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RSE 63: Poisonous Path PBP Commentary |
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Dana Black had a terrible time trying to make weight. After initially coming in at 153.2, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. Stepping on the scales for a second time, he still failed to make the required weight and after much deliberation, his fight with John James was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Abner (ranked 3008 p4p, 3057 weight class) and Luan Mesquita (ranked 339 p4p, 346 weight class). Luan Mesquita 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brayden Abner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luan Mesquita!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesquita lands with a good body shot.
Mesquita connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Abner tries to sprawl but Mesquita drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Abner keeping control of the position.
Abner pushes Mesquita off looking to stand but Mesquita dives back in and keeps control.
Abner wants to control but Mesquita is keeping busy.
Mesquita is looking to take a break and control but Abner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita working the head and body with strikes.
Abner is trying to stand up here but Mesquita is controlling him well.
Abner taking some punishment here, with Mesquita in his half guard.
Mesquita is looking to advance position but Abner won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner is trying to stand.
Abner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mesquita.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mesquita has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mesquita with the ground and pound but Abner uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Abner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mesquita is looking to work some ground and pound but Abner has wrist control.
Mesquita in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mesquita throwing strikes from guard but Abner blocks nicely.
Mesquita lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Abner can't keep his opponent in guard - Mesquita advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mesquita.
Mesquita is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Abner sees it coming and defends easily.
Mesquita scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mesquita seems to be looking for submissions.
Abner is controlling Mesquita's trapped leg to prevent Mesquita from advancing to side control.
Mesquita throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abner works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mesquita drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Abner dives on top into guard.
Mesquita wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abner wants to get up but he can't break Mesquita's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mesquita is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mesquita is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Abner stands and steps away. Mesquita gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Abner throws a leg kick but Mesquita checks it.
Mesquita avoids the body shot from Abner.
Mesquita lands a nice looking body shot.
Mesquita misses with an uppercut
and Abner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abner looks to land a right hand but Mesquita moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abner throws a leg kick that misses.
Mesquita fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Abner on the side of the head.
Mesquita scores with a hook.
Mesquita swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Abner.
Mesquita dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mesquita.
Abner explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mesquita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abner manages to avoid it.
Abner wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mesquita jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abner throwing a counter right hand but Mesquita manages to avoid it.
Abner misses the shot to the body.
Mesquita looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luan Mesquita dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mesquita misses with a hook.
Mesquita throws a jab but it's blocked by Abner.
Abner throws a head kick that misses.
Abner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mesquita uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Abner has time to react.
Mesquita looks to land a left hand but Abner moved out of range nicely.
Mesquita fails with a takedown attempt.
Abner is looking to counter the offense by Mesquita and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abner misses with a low kick.
Mesquita looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Abner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Abner 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 Mesquita has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mesquita and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Luan Mesquita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Abner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mesquita was well out of range. Poor timing from Abner.
Mesquita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mesquita connects with a looping right hand.
Mesquita lands a nice shot that snaps Abner's head back.
Mesquita blocks a head kick by Abner.
Abner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mesquita.
Abner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mesquita.
Abner slips a straight right by Mesquita.
Abner with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Abner lands with a slapping head kick.
Abner staying out of range there.
Abner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mesquita lands a nice hook to Abner's body. Abner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Abner gets caught flat footed, as Mesquita shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mesquita throws a big right hand that misses.
Abner is wriggling around but Mesquita manages to pass to half guard.
Abner is refusing to be controlled, as Mesquita sits in half guard.
Mesquita throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Abner wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abner wants to get back to full guard.
Abner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mesquita.
Mesquita lands with a punch from half guard.
Mesquita is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Abner defends it well.
Abner is looking to escape.
Abner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mesquita wants to control but Abner is keeping him busy.
Mesquita is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Abner is just riding it out for now. Mesquita eventually gives up the hold.
Mesquita stops Abner from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mesquita is trying to control the action in half guard but Abner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mesquita is working for a submission of some sort.
Mesquita scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mesquita not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Abner is refusing to be controlled, as Mesquita sits in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luan Mesquita showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Abner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Abner scores with a four punch combination!
Abner throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mesquita goes for a double leg but Abner avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Abner continues to drive forward.
Abner ducks under a wild hook from Mesquita.
The crowd cheers as Abner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mesquita doesn't seem phased though.
Mesquita closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Abner is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mesquita connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abner can't do much from the bottom here.
Abner is looking for a sweep.
Mesquita wants to control but Abner is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mesquita has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Mesquita in side control, throwing shots but Abner defends.
