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MKFC FW Color Wars - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Gagnon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gagnon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sexy Back by Justin Timberlake. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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151 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gavin Gagnon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Riley!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gagnon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gagnon throws a strike but Riley avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Riley throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Gagnon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Riley keeping moving, preventing Gagnon from controlling successfully.
Riley looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gagnon passes into half guard.
Riley is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gagnon pulls his head out easily.
Riley looking for submissions off his back.
Riley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gagnon trying to control the position from guard on top but Riley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riley looking for a guillotine here but Gagnon defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagnon throwing strikes but missing.
Riley keeping moving, preventing Gagnon from controlling successfully.
Gagnon advances to half guard.
Gagnon working over Riley with some ground and pound. Riley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Riley wants to get back to full guard.
Gagnon lands with a punch from half guard.
Riley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gagnon slips a nice elbow through Riley's hands, connecting with Riley's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gagnon trying to mount his opponent but Riley defends it.
Gagnon is keen to just control but Riley is a slippery customer.
Gagnon wants to free his trapped foot but Riley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Riley won't allow Gagnon to pass to mount.
Riley trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riley gets back to full guard.
Riley is looking for a triangle but Gagnon pushes his legs off easily.
Riley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Riley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gagnon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Riley looks gassed!
Gagnon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gagnon wants to control from the top but Riley keeps moving.
Riley working for a triangle but Gagnon defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon trying to control but Riley is working from the bottom.
Gagnon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Riley keeping moving, preventing Gagnon from controlling successfully.
Gagnon forces his way into half guard.
Riley is staying active underneath Gagnon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gagnon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Riley is just riding it out for now. Gagnon eventually gives up the hold.
Riley is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gagnon pulls his head out easily.
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.
Gagnon trying to control the pace.
Gagnon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Riley's head.
Riley looking for submissions off his back.
Gagnon thows a huge punch but Riley dodges it nicely.
Riley is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gagnon pulls his head out easily.
Riley works his way to full guard. Good work.
Riley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Riley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gagnon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gagnon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gavin Gagnon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick misses from Riley.
Gagnon tries to clinch up but Riley circles away and keeps his distance.
Gagnon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gagnon wants it to stay on the feet.
Gagnon doesn't manage to clinch there - Riley circles away.
Riley swats away the attempt to clinch by Gagnon.
Gagnon tries to clinch up.
Riley feints and as Gagnon raises his hands in defense, Riley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gagnon is trying to control the position but Riley postures up.
Riley drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gagnon manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Riley has Gagnon in his guard.
Gagnon wants to control from the top but Riley keeps moving.
Gagnon landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gagnon defends it easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Riley is breathing heavily.
Gagnon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gagnon is looking to work some ground and pound but Riley has wrist control.
Gagnon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gagnon passes Riley's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gagnon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Riley defends it well.
Gagnon controlling the pace.
Riley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Riley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Riley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon moves into full mount! Riley won't be happy about that!
Riley tries to hold on but Gagnon pushes him away.
Gagnon prevents Riley from getting the reversal.
Gagnon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Riley wants to control but Gagnon is having none of it.
Gavin Gagnon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gagnon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Riley has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gagnon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Riley tries to hold on but Gagnon postures up.
Gagnon is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Riley can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Riley is looking to improve his position but Gagnon isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Gagnon.
Gagnon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gagnon unloads with some shots from mount but Riley bucks and avoids them well.
Riley is squirming around, avoiding Gagnon's attempts to control the action.
Gagnon prevents Riley from getting the reversal.
Gagnon trying to control but Riley is having none of it.
Riley is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Riley working to try and regain half guard.
Gagnon trying to control but Riley is having none of it.
Gagnon seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Riley is holding on tight.
Gagnon landing punches.
Gagnon scoring with strikes but Riley is staying in there.
Gagnon prevents Riley from getting the reversal.
Gagnon has hold of Riley's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Riley manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Riley tries to hold on but Gagnon postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gavin Gagnon 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!
Gagnon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riley takes a swing at Gagnon's ribcage but misses.
Riley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gagnon pinned against the cage. Gagnon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Riley shoots in but Gagnon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Riley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gavin Gagnon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gagnon moves in looking to clinch but Riley pushes him off.
Riley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gagnon misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon is looking to clinch.
Riley throws a sloppy head kick and Gagnon moves out of range easily.
Riley gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gagnon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Riley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gagnon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gagnon defends well.
Gagnon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gagnon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gagnon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gagnon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Riley is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Riley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Riley is staying active underneath Gagnon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon prevents Riley from improving his position.
Gagnon is looking for a kimura here.
Gagnon throwing shots but Riley is blocking nicely.
Riley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Riley is looking to improve his position.
Gagnon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Riley is staying active underneath Gagnon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Riley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gavin Gagnon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Riley wants to improve his position but Gagnon is controlling well.
Gagnon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Riley is in trouble now - Gagnon has advanced to mount!
Gagnon content just to control the position here.
Riley is looking to improve his position but Gagnon isn't that keen on the idea.
Gagnon controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley is squirming around, avoiding Gagnon's attempts to control the action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gavin Gagnon.
Gagnon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riley misses with a straight left.
Riley cracks Gagnon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Riley misses with a body shot.
A jab from Gagnon misses.
Riley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gagnon moves away.
