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RSE 43: Out Of The Abyss PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Danaher (ranked 4868 p4p, 4846 weight class) and Richard Glass (ranked 539 p4p, 535 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 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Danaher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Glass!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Danaher.
Danaher definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Danaher with the inside leg kick.
Danaher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danaher wants to clinch up but Glass keeps it at a distance.
Danaher throws a head kick but Glass moves out of range.
Glass misses with a takedown attempt - Danaher sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Danaher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Glass! But no joy.
Danaher scores with a head kick. Glass tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Danaher chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Danaher.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Glass finds it's way through Danaher's defenses.
Danaher scores with a spinning back kick!
Danaher lands a nice leg kick that just misses Glass's sensitive parts.
Danaher closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danaher tries to work over Glass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danaher tries to break free but Glass pushes him back against the cage.
Danaher throws an elbow but it misses.
Glass avoids a wild elbow strike from Danaher.
Danaher lands a left hand that snaps the head of Glass backwards.
Glass struggles to land a body shot inside as Danaher controls his hands.
Danaher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danaher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Danaher tries to clinch but Glass moves out of range.
Danaher is looking to clinch.
Glass looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Danaher throws a head kick but Glass moves out of range.
Danaher with a nice calf kick.
Danaher lands with a kick to the temple. Glass shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Glass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danaher moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danaher was well out of range. Poor timing from Glass.
Glass misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Danaher tenderised Glass's leg. Glass is trying to keep his angry face on.
Glass throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Danaher counters with an outside leg kick.
Danaher lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danaher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danaher tries a head kick but it misses.
Danaher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Glass swats away the attempt to clinch by Danaher.
Glass tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Danaher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Glass feints the counter takedown.
Glass scores with a sloppy right hand. Danaher should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danaher tries to clinch there but Glass circles away.
Danaher slips a straight right by Glass.
Glass throws a shot from downtown. Danaher moves away and avoids it.
Glass's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Glass walks forward, straight into a front kick from Danaher.
A telegraphed right hand from Glass misses the target.
Danaher swings for the body but Glass moves out of range.
Danaher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danaher throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Glass.
Danaher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Glass swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danaher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Glass.
Danaher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Glass throws a body shot but no joy.
Danaher throws a front kick that sends Glass stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glass. Danaher does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danaher throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Glass's head.
Glass has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Danaher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Danaher goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danaher moves in looking to clinch but Glass pushes him off.
Danaher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Danaher scores with a leg kick.
Danaher thuds his shin into the meat of Glass's side.
Danaher moves out of range as Glass throws a body kick.
Glass avoids the head kick by Danaher.
Danaher looks for the body kick but Glass saw that one coming.
Glass now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
John Danaher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glass blocks a head kick by Danaher.
Glass now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Danaher 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.
Glass blocks a head kick by Danaher.
Danaher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Glass paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Glass doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Glass keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice side step and Glass releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Danaher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Glass swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Glass avoids the head kick by Danaher.
Danaher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Glass.
Glass circles away from the clinch attempt.
Danaher fails with an attempt to clinch.
John Danaher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Danaher.
Danaher is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danaher bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Danaher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Glass can do to turn this around?
Danaher throws a head kick that misses
and Glass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Glass scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Danaher with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danaher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danaher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Danaher finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Danaher tries to clinch up but Glass circles away and keeps his distance.
Danaher blocks a jab.
Glass misses with a looping left.
Danaher tries to close the distance and clinch but Glass swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Glass let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Glass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danaher tries to clinch but Glass is having none of it.
Glass let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Danaher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Glass throws a hook but Danaher avoids it easily.
Danaher throws a head kick that misses.
Glass misses with a head kick.
Danaher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Glass.
Danaher is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danaher tries to clinch but Glass moves out of range.
Glass looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Glass throws a lazy right hand but Danaher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Danaher gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Glass has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Danaher.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Danaher just misses with a elbow thrown towards Glass's brow.
Danaher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Glass is defending well for now.
Glass gets through Danaher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Danaher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Glass blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Glass prevents a body shot from Danaher.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danaher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Danaher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Glass's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass can't break the clinch.
Danaher struggles to land a body shot inside as Glass controls his hands.
Danaher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danaher throws a quick inside leg kick.
Danaher pushes Glass away with a front kick.
Danaher misses with a head kick.
Danaher closes the distance looking to clinch
and Glass counters with a right hand to the body.
Danaher throws a front kick that sends Glass stumbling back into the cage.