Mesquita in side control, throwing shots but Abner defends.
Mesquita working the ground and pound.
Abner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Abner takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mesquita working the head with strikes.
Abner is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mesquita asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Abner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Abner tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner dodges the ground and pound from Mesquita.
An elbow from Mesquita crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Abner rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mesquita's guard! Nice work there by Abner!
Abner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mesquita on the ground.
Mesquita is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Abner is aware though and is defending well.
Abner trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mesquita's guard.
Abner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mesquita had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Abner defends it easily.
Brayden Abner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abner throws a strike but Mesquita rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Luan Mesquita has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mesquita is stalling in the full guard.
Mesquita stops Abner from standing up.
Mesquita stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Abner looking for a sweep. Not yet Abner, not yet.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Abner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita lands a couple of digs.
Mesquita controlling from the top position.
Abner is pulling down on Mesquita's head to control his posture.
Luan Mesquita is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesquita avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luan Mesquita.
Well Mesquita has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luan Mesquita!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Gabriel Suchet (ranked 2826 p4p, 3120 weight class) and Hermio Junior (ranked 321 p4p, 350 weight class). Louis Gabriel Suchet 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 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 Las Vegas, Louis Gabriel Suchet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hermio Junior!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suchet drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Junior trying to remain calm as Suchet controls from the top position.
Junior is trying to get back to half guard.
Junior is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Suchet working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Suchet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Junior keeps working.
Junior is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Junior looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Suchet is pressing down on Junior's thigh, looking to free his foot. Junior is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior actively working from the bottom here.
Suchet prevents Junior from improving his position.
Junior is looking to get back to full guard here but Suchet has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior manages to work his way to half guard, despite Suchet's best efforts.
Junior looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Suchet seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Suchet is trying to control. Junior wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Still in half guard, Suchet seems content to control.
Junior looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Suchet seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Suchet slips a nice elbow through Junior's hands, connecting with Junior's forehead.
Junior looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Junior looking for submissions off his back.
Junior is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Suchet scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suchet is taking a breather. Junior says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Suchet lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Junior is looking for a sweep. Suchet is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Suchet is pressing down on Junior's thigh, looking to free his foot. Junior is holding on for now.
Suchet is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nice strikes from Suchet there.
Suchet seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Suchet looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Suchet works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Suchet wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Junior takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Suchet tries to advance to mount but can't.
Suchet is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Junior will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Suchet thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Junior is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Suchet has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are battling for position here. Junior manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Junior had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Suchet defends it easily.
Junior can't keep his opponent in guard - Suchet advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Suchet trying to control from half guard but Junior is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Suchet's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Suchet's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suchet tries to roll but Junior sticks to his back.
Suchet is working hard here to advance position.
Junior is persistently looking for the submission but Suchet is defending it well.
Junior is trying to stick to Suchet's back but Suchet is turning into Junior. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Junior's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Suchet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suchet slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Suchet controlling the position from side mount.
Junior gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Gabriel Suchet dominated that round.
That's time! Suchet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Suchet looking to score a takedown here. Junior is defending well but Suchet drives through and ends up in Junior's guard.
Junior looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Junior is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Suchet defends well.
Junior throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Junior looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suchet is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Suchet trying to control but Junior is working from the bottom.
Suchet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Junior can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suchet slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Suchet trying to control the position from guard on top but Junior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suchet passes Junior's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Suchet moves nicely into side control.
Junior is not content to let Suchet control the position.
Junior tries to buck Suchet off but Suchet is having none of it.
Suchet is working Junior over with some ground and pound from side control.
Junior tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Suchet wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suchet scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Junior to see if he's OK.
Suchet happy to just control the position for now.
Junior is not content to let Suchet control the position.
Suchet gets to mount! Junior was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Suchet lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Suchet fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Junior regains half guard.
Junior tries to get to full guard but Suchet has control of the leg.
Junior is not content to let Suchet control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suchet lands with a punch from half guard.
Suchet slows the pace down in half guard.
Suchet is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Suchet is pressing down on Junior's thigh, looking to free his foot. Junior is holding on for now.
Suchet wants to control but Junior is keeping him busy.
Suchet perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Junior is looking to improve his position.
Suchet lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Junior looking for submissions off his back.
Suchet is keen to just control but Junior is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suchet scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Louis Gabriel Suchet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Suchet is pressing down on Junior's thigh, looking to free his foot. Junior is holding on for now.
Junior is trying to get back to full guard.
