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HRL68 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake West (ranked 24319 p4p, 24395 weight class) and Bas Anderson (ranked 530 p4p, 565 weight class). Blake West has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Blake West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bas Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West rushes Anderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson jumps guard and drags West to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
West looking to pass the guard.
West wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Anderson wants to stand but West is controlling the position.
Anderson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Anderson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West is looking to stand up but Anderson won't let him.
Anderson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Anderson wants to sweep here but West controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
West showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
West is looking to chop away at Anderson's legs.
Anderson clinches up against the cage.
West drops down looking for an ankle pick but Anderson pulls his leg out and moves away.
West gets caught flat footed, as Anderson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
West looking to control.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from West.
Anderson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West stops Anderson from passing to mount.
Anderson takes a little break here. West wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Anderson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anderson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
West managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West is trying to control Anderson's posture but Anderson avoids it.
West wants to get back to his feet.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but West is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anderson prevents West from escaping the position.
Anderson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
West is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
West tries to buck Anderson off but Anderson is having none of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
West has his takedown stuffed
and Anderson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
West tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Anderson has clasped his hands together around West's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
West is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson decides to stand back up. Anderson steps back and let's West get back to his feet.
Anderson checks a low kick from West.
Anderson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from West with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
West pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
West tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson blocks a head kick by West.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but West shows good takedown defense.
West half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
West jabs Anderson right on the nose. Anderson blinks but takes it well.
Blake West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson moves forwards but West connects with a nice, crisp jab.
 It looks like Bas Anderson has been cut.
West tries to clinch there but Anderson circles away.
Anderson counters with a body kick.
West moves out of range as Anderson throws a body kick.
Anderson dives in and scores a takedown into West's guard.
West kicks Anderson off and gets to his feet.
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!
Anderson dives in and scores a takedown into West's guard.
West lands a decent shot there.
West is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.
West manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anderson manages to get himself to full guard.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is wriggling around but West manages to pass to half guard.
Anderson is refusing to be controlled, as West sits in half guard.
West working the head and body with strikes.
West throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
West is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
West throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
West wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.
West trying to pass the guard but Anderson defending well.
West content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Anderson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but West pulls his head out easily.
Bas Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
West with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
West fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anderson avoids it really well and circles away.
West looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from West.
No luck for West with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West lands with a shot to the body.
West shoots in looking for a takedown but Anderson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing West's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
West tries to sprawl but Anderson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
West makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West fails with the takedown.
A countering left hand to the body from Anderson misses.
A combination from West does no damage.
Anderson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
West bucks up and tries to throw Anderson off but instead Anderson has got his back!
West manages to reverse the position and now he's in Anderson's guard. Nice work there by West.
Anderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blake West dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bas Anderson's cut.
That's time! West's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
West throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
A nice leg kick from West, right into the meat of the thigh.
West throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson feints the counter takedown.
West throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anderson's head.
West is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
West scores with a sloppy right hand. Anderson should have avoided that one.
Blake West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
West tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
West kicks off Anderson and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West throws a leg kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - West looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck for West with that takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
West misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. West tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Anderson is in West's guard.
Anderson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Anderson got a little sloppy there for a moment and West has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anderson has managed to get both his arms back between West's legs - danger averted.
Anderson is stalling in the full guard.
West looking to control but Anderson passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West looking for subs from the bottom but Anderson mounts him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson won't let West get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Anderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Anderson throwing strikes here but West is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
West working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson controlling from the full mount.
West is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Anderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
West wants to control but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson trying to control but West is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
West tries to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
Anderson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Anderson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
West wants to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
West really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
West is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bas Anderson.
I think Anderson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bas Anderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luka Alstrup (ranked 3359 p4p, 3465 weight class) and Kruce Kanner (ranked 374 p4p, 382 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luka Alstrup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kruce Kanner!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alstrup gets tackled into the cage by Kanner. Kanner maintains the clinch.
