampi lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Alampi misses.
Toehold rushes Alampi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Toehold.
Toehold gets control of Alampi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Toehold will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Toehold is trying to control the position but Alampi postures up.
Alampi wants to control from the top but Toehold keeps moving.
Toehold looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alampi pushing down on Toehold's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Toehold wants to improve his position but Alampi is controlling well.
Alampi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toehold keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toehold wants to improve his position but Alampi is controlling well.
Toehold actively working from the bottom here.
Toehold is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Alampi jumps into side control!
Alampi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Toehold is not content to let Alampi control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Toehold tries to bench press Alampi off him but Alampi keeps the position.
Alampi has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Toehold!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alampi avoids the attempt from Toehold to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alampi looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Toehold tries to hold on but Alampi postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Toehold dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Alampi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Toehold takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alampi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Toehold manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Alampi on his heels. He'll look to pass Alampi's guard now, I'm sure.
Toehold trying to control the position from guard on top but Alampi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alampi keeping full guard, as Toehold tries to pass.
Alampi trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toehold controlling from the top position.
Alampi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toehold looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Alampi is trying to keep Toehold in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Toehold fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alampi, pushing him back against the cage.
Alampi lands a hook that snaps the head of Toehold backwards.
Alampi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alampi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Toehold backwards.
Alampi lands a nice uppercut.
Toehold content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alampi has had enough of the clinch but Toehold keeps him there for the moment.
Alampi works on Toehold's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toehold.
Toehold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alampi.
Toehold wants a takedown.
Toehold jumps guard but Alampi stands there with Toehold around his waist. Toehold gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Toehold breaks from the clinch.
Toehold tries to clinch there but Alampi circles away.
A nice side step and Alampi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alampi cracks Toehold with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toehold has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alampi tries to throw a body punch but Toehold avoids it by throwing Alampi back against the cage.
Toehold misses with a body punch.
Alampi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alampi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alampi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alampi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alampi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alampi lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Alampi.
Alampi tries to break the clinch but Toehold is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Alampi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alampi is looking to break free of the clinch but Toehold has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alampi digs a right hand underneath Toehold's ribcage. Toehold let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alampi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toehold is working for takedown but Alampi is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Toehold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toehold looking for a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toehold.
Gianluca Alampi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Alampi.
A shot in the inside from Alampi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toehold.
Toehold pulls guard successfully.
Alampi wants to pass the guard but Toehold is keeping the position.
Alampi stays in close to Toehold's body and controls the position.
Alampi trying to control the position from guard on top but Toehold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alampi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Alampi wants to control from the top but Toehold keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Alampi looking to sit in guard and control but Toehold gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Alampi controls Toehold momentarily but Toehold frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gianluca Alampi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Toehold rushes Alampi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alampi breaks the clinch.
Toehold takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Alampi does it's job there.
Alampi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Alampi wants it to stay on the feet.
Toehold slips a jab from Alampi.
Toehold just misses with a punch to the body.
Toehold moves into the clinch successfully.
Toehold tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alampi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alampi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Alampi.
Alampi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toehold tries to score a body lock takedown but Alampi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Toehold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alampi working aggressively here.
Toehold tightens his grip and picks Alampi up, before dumping him to the ground. Alampi manages to land in guard.
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!
Alampi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alampi looking for a guillotine here but Toehold defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alampi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Alampi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Alampi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alampi controls Toehold momentarily but Toehold frees himself.
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.
Toehold trying to control but Alampi is working from the bottom.
Toehold showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tommy Toehold overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alampi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Toehold can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alampi pulls Toehold in close to prevent any damage.
Alampi looking to control.
Toehold is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alampi is adopting a defensive guard.
Toehold sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Alampi trying to keep a closed guard but Toehold is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Alampi scores with the left hand. Toehold knows he should have avoided that one.
Alampi scores with a jab. Toehold acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Toehold manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Alampi on his heels. He'll look to pass Alampi's guard now, I'm sure.
Toehold wants to control from the top but Alampi keeps moving.
Toehold sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alampi is trying to keep Toehold in close.
Alampi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Toehold has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Toehold got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alampi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Toehold has managed to get both his arms back between Alampi's legs - danger averted.
Toehold is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Toehold sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gianluca Alampi.
I think Alampi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gianluca Alampi!
Gianluca Alampi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Dragan (ranked 3119 p4p, 3225 weight class) and Ville Valo (ranked 136 p4p, 141 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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290
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Viktor Dragan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ville Valo!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragan misses with a two punch combination.
Dragan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valo.
Dragan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dragan misses with a looping left.
Dragan with a nice cross.
Valo shoots in looking for a takedown but Dragan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Valo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dragan misses with a straight left.
Valo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dragan throws the left hand but Valo avoids the punch easily.
Valo's coach down at ubergym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Valo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Valo doesn't manage to clinch there - Dragan circles away.
Dragan throws a jab when Valo was well out of range.
Valo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dragan defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Dragan - just one landing.
 It looks like Ville Valo has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A slow jab from Dragan misses its intended target.
Dragan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Dragan misses the target.
