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HFC 41:Mogh vs Saneuji PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Hammer (ranked 3676 p4p, 2494 weight class) and Barry Carter (ranked 441 p4p, 326 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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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 Las Vegas, Chad Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Carter!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barry Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter looks to clinch
and Hammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Barry Carter has been cut.
A big left from Hammer misses.
Carter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hammer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hammer slips a jab from Carter.
Carter misses with a hook.
Hammer throws a right hand that misses
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hammer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hammer throws a shot to the body.
Hammer throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter looks to clinch
letting Hammer counter with a right hand.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammer manages to avoid it.
Hammer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carter avoids the body shot from Hammer.
Despite the aggression on Carter's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hammer lands with a right and another and another! Carter is in big trouble! Hammer lands again and this time it's lights out for Carter! A quality knockout there for Hammer.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chad Hammer!
A very excited looking Chad Hammer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deniz Uzun (ranked 3376 p4p, 2262 weight class) and Daniel Maverick (ranked 406 p4p, 293 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Deniz Uzun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Maverick!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzun takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Uzun misses with a wild combination.
Uzun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maverick.
Maverick connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Maverick lands an impressive looking overhand right. Uzun doesn't seem phased though.
Maverick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uzun.
Uzun has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Maverick.
The fighters circling - Uzun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Uzun catches Maverick with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Uzun misses with a shot to the body
and Maverick counters with a nice kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Maverick.
Uzun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maverick only half commits to the counter leg kick.
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!
Maverick on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good leg kick by Maverick.
Uzun throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maverick.
Some wild striking there from Uzun.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzun throws a right hand that misses
letting Maverick counter with a right hand.
Maverick connects with an inside leg kick.
Uzun has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Uzun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Uzun. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Uzun.
Uzun cracks Maverick with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maverick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Uzun has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maverick throws a nice inside leg kick.
Uzun misses with an uppercut. Maverick saw that one coming.
Maverick shapes to counter with a head kick.
Maverick thuds a left hand into Uzun's body.
Nice body punch from Maverick.
Uzun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maverick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maverick lands a nice leg kick that just misses Uzun's sensitive parts.
Maverick with a nice calf kick.
Maverick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Uzun swings widly with a right hand
and Maverick counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maverick lands with a good body shot.
Maverick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maverick throws a front kick that sends Uzun stumbling back into the cage.
Maverick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Uzun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Uzun misses with the combination.
Maverick lands with a straight right. Uzun didn't see that one coming.
Maverick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Uzun. That did some damage!
Uzun misses with a body shot.
Maverick moves away from the strike by Uzun.
Uzun with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maverick to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maverick lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Uzun is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maverick cracks Uzun with a good jab.
 Uzun is rocked!
Maverick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Uzun takes a kick to the side of the head.
Oh Uzun is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A solid leg kick lands there for Maverick.
A swing and a miss from Uzun.
Maverick throws a counter combo.
Uzun takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Uzun seems to have got his legs back now.
Uzun throws a right hand that misses
and Maverick counters with a thumping low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uzun. Maverick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maverick scores with a leg kick.
Maverick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maverick moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick from Maverick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Uzun lands a nice hook to Maverick's body. Maverick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maverick throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Maverick punishes Uzun's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maverick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Uzun is breathing heavily.
Maverick lands a jab to Uzun's midsection.
Uzun falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Maverick finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Maverick. Beautiful body shot.
Maverick lands a leg kick that knocks Uzun off balance momentarily.
Maverick is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Uzun rather than just go for the knockout.
Maverick explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Uzun takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Uzun has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Maverick.
Maverick throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maverick lands with a nice body kick.
Maverick works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Maverick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Maverick dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Maverick throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Maverick throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Daniel Maverick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maverick throws a head kick that half lands.
Uzun will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Maverick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Maverick.
Uzun misses with an uppercut
and Maverick counters with an inside leg kick.
Maverick pushes Uzun away with a front kick.
Maverick with the inside leg kick.
Uzun swinging wildly here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maverick. That's going to slow Uzun down.