Danaher moves in looking to clinch but Glass pushes him off.
A countering left hand to the body from Glass misses.
Glass takes a kick to the side of the head.
Danaher thumps Glass with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glass misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Danaher counters with an inside leg kick.
Danaher moves out of range as Glass strikes.
Glass misses the shot to the body.
Danaher tries to clinch up.
Danaher misses with a head kick.
Glass throws a hook to the side of Danaher's head but Danaher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glass tries to score with a low kick but Danaher moves his leg out of the way.
A nice leg kick from Danaher, right into the meat of the thigh.
Danaher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Danaher.
Danaher lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Danaher wants to clinch
and Glass connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Danaher will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fight stays on the outside here - Danaher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Glass looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Glass on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Danaher connects with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Danaher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Glass doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Danaher bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danaher tries to clinch up.
Danaher connects with an inside leg kick.
Danaher misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Glass was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Glass blocks a head kick by Danaher.
Danaher tries to clinch but Glass moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danaher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danaher tries to clinch but Glass is having none of it.
Nice defenses there by Danaher.
Danaher tries to clinch but Glass moves out of range.
Danaher scores with a head kick. Glass tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Danaher tries to close the distance and clinch but Glass swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Glass was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Danaher - that will leave a mark!
Danaher blocks a jab.
Glass moves out of range as Danaher throws a body kick.
A nice side step and Glass releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A nice inside leg kick there by Danaher. That's going to slow Glass down.
Glass connects with a body shot that sends Danaher's belly button to the back.
Danaher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A countering left hand to the body from Glass misses.
Danaher wants to clinch up but Glass keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danaher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Glass swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danaher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Glass misses.
Danaher tries to clinch there but Glass circles away.
Danaher scoring well with a low kick there.
Richard Glass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Glass throws a body shot but no joy.
Glass circles away from the clinch attempt.
Glass swats away the attempt to clinch by Danaher.
Glass is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Danaher with a body shot.
Danaher wants to clinch.
Glass throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Danaher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danaher lands with a kick to the temple. Glass shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
John Danaher is winning the standup battle so far.
Danaher wants to clinch.
Glass doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Danaher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Glass swats away the attempt to clinch by Danaher.
Danaher throws a wild body kick that Glass sees coming a mile off.
Glass now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Glass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danaher was well out of range. Poor timing from Glass.
Glass lands a nice looking body shot.
Danaher wants to clinch.
It seemed like Glass was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danaher explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
John Danaher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Danaher plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Danaher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glass.
Danaher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Danaher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Glass takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Danaher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Glass takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danaher is looking to clinch.
Danaher throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Danaher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Danaher 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Danaher!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heraclion Demler (ranked 3199 p4p, 4488 weight class) and Tom Morales (ranked 353 p4p, 457 weight class). Heraclion Demler has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heraclion Demler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Morales!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Demler clinches with his opponent.
Morales blocks an elbow strike from Demler.
Morales breaks from the clinch.
Demler has closed the distance and engaged Morales in a clinch.
Morales is looking to break free of the clinch but Demler has double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Demler.
Demler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Demler stuffs the takedown attempt from Morales. Morales gets slowly back to his feet.
Demler moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demler lands with a left to the head.
Demler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morales throws a hook but Demler blocks it.
Nice straight punches there by Demler. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Demler.
Demler clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morales dives in for a single leg takedown but Demler sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Morales tries to keep at a distance but Demler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morales is trying to maintain a safe position but Demler gets an underhook and turns Morales into the cage.
Morales avoids a wild elbow strike from Demler.
Morales manages to break the clinch.
Heraclion Demler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demler closes the distance and clinches.
Demler lands with a right to the head.
Demler scores with a shot to the side of Morales's head.
Demler stalls.
Demler scores with a shot to the side of Morales's head.
Morales tries to circle away but Demler has him pinned against the cage.
Come on Morales - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Morales wants to break free but Demler has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Demler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morales misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Demler.
Demler prevents a takedown attempt there.
Heraclion Demler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Morales.
Demler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morales or not.
Morales looks winded!
Demler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demler lands a body shot.
Demler gets through Morales's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morales is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Demler pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Demler scores a nice knee to the body.
Demler lands with a short shot to the head.
Demler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morales ducks right into an uppercut from Demler.
Demler smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales gets tackled into the cage by Demler. Demler maintains the clinch.
Demler scores with a hook to the body.
Demler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morales takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Demler lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
 It looks like Tom Morales has been cut.
