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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grenade Jamison (ranked 5152 p4p, 5655 weight class) and Michel Blanc (ranked 623 p4p, 647 weight class). Michel Blanc will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grenade Jamison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michel Blanc!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamison looks to throw a body kick
and Blanc counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blanc throws a sloppy head kick and Jamison moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blanc. That's going to slow Jamison down.
Blanc takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
 It looks like Grenade Jamison has been cut.
A jab from Blanc finds it's way through Jamison's defenses.
Jamison misses with a takedown
and Blanc counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jamison looks to clinch
and Blanc counters with a stiff right hand.
Jamison shoots and misses
and Blanc connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jamison needs to keep his hands up - Blanc had a free shot at his head there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blanc connects with a leg kick.
Jamison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jamison doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blanc counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grenade Jamison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanc connects with a body shot that sends Jamison's belly button to the back.
Blanc fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jamison is breathing heavily.
Blanc lands a big right hand that sends Jamison crashing to the mat! Blanc stays standing though and waves Jamison back to his feet!
 Jamison is rocked!
That kick from Blanc tenderised Jamison's leg. Jamison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blanc is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jamison had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Blanc sends Jamison crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Blanc is motioning to the referee to let Jamison up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Jamison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Jamison gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Blanc gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Jamison is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michel Blanc!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Lahey (ranked 5364 p4p, 5441 weight class) and Loke Sabel (ranked 634 p4p, 640 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Lahey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Loke Sabel!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabel shoots in and drives through. Lahey sprawls well.
Sabel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sabel throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lahey was covering up waiting for the punch and Sabel finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lahey had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sabel defends it easily.
Lahey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sabel on the ground.
Lahey keeping moving, preventing Sabel from controlling successfully.
Sabel keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lahey's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabel cracks Lahey with a solid left hand.
Sabel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sabel keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lahey's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lahey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lahey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sabel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sabel with a nice head shot there.
Lahey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sabel controls the pace.
Lahey has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Sabel cracks Lahey with a solid left hand.
Sabel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lahey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lahey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sabel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
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.
Sabel lands a couple of digs.
Sabel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lahey trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sabel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sabel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jim Lahey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Loke Sabel.
Lahey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sabel tries for a takedown but Lahey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lahey stuns Sabel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lahey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lahey throws a body shot but no joy.
Lahey throws a series of strikes that have Sabel backpedaling.
Lahey misses with a wild body shot.
Sabel fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabel walks into a jab.
Sabel shoots for a takedown but Lahey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lahey rushes Sabel and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Sabel is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Lahey piles on the pressure and Sabel crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Lahey!
An out of breath Jim Lahey thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Okumura Satoshi (ranked 3836 p4p, 5198 weight class) and Mohammed Fahrad (ranked 443 p4p, 500 weight class). Mohammed Fahrad has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Okumura Satoshi's chin.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Okumura Satoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mohammed Fahrad !
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satoshi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Satoshi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fahrad on his heels. He'll look to pass Fahrad 's guard now, I'm sure.
Fahrad working for a triangle but Satoshi defends it easily.
Fahrad controls Satoshi momentarily but Satoshi frees himself.
Satoshi stays in close to Fahrad 's body and controls the position.
Fahrad is trying to keep Satoshi in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satoshi content to stall in guard here.
Fahrad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satoshi preventing the sweep.
Fahrad is pulling down on Satoshi's head. It's preventing any offense from Satoshi, at least for the moment.
Satoshi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Satoshi is in close to Fahrad 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Satoshi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Satoshi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Satoshi distracts Fahrad with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Satoshi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Satoshi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fahrad can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fahrad utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Satoshi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fahrad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Satoshi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fahrad bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Satoshi's guard.
Fahrad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Satoshi has control of Fahrad 's left arm, preventing Fahrad from doing any damage.
Fahrad trying to control but Satoshi is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Satoshi holds on and takes a little breather.
Fahrad throws a big right hand that misses.
Satoshi wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satoshi keeping moving, preventing Fahrad from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fahrad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Satoshi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fahrad bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Satoshi throws Fahrad to one side and escapes!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satoshi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fahrad throws out a loose jab but Satoshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Satoshi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fahrad .
Fahrad tries a head kick but it misses.