Maverick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maverick lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Uzun's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maverick connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Uzun scrambles back to his feet.
Deniz Uzun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maverick lands an overhand right.
Uzun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maverick manages to avoid it.
Maverick drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Uzun right on the button. Uzun goes down! Maverick follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Maverick gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Maverick!
Daniel Maverick decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Helio Flacide (ranked 2121 p4p, 3218 weight class) and Hank Robinson (ranked 276 p4p, 382 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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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Helio Flacide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hank Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flacide shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Robinson as he avoids it easily.
Flacide tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Robinson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Robinson is trying to control. Flacide wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Flacide is looking for a sweep. Robinson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Robinson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Robinson slips a nice elbow through Flacide's hands, connecting with Flacide's forehead.
Robinson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Robinson thows a huge punch but Flacide dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flacide wants to control but Robinson is keeping busy.
Flacide is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Robinson pulls his head out easily.
Flacide is looking for a sweep. Robinson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson is taking a breather. Flacide 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robinson working the head and body with strikes.
Robinson working Flacide over with strikes.
Robinson lands with a punch from half guard.
Flacide looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Robinson controlling the pace.
Flacide tries to get to full guard but Robinson has control of the leg.
Flacide is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at California Top Team, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Robinson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Flacide does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Robinson working Flacide over with strikes.
Flacide taking some punishment here, with Robinson in his half guard.
Robinson lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Flacide moves into full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Robinson won't allow Flacide to sweep him here.
Robinson landing with the ground and pound.
Flacide bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Robinson's guard.
Flacide trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robinson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Flacide wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flacide accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Robinson pulls Flacide in close to his closed guard and prevents Flacide from doing any damage or advancing position.
Flacide won't allow Robinson to sweep him here.
Flacide trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flacide won't allow Robinson to sweep him here.
Robinson is looking to sweep but instead, Flacide has passed into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Flacide tries to pass to full mount but Robinson defends it.
Robinson trying to control but Flacide postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Flacide tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Flacide tries to clinch but Robinson is having none of it.
Robinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Flacide.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Flacide tries to sprawl but Robinson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Robinson drops an elbow to the side of Flacide's head.
Flacide wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Robinson 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.
Robinson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Flacide tries to bench press Robinson off him but Robinson keeps the position.
Robinson lands an elbow.
Flacide trying to remain calm as Robinson controls from the top position.
Flacide can't do much from the bottom here.
Robinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Robinson cracks Flacide with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Flacide is trying to escape the position but Robinson is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flacide tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Flacide sneaks back into half guard.
Robinson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flacide is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Robinson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Robinson's back!
Robinson looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Robinson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Flacide working for the choke.
Robinson breaks Flacide's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Robinson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Flacide is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flacide can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Robinson controls the pace.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Flacide keeps moving.
Robinson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Robinson trying to control but Flacide is working from the bottom.
Robinson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Flacide working a defensive guard here.
Robinson stopping the sweep attempt from Flacide.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flacide is keeping the position for now.
Flacide keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.
Robinson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Flacide haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Robinson wants to pass the guard but Flacide is keeping the position.
Robinson landing with the ground and pound.
Flacide wants to sweep here but Robinson controlling him for the moment.
Robinson is in close to Flacide's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Robinson works over Flacide with some ground and pound from guard.
Robinson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Flacide is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Robinson is aware though and is defending well.
Flacide looking for a sweep. Not yet Flacide, not yet.
Robinson working some strikes from top position.
Robinson landing with the ground and pound.
Robinson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Flacide working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Robinson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Robinson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Flacide keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robinson stands up over Flacide, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Robinson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Flacide dives in and grabs Robinson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Robinson pushes down on Flacide's head and hops out.
Flacide forces Robinson back against the cage and clinches.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flacide's elbow.
Robinson tries to work over Flacide's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Flacide has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Robinson uses from the top position.
Hank Robinson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Flacide wants to sweep but no luck.
Robinson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Flacide keeps moving.