Junior looking for submissions off his back.
Junior wants to get back to full guard.
Suchet wants to control but Junior is keeping him busy.
Suchet is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Junior is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suchet sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Junior moves into full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Gabriel Suchet dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Suchet feints and as Junior raises his hands in defense, Suchet changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Suchet working some strikes from top position.
Suchet postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Suchet trying to control the position from guard on top but Junior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suchet passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Suchet trying to control the action but Junior is working from the bottom.
Junior is working to avoid the ground and pound but Suchet connects with a decent elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior is looking for a sweep.
Junior gets back to half guard.
Suchet trying to control the action but Junior is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior looking for a kimura from the bottom but Suchet passes into side control!
Suchet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Junior keeps working.
Junior taking a bit of punishment here - Suchet scoring with strikes.
Suchet working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
 Junior is rocked!
Suchet scores with a couple of short elbows.
Junior is still in real trouble! Can Suchet finish him?
Junior tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Suchet scoring with punches from side control.
Suchet is looking to take a break and control but Junior is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Junior tries to buck Suchet off but Suchet is having none of it.
Junior trying to remain calm as Suchet controls from the top position.
Suchet looks up at the clock and then as Junior takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Suchet smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Suchet landing a few strikes.
Suchet lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Junior! Suchet senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Junior out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Louis Gabriel Suchet!
A very excited looking Louis Gabriel Suchet 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Julius Kaepernick (ranked 2546 p4p, 24258 weight class) and Ron Jacobs (ranked 251 p4p, 461 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julius Kaepernick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs tries for a takedown but Kaepernick circles away easily
and Kaepernick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Ron Jacobs has been cut.
Jacobs throws a sloppy head kick and Kaepernick moves out of range easily.
Kaepernick shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kaepernick was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacobs is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kaepernick connects with a decent elbow.
Jacobs defending against the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Kaepernick.
Kaepernick throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kaepernick working the ground and pound.
Kaepernick cracks Jacobs with a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaepernick looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jacobs is avoiding damage well.
Kaepernick throws an elbow but Jacobs slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kaepernick tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kaepernick tries to score with some ground and pound. Jacobs controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaepernick throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kaepernick working the ground and pound but Jacobs is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaepernick throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kaepernick is putting a hurting on Jacobs here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kaepernick lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kaepernick is working Jacobs over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kaepernick lands some shots froms side control.
Kaepernick decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Kaepernick moves into the clinch.
Kaepernick gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jacobs regains guard.
Jacobs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kaepernick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kaepernick keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jacobs's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaepernick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs wants to stand up but Kaepernick is controlling him.
Jacobs is trying to control the position but Kaepernick postures up.
Kaepernick is in close to Jacobs's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kaepernick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kaepernick is in close to Jacobs's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jacobs is rocked!
Kaepernick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kaepernick scoring with some ground and pound.
Jacobs is still in real trouble! Can Kaepernick finish him?
Kaepernick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kaepernick postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Jacobs covers up, he's hurt! Kaepernick keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Kaepernick and the ref steps in to end the fight! Kaepernick can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julius Kaepernick!
An out of breath Julius Kaepernick 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 Joshua Miller (ranked 2210 p4p, 1923 weight class) and Bryan White (ranked 221 p4p, 197 weight class). White has chosen “Tall Cans in the Air” Transplants as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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167
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryan White!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Millers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
White tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Miller swivels and escapes.
Miller misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.
Miller misses with a looping right.
White has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White misses with a straight right.
Miller slips under a jab.
White connects with a single shot there.
Miller throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Miller takes a jab right on the kisser.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miller appears to be looking for a big counter.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Miller misses with a looping left.
Miller misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by White.
White takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice uppercut there from Miller.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Jab from White.
White takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
White defending well as Miller loads up on a big left hand.
Miller jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
White throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. White doesn't seem bothered though.
White lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White misses with a lunging right hand
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
Miller misses with a hook.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Miller misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White scores with a nice strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller misses with a straight right.
Miller avoids a punch combination nicely.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
White throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miller jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
White defending well as Miller loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Jab, jab by Miller - just one landing.
Miller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Miller dips to his left and cracks White with an uppercut!
White loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by White.
Miller is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller scores with a shot to the body.
Miller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Miller is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
White on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Miller looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
White scores with a hook to the body. Miller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
White cracks Miller with a good jab.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White throws out a counter right but Miller avoids it with no problem.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Miller.
White shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Miller swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White misses with an uppercut
and Miller counters with a right hand to the body.
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!
White lunges at Miller with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Miller's hand.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Miller wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
White fails with the takedown
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller connects with a body shot.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
White doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Miller scores with a jab to the head.
White takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Miller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Miller lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as White backs up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Miller defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Miller dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice cross by Miller.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White slips under a jab from Miller.
White defending well as Miller loads up on a big left hand.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Decent striking displayed by Miller there.
White takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Miller is looking to counter punch.
White looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Miller lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miller lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
White is rocked!
It looks like Bryan White has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller drops White with a huge uppercut! White drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Miller is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joshua Miller!
A less than humble Joshua Miller misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maman Suraman (ranked 1615 p4p, 2292 weight class) and Mario Yamasaki (ranked 209 p4p, 269 weight class). Yamasaki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 2Pac - The Warriors Way. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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180
7 - 4 - 0 |
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30
170
13 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maman Suraman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Yamasaki!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suraman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamasaki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yamasaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Suraman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Suraman.
Yamasaki has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Yamasaki trying to keep a closed guard but Suraman is proving a slippery customer.
Suraman stops Yamasaki from standing up.
Yamasaki keeping full guard, as Suraman tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suraman sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamasaki wriggles free and stands up.
Yamasaki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki slaps away a takedown attempt from Suraman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yamasaki throws a hook but Suraman avoids it easily.
Yamasaki digs a good hook to Suraman's body.
Yamasaki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yamasaki scores with a shot to the body.
Yamasaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Suraman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Yamasaki!
Yamasaki bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suraman has his takedown stuffed
and Yamasaki counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Maman Suraman has been cut.
Suraman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Suraman slips under a jab from Yamasaki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suraman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamasaki.
Yamasaki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Suraman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yamasaki's guard.
Suraman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yamasaki is keeping the position for now.
Yamasaki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Suraman looking to pass the guard.
Suraman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Suraman wants to control from the top but Yamasaki keeps moving.
Yamasaki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Suraman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suraman tries to free his leg and advance position but Yamasaki is retaining full guard.
Suraman is pushing down on Yamasaki's leg trying to pass to half guard. Yamasaki is fighting to maintain full guard but Suraman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Suraman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yamasaki's head.
Yamasaki pushes Suraman off looking to stand but Suraman dives back in and keeps control.
Suraman trying to control the action but Yamasaki is working from the bottom.
Suraman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Suraman wants to pass the guard but Yamasaki is defending well.
Suraman is working hard here to advance position.
Suraman has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suraman controlling the position easily from mount.
Suraman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yamasaki hang on?
Suraman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Suraman working for a submission but Yamasaki is keeping him at bay.
Suraman wants to control the pace but Yamasaki is squirming around nicely.
Suraman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Maman Suraman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maman Suraman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Suraman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yamasaki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yamasaki misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suraman. Yamasaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamasaki throws out a counter right but Suraman avoids it with no problem.
Maman Suraman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suraman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yamasaki as he jumps to the side.
It seemed like Yamasaki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yamasaki lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamasaki misses the jab.
Suraman is looking to land body kicks.
Suraman pushes Yamasaki up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yamasaki is trying to break the clinch but Suraman has him pressed against the cage.
Suraman has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Yamasaki is trying to keep an underhook but Suraman manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Yamasaki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Suraman is working away from the top position though.
Suraman wants to work for an arm triangle but Yamasaki is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Suraman is looking to stall here but Yamasaki recovers full guard.
Yamasaki wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Suraman manages to pass to side control.
Suraman controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suraman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Suraman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Suraman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Suraman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yamasaki is just riding it out for now. Suraman eventually gives up the hold.
Suraman throwing shots but Yamasaki is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki is not content to let Suraman control the position.
Suraman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yamasaki is just riding it out for now. Suraman eventually gives up the hold.
Yamasaki wants to get back to his feet.
Suraman trying to control from half guard but Yamasaki is working away.
Suraman is just content to waste time from the top position. Yamasaki takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Suraman drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Yamasaki manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Suraman has Yamasaki in his guard.
Yamasaki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Suraman is looking for a triangle but Yamasaki pushes his legs off easily.
Suraman controls Yamasaki momentarily but Yamasaki frees himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yamasaki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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 Maman Suraman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maman Suraman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Yamasaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamasaki misses with an uppercut.
Yamasaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suraman moves away.
Yamasaki lands with a good body shot.
Suraman has his takedown stuffed
and Yamasaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Suraman fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Yamasaki misses its intended target.