Dragan lands a glancing blow to the side of Valo's head.
Dragan throws a hook but Valo avoids it easily.
Dragan digs a good hook to Valo's body.
Viktor Dragan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dragan cracks Valo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dragan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dragan throws a monster overhand right that drops Valo! Dragan follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Dragan!
During a confident post fight interview, Viktor Dragan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Ville Valo had this to say: 'Sleep with both your eyes open. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Zuev (ranked 2377 p4p, 2577 weight class) and Methodios McIntyre (ranked 322 p4p, 350 weight class). McIntyre has chosen Gallantry as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Zuev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Methodios McIntyre!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Zuev.
McIntyre has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from McIntyre.
Zuev manages to break the clinch.
Zuev throws out a powerful jab.
McIntyre clinches.
McIntyre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zuev backwards.
McIntyre throws a head punch that misses.
McIntyre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McIntyre has a couple of punches blocked by Zuev.
McIntyre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McIntyre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zuev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zuev connects with a single shot there.
A lazy body kick from McIntyre
and Zuev counters with a slapping leg kick.
Aleksandr Zuev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zuev misses with an uppercut. McIntyre saw that one coming.
Zuev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zuev cracks a nice hook into McIntyre's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuev misses with an attempted mid kick.
McIntyre looks for the body kick but Zuev saw that one coming.
McIntyre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McIntyre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zuev in his tracks.
Zuev moves away from the strike by McIntyre.
Good standup being displayed there by Zuev as he connects with a hook.
Zuev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McIntyre.
Zuev throws a leg kick that misses.
McIntyre throws a counter combo.
McIntyre lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zuev takes a step back to recover.
A solid body kick from McIntyre.
Zuev is breathing heavily.
Zuev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zuev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McIntyre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by McIntyre.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McIntyre feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Zuev sprawling to the canvas! Zuev rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can McIntyre finish him?!
It looks like Aleksandr Zuev has been cut.
McIntyre misses the shot to the body.
McIntyre looks for the body kick but Zuev saw that one coming.
McIntyre tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zuev steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McIntyre. That one must have hurt.
Zuev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McIntyre takes the fight into the clinch.
McIntyre lands a nice uppercut.
Zuev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zuev throws a leg kick
and McIntyre finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
McIntyre is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zuev rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zuev looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McIntyre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McIntyre throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McIntyre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zuev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zuev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McIntyre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zuev. That did some damage!
Zuev throws a front kick aimed at McIntyre's knee but McIntyre avoids it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McIntyre misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from McIntyre.
McIntyre putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zuev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zuev blocking some punches.
Zuev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McIntyre crunches a lovely knee into Zuev's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
McIntyre scores with a knee to the head.
McIntyre lands with a light punch inside.
McIntyre lands with a light punch inside.
McIntyre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zuev backwards.
Knees to the body from McIntyre.
McIntyre holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zuev takes a shot to the head.
Zuev has had enough of the clinch but McIntyre keeps him there for the moment.
Zuev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McIntyre pushes Zuev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zuev.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McIntyre.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zuev tries to break the clinch but McIntyre is controlling the position.
McIntyre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McIntyre lands a hook that snaps the head of Zuev backwards.
McIntyre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McIntyre misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Methodios McIntyre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksandr Zuev's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McIntyre throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A low kick from Zuev is predictable there
and McIntyre counters with a nice body kick.
Zuev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zuev tries to get into range but McIntyre steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Zuev! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! McIntyre scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Methodios McIntyre!
Methodios McIntyre seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chimzat Khamaev (ranked 2506 p4p, 3702 weight class) and Howie Robinson (ranked 326 p4p, 431 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chimzat Khamaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Howie Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson wants to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Khamaev there.
Khamaev scores with a jab.
Khamaev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khamaev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Khamaev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Robinson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khamaev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robinson wants to counter with a clinch but Khamaev pushes him away.
Khamaev scores with a jab. Robinson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Robinson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Robinson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Good standup being displayed there by Khamaev as he connects with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Khamaev. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khamaev swings for the body but Robinson moves out of range.
Khamaev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Robinson or perhaps it was just good defense by Khamaev, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson darts in looking for a takedown but Khamaev gets double underhooks and turns Robinson into the cage.
Chimzat Khamaev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Howie Robinson.
Robinson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Khamaev misses with a looping left.
Robinson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Khamaev stuns Robinson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Robinson walks into a left hand.
Robinson avoids the body shot from Khamaev.
Khamaev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robinson manages to avoid it.
Khamaev loads up on a big right hand but Robinson slips the punch.
Robinson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Khamaev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khamaev misses the shot to the body.
Chimzat Khamaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khamaev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Khamaev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Khamaev.
Khamaev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Khamaev misses with a wild body shot.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khamaev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson tries to clinch up.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Khamaev as he avoids it easily.
Khamaev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Khamaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robinson moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khamaev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Robinson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khamaev to score with a decent uppercut.
Khamaev leaves Robinson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Khamaev misses with a wild body shot.
Robinson wants to counter with a clinch but Khamaev pushes him away.