Satoshi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mohammed Fahrad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Satoshi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Satoshi trying to control the position but Fahrad is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Satoshi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Satoshi trying to control the action but Fahrad is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Okumura Satoshi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fahrad throws a head kick that misses.
Satoshi tries to counter with a takedown but Fahrad is quick to defend against it.
Fahrad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Satoshi tries to counter with a takedown but Fahrad is quick to defend against it.
Fahrad 's corner calls for a 1-2. Fahrad obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A cross from Fahrad lands.
Fahrad lands an overhand right.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fahrad or perhaps it was just good defense by Satoshi, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satoshi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Okumura Satoshi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fahrad throws an overhand right that lands on Satoshi's shoulder, as Satoshi tries to avoid the shot.
Satoshi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fahrad shoots in and drives through. Satoshi sprawls well.
Satoshi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fahrad catches Satoshi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Satoshi dodges the punch combination from Fahrad .
Fahrad throws an off balance right hand
so Satoshi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fahrad looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Our spies down at at Ocean Ripples inform us that Fahrad has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Fahrad is breathing heavily.
Satoshi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fahrad is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Satoshi, into his guard.
Satoshi keeping moving, preventing Fahrad from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satoshi has Fahrad pulled in close to control his posture.
Satoshi keeping moving, preventing Fahrad from controlling successfully.
Fahrad wants to pass the guard but Satoshi is keeping the position.
Fahrad is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fahrad looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satoshi scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Satoshi moves out of range as Fahrad strikes.
Fahrad uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Satoshi has time to react.
Fahrad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Satoshi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Satoshi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fahrad quickly recovers to half guard.
Still in half guard, Satoshi seems content to control.
Fahrad tries to get to full guard but Satoshi has control of the leg.
Satoshi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satoshi working over Fahrad with some ground and pound. Fahrad looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Satoshi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Satoshi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Satoshi lands strikes from half guard.
Okumura Satoshi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fahrad is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Satoshi has latched onto it... Big trouble! Satoshi pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Fahrad is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Satoshi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Okumura Satoshi!
Okumura Satoshi very nearly forgot to thank Mythical Fighter amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Matson (ranked 5910 p4p, 3174 weight class) and Jay Meadows (ranked 542 p4p, 374 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Matson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Meadows!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meadows thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matson lands with a good body shot.
Meadows throws out a loose jab but Matson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Matson finds it's way through Meadows's defenses.
 It looks like Jay Meadows has been cut.
Meadows throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Matson on the side of the head.
Meadows misses with a low kick.
Meadows throws a lazy uppercut
and Matson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Meadows thinking.
Matson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meadows.
Matson sizes up Meadows with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Matson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meadows pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Matson throws a right hand that Meadows ducks under and follows up with a left that Meadows also avoids with ease.
Meadows looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meadows's efforts to push away.
A short right from Matson.
Meadows wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Matson has him pressed against the cage.
Meadows jumps guard but Matson stands there with Meadows around his waist. Meadows gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Meadows wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Matson has him pressed against the cage.
Matson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Meadows tries to break the clinch but Matson is controlling the position.
Meadows wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Meadows's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Matson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Matson.
Matson leaning against his opponent.
Matson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Meadows.
Meadows looks winded!
Matson pushes Meadows back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Matson.
 Meadows is rocked!
Matson pushes Meadows back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meadows is still on wobbly legs! Can Matson finish him?
Matson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've been told by Matson's head coaches at Primal Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Matson grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Meadows takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Matson cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tommy Matson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Skull (ranked 3825 p4p, 3829 weight class) and Robin Spencer (ranked 536 p4p, 537 weight class). Skull comes to the cage accompanied by Another one bites the dust. Jack Skull had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Skull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robin Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer loads up on a big right hand but Skull slips the punch.
Skull lands a head kick!
Spencer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skull.
Skull falls off balance throwing a combination
and Spencer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Spencer.
Spencer passes Skull's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spencer lands strikes from half guard.
Spencer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Skull does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Spencer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Skull is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Spencer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Spencer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Spencer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Spencer there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spencer controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Skull is looking to escape.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Spencer connects with a nice short shot to Skull's temple.
Spencer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Spencer 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.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Spencer connects with a nice short shot to Skull's temple.
Spencer content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Skull has hold of Spencer's hands but Spencer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Skull is trying to escape back to his feet but Spencer uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Spencer working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skull takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Skull has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Spencer lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Skull down.