Morales takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Demler lands a big head kick that sends Morales to the canvas! Demler follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heraclion Demler!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Reis (ranked 3112 p4p, 3404 weight class) and Edward Sleon (ranked 346 p4p, 375 weight class). Reis comes into the arena with Cree Prayer Song - Young Spirit blaring out of the sound system. Sleon has chosen Shabba Madda Pot - Dexta Daps as his entrance music. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dakota Reis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Edward Sleon!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sleon shoots in but no luck this time.
Some wild striking there from Reis.
Sleon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reis.
Reis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sleon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sleon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sleon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sleon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sleon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reis is looking for a sweep.
Reis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Reis wants to control but Sleon is keeping busy.
Sleon prevents Reis from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Reis wants to control but Sleon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sleon working over Reis with some ground and pound. Reis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sleon throwing shots but Reis is blocking nicely.
Sleon is looking for a kimura but Reis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sleon to get the leverage.
Reis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sleon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reis is looking to cinch up a triangle. Sleon throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Reis's body to avoid the submission. Reis has instead reached around Sleon's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Reis arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dakota Reis!
A relieved looking Dakota Reis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Edward Sleon stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Bess (ranked 2272 p4p, 24397 weight class) and John James (ranked 162 p4p, 343 weight class). Dominick Bess has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Bess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John James!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bess lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like John James has been cut.
James takes one to the chin there.
 James is rocked!
A combination from Bess does no damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from James! But no joy.
Bess swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by James.
James is still on wobbly legs! Can Bess finish him?
Bess scores with a hook.
Bess throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bess lands a jab.
Bess looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
James seems to have recovered his senses.
Bess sends James crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bess is motioning to the referee to let James up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bess wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bess sends James crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bess is motioning to the referee to let James up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Bess throws a left and a right that both miss
and James counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bess has his feet on James's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bess throws a shot to the body.
Bess throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
And James tries to counter it with a takedown but Bess pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bess swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bess connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between James's hands.
Bess drops James with a beautiful combination! James stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bess is looking for the KO!
Bess fails to land with a series of punches.
James changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bess misses with a combination
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
Bess lands a nice looking body shot.
Bess scores with a shot to the body.
Bess throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from James! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bess wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bess swings for the body but James moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from James on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bess lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bess definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bess lands a left and a right that send James crashing to the mat, dazed. Bess thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
That has opened up John James's cut even more.
Dominick Bess seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bess rushes James with punches - James moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, James goes down! Bess follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominick Bess!
Our winner, Dominick Bess, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stan Friday (ranked 1962 p4p, 3809 weight class) and Antonio Reyes (ranked 229 p4p, 393 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stan Friday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antonio Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reyes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Friday fails with an attempt to clinch.
Friday avoids a punch combination nicely.
Friday wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Friday slips a jab from Reyes.
Reyes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Friday.
We've been told by Friday's head coaches at Dangerous Fight Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Reyes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Friday lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reyes shoots in looking for a takedown. Friday tries to sprawl out of it but Reyes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Friday manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Friday closes the distance and pushes Reyes back into the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Reyes has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Friday - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Friday looking to throw knees to the head but Reyes is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Friday.
Reyes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reyes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Friday with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reyes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Friday stalling.
Friday prevents Reyes from breaking the clinch.
Friday looking to throw knees to the head but Reyes is blocking nicely.
Friday throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Friday.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Friday using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Friday landing knees to the body.
Reyes looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friday stalling the fight.
Friday with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reyes tries to work over Friday's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A knee to the head by Friday.
Come on Friday - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Friday obliges.
Friday connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reyes's face.
Friday landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Friday content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Reyes is trying to force a seperation but Friday has the dominant position.
Reyes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Friday lands a knee to the head.
Reyes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Friday connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reyes's face.
Friday scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reyes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Friday misses with a knee strike.
Friday scores with a knee to the head.
Reyes wants a takedown.
Friday unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Friday connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reyes's face.
Friday utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reyes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Friday misses with a knee strike.
Friday scores with a knee to the head.
Friday is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Friday taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Friday is struggling to control the position.
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!
Reyes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Friday gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stan Friday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Reyes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friday unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reyes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Friday using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Friday.
A knee to the head by Friday.
Friday connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reyes's face.
Reyes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reyes is trying to force a seperation but Friday has the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Friday with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reyes tries to circle away but Friday has him pinned against the cage.
Reyes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Friday landing knees to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Friday dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice straight punches there by Friday. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Friday.
Reyes misses with a hook. Friday ducked under it nicely.