Robinson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Robinson is stalling in the full guard.
Robinson with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson chips away with some ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Robinson working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Robinson trying to control but Flacide is working from the bottom.
Robinson works over Flacide with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Flacide looking to control.
Robinson tries to free his leg and advance position but Flacide is retaining full guard.
Robinson content to stall in guard here.
Flacide is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Flacide can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Robinson controls the pace.
Flacide wants to control but Robinson passes easily into half guard.
Flacide is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Robinson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Robinson's back!
Robinson is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Flacide off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Robinson breaks Flacide's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Robinson won't allow Flacide to sweep him here.
Flacide manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Robinson manages to get himself to full guard.
Flacide passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Flacide working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Flacide.
Robinson is trying to get back to half guard.
Robinson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Flacide tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Flacide trying to control the action but Robinson is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flacide looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Robinson is trying to control Flacide's posture but Flacide avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Robinson tries to bench press Flacide off him but Flacide keeps the position.
Helio Flacide has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The strikes coming from Flacide are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Flacide wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robinson keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Flacide in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The strikes coming from Flacide are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hank Robinson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Flacide is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Robinson has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Helio Flacide showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Robinson 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Robinson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jouni Joukahainen (ranked 2769 p4p, 2382 weight class) and Viktor Dragan (ranked 134 p4p, 114 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jouni Joukahainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Viktor Dragan!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joukahainen swings for the body but Dragan moves out of range.
Dragan throws a looping overhand right but Joukahainen ducks down to avoid it.
Dragan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dragan cracks Joukahainen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A cross from Dragan lands.
Dragan misses with a two punch combination.
Joukahainen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Viktor Dragan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragan loads up on a big right hand but Joukahainen slips the punch.
A big left from Dragan misses.
Joukahainen slips a straight right by Dragan.
Joukahainen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dragan manages to circle out of the way.
Nice straight punches there by Joukahainen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Joukahainen.
It looks like Viktor Dragan has been cut.
Joukahainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dragan.
Joukahainen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dragan at a distance.
Joukahainen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dragan looks to throw the jab but Joukahainen is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Joukahainen.
Joukahainen lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joukahainen throws a body punch but Dragan moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Joukahainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joukahainen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Joukahainen throws a shot from downtown. Dragan moves away and avoids it.
Joukahainen scores with a shot to the body.
Dragan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dragan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dragan slips under a jab.
Dragan throws a shot from downtown. Joukahainen moves away and avoids it.
Joukahainen avoids the body shot from Dragan.
Joukahainen misses the shot to the body.
Joukahainen missing with a left hand there. Dragan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joukahainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dragan.
Joukahainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joukahainen tests Dragan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That has opened up Viktor Dragan's cut even more.
Dragan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Joukahainen slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragan needs to keep his hands up - Joukahainen had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joukahainen has closed the distance and engaged Dragan in a clinch.
Dragan tries to throw a body punch but Joukahainen avoids it by throwing Dragan back against the cage.
Dragan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joukahainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Dragan looks winded!
Joukahainen digs a right hand underneath Dragan's ribcage. Dragan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dragan misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joukahainen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joukahainen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Joukahainen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Joukahainen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joukahainen lands an uppercut.
Joukahainen pushes Dragan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The cut above Viktor Dragan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Joukahainen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dragan takes a shot to the head.
Joukahainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joukahainen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Joukahainen drops Dragan with a beautiful combination! Dragan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Joukahainen is looking for the KO!
 Dragan is rocked!
Viktor Dragan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Viktor Dragan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jouni Joukahainen!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rikz Monkey (ranked 1771 p4p, 2020 weight class) and Ryu Akutagawa (ranked 103 p4p, 117 weight class). Monkey comes to the cage accompanied by Unbecoming. Ryu Akutagawa will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rikz Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryu Akutagawa!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Akutagawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Monkey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Monkey blocks a jab.
Akutagawa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Akutagawa throws a leg kick but Monkey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jab, jab by Akutagawa - just one landing.
Akutagawa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Monkey misses with a hook.