Kanner tries to throw a body punch but Alstrup avoids it by throwing Kanner back against the cage.
Kanner keeps control of Alstrup as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alstrup trying to control the position but instead, Kanner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alstrup into the cage.
Alstrup misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alstrup blocks an uppercut.
Kanner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alstrup working aggressively here.
Kanner misses with a punch on the inside.
Kanner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kanner.
A shot in the inside from Kanner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanner taking a breather.
Kanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kanner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Kanner.
Alstrup swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kanner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alstrup working aggressively here.
Kanner swings wildly with an uppercut but Alstrup uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alstrup trying to stall but Kanner improves his position.
A short uppercut from Kanner.
Alstrup lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Kanner.
A nice left hand lands by Kanner.
Kanner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kanner drops Alstrup onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Alstrup is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
 Alstrup is rocked!
Alstrup is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kanner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Alstrup is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alstrup tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alstrup blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alstrup swings wildly with an uppercut but Kanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alstrup blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kanner creates a little bit of space and unloads with a massive uppercut! Alstrup drops to the mat, out cold! Wow, that was brutal! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kruce Kanner!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Wilson (ranked 855 p4p, 1056 weight class) and Zdravko Dren Jr (ranked 107 p4p, 131 weight class). Wilson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Painkiller. Zdravko Dren Jr is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, The Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zdravko Dren Jr!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wilson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dren Jr tries to avoid it but Wilson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dren Jr to the ground. Dren Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wilson closes the distance and clinches up with Dren Jr, looking for a takedown. Wilson pushes Dren Jr against the cage but Dren Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dren Jr lands a big uppercut and Wilson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Wilson looks OK. Dren Jr waves Wilson back to his feet!
Wilson is rocked!
 It looks like The Wilson has been cut.
Wilson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dren Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Oh Wilson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wilson is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dren Jr lands a shot to the body.
Wilson seems to have got his legs back now.
Dren Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dren Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wilson at a distance.
Dren Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wilson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dren Jr delivers a nice body kick.
Dren Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Dren Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Dren Jr clinches up with Wilson and pushes him back against the cage.
Dren Jr cracks Wilson with a nice body shot.
Dren Jr lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dren Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dren Jr manages to break the clinch.
Wilson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wilson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dren Jr counters with a nice right hand that sends Wilson toppling to the canvas! Wilson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dren Jr finish him?!
The Wilson's cut is getting worse.
Wilson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dren Jr counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Wilson badly! Dren Jr follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Wilson out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Dren Jr finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zdravko Dren Jr!
Zdravko Dren Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The Wilson spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back, won't get rid of me that easily!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hall (ranked 557 p4p, 2410 weight class) and Ewgenju Scorfna (ranked 24 p4p, 116 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ewgenju Scorfna!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scorfna slips under a jab.
Scorfna avoids the body shot from Hall.
Scorfna with the counter takedown but Hall avoids it easily.
Scorfna shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hall but Hall pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Scorfna fails with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Hall misses the target.
Hall jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scorfna drops his hands momentarily and Hall takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hall digs a good hook to Scorfna's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorfna dives in for a single leg takedown but Hall sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Richard Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ewgenju Scorfna.
Hall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Scorfna in his tracks.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scorfna gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hall pushing down on Scorfna's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hall seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are battling for position here. Scorfna manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hall trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Scorfna manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Scorfna trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to improve his position but instead Scorfna has moved into half guard.
Hall is doing well to control the position and prevent Scorfna from advancing to side control.
Hall wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Scorfna is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hall sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to get back to full guard.
Scorfna is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hall controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Scorfna prevents Hall from improving his position.
Hall wants to control but Scorfna is keeping busy.
Hall is defending against the submission attempts here by Scorfna.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hall is looking to control Scorfna's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hall avoid being mounted?
Scorfna is trying to work for a kimura but Hall is defending well.
Hall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Hall dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Scorfna.