Yamasaki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Suraman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki jabs Suraman right on the nose. Suraman blinks but takes it well.
Yamasaki misses with the combination.
Yamasaki digs a good body shot into Suraman's ribs.
Yamasaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Suraman shoots for a double leg takedown but Yamasaki sprawls well. He's pushed Suraman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yamasaki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yamasaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suraman manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Yamasaki finds it's target.
Yamasaki connects with a single shot there.
Suraman slips a jab from Yamasaki.
Suraman has his takedown stuffed
and Suraman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maman Suraman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamasaki missing with a left hand there. Suraman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamasaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yamasaki throws a lazy uppercut
and Suraman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Suraman is trying to control. Yamasaki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Suraman working the head and body with strikes.
Suraman 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suraman passes to side control.
Suraman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Yamasaki tries to improve position but can't.
Suraman tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Yamasaki wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Suraman moves into full mount!
Yamasaki is squirming around, avoiding Suraman's attempts to control the action.
Suraman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Yamasaki looks a forlorn figure.
Suraman wants to control the pace but Yamasaki is squirming around nicely.
Suraman looking to finish with strikes here!
Mario Yamasaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maman Suraman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Suraman blocks Yamasaki's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Yamasaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Suraman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maman Suraman!
An out of breath Maman Suraman 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Bess (ranked 1565 p4p, 1437 weight class) and Pate Boxeri (ranked 126 p4p, 121 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
154
7 - 1 - 0 |
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145
6 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 7 - 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pate Boxeri!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxeri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dominick Bess seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bess swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boxeri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bess fails to land with a series of punches.
Bess avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bess swings away with a body shot that misses
and Boxeri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boxeri scores with a punch to the head.
Boxeri defending well as Bess loads up on a big left hand.
Bess rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boxeri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bess misses the body punch
and Boxeri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boxeri connects with a right hand. Bess shakes it off.
Bess swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Boxeri on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bess swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Bess. Beautiful body shot.
Bess misses with a body shot
letting Boxeri counter with a right hand.
Bess throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boxeri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bess.
Bess misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good shot there by Bess.
Bess definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bess fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boxeri manages to avoid it.
A big left from Boxeri misses.
A slow jab from Boxeri misses its intended target.
Bess thuds his right hand into Boxeri's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bess takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bess misses with a wild body shot.
Bess swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Boxeri counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxeri scores with a sloppy right hand. Bess should have avoided that one.
Boxeri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bess just misses with a punch to the body.
Boxeri changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boxeri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boxeri just misses with a punch to the body.
Bess throws an off balance right hand
and Boxeri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bess throws a combination that misses
and Boxeri counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Boxeri. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boxeri.
Bess misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bess takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boxeri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bess.
Bess throws a right and a left that Boxeri avoids nicely.
Bess throws a right hand that Boxeri ducks under and follows up with a left that Boxeri also avoids with ease.
Boxeri's corner calls for a 1-2. Boxeri obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bess really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boxeri throws a series of punches but Bess avoids them all with ease.
Bess takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bess bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Boxeri misses.
Bess swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boxeri counters with a three punch combo that has Bess backing up. Bess nods at Boxeri to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Bess takes one to the chin there.
Bess throws a series of punches but Boxeri moves out of range.
Boxeri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bess.
Bess tries to bum rush Boxeri with a series of wild strikes but Boxeri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boxeri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boxeri jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bess throws a one two combo.
Boxeri wants to clinch up but Bess keeps it at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pate Boxeri dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boxeri lands a jab to Bess's midsection.
Boxeri has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bess misses with a jab to the body
and Boxeri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boxeri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bess takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boxeri takes the fight into the clinch.
Boxeri working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bess is looking to break free of the clinch but Boxeri has double underhooks.
Boxeri lands a right hand.
Boxeri trying to stall but Bess improves his position.
Bess tries to circle away but Boxeri has him pinned against the cage.
Bess is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxeri has Bess pressed against the cage, preventing Bess from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bess is trying to break free.
Boxeri keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bess's efforts to push away.
A right handed body shot lands from Boxeri.
Bess is trying to break the clinch but Boxeri is controlling him.
Bess breaks the clinch.
Boxeri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boxeri scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bess is looking to wear down Boxeri with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bess throws a nice looking combination but Boxeri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bess throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxeri is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bess misses with a double jab.
Bess swings away with a body shot that misses
and Boxeri counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxeri connects with a jab.
Pate Boxeri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boxeri loads up on a big right hand but Bess slips the punch.