Spencer scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Skull to see if he's OK.
Skull is pushing Spencer's head away, looking to escape. Spencer manages to hold on to the position though.
Spencer lands an elbow.
Spencer is putting a hurting on Skull here, landing some big shots from side control.
Spencer cracks Skull with a big elbow.
Spencer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Skull taking a bit of punishment here - Spencer scoring with strikes.
Spencer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Spencer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spencer scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Skull to see if he's OK.
Spencer scores with punches from side control.
Spencer advances nicely into full mount.
Spencer lands a nice shot to the head.
Skull in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Spencer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Skull's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer cracks Skull with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Skull is rocked!
Spencer won't let Skull get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Spencer lands a big elbow.
Oh Skull is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Skull is breathing heavily.
Spencer loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Skull scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Spencer land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Spencer stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robin Spencer!
A very excited looking Robin Spencer 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.
Jack Skull spoke after the fight, saying 'Sorry!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mohan Draxinger (ranked 3260 p4p, 3723 weight class) and Evan Knuckle (ranked 397 p4p, 433 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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165
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mohan Draxinger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evan Knuckle!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Draxinger. Beautiful body shot.
Draxinger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knuckle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knuckle misses with a head kick.
Draxinger went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Draxinger lands with a kick to the temple. Knuckle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Knuckle tries to clinch there but Draxinger circles away.
Knuckle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Draxinger counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Knuckle! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mohan Draxinger!
Mohan Draxinger is the new lightweight champion!
Evan Knuckle spoke after the fight, saying 'He was lucky'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Fujiwara (ranked 2953 p4p, 3364 weight class) and Danu Jaya (ranked 461 p4p, 502 weight class). Yoshi Fujiwara had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoshi Fujiwara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danu Jaya!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujiwara throws a series of punches but Jaya avoids them all with ease.
Fujiwara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jaya connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fujiwara is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jaya sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from Jaya misses.
Fujiwara has a takedown stuffed.
Jaya keeps the fight on the outside.
Fujiwara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jaya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujiwara changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jaya looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Jaya's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fujiwara slows the pace down.
Jaya looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaya is not content to let Fujiwara control the position.
Jaya is looking to reverse the position.
Jaya is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fujiwara prevents Jaya from standing back up.
Fujiwara controlling the action here.
Fujiwara's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
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.
Fujiwara sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jaya defending well though.
Fujiwara trying to control the action but Jaya is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fujiwara missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fujiwara is stalling here. Jaya is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Fujiwara seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jaya has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Fujiwara is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jaya off and has taken his back!
Jaya is in bad spot here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Fujiwara cracks Jaya with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Jaya from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Fujiwara keeps control of the position as Jaya tries to break free.
Fujiwara looking for the choke from the back.
Even with his hooks in, Fujiwara manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Fujiwara gets his hands free as Jaya looks to control.
Fujiwara has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Jaya is in real trouble here. Fujiwara gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Jaya is tapping out! Fujiwara wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Yoshi Fujiwara!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christian Allan (ranked 3056 p4p, 3374 weight class) and Kenny Soederblom (ranked 389 p4p, 422 weight class). Kenny Soederblom will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christian Allan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kenny Soederblom!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soederblom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soederblom connects with a crisp jab.
Allan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soederblom.
A little feinted left hand from Allan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Soederblom has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Soederblom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Allan counters with a nice uppercut.
Allan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Christian Allan has been cut.
Soederblom swings widly with a right hand
and Allan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Soederblom lands with a cross.
Allan is rocked!
Good exchange - Soederblom coming out on top.
Oh Allan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Allan throws a series of punches but Soederblom moves out of range.
Soederblom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Soederblom throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Allan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Soederblom cracks Allan with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kenny Soederblom!
Kenny Soederblom is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Forde (ranked 3835 p4p, 2643 weight class) and Adrian Hughes (ranked 232 p4p, 164 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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135
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Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joshua Forde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Forde tries to avoid it but Hughes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Forde to the ground. Forde escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Forde half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Forde as he jumps to the side.
Hughes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Forde throws a right hand that Hughes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hughes also avoids with ease.