That kick from Akutagawa tenderised Monkey's leg. Monkey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Akutagawa with a nice calf kick.
Monkey misses with a wild body shot.
Monkey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akutagawa.
Akutagawa swings widly with a right hand
and Monkey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Akutagawa thinking.
Monkey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Akutagawa at a distance.
Monkey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akutagawa.
Monkey cracks Akutagawa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akutagawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monkey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Monkey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Akutagawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Monkey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Akutagawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey's corner calls for a 1-2. Monkey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Monkey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Akutagawa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Monkey under the eye.
 It looks like Rikz Monkey has been cut.
Akutagawa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Monkey is rocked!
Akutagawa loads up on a big right hand but Monkey slips the punch.
Oh Monkey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Akutagawa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Akutagawa avoids the body shot from Monkey.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Akutagawa, as that shot connected.
Akutagawa misses with a hook. Monkey ducked under it nicely.
Monkey is looking to counter punch.
Monkey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Akutagawa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akutagawa slips a jab from Monkey.
Monkey throws a big shot that misses.
Monkey seems to have got his legs back now.
Monkey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Monkey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Akutagawa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey throws a jab when Akutagawa was well out of range.
Monkey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akutagawa manages to avoid it.
Akutagawa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Akutagawa throws a leg kick but Monkey sees it coming and moves out of range.
Akutagawa missing with a left hand there. Monkey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick lands for Akutagawa.
Akutagawa misses with a hook. Monkey ducked under it nicely.
Monkey throws a big shot that misses.
Akutagawa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monkey.
Akutagawa scores with a shot to the body.
Monkey misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Akutagawa to counter with a crisp jab.
Akutagawa wants to land a leg kick but Monkey is out of range.
Akutagawa misses with a hook. Monkey ducked under it nicely.
Monkey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Akutagawa drops Monkey with a beautiful combination! Monkey stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Akutagawa is looking for the KO!
Akutagawa lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Monkey falls backwards - clearly groggy! Akutagawa dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryu Akutagawa!
Ryu Akutagawa tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
In defeat, Rikz Monkey stepped up to the mic, saying 'how?'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dusty Sleeth (ranked 2169 p4p, 860 weight class) and Johnny Slater (ranked 284 p4p, 130 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dusty Sleeth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Slater!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sleeth preventing the sweep.
Slater lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sleeth has momentary wrist control but Slater slips an elbow through the middle.
Slater landing some decent shots from guard.
Sleeth is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sleeth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Slater in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater is looking to work some ground and pound but Sleeth has wrist control.
Sleeth utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Slater trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sleeth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Slater missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sleeth lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleeth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Slater works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Slater is adopting a defensive guard.
Sleeth preventing the sweep.
Sleeth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sleeth throws a big elbow that misses.
Sleeth trying to control the position from guard on top but Slater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sleeth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sleeth with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sleeth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sleeth postures up in Slater's guard and throws a big left but Slater blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sleeth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Slater is trying to control the position but Sleeth postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sleeth misses with a lunging right hand
and Slater counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Dusty Sleeth has been cut.
Sleeth shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Slater napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sleeth 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.
Sleeth scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sleeth throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Slater tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sleeth wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sleeth working the ground and pound but Slater is defending the strikes.
Slater isn't going anywhere.
Slater is trying to work for a sweep but Sleeth has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleeth throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sleeth throwing strikes here but Slater is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sleeth looking to finish with strikes here!
Slater keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sleeth lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Slater hang on?
Sleeth throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Slater because Sleeth loaded up on that one.
Sleeth lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Slater really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Slater takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sleeth throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Slater because Sleeth loaded up on that one.
Sleeth lands a heavy elbow.
Sleeth lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poor strikes thrown by Sleeth there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sleeth landing strikes from the mount and Slater is in trouble!
Slater is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sleeth with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sleeth cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slater is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sleeth scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dusty Sleeth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dusty Sleeth's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Slater moves out of range of the strikes.
Slater bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sleeth looks for a takedown but Slater sprawls well.