Bess scores with a nice head shot.
Boxeri throws a lazy uppercut
and Bess counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
Boxeri takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bess's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bess takes a shot to the head.
Boxeri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boxeri throws a punch but it's blocked by Bess.
Bess wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boxeri throws a head punch that misses.
Bess breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bess gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bess fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bess takes a swing at Boxeri's ribcage but misses.
Dominick Bess is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boxeri misses with a wild combination.
Bess throws a big counter combination but Boxeri scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Boxeri throws a body shot but no joy.
Boxeri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boxeri rushes Bess and presses him up against the cage.
Bess tries to break the clinch but Boxeri is controlling the position.
Bess taking a breather.
Boxeri lands with a left to the head.
Bess wants to get back to striking at distance but Boxeri won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxeri tries to work over Bess's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boxeri.
Boxeri lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bess's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bess uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boxeri.
Boxeri slips a jab and a cross from Bess.
Bess looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boxeri lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Bess.
Bess misses with the combination.
Boxeri slips a jab and a cross from Bess.
Bess misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boxeri swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pate Boxeri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Boxeri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boxeri misses the jab.
Boxeri digs a good hook to Bess's body.
Bess throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bess moves out of range as Boxeri strikes.
Bess misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from Boxeri on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boxeri lands a nice shot to the body.
Boxeri looks to land a left hand but Bess moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxeri cracks Bess with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Boxeri throws a one two combo.
Bess misses with a combination
and Boxeri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bess misses with a wild combination.
Boxeri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bess throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Boxeri to counter with a crisp jab.
Boxeri throws out a loose jab but Bess uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Bess misses.
Boxeri drives through and clinches with Bess against the cage.
Boxeri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bess's elbow.
Bess wants to get back to striking at distance but Boxeri won't allow it.
Boxeri lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boxeri.
Pate Boxeri seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boxeri tries a body shot but Bess blocks it.
Boxeri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bess throws an elbow but it misses.
Bess blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bess blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boxeri lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bess breaks from the clinch.
Bess ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boxeri changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bess throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bess is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Boxeri lands a nice hook to Bess's body. Bess takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bess swinging wildly here.
Boxeri tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bess just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Boxeri was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boxeri misses with an uppercut. Bess saw that one coming.
Bess keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bess throws a series of punches but Boxeri avoids them all with ease.
Bess misses with a double jab.
Boxeri steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bess.
Bess swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boxeri counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boxeri tries to clinch but Bess moves out of range.
Bess throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bess throws a nice looking combination but Boxeri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bess swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boxeri is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bess misses with a combination
and Boxeri counters with a stiff right hand.
Boxeri thuds a left hand into Bess's body.
Bess throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boxeri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boxeri scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bess throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boxeri throws a jab when Bess was well out of range.
Boxeri punishes Bess's body with a nice straight punch.
Boxeri lands a nice looking body shot.
Dominick Bess has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bess takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pate Boxeri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boxeri has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pate Boxeri!
Our winner, Pate Boxeri, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richie Aprile (ranked 1436 p4p, 697 weight class) and Isopaa Hunter (ranked 176 p4p, 84 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richie Aprile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Isopaa Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aprile takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aprile looks to land a right hand but Hunter moved out of range.
Hunter throws a hook to the side of Aprile's head but Aprile sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aprile throwing a counter right hand but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Aprile lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hunter throws a hook but Aprile blocks it.
Hunter has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Some wild striking there from Aprile.
A big left from Hunter misses.
Aprile moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Aprile waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunter.
Hunter is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aprile with a body shot.
Hunter misses with an uppercut. Aprile saw that one coming.
Hunter wants to slow Aprile down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aprile thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aprile throws a big shot that misses.
Hunter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aprile throws out the jab.
Hunter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aprile.
Aprile throws a nice looking combination but Hunter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hunter throws out a counter right but Aprile avoids it with no problem.
Hunter throws the left hand but Aprile avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter swings for the body but Aprile moves out of range.
Hunter throws a low kick, looking for Aprile's leg but Aprile calmly moves out of range.
Aprile appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hunter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aprile misses with a hook. Hunter ducked under it nicely.
Hunter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aprile avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aprile looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hunter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hunter scores with a punch to the head.
Hunter tries to clinch but Aprile is having none of it.
Aprile takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hunter lands a jab to the head.
Hunter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aprile under the eye.
Hunter lands with an overhand left.
