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HFC Fight Night 8 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Bjornson (ranked 3456 p4p, 6035 weight class) and Austin Norris (ranked 405 p4p, 517 weight class). Austin Norris has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ragnar Bjornson's chin.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ragnar Bjornson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Austin Norris!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bjornson checks the leg kick nicely there.
A low kick from Bjornson misses
and Norris counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bjornson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Norris.
Norris throws a solid leg kick but Bjornson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Norris.
Bjornson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bjornson darts in and clinches Norris up against the cage.
Norris is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Norris throws a punch but it's blocked by Bjornson.
Norris pushes off an throws an elbow but Bjornson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bjornson has clasped his hands together around Norris's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Bjornson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Norris will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bjornson lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Norris struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here as Bjornson stalls from top position.
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.
Bjornson is chipping away with strikes.
Norris is trying to improve his position.
Bjornson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Bjornson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bjornson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bjornson takes a little break here. Norris wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bjornson is working Norris over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bjornson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bjornson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Norris to see if he's OK.
Bjornson cracks Norris with a big elbow.
 Norris is rocked!
Bjornson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornson scoring with punches from side control.
Bjornson cracks Norris with a big elbow.
Norris is still in real trouble! Can Bjornson finish him?
Norris is looking to reverse the position.
Bjornson cracks Norris with an elbow. That is naaassty.
We've been informed that Norris has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bjornson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Norris!
Norris seems to have recovered his senses.
Norris wants to hold on but Bjornson pushes him away.
Bjornson 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Norris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bjornson controlling the position easily from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris wants to hold on but Bjornson pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Bjornson dominated that round.
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.
Norris misses with a leg kick
and Bjornson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bjornson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Bjornson.
Bjornson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Norris has hold of Bjornson's hands but Bjornson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bjornson slows the pace down in half guard.
Bjornson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Norris for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bjornson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bjornson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bjornson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Norris wants to get back to his feet.
Norris punching from the bottom.
Bjornson is nestled in close to Norris, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bjornson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bjornson lands a big shot there that rocks Norris but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bjornson lands a big elbow.
Bjornson lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Norris! Bjornson sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Norris and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ragnar Bjornson!
Ragnar Bjornson 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Termassus (ranked 24851 p4p, 3187 weight class) and Lukasz Kurzawa (ranked 614 p4p, 439 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Termassus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lukasz Kurzawa!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurzawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Termassus is just out of range.
Termassus misses the shot to the body.
Kurzawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Termassus manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Termassus.
Kurzawa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Termassus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kurzawa won't be happy with that.
Termassus working the head with strikes.
Termassus working the head and body with strikes.
Kurzawa is trying to escape the position but Termassus is controlling the position.
Termassus has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Termassus cracks Kurzawa with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kurzawa is trying to buck Termassus off.
Kurzawa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
 It looks like Lukasz Kurzawa has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurzawa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Termassus 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.
Termassus takes a little break here. Kurzawa wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Termassus landing a few strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Termassus is putting a hurting on Kurzawa here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kurzawa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Termassus working the ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Termassus advances nicely into full mount.
Termassus landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Termassus postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Kurzawa in real trouble here! The ref calls for Kurzawa to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Termassus!
A victorious Max Termassus thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phil Myanus (ranked 3132 p4p, 3198 weight class) and Miguel Garces (ranked 384 p4p, 390 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Myanus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Garces!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garces bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Myanus gets the takedown into side control.
Myanus in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Myanus happy to just control the position for now.
Garces prevents Myanus from improving position.
Myanus is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Garces's shoulder. That is not cool.
Myanus working the head with strikes.
Myanus is working Garces over with some ground and pound from side control.
Myanus working the ground and pound.
Garces is rocked!
Myanus tries for a kimura but Garces is defending well.
Garces is still in real trouble! Can Myanus finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big shot lands for Myanus! That's hurt Garces! Will he recover? Myanus fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Myanus!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antoon Leijerweerd (ranked 2726 p4p, 3399 weight class) and Xigua Tou (ranked 322 p4p, 387 weight class). Tou has chosen Gwen Stacy - Gone Fishing. See You In A Year. as his entrance music. Antoon Leijerweerd has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antoon Leijerweerd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Xigua Tou!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Leijerweerd.