Friday staying out of range there.
Friday has taken the fight to the clinch.
Friday connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reyes's face.
Reyes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Friday with a knee to the head.
Reyes tries to break free but Friday pushes him back against the cage.
Friday tries a knee to the head but Reyes blocks it.
Friday with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reyes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes tries to work over Friday's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reyes is trying to push Friday away but Friday has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Friday is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reyes can do to turn this around?
Friday tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reyes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Friday avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes has had enough of the clinch but Friday keeps him there for the moment.
Friday scores with a knee to the head.
Reyes is trying to force a seperation but Friday has the dominant position.
Friday scores with a knee to the head.
Reyes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Friday walks away with a smile on his face. Reyes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Reyes throws a lazy right hand but Friday sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Friday ducks under a wild hook from Reyes.
Reyes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Friday catches Reyes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Reyes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reyes looks to land a combination but Friday avoids it well.
Reyes misses with a double jab.
Reyes is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friday avoids the body shot from Reyes.
The crowd cheers as Friday lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reyes doesn't seem phased though.
Friday forces Reyes back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Friday.
Friday lands a knee to the head.
Friday prevents Reyes from breaking the clinch.
Friday connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reyes's face.
Reyes is rocked!
Friday with a knee to the head.
Reyes is still on wobbly legs! Can Friday finish him?
A frustrated look appears on Reyes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Friday has Reyes pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Reyes is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Friday - that's hurt Reyes badly! Oh, another knee lands and Reyes is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Reyes doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Stan Friday!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lingo Rex (ranked 1561 p4p, 3713 weight class) and Riptide Young Stallion (ranked 225 p4p, 434 weight class). Riptide Young Stallion is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lingo Rex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riptide Young Stallion!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rex misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young Stallion.
Young Stallion with the counter takedown but Rex avoids it easily.
Rex has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Stormcrow Centre in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rex darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rex throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rex swings for the body but Young Stallion moves out of range.
Young Stallion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rex defends it well.
Young Stallion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rex misses with a body shot.
Rex tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young Stallion was well out of range. Poor timing from Rex.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
A slow jab from Rex misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rex throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rex lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Young Stallion at a distance.
Rex tries to clinch up.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex tries to clinch up
and Young Stallion counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rex wants to sweep but no luck.
Young Stallion postures up.
Young Stallion trying to control the position from guard on top but Rex is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Young Stallion throws an elbow that misses. Rex uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Young Stallion's guard. Nice move by Rex!
Rex pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Young Stallion is keeping the position for now.
Rex wants to stand but Young Stallion is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Young Stallion is keeping the position for now.
Young Stallion is trying to keep Rex in close.
Rex looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Young Stallion is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young Stallion throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Young Stallion is trying to keep Rex in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rex wants to clinch.
Rex swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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.
Rex misses with a body shot.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rex closes the distance and clinches.
Young Stallion blocks an uppercut.
Young Stallion blocking some punches.
Young Stallion jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rex walks away with a smile on his face. Young Stallion gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rex throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rex scores with a jab to the body.
Rex misses the shot to the body.
Young Stallion with the counter takedown but Rex avoids it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young Stallion blocks a jab.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rex throws a body shot but no joy.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
Rex ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young Stallion moves away.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lingo Rex dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rex. Young Stallion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rex fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
Young Stallion moves out of range of the strikes.
Rex closes the distance and pushes Young Stallion back into the cage.
Rex stalling the fight.
Rex swings wildly with an uppercut but Young Stallion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rex is fighting off a takedown attempt but Young Stallion is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rex to the mat. Rex regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rex has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rex tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Young Stallion accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Young Stallion missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rex wants to sweep but no luck.
Young Stallion won't allow Rex to get back to his feet.
Rex can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Young Stallion controls the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Young Stallion stands up and waves to Rex to follow him.
Rex takes a swing at Young Stallion's ribcage but misses.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Young Stallion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rex.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
Lingo Rex is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young Stallion takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rex throws an overhand right that lands on Young Stallion's shoulder, as Young Stallion tries to avoid the shot.
Young Stallion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Young Stallion blocks a jab.
Young Stallion with the counter takedown but Rex avoids it easily.
Rex is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young Stallion can do to turn this around?
Rex tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young Stallion was well out of range. Poor timing from Rex.
And Young Stallion tries to counter it with a takedown but Rex pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice jab there from Rex.
Young Stallion moves out of range as Rex strikes.
Rex swings for the body but Young Stallion moves out of range.