Khamaev is looking to wear down Robinson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Khamaev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Robinson. Robinson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Robinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Khamaev misses.
Khamaev digs a good hook to Robinson's body.
Robinson wants to clinch up but Khamaev keeps it at a distance.
Khamaev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Robinson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Khamaev looks to score with a jab to the body but Robinson is just out of range.
Robinson walks into a stiff left hand from Khamaev.
Khamaev scores with a jab. Robinson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Khamaev throws an overhand right that lands on Robinson's shoulder, as Robinson tries to avoid the shot.
Khamaev is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Robinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khamaev.
Khamaev looks to throw the jab but Robinson is out of range.
Robinson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Khamaev tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Robinson is in Khamaev's guard.
Robinson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khamaev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Khamaev 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.
Robinson postures up in Khamaev's guard and throws a big left but Khamaev blocks it.
Robinson looking to pass the guard.
Robinson prevents Khamaev from getting back to his feet.
Khamaev is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Robinson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Khamaev is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Khamaev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Khamaev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Robinson doesn't seem phased though.
Khamaev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robinson avoids the body shot from Khamaev.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khamaev.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Robinson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khamaev throws a lazy right hand but Robinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khamaev keeps the fight on the outside.
Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khamaev.
Robinson fails with a takedown attempt.
Khamaev cracks Robinson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chimzat Khamaev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Khamaev. Robinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khamaev.
Robinson shoots in and bounces Khamaev off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Khamaev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robinson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Robinson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chimzat Khamaev dominated that round.
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.
Khamaev misses with a lunging right hand
and Robinson counters by moving into the clinch.
Khamaev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robinson can do to turn this around?
Khamaev manages to break the clinch.
Robinson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Khamaev has one foot on Robinson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Khamaev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khamaev throws a hook but Robinson avoids it easily.
Robinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khamaev.
Khamaev lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khamaev just misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Robinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Khamaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Khamaev manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Robinson gets through Khamaev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Robinson tries to pull guard but Khamaev holds him up against the cage and eventually Robinson drops back down to his feet.
Khamaev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Khamaev misses the target.
Khamaev throws a jab but it's blocked by Robinson.
Khamaev just misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson shoots in but Khamaev avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A little feinted left hand from Khamaev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chimzat Khamaev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Howie Robinson.
A lazy left from Khamaev finds it's target.
Khamaev takes a swing at Robinson's ribcage but misses.
Robinson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Khamaev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Khamaev.
Robinson throws a big counter head kick but Khamaev avoids it with no problem.
Khamaev swings for the body but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson wants to clinch.
Khamaev swings for the body but Robinson moves out of range.
Khamaev lands a nice looking body shot.
Robinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khamaev is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Robinson tries to clinch up but Khamaev circles away and keeps his distance.
Robinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khamaev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khamaev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robinson tries to counter with a clinch but Khamaev shakes him off and moves away.
Howie Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robinson shoots in for a double leg but Khamaev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Khamaev lands with a straight right. Robinson didn't see that one coming.
Khamaev takes a swing at Robinson's ribcage but misses.
Khamaev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Robinson at a distance.
Robinson walks into a straight right hand from Khamaev.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khamaev avoids it really well and circles away.
Khamaev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khamaev scores with a nice right hand.
Robinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chimzat Khamaev is winning the standup battle so far.
Khamaev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Robinsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Robinson avoids the body shot from Khamaev.
Robinson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Khamaev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Khamaev.
Khamaev throws out a loose jab but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khamaev sets himself, and Robinson steps forward looking for the clinch! Khamaev avoids it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khamaev takes a swing at Robinson's ribcage but misses.
Robinson wants to counter the offense by Khamaev and move into the clinch position.
Khamaev misses with a body shot.
Khamaev connects with a right hand. Robinson shakes it off.
Robinson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Khamaev wants to get back to his feet.
Robinson is looking to advance position but Khamaev won't allow it.
Robinson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Robinson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Khamaev defending well though.
Robinson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Robinson with good strikes from the mount here!
Khamaev is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson with shots to the head and body - Khamaev looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Khamaev bucks Robinson off and manages to get back to his feet!
Robinson wants to clinch.
Robinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khamaev.
Robinson wants to counter the offense by Khamaev and move into the clinch position.
Robinson tries to clinch but Khamaev is having none of it.
Robinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khamaev just misses with a punch to the body.
Khamaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Khamaev throws a lazy right hand but Robinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robinson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Khamaev sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Robinson somewhat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khamaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robinson moves away.
Robinson wants to clinch.
Khamaev throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chimzat Khamaev 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Khamaev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Khamaev wants it to stay on the feet.
Khamaev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robinson.
Khamaev misses with an uppercut.
Khamaev leaves Robinson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Robinson tries to clinch up.
Khamaev takes a swing at Robinson's ribcage but misses.
Robinson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Khamaev.
Khamaev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Robinson's head.
Khamaev throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
Khamaev moves into range and connects with a jab.
Robinson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Khamaev digs a good body shot into Robinson's ribs.
Robinson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khamaev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robinson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Robinson is rocked!
Robinson walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Khamaev! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chimzat Khamaev!
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