Scorfna walks into a stiff left hand from Hall.
Hall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Scorfna. Scorfna circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Scorfna.
Hall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Scorfna looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Scorfna takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hall shoots in and gets a takedown into Scorfna's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall passes Scorfna's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Hall seems content to control.
Scorfna has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Scorfna wants to improve his position but Hall is controlling well.
Scorfna is refusing to be controlled, as Hall sits in half guard.
Hall controlling the action here.
Hall is trying to control the action in half guard but Scorfna is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Scorfna has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hall is working away from the top position though.
Hall trying to control the action but Scorfna is working from the bottom.
Hall performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hall tries to pass the half guard into mount. Scorfna knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hall wants to control but Scorfna is keeping him busy.
Hall is really struggling to control Scorfna but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hall in particular looking to stall.
Scorfna wants to control but Hall is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hall cracks Scorfna with a right hand to the side of the head.
Scorfna fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall works the jab nicely.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Scorfna is out of range.
Scorfna shoots in but no luck this time.
Richard Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ewgenju Scorfna.
Hall shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Scorfna is trying to defend but Hall finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hall is controlling the pace.
Hall's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Hall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorfna looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hall looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Scorfna trying to control from the bottom.
Scorfna is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall is looking for a kimura here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Hall dominated that second round.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hall, as that shot connected.
Scorfna walks into a jab.
Scorfna takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hall defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Scorfna.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Scorfna feints the counter takedown.
Scorfna looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Scorfna saw that one coming.
Hall scores with a nice strike.
Hall lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hall.
Scorfna staying out of range there.
Scorfna slips under a jab from Hall.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scorfna can do to turn this around?
Hall misses with a right hand
and Scorfna counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hall won't be happy with that.
Scorfna tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hall is trying to control Scorfna's posture but Scorfna avoids it.
Hall tries to bench press Scorfna off him but Scorfna keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorfna trying to control the position but Hall is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scorfna looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hall struggling a bit here.
Scorfna trying to control the action but Hall is working from the bottom.
Scorfna is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hall is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Richard Hall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorfna slows the pace down.
Scorfna is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hall knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hall holding on.
Ewgenju Scorfna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scorfna thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hall stops Scorfna from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Scorfna is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hall is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hall is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Scorfna off and has taken his back!
Scorfna trying to control the action but Hall just sinks the hooks in.
Hall seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Hall controlling from the back.
Scorfna can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall keeps control of the position easily here as Scorfna tries to buck him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hall has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Hall!
Richard Hall decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ante Petric (ranked 342 p4p, 537 weight class) and Demassive Thibodeaux (ranked 45 p4p, 70 weight class). Ante Petric 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ante Petric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of , Demassive Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux misses with a hook to the body
and Petric counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Demassive Thibodeaux has been cut.
Petric lands a really nice looking cross but Thibodeaux seems unphased.
Petric misses with a left hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Ante Petric has been cut.
Thibodeaux looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Petric misses with a looping left.
Petric throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thibodeaux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petric seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Petric ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thibodeaux moves away.
Petric darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Petric scores with a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux throws a jab but it's blocked by Petric.
Thibodeaux misses with a right hand
and Petric counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petric looks to throw the jab but Thibodeaux is out of range.
Petric misses with a shot to the body
and Thibodeaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petric misses with a hook.
Petric with a jab.
That has opened up Demassive Thibodeaux's cut even more.
Petric defending well as Thibodeaux loads up on a big left hand.
Petric is looking to counter punch.
Petric throws the left hand but Thibodeaux avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Thibodeaux on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petric jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thibodeaux ducks under a wild hook from Petric.
Thibodeaux swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thibodeaux keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses with a lunging right hand
and Petric counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thibodeaux loads up on a big right hand but Petric slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Petric on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petric connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thibodeaux. Thibodeaux circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petric throws a hook but Thibodeaux blocks it.