Aprile slips a jab from Hunter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aprile throws a hook but Hunter avoids it easily.
Hunter throws out a counter right but Aprile avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aprile throws a jab when Hunter was well out of range.
Hunter throws a lazy right hand but Aprile sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Aprile on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hunter lands a jab.
Hunter scores with a nice head shot.
Hunter throws an overhand right that lands on Aprile's shoulder, as Aprile tries to avoid the shot.
Hunter lands a jab.
Aprile is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hunter misses with a looping right.
Hunter throws a hook to the side of Aprile's head but Aprile sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aprile throws the left hand but Hunter avoids the punch easily.
Hunter darts in and clinches Aprile up against the cage.
Hunter swings wildly with an uppercut but Aprile uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Hunter.
Aprile is trying to force a seperation but Hunter has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aprile looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hunter just leaning against Aprile, taking a breather.
Aprile breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Aprile, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aprile fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Aprile takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hunter dodges the punch combination from Aprile.
Aprile closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good leg kick by Hunter.
Hunter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aprile.
Aprile ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aprile seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Aprile misses the jab.
Aprile is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hunter's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Aprile misses with a left hand
and Hunter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aprile on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aprile ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
A punch lands to the side of Aprile 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter connects with a crisp jab.
Aprile bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aprile swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aprile lands a nice shot that snaps Hunter's head back.
Aprile throws out a loose jab but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter clinches with his opponent.
Aprile wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aprile wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hunter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aprile blocking some punches.
Aprile is trying to break free.
Hunter leaning against his opponent.
Hunter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isopaa Hunter 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.
Hunter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aprile is out of range and Hunter settles back down.
Aprile slips a jab from Hunter.
Aprile throwing a counter right hand but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Aprile doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Aprile slips under a jab from Hunter.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunter misses with a hook. Aprile ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Aprile, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Aprile throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Hunter misses its intended target.
Aprile cracks Hunter with an open hand slap.
Hunter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aprile, pushing him back against the cage.
Hunter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aprile tries to break free but Hunter pushes him back against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hunter in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Aprile working hard to break the clinch.
Hunter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hunter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aprile.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aprile tries to break free but Hunter pushes him back against the cage.
Aprile is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hunter scores with a hook to the body.
Hunter lands a left hand.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hunter. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hunter takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hunter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hunter lands with a light punch inside.
Hunter lands a shoulder strike.
Hunter lands with a left to the head.
Come on Hunter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Isopaa Hunter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aprile tries to break free but Hunter pushes him back against the cage.
Hunter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Aprile has had enough of the clinch but Hunter keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Hunter.
A short left from Hunter.
Hunter throws a head punch that misses.
Hunter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aprile's efforts to push away.
Aprile wants to break the clinch but can't.
A bit of stalling here from Hunter.
Aprile's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Isopaa Hunter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunter drives through and clinches with Aprile against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hunter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aprile is looking to break free of the clinch but Hunter has double underhooks.
Hunter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aprile backwards.
Hunter is stalling here.
Aprile tries to circle away but Hunter has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter lands a right hand.
Hunter can't find room to land a body shot as Aprile controls the action.
Hunter throws a punch but it's blocked by Aprile.
Hunter avoiding damage.
Hunter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hunter cracks Aprile with a nice body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hunter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hunter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aprile prevents a body shot from Hunter.
Aprile blocking some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hunter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hunter leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aprile has had enough of the clinch but Hunter keeps him there for the moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Hunter.
Hunter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aprile backwards.
Hunter pressing his opponent against the cage.
Aprile wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hunter stalling in the clinch.
Hunter controlling the action here for a moment.
Aprile wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Isopaa Hunter.
Aprile uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isopaa Hunter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hunter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aprile.
Aprile lands with an overhand left.
Aprile scores with a hook.
Aprile lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Hunter sprawling to the canvas. Aprile follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Hunter hang on?
Hunter is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aprile postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hunter to stand up.
Hunter is still on wobbly legs! Can Aprile finish him?
Hunter scores with a nice right hand.
Hunter seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunter closes the distance and pushes Aprile back into the cage.
Hunter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hunter cracks Aprile with a nice body shot.
Aprile blocks an uppercut.
Aprile's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Hunter misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Aprile misses the target.
Aprile slips under a jab.
Hunter works Aprile's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunter connects with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hunter, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hunter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aprile walks into a left hand.
Hunter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunter darts in and clinches Aprile up against the cage.
Hunter lands with a right to the head.
Aprile takes a shot to the head.