Slater stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Slater wants it to stay on the feet.
Slater with the counter takedown but Sleeth avoids it easily.
Sleeth misses with an uppercut
and Slater moves into the clinch.
Sleeth wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dusty Sleeth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Slater lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sleeth is trying to get back to full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Sleeth's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Slater thows a huge punch but Sleeth dodges it nicely.
Slater is thwarting Sleeth's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater with the ground and pound but Sleeth uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Slater trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Slater trying to control but Sleeth is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slater throwing strikes but missing.
Sleeth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sleeth looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Slater lands a couple of digs.
Slater is in close to Sleeth's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slater accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sleeth wants to sweep here but Slater controlling him for the moment.
Sleeth is trying to control the position but Slater postures up.
Slater trying to move into half guard but instead Sleeth has managed to sweep!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater seems keen to control Sleeth's posture.
Sleeth throwing strikes but missing.
Slater not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sleeth trying to control but Slater is working from the bottom.
Slater controls Sleeth momentarily but Sleeth frees himself.
Slater looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slater pulls Sleeth in close to his closed guard and prevents Sleeth from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleeth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sleeth postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Slater keeping moving, preventing Sleeth from controlling successfully.
Sleeth is really struggling to control Slater but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sleeth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Slater works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sleeth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slater.
Sleeth closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Slater's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sleeth with the ground and pound but Slater regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Sleeth looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sleeth content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sleeth sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Slater defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slater gets full guard.
Sleeth trying to control but Slater is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dusty Sleeth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dusty Sleeth's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sleeth is defended easily by Slater.
Slater is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sleeth dives in for a single leg takedown but Slater sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sleeth is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dusty Sleeth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slater is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sleeth is defending well.
Slater tries a knee to the head but Sleeth blocks it.
Sleeth is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Slater is defending well.
Slater wants the takedown. Sleeth is fighting it off but Slater persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sleeth's guard against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sleeth has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Slater has managed to get both his arms back between Sleeth's legs - danger averted.
Sleeth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slater is one step ahead there.
Sleeth is looking for a triangle but Slater pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sleeth working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slater.
Slater with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slater preventing the sweep.
Slater is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Slater wants to control from the top but Sleeth keeps moving.
Sleeth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Slater trying to control the position from guard on top but Sleeth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slater is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sleeth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Slater with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slater wants to pass the guard but Sleeth is keeping the position.
Dusty Sleeth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Slater landing some decent shots from guard.
Sleeth doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sleeth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slater is one step ahead there.
Sleeth is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sleeth bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Slater tries to buck Sleeth off but Sleeth is having none of it.
Sleeth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slater can do to turn this around?
Sleeth trying to control the position but Slater is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleeth working away.
Slater tries to bench press Sleeth off him but Sleeth keeps the position.
Sleeth throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Slater managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sleeth.
Slater tries to bench press Sleeth off him but Sleeth keeps the position.
Sleeth happy to just control the position for now.
Sleeth throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The strikes coming from Sleeth are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sleeth in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sleeth landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sleeth is looking to take a break and control but Slater is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sleeth scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sleeth throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slater stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Sleeth throws an elbow but Slater slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dusty Sleeth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sleeth, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dusty Sleeth!
Our winner, Dusty Sleeth, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Sidorov (ranked 1079 p4p, 2197 weight class) and Omari Morales (ranked 153 p4p, 283 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Sidorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Omari Morales!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sidorov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sidorov slips nicely into half guard.
Morales trying to control here.
Sidorov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sidorov 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.
Sidorov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Morales wants to get back to full guard.
Sidorov tries to pass to full mount but Morales defends it.
Morales avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sidorov.
Sidorov moves nicely into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sidorov tries to advance to mount but Morales denies him.
Sidorov is working hard here to advance position.
An elbow from Sidorov crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidorov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sidorov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sidorov is chipping away with strikes.
Sidorov tries to move into full mount but can't pass Morales's legs.
Morales takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Morales prevents Sidorov from improving position.