Leijerweerd lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Leijerweerd lands a front kick.
Leijerweerd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tou.
Tou is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Leijerweerd cracks Tou with an open hand slap.
Tou shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Leijerweerd as he avoids it easily.
Tou bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leijerweerd struggling a bit here.
Leijerweerd is looking for a sweep.
Leijerweerd is not content to let Tou control the position.
Tou working away.
Leijerweerd tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tou wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Leijerweerd avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tou.
Leijerweerd is trying to control Tou's posture but Tou avoids it.
Leijerweerd on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Leijerweerd tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leijerweerd is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tou is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Leijerweerd tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tou wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tou works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tou tries for a kimura but Leijerweerd is defending well.
Tou lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tou has hold of Leijerweerd's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Leijerweerd tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Tou cranks the arm and Leijerweerd screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Leijerweerd, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Xigua Tou!
An out of breath Xigua Tou thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Price (ranked 1407 p4p, 4183 weight class) and Jake Watson (ranked 215 p4p, 532 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pete Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Watson!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watson.
A shot to the body from Price misses
and Watson counters with a nice body shot.
Pete Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Price does no damage.
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Price misses with an uppercut. Watson saw that one coming.
Price staying out of range there.
Price staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Watson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Watson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Price.
Watson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Price throws an overhand right that lands on Watson's shoulder, as Watson tries to avoid the shot.
Watson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Price sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Watson! But no joy.
Price takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Price scores with a crisp jab that stopped Watson in his tracks.
Watson throws a lazy right hand but Price sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Price is looking for a counter combo.
Watson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
 It looks like Pete Price has been cut.
Jake Watson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Price throws a hook to the side of Watson's head but Watson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watson moves out of range of the body kick from Price.
Watson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Price there.
Price misses the jab.
Watson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Watson defending well as Price loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Price.
The fighters circling - Watson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Price.
Watson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Price counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch combination from Price misses.
Watson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Watson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Price slips a jab from Watson.
Jab by Watson.
Price is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Watson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Watson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Price.
Price moves out of range of the strikes.
Price misses with a right hand
and Watson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price throws out a loose jab but Watson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good work by Watson as he checks the leg kick.
Watson moves out of range as Price strikes.
Watson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Watson misses the target.
Price throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Watson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Price is defended easily by Watson.
Price throws a lazy right hand but Watson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Price swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Price scores with a jab. Watson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Price misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price scores with a shot to the body.
Watson misses with a looping right.
Watson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Price throws a big shot that misses.
Price is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Price lands a jab to Watson's midsection.
Price tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Price.
Price loads up on a big right hand but Watson slips the punch.
Watson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Watson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Price misses with a left hand
letting Watson counter with a right hand.
A jab from Price misses.
Watson misses with a hook.
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 Pete Price will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pete Price's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Watson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice side step and Watson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Price takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Price lands a glancing blow to the side of Watson's head.
Watson avoids the body shot from Price.
A combination from Watson does no damage.
Price misses with a hook. Watson ducked under it nicely.
Price jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watson throws a lazy uppercut
and Price counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price feints and as Watson raises his hands in defense, Price changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Price can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Watson keeping moving, preventing Price from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price content to stall in guard here.
Price chips away with some ground and pound.
Watson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Price is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watson can do to turn this around?
Price slips nicely into half guard.
Price throwing shots but Watson is blocking nicely.
Price winds up and cracks Watson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price is looking for a kimura but Watson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Price to get the leverage.
Watson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Price wants to pass the guard but Watson is defending well.
Price seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Watson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Watson actively working from the bottom here.
Price trying to control from half guard but Watson is working away.
Price lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson looking for submissions off his back.
Watson looking for submissions off his back.
Watson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Price.
Price slows the pace down in half guard.
Price looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four 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.
Price darts in looking for a takedown but Watson gets double underhooks and turns Price into the cage.
Watson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Price walks away with a smile on his face. Watson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Price fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.