Hunter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunter has Aprile pressed against the cage, preventing Aprile from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stalling in the clinch from Hunter.
Hunter gets through Aprile's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunter lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunter.
Aprile takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Hunter on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Hunter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunter stalling in the clinch.
Hunter works on Aprile's body with a couple of short punches.
Aprile takes a shot to the head.
 Aprile is rocked!
Hunter leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Aprile is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aprile takes a shot to the head.
Hunter lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Aprile to his knees! Hunter keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isopaa Hunter!
Isopaa Hunter thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Grave (ranked 1075 p4p, 2345 weight class) and Malig Murskaa (ranked 112 p4p, 235 weight class). Grave comes into the arena with War Pigs - Black Sabbath blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Grave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Malig Murskaa!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grave walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Jack Grave has been cut.
Grave misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Murskaa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grave misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Murskaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murskaa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grave connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murskaa scrambles back to his feet.
Grave keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grave scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Murskaa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Grave fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murskaa manages to avoid it.
Grave misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Murskaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grave swings for the body but Murskaa moves out of range.
Grave fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murskaa on the side of the head.
Grave connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Grave throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grave misses with a double jab.
We've been told by Grave's head coaches at Dangerous Fight Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Murskaa connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murskaa clinches up with Grave and pushes him back against the cage.
Murskaa slows down the pace here.
Murskaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murskaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Murskaa.
Grave's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murskaa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grave's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Grave's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murskaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grave has had enough of the clinch but Murskaa keeps him there for the moment.
Murskaa lands a body punch.
Murskaa leaning against his opponent.
Murskaa is leaning against Grave and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Murskaa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grave's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grave takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grave throws a right hand that misses
and Murskaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grave throws a jab but it's blocked by Murskaa.
Jack Grave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murskaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grave sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murskaa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Grave takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grave misses with a double jab.
Murskaa throws an off balance right hand
and Grave counters with a stiff right hand.
Murskaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grave throws a big shot that misses.
Grave throws a big shot that misses.
Grave changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grave fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murskaa manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grave swings widly with a right hand
enabling Murskaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Grave rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murskaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murskaa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murskaa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grave throws a good cross that connects.
Murskaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grave.
Grave rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murskaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murskaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grave. That did some damage!
Grave misses the shot to the body.
Murskaa has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Murskaa misses with a straight right.
A big left from Grave misses.
Grave misses the shot to the body.
Grave jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grave falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Murskaa counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grave keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murskaa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grave swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murskaa is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Grave throws a lazy right hand but Murskaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murskaa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Murskaa.
Murskaa misses with a knee to the head.
Murskaa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murskaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murskaa crunches a lovely knee into Grave's ribcage.
A right hand to the body from Murskaa.
Murskaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grave backwards.
A short body shot lands from Murskaa as the two fighters clinch.
Murskaa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bit of stalling here from Murskaa.
Murskaa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malig Murskaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Grave's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Murskaa clinches up with Grave and pushes him back against the cage.
Murskaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murskaa working aggressively here.
Murskaa with a knee to the head.
Murskaa cracks Grave with a nice body shot.
Grave is trying to break the clinch but Murskaa has him pressed against the cage.
Murskaa is leaning against Grave and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murskaa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Grave is looking to break free of the clinch but Murskaa has double underhooks.
Murskaa decides to pull guard.
Murskaa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Murskaa is on top in guard.
Murskaa 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.
Murskaa has gone for a leg lock! Grave slips out almost immediately though and dives into Murskaa's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murskaa looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Grave is defending well. Murskaa quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Grave has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Murskaa celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Malig Murskaa!
A relieved looking Malig Murskaa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jalo Ilmarinen (ranked 608 p4p, 1251 weight class) and Ruslan Beznisko (ranked 89 p4p, 170 weight class). Beznisko has chosen JANE AIR — Junk as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jalo Ilmarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruslan Beznisko!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beznisko shoots for a takedown but Ilmarinen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Beznisko throws an off balance right hand
and Ilmarinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ilmarinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beznisko.
Beznisko scores with the left hand. Ilmarinen knows he should have avoided that one.
Ilmarinen closes the distance and pushes Beznisko back into the cage.
Ilmarinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Beznisko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Beznisko 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.
A short left from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen is pressed up against the cage. Beznisko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ilmarinen down to the mat. Ilmarinen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jalo Ilmarinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruslan Beznisko.
Ilmarinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ilmarinen lands a jab to Beznisko's midsection.
Good exchange - Ilmarinen coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beznisko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ilmarinen counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jalo Ilmarinen!
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