A countering left hand to the body from Hughes misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes closes the distance and clinches up with Forde, looking for a takedown. Hughes pushes Forde against the cage but Forde circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Joshua Forde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Hughes.
Forde shoots in and bounces Hughes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Forde controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forde is in close to Hughes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Forde works over Hughes with some ground and pound from guard.
Hughes has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Factory. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Forde landing with the ground and pound.
Forde postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Forde scoring with punches to the head and body.
Forde lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Forde not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes looking to control.
Hughes wants to stand but Forde is controlling the position.
Forde with a nice head shot there.
Forde is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hughes looking for a guillotine here but Forde defends easily.
Hughes is looking for a triangle but Forde pushes his legs off easily.
Forde really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forde chips away with some ground and pound.
Forde with a nice head shot there.
Forde controlling from the top position.
Forde postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hughes wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Forde is now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forde lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Forde slips a nice elbow through Hughes's hands, connecting with Hughes's forehead.
Forde is looking to advance position but Hughes won't allow it.
Forde 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.
Forde trying to control from Hughes's half guard. Hughes has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Forde wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hughes controls Forde momentarily but Forde frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Forde dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Forde closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hughes's guard.
Hughes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Forde is aware though and is defending well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Forde's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Forde has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hughes is trying to keep Forde in close.
Forde trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Forde with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forde makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Forde keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hughes's head.
Forde is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Forde stopping the sweep attempt from Hughes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forde with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Forde seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Forde is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Forde landing some decent shots from guard.
Forde pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hughes is keeping the position for now.
Hughes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hughes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Forde haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Forde works over Hughes with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forde content to stall in guard here.
Forde is working Hughes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hughes trying to keep a closed guard but Forde is proving a slippery customer.
Hughes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Forde manages to get himself to full guard.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but Forde is keeping the position.
Forde is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hughes can do to turn this around?
Forde wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Forde is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Forde looking for a sweep. Not yet Forde, not yet.
Forde on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Forde tries to get out of the position.
Forde pulls Hughes in close to prevent any damage.
Forde looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hughes is one step ahead there.
Forde keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Joshua Forde overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Forde manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Forde.
Forde managing to block the knees to the body from Hughes.
Hughes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hughes has a couple of punches blocked by Forde.
Hughes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hughes misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Forde dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Forde misses with a takedown
and Hughes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hughes or perhaps it was just good defense by Forde, which made it look bad.
Forde throws a big counter combination but Hughes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Forde misses with a takedown attempt
and Hughes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Forde lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forde slaps away a takedown attempt from Hughes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As Hughes looks to move away, Forde throws a big counter combo but Hughes just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forde doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hughes counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Forde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Forde drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Forde scores with punches from side control.
Hughes takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hughes is not content to let Forde control the position.
Forde scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forde scores with punches from side control.
Forde scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hughes to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Forde is working Hughes over with some ground and pound from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughes is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hughes is rocked!
Forde working the ground and pound.
Hughes is still in real trouble! Can Forde finish him?
Forde scoring with punches and elbows.
Forde scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hughes to see if he's OK.
Forde working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Forde in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Hughes looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Forde turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joshua Forde!
Joshua Forde decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tallulah Begaye (ranked 3200 p4p, 2522 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 166 p4p, 133 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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26
279
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285
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tallulah Begaye!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar tries to land a body kick
and Begaye counters with a single leg into guard. Lesnar didn't expect that.
Lesnar is looking for a triangle here but Begaye uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Lesnar tries to bench press Begaye off him but Begaye keeps the position.
Begaye cracks Lesnar with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Begaye wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Begaye working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
We've been hearing good reports from Begaye'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.
Lesnar is looking to reverse the position.
Begaye working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Begaye is staying active.
Lesnar is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Begaye's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lesnar looking for submissions off his back.
Lesnar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Begaye scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to control but Begaye is keeping busy.
Lesnar tries to get to full guard but Begaye has control of the leg.
Lesnar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lesnar is looking for a triangle but Begaye pushes his legs off easily.
Lesnar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lesnar is trying to control the position but Begaye postures up.
Begaye with a nice head shot there.
Begaye scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lesnar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lesnar is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Begaye has his hands clasped together but Lesnar extends and breaks Begaye's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Lesnar.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brock Lesnar!
Brock Lesnar is the new super heavyweight champion!
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