Watson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Price, as that shot connected.
A swing and a miss from Watson.
Price misses with a hook
and Watson counters with a series of strikes. Price will be more careful next time no doubt.
Price tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Price misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Price lands with an uppercut that bounces Watson off the cage and back into range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Price dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pete Price's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Watson slips a straight right by Price.
A little jabbing left from Watson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Watson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Price back to the cage. Watson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The fighters circling - Price throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Watson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Price.
Watson throws out a counter right but Price avoids it with no problem.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Price.
Price fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Watson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Horrible takedown attempt by Price or perhaps it was just good defense by Watson, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson lands with an overhand left.
Price misses with a leg kick.
Price throws a jab but it's blocked by Watson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson lands the left hand.
Price misses with a body shot.
Price looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice defenses there by Price.
Price scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Watson doesn't seem bothered though.
Watson misses with a right hand
and Price counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Price lands with a shot to the body.
Pete Price is winning the standup battle so far.
Watson slips a jab from Price.
Price scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Price swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Watson! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Price advances nicely into full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson gets back to half guard.
Price trying to control from half guard but Watson is working away.
Price passes to side control.
Price wants to control but Watson is keeping him busy.
Pete Price is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Price trying to control from half guard but Watson is working away.
Watson with the active half guard here but Price passes nicely into side control.
Price wants to control but Watson is keeping him busy.
Pete Price overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.
Watson is looking for a sweep.
Price controlling the position from side mount.
Watson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Price off and has taken his back!
Price is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Price fending off the submission attempt from Watson.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pete Price.
Well Price has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Price!
A very excited looking Pete Price 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Cross (ranked 3345 p4p, 1358 weight class) and Saul Hunter (ranked 362 p4p, 161 weight class). Cross comes to the cage accompanied by Irregular God. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saul Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cross.
Cross shoots for a double leg takedown but Hunter sprawls well. He's pushed Cross's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cross gets a takedown into half guard.
Hunter works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hunter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hunter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cross can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cross tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunter is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hunter looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter managing to control the position.
Hunter looking for a triangle here. Cross is fighting it but it looks tight! Hunter pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Cross is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Saul Hunter!
Saul Hunter 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 3002 p4p, 2201 weight class) and Buddah Joe (ranked 138 p4p, 108 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Viktor Dragan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddah Joe!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragan misses with a straight left.
And Joe tries to counter it with a takedown but Dragan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A slow jab from Dragan misses its intended target.
Dragan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joe circles away quickly and effectively.
Dragan connects with a jab.
Dragan swings widly with a right hand
and Joe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Joe.
Joe advances position into side control!
Joe in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Dragan is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Buddah Joe!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barry Carter (ranked 2503 p4p, 1518 weight class) and Mark Rapheal (ranked 322 p4p, 204 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Rapheal!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Rapheal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rapheal.
Carter throws a body shot but no joy.
Carter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rapheal's head backwards.
Carter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rapheal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carter tries to clinch but Rapheal is having none of it.
Rapheal throws out a counter right but Carter avoids it with no problem.
Carter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Barry Carter has been cut.
Rapheal takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter misses with a double jab
and Rapheal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carter looks to land a left hand but Rapheal moved out of range nicely.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Barry Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter wants to clinch up but Rapheal keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapheal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carter.
Carter swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Rapheal to counter with a crisp jab.
 Carter is rocked!
Carter misses with a lunging right hand
and Rapheal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oh Carter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carter is breathing heavily.
Carter glances at the clock... BAM! Rapheal nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Carter crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Carter is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Rapheal!
After winning the bout, Mark Rapheal thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chimzat Khamaev (ranked 3172 p4p, 2631 weight class) and Jean Michel Plutarque (ranked 398 p4p, 342 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Khamaev might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Theme Song. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chimzat Khamaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Michel Plutarque!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khamaev closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khamaev scores with punches from side control.
Khamaev creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Khamaev tries to score with some ground and pound. Plutarque controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khamaev looks up at the clock and then as Plutarque takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Khamaev smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Khamaev landing a few strikes.