Sidorov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sidorov working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidorov tries to advance to mount but Morales denies him.
Morales is looking to regain half guard here but Sidorov keeps moving and retains side control.
Morales is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sidorov lands some shots froms side control.
Morales taking a bit of punishment here - Sidorov scoring with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sidorov throws an elbow but Morales slips to the side and avoids it well.
Morales is trying to control Sidorov's posture but Sidorov avoids it.
Morales takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Morales takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sidorov working the ground and pound.
Sidorov landing a few strikes.
Morales is trying to get back to his feet.
Sidorov tries to move into full mount but can't pass Morales's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sidorov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sidorov cracks Morales with a big right hand but Morales just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sidorov scoring with punches and elbows.
Morales takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sidorov lands a nice forearm strike.
Morales taking a bit of punishment here - Sidorov scoring with strikes.
Sidorov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Morales is rocked!
Morales takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Morales is still in real trouble! Can Sidorov finish him?
Sidorov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Morales seems to have recovered his senses.
Sidorov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sidorov advances nicely into full mount.
Sidorov with shots to the head and body - Morales looks very uncomfortable down there.
Morales is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sidorov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sidorov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sidorov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sidorov with shots to the head and body - Morales looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sidorov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A big strike lands for Sidorov! That's really hurt Morales and he's turned his back - Sidorov keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Sidorov jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Sidorov!
Ivan Sidorov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Devon Sage (ranked 787 p4p, 1356 weight class) and Ernesto Romero (ranked 71 p4p, 123 weight class). Devon Sage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devon Sage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernesto Romero!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero clinches.
Sage tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Romero smiles and moves away.
Romero clinches.
Sage fails to pull guard.
Sage tries to pull guard but Romero won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Sage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Sage controls the action.
Sage jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Romero walks away with a smile on his face. Sage gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Romero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Romero.
Sage drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero tries to stand but Sage is controlling from the bottom.
Romero stopping the sweep attempt from Sage.
Sage has Romero pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sage not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Romero wants to get up but he can't break Sage's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sage managing to control the position.
Sage is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sage working for a triangle but Romero defends it easily.
Sage throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sage is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sage stays in close to Romero's body and controls the position.
Romero is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sage is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sage content to stall in guard here.
Romero wants to stand up but Sage is controlling him.
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.
Sage looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Devon Sage will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Romero dips to his left and cracks Sage with an uppercut!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Romero lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Romero.
Sage jumps into guard, dragging Romero to the mat.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Romero trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sage's guard.
Sage looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Romero passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sage trying to control from the bottom.
Romero is trying to control. Sage wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sage wants to control but Romero is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Romero looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sage is looking for a sweep. Romero is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sage is controlling Romero's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sage walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Romero drives through and clinches with Sage against the cage.
Romero lands with a short shot to the head.
Romero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
Sage is trying to pull guard but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
Sage fails to pull guard.
Sage manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sage had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Romero defends it easily.
Romero wants to stand but Sage is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sage working a defensive guard here.
Romero got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sage has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Romero has managed to get both his arms back between Sage's legs - danger averted.
Sage manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Romero manages to get himself to full guard.
Romero really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Romero is looking to stand up but Sage isn't so interested in that idea.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Romero can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sage controls the pace.
Sage passes Romero's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sage controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Romero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Romero forces Sage back against the cage and clinches.
Sage is trying to pull guard but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
Sage is trying to pull guard but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sage's elbow.
Sage fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Sage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sage tries to pull guard but Romero won't allow it.
Sage tries to pull guard but Romero holds him up against the cage and eventually Sage drops back down to his feet.
Romero lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sage is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Romero to keep the fight standing.
Romero works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Romero works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero lands a nice uppercut.
Sage fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romero lands a left hand.
Sage is trying to pull guard but Romero turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Romero lands a nice uppercut.
Sage fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Romero's coach down at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Romero's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Romero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Romero on the inside.
Romero cracks Sage with a nice body shot.
Romero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Romero breaks from the clinch.