Petric misses with a hook
letting Thibodeaux counter with a right hand.
Petric misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice uppercut.
Ante Petric's cut is getting worse.
Petric dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petric misses with a wild body shot.
Petric misses with a straight right.
Thibodeaux swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Petric throws an off balance right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petric pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thibodeaux! But no joy.
Thibodeaux takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thibodeaux blocks a jab.
Thibodeaux throws out a counter right but Petric avoids it with no problem.
Thibodeaux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petric.
A big left from Thibodeaux misses.
Petric misses with a looping right.
Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petric.
Thibodeaux looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petric throws a series of strikes that have Thibodeaux backpedaling.
The cut above Demassive Thibodeaux's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petric.
Petric misses with an uppercut.
Thibodeaux walks into a straight right hand from Petric.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thibodeaux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petric.
A counter left hand to the body from Petric misses its target.
Thibodeaux scores with a body shot.
Petric with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Petric misses with a lunging right hand
and Thibodeaux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ante Petric's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice shot by Petric.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ante Petric dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Petric misses with a body punch
and Thibodeaux counters with a straight right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Petric there.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook
and Petric counters with a big right hand! Oh Thibodeaux is in trouble here! Petric follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ante Petric!
During a confident post fight interview, Ante Petric thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladamir Fedetenko (ranked 118 p4p, 2746 weight class) and Frankie Venegas (ranked 9 p4p, 136 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vladamir Fedetenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Venegas !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venegas shoots in and gets a takedown into Fedetenko's guard.
Fedetenko keeping moving, preventing Venegas from controlling successfully.
Venegas content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fedetenko lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venegas is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Fedetenko frees his head nicely. Oh but Venegas has switched to an armbar! Fedetenko is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Frankie Venegas !
A victorious Frankie Venegas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wang Jang Jai (ranked 89 p4p, 322 weight class) and Emmerson Mile (ranked 17 p4p, 44 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jang Jai might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Snake Shadow. This should be a great matchup!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Wang Jang Jai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emmerson Mile!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jang Jai misses with a wild body shot.
Jang Jai misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Jang Jai.
Mile feints a counter leg kick.
Jang Jai scores with a jab. Mile acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jang Jai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mile under the eye.
A slow jab from Jang Jai misses its intended target.
Jang Jai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mile manages to avoid it.
Mile throws a fast counter high kick but Jang Jai manages to duck under it in time.
A low kick lands for Mile.
Jang Jai looks to land a left hand but Mile moved out of range nicely.
Jang Jai blocks a head kick by Mile.
Mile keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jang Jai.
Mile appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Jang Jai misses.
Jang Jai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice straight punches there by Jang Jai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jang Jai.
Jang Jai misses with a left hand
and Mile counters with a low kick, right behind Jang Jai 's knee.
Jang Jai throws the left hand but Mile avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jang Jai looks to land a left hand but Mile moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jang Jai sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jang Jai lands a nice shot to the body.
Mile uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jang Jai.
A punch combination from Jang Jai misses.
Jang Jai looks to land a right hand but Mile moved out of range.
Mile's coach down at Gunplay MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mile's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mile fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jang Jai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheers as Jang Jai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mile doesn't seem phased though.
Jang Jai lands with a good body shot.
Mile feints and then cracks Jang Jai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jang Jai down.
Mile keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jang Jai.
Mile feints a counter leg kick.
Mile does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mile throws a wild body kick that Jang Jai sees coming a mile off.
A big left from Jang Jai misses.
Jang Jai misses with a hook
and Mile counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jang Jai swings for the body but Mile moves out of range.
Jang Jai missing with a left hand there. Mile was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mile throws a sloppy head kick
and Jang Jai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Jang Jai misses the target.
Jang Jai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mile moves away.
Mile appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jang Jai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mile counters with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Mile.
Jang Jai cracks Mile with an open hand slap.