Rex wants to clinch.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex looks to score with a jab to the body but Young Stallion is just out of range.
And Young Stallion tries to counter it with a takedown but Rex pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rex misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Rex throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young Stallion with the counter takedown but Rex avoids it easily.
Young Stallion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Young Stallion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rex defends it well.
Rex tries to clinch there but Young Stallion circles away.
And Young Stallion tries to counter it with a takedown but Rex pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rex jabs at Young Stallion's body.
Rex throws a good cross that connects.
Young Stallion circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young Stallion with the counter takedown but Rex avoids it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Young Stallion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rex lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rex. Young Stallion does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rex darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rex swings for the body but Young Stallion moves out of range.
Rex works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rex tries to clinch there but Young Stallion circles away.
Young Stallion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rex throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rex throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rex is looking to wear down Young Stallion with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rex moves in looking to clinch but Young Stallion pushes him off.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rex misses with a body shot.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
Young Stallion staying out of range there.
Riptide Young Stallion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rex waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young Stallion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lingo Rex dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rex misses with a few strikes there.
Young Stallion with the counter takedown but Rex avoids it easily.
Rex wants to clinch up but Young Stallion keeps it at a distance.
Young Stallion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Young Stallion avoids the body shot from Rex.
Rex misses with an uppercut. Young Stallion saw that one coming.
Rex swings for the body but Young Stallion moves out of range.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rex misses with a looping left.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rex clinches up against the cage.
Young Stallion has hold of one of Rex's legs. Rex is fighting the takedown attempt but Young Stallion gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Rex manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rex misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Young Stallion blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young Stallion.
Rex misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Rex fails to land.
Rex throws a punch but it's blocked by Young Stallion.
Young Stallion tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rex smiles and moves away.
Rex thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rex throws a jab but it's blocked by Young Stallion.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice defenses there by Young Stallion.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Young Stallion's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rex connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Young Stallion scrambles back to his feet.
Rex throws a hook but Young Stallion avoids it easily.
Riptide Young Stallion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex misses with an uppercut.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
Rex tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Young Stallion manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
Good shot there by Rex.
Rex throws a body shot but no joy.
Rex tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young Stallion was well out of range. Poor timing from Rex.
Nice cross by Rex.
Lingo Rex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rex tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young Stallion was well out of range. Poor timing from Rex.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rex throws a body shot but no joy.
Lingo Rex is winning the standup battle so far.
Rex misses with an uppercut. Young Stallion saw that one coming.
Young Stallion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rex defends it well.
Rex digs a good body shot into Young Stallion's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Rex throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rex swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Rex misses the target.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rex. Young Stallion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rex ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young Stallion moves away.
Rex misses the shot to the body.
Rex looks to land a combination but Young Stallion avoids it well.
And Young Stallion tries to counter it with a takedown but Rex pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rex digs a good hook to Young Stallion's body.
Rex moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rex throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Young Stallion stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Young Stallion uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rex.
Rex lands a glancing blow to the side of Young Stallion's head.
Rex connects with a looping right hand.
Young Stallion staying out of range there.
Young Stallion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rex just misses with a punch to the body.
Rex tries to clinch but Young Stallion moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rex tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
Young Stallion's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rex connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Young Stallion scrambles back to his feet.
Rex's corner calls for a 1-2. Rex obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lingo Rex showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rex, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lingo Rex!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilberto Pilao (ranked 2395 p4p, 2669 weight class) and Yuujiro Hanma (ranked 320 p4p, 346 weight class). Gilberto Pilao has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Solid boxing
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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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gilberto Pilao!
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, Yuujiro Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma closes the distance and clinches.
Pilao lands a right hand.
Pilao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanma's elbow.
Pilao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hanma or not.
Hanma has Pilao pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pilao manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pilao.
Hanma drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pilao gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pilao lands with a left to the head.
Pilao misses with a punch to the body.
Pilao stops a takedown attempt from Hanma.
Gilberto Pilao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuujiro Hanma.
Hanma has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pilao avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hanma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pilao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanma has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pilao avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pilao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pilao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pilao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Pilao slaps away a takedown attempt from Hanma, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hanma shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pilao pinned against the cage. Pilao gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilao fails with a takedown attempt.
Pilao shoots for a takedown but Hanma saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pilao scores with a body shot.
Hanma wants to clinch.
Pilao throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hanma avoids it.
Nice takedown defense from Hanma. No joy for Pilao on that attempt.
Hanma fails with the takedown.