Plutarque taking punishment in the form of punches.
Khamaev creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Plutarque sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Khamaev tries to advance to mount but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Plutarque's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Plutarque manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Khamaev working the head and body with strikes.
Khamaev throwing shots but Plutarque is blocking nicely.
Khamaev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Khamaev working over Plutarque with some ground and pound. Plutarque looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Khamaev working over Plutarque with some ground and pound. Plutarque looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Khamaev working over Plutarque with some ground and pound. Plutarque looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khamaev is controlling the pace.
Khamaev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Khamaev drops an elbow to the side of Plutarque's head.
Plutarque looking for submissions off his back.
Plutarque wants to improve his position but Khamaev is controlling well.
Khamaev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Plutarque with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Plutarque manages to get to full guard.
Khamaev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khamaev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Khamaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Plutarque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khamaev distracts Plutarque with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Plutarque looking for a sweep. Not yet Plutarque, not yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Khamaev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Khamaev passes Plutarque's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Khamaev working over Plutarque with some ground and pound. Plutarque looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Plutarque is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Khamaev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Plutarque is rocked!
Khamaev working over Plutarque with some ground and pound. Plutarque looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Plutarque is still in real trouble! Can Khamaev finish him?
We've been hearing good reports from Khamaev'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.
Khamaev is nestled in close to Plutarque, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khamaev prevents Plutarque from improving his position.
Khamaev working Plutarque over with strikes.
Khamaev lands a big elbow - Plutarque is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Khamaev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chimzat Khamaev!
A very excited looking Chimzat Khamaev 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Slater (ranked 1842 p4p, 2906 weight class) and Pinky Eye (ranked 247 p4p, 348 weight class). Eye has chosen Antti Tuisku - Grind mayhem as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pinky Eye!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eye shoots in looking for a takedown. Slater tries to sprawl out of it but Eye keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Slater manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Eye shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Eye won't allow Slater to sweep him here.
Slater is working hard here to advance position.
Slater seems keen to control Eye's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eye with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Eye trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slater has Eye pulled in close to control his posture.
Slater 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.
Eye with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eye looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Eye is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Eye missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eye won't allow Slater to sweep him here.
Eye advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater is trying to maintain the position but Eye is very close to passing his half guard.
Slater is looking for a sweep. Eye is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eye is working for a kimura here but Slater manages to reverse the position and he's now in Eye's guard.
Slater working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Eye pulls Slater in close to prevent any damage.
Slater lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Slater throwing strikes but missing.
Eye is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Slater will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Slater throwing strikes but missing.
Slater loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eye throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Slater showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Slater working some strikes from top position.
Slater is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Slater postures up in Eye's guard and throws a big left but Eye blocks it.
Slater content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Slater postures up and lands a big shot to Eye's brow.
Slater passes Eye's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Eye wants to improve his position but Slater is controlling well.
Eye has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Slater is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Slater prevents Eye from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater tries to pass to full mount but Eye defends it.
Slater is trying to control. Eye wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Slater is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Eye slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Eye is trying to keep Slater in close.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Slater's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Eye is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eye is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Slater regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Slater dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Slater displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Eye.
Eye tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Slater defends well and Eye ends up having to push Slater into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Eye fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slater, pushing him back against the cage.
Slater throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eyes head.
Eye is trying to pull guard but Slater turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Johnny Slater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pinky Eye.
Eye jumps guard but Slater turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eye prevents a body shot from Slater.
Slater tightens his grip and picks Eye up, before dumping him to the ground. Eye manages to land in guard.
Slater connects with a couple of short punches.
Slater keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Eye's head.
Slater is working Eye over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Slater trying to control but Eye is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater with a nice head shot there.
Slater working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Eye is rocked!
Slater has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Slater postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Eye is still in real trouble! Can Slater finish him?
Slater is in close to Eye's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Slater postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Eye covers up, he's hurt! Slater keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Slater and the ref steps in to end the fight! Slater can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Slater!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Johnny Slater waved his t-shirt featuring Furnace Performance 🔥's logo in front of the cameras.
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