Mile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jang Jai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jang Jai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jang Jai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mile.
Mile attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A swing and a miss from Jang Jai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mile steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jang Jai.
Wang Jang Jai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jang Jai tests Mile's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mile lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jang Jai's sensitive parts.
Mile uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jang Jai.
Mile tried to score with a low kick but Jang Jai checks it.
Jang Jai is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mile lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mile misses with a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Jang Jai.
Mile goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jang Jai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mile avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jang Jai blocks a low kick nicely.
Jang Jai blocks a head kick by Mile.
It looked like Jang Jai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jang Jai. Mile does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mile slips a straight right by Jang Jai.
Jang Jai cracks Mile with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Mile looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Jang Jai finish him?
 Mile is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jang Jai lands a brutal uppercut that launches Mile off his feet! Mile tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wang Jang Jai!
Wang Jang Jai retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Wang Jang Jai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hog Molly (ranked 74 p4p, 1092 weight class) and Boryenka Stepanov (ranked 6 p4p, 48 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stepanov's choice of entrance music: Russian Paradise. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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28
300
15 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Hog Molly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boryenka Stepanov!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stepanov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Molly avoids it really well and circles away.
Stepanov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Molly is looking to escape.
Stepanov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Molly keeps working.
Stepanov is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stepanov stops Molly from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stepanov trying to control from half guard but Molly is working away.
Stepanov trying to mount his opponent but Molly defends it.
Stepanov prevents Molly from standing back up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Stepanov controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Molly displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stepanov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stepanov misses with a takedown
and Molly counters with a nice uppercut.
Molly is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Hog Molly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boryenka Stepanov.
Stepanov shoots in but Molly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stepanov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stepanov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Molly avoids it really well and circles away.
Stepanov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Molly but Molly pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Molly tries to counter by clinching up but Stepanov breaks away and moves out of range.
Stepanov darts in looking for a takedown but Molly gets double underhooks and turns Stepanov into the cage.
Stepanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Molly throws out the jab.
Molly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Molly wants it to stay on the feet.
Stepanov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Molly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Molly.
Stepanov is looking for a takedown.
Molly prevents a takedown attempt there.
Molly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Molly lands a nice shot to the body.
Molly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stepanov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Molly after a bit of a struggle.
Molly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stepanov goes for a takedown attempt but Molly pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stepanov looks winded!
Molly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stepanov manages to avoid it.
Stepanov looks for a takedown but Molly sprawls well.
Molly throwing a counter right hand but Stepanov manages to avoid it.
Molly throws a lazy right hand but Stepanov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stepanov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stepanov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Molly circles away.
Stepanov misses with a takedown attempt
and Molly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Molly stuffs the takedown.
Molly was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Stepanov gets tackled into the cage by Molly. Molly maintains the clinch.
Molly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stepanov backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stepanov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Molly avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Molly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stepanov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Molly digs a right hand underneath Stepanov's ribcage. Stepanov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Molly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Molly lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Molly.
Stepanov tries to score a body lock takedown but Molly shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Molly lands a right hand.
Stepanov is rocked!
Molly tries a body shot but Stepanov blocks it.
Stepanov is still on wobbly legs! Can Molly finish him?
Molly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Molly misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Molly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stepanov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Molly pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stepanov seems to have recovered his senses.
Molly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Molly misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Molly.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Molly.
A nice left hand lands by Molly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hog Molly 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.
Molly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stepanov is working for takedown but Molly is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hog Molly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Molly.
Stepanov wants to take the fight to the mat but Molly manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Molly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stepanov backwards.
Molly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Molly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stepanov can do to turn this around?
Stepanov tries for a takedown but Molly manages to get underhooks.
Hog Molly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boryenka Stepanov.
Molly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Molly lands a huge punch on the inside that knocks Stepanov senseless! Wow, what a way to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hog Molly!
During a confident post fight interview, Hog Molly thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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