Romero tests Sage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Devon Sage has been cut.
Romero dips to his left and cracks Sage with an uppercut!
Sage is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Romero clinches up with Sage and pushes him back against the cage.
Romero lands a hook that snaps the head of Sage backwards.
Romero breaks from the clinch.
Romero darts in and clinches Sage up against the cage.
Sage tries to pull guard but Romero holds him up against the cage and eventually Sage drops back down to his feet.
Sage drags the fight down to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sage is proving hard to escape from.
Romero stands up and waves to Sage to follow him.
Romero works the jab nicely.
Romero misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Sage misses the target.
Romero clinches up with Sage and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Romero.
Sage jumps guard but Romero turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sage fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Romero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sage tries to keep at a distance but Romero has taken the fight into the clinch.
Romero lands an uppercut.
Sage tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Romero smiles and moves away.
Romero takes the fight into the clinch.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romero gets through Sage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romero lands a left hand.
Romero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sage backwards.
Romero lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sage.
Sage takes a shot to the head.
Romero lands a shoulder strike.
Romero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sage jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Romero walks away with a smile on his face. Sage gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ernesto Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero darts in and clinches Sage up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sage tries to pull guard but Romero won't allow it.
Sage fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Romero scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Romero.
Romero breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sage tries to pull guard but Romero holds him up against the cage and eventually Sage drops back down to his feet.
Romero lands with a left to the head.
Sage fails to pull guard.
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sage closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sage tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Romero smiles and moves away.
Romero has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernesto Romero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Romero 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesto Romero!
During a confident post fight interview, Ernesto Romero thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Worf Mogh (ranked 893 p4p, 702 weight class) and Amakusa Saneuji (ranked 61 p4p, 49 weight class). Mogh comes to the cage accompanied by Gimme The Loot. Saneuji has chosen Zen Spirit as his entrance music. Amakusa Saneuji will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Worf Mogh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Amakusa Saneuji!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saneuji fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Saneuji looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mogh keeping full guard, as Saneuji tries to pass.
Saneuji postures up in Mogh's guard and throws a big left but Mogh blocks it.
Saneuji avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mogh keeping full guard, as Saneuji tries to pass.
Saneuji is looking to advance position but Mogh has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saneuji sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Saneuji is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mogh pulls his head out easily.
Mogh drops an elbow to the side of Saneuji's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mogh lands with a punch from half guard.
Saneuji slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mogh wants to control from the top but Saneuji keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mogh looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Saneuji doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mogh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mogh sitting in guard here, content to control.
Saneuji looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Saneuji had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mogh defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Saneuji has his foot on Mogh's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mogh works his way back into a safe position though.
Mogh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Saneuji looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mogh lands a couple of elbows.
Mogh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mogh landing some decent shots from guard.
Mogh is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Saneuji looking for a guillotine here but Mogh defends easily.
Mogh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mogh might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mogh wants to control from the top but Saneuji keeps moving.
Mogh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mogh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Saneuji throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mogh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saneuji swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mogh landing with the ground and pound.
Mogh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Saneuji looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saneuji is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mogh defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mogh landing some decent shots from guard.
Mogh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mogh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mogh working some strikes from top position.
Mogh lands a couple of digs.
Mogh is working Saneuji over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Saneuji is rocked!
Saneuji throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mogh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Saneuji's head.
Saneuji is still in real trouble! Can Mogh finish him?
Mogh sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Worf Mogh dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mogh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mogh is looking to counter punch.
Saneuji seems to have recovered his senses.
Saneuji shoots in but no luck this time.
Mogh tries to counter with a takedown but Saneuji is quick to defend against it.
Saneuji gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Saneuji misses with a takedown attempt
and Mogh counters with a nice uppercut.
Worf Mogh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amakusa Saneuji.
Saneuji shoots in but Mogh avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mogh appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Saneuji is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mogh lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Saneuji falls backwards - clearly groggy! Mogh dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Worf Mogh!
Worf Mogh is the new bantamweight champion!
Worf Mogh decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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