Pilao lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pilao swivels and escapes.
Hanma tries for a takedown but Pilao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hanma misses with a takedown
and Pilao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hanma looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pilao is fending him off so far but Hanma persists. Nope, Pilao circles away and we're back to standing.
Hanma shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pilao but Pilao pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pilao plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pilao lands a big head kick that sends Hanma to the canvas! Pilao follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilberto Pilao!
A very excited looking Gilberto Pilao 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 Finley McPherson (ranked 1586 p4p, 1286 weight class) and Tommy Matson (ranked 178 p4p, 146 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Finley McPherson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Finley McPherson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Finley McPherson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Matson!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McPherson swinging wildly here.
Matson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McPherson scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Tommy Matson has been cut.
Matson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matson! But no joy.
Matson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matson swings widly with a right hand
and McPherson counters with a nice kick to the body.
McPherson avoids the body shot from Matson.
Matson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPherson throws a poor cross that misses
and Matson counters with an inside leg kick.
McPherson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Matson throws a jab but it's blocked by McPherson.
Matson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Matson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Matson duly obliges.
McPherson looks to score with a jab to the body but Matson is just out of range.
Matson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Matson connects with a body shot that sends McPherson's belly button to the back.
McPherson throws a jab but it's blocked by Matson.
Nice straight punches there by McPherson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McPherson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McPherson misses with a lunging right hand
and Matson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
McPherson throws a looping overhand right but Matson ducks down to avoid it.
McPherson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Matson has time to react.
Nice body punch from Matson.
McPherson throws out a powerful jab.
That has opened up Tommy Matson's cut even more.
Matson misses with a hook to the body
and McPherson counters with a nice right hand that sends Matson toppling to the canvas! Matson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can McPherson finish him?!
McPherson swings widly with a right hand
and Matson counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPherson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Matson, pushing him back against the cage.
McPherson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Tommy Matson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
McPherson has a couple of punches blocked by Matson.
Matson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Matson swings wildly with an uppercut but McPherson uses good head movement to avoid it.
McPherson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McPherson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tommy Matson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tommy Matson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Finley McPherson!
Our winner, Finley McPherson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Constable Odo (ranked 1567 p4p, 2548 weight class) and Zurabi Vakhtangishvili (ranked 175 p4p, 268 weight class). Odo comes to the cage accompanied by Asking Alexandria - Morte et Dabo. 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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265
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Constable Odo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Zurabi Vakhtangishvili!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vakhtangishvili clinches up against the cage.
Odo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vakhtangishvili lands a body punch in the clinch.
Odo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vakhtangishvili backwards.
Odo misses with a punch to the body.
Vakhtangishvili can't find room to land a body shot as Odo controls the action.
Odo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vakhtangishvili doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Odo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vakhtangishvili or not.
Vakhtangishvili struggles to land a body shot inside as Odo controls his hands.
Odo blocks the elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Vakhtangishvili - that landed with a thud.
Odo swings wildly with an uppercut but Vakhtangishvili uses good head movement to avoid it.
Odo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vakhtangishvili pushes off an throws an elbow but Odo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odo tries to work over Vakhtangishvili's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Odo trying to land knees to the body.
Odo manages to break the clinch.
We've been told by Odo's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Odo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Odo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Constable Odo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Odo takes a swing at Vakhtangishvili's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vakhtangishvili moves in looking to clinch but Odo pushes him off.
Odo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vakhtangishvili sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vakhtangishvili takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Zurabi Vakhtangishvili has been cut.
Odo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vakhtangishvili on the side of the head.
Odo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Odo throws a body shot but no joy.
Odo throws a hook but Vakhtangishvili avoids it easily.
Odo cracks Vakhtangishvili with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Vakhtangishvili tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Odo pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Vakhtangishvili is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Constable Odo!
Constable Odo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elim Garak (ranked 378 p4p, 1514 weight class) and James River (ranked 33 p4p, 120 weight class). Garak's entrance music is Mobb Deep - Shook Ones. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elim Garak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James River !
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Garak lands.
River feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garaks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
River avoids the body shot from Garak.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
Garak half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
River feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garaks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
River misses with a body shot
and Garak counters with a stiff right hand.
River shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Garak napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Garak struggling a bit here.
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!
River is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Garak has escaped the position, nice work there.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
River is looking to take a break and control but Garak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garak gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garak moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
River is posturing up here but Garak has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! River tries to roll out but it's too tight and River has to tap! Slick submission there by Garak!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Elim Garak!
Elim Garak was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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