Gagnon wants to clinch up but Riley keeps it at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gagnon moves out of range of the body kick from Riley.
Riley misses with a looping right.
Michael Riley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gagnon rather than just go for the knockout.
Gagnon throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Riley tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gagnon is in Riley's guard.
Riley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gavin Gagnon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gagnon 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gavin Gagnon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Raiona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexi Zaitev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zaitev has chosen Hell's Bells as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Raiona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexi Zaitev!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaitev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raiona manages to avoid it.
Raiona digs a good body shot into Zaitev's ribs.
Zaitev moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaitev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raiona lands with a shot to the body.
Raiona looks to land a left hand but Zaitev moved out of range nicely.
Zaitev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zaitev takes a swing at Raiona's ribcage but misses.
Raiona throws a hook but Zaitev avoids it easily.
Raiona jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Raiona throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zaitev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Raiona looks to land a right hand but Zaitev moved out of range.
Zaitev scores with a jab to the body.
Raiona connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Raiona slips a straight right by Zaitev.
Raiona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raiona swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zaitev counters with a left to the body.
Zaitev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raiona misses with an uppercut.
Zaitev is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Raiona rather than just go for the knockout.
Zaitev moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaitev throws a sloppy body shot
and Raiona counters with a left to the body.
Zaitev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raiona.
Raiona takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zaitev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raiona.
A slow jab from Zaitev misses its intended target.
Zaitev cracks Raiona with an open hand slap.
Raiona with a hook.
Raiona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alex Raiona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaitev defending well as Raiona loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Raiona misses its intended target.
Raiona swats away the attempt to clinch by Zaitev.
Raiona throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raiona misses with a hook.
Raiona throws the left hand but Zaitev avoids the punch easily.
Raiona ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Raiona fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Raiona lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Raiona connects with a right hand. Zaitev shakes it off.
Raiona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zaitev.
Raiona thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaitev. Raiona does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zaitev walks into a left hand.
Raiona is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Raiona bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Raiona throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaitev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zaitev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Raiona scores with a sloppy right hand. Zaitev should have avoided that one.
Zaitev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raiona looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaitev is just out of range.
Zaitev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raiona at a distance.
Raiona throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zaitev throws a body punch but Raiona moves out of range.
Zaitev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zaitev throws a jab when Raiona was well out of range.
A slow jab from Raiona misses its intended target.
Zaitev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zaitev looks to land a left hand but Raiona moved out of range nicely.
Raiona slips under a jab from Zaitev.
Raiona cracks Zaitev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Raiona throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zaitev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raiona was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaitev.
The fighters circle momentarily. Raiona darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Raiona is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Raiona staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raiona just misses with a punch to the body.
Raiona missing with a left hand there. Zaitev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zaitev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raiona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaitev manages to avoid it.
Raiona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raiona misses with an uppercut. Zaitev saw that one coming.
Raiona takes a swing at Zaitev's ribcage but misses.
Zaitev misses with a looping right.
Raiona on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Raiona throws a shot from downtown. Zaitev moves away and avoids it.
Zaitev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raiona was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaitev.
Raiona really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Raiona misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zaitev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raiona misses with an uppercut. Zaitev saw that one coming.
Zaitev misses with a body shot
and Raiona counters with a stiff right hand.
Raiona throws a jab when Zaitev was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Raiona dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Raiona defending well as Zaitev loads up on a big left hand.
Raiona misses with a shot to the body
and Zaitev counters with a left to the body.
Zaitev loads up on a big right hand but Raiona slips the punch.
Raiona throws a looping overhand right but Zaitev ducks down to avoid it.
Zaitev misses the shot to the body.
Raiona connects with the punch.
Raiona cracks Zaitev with a good jab.
Raiona throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raiona swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zaitev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Raiona misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Zaitev.
Raiona lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaitev can't find room to land a body shot as Raiona controls the action.
Raiona goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raiona lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zaitev or not.
Zaitev struggles to land a body shot inside as Raiona controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zaitev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zaitev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zaitev lands a body shot.
Raiona struggles to land a body shot inside as Zaitev controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raiona goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zaitev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zaitev prevents a body shot from Raiona.
Zaitev prevents a body shot from Raiona.
Zaitev misses with some punches.
Raiona tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raiona holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Raiona misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Raiona - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Zaitev.
Zaitev tries a body shot but Raiona blocks it.
Zaitev misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zaitev lands a hook that snaps the head of Raiona backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zaitev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raiona misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Raiona.
Zaitev tries a body shot but Raiona blocks it.
Zaitev prevents a body shot from Raiona.
Zaitev blocks a body shot from Raiona.
Zaitev pushes Raiona back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zaitev tries to land knees in the clinch but Raiona avoids the damage to the body.
Raiona blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raiona misses with a punch to the body.
Raiona lands a body shot.
Zaitev is breathing heavily.
Raiona tries to work over Zaitev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raiona lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zaitev or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaitev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the body from Raiona misses
and Zaitev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raiona scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Raiona thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zaitev wants to clinch.
Raiona looks to land a left hand but Zaitev moved out of range nicely.
Alex Raiona is winning the standup battle so far.
Zaitev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Raiona tries to bum rush Zaitev with a series of wild strikes but Zaitev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raiona connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Raiona lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zaitev at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raiona, as that shot connected.
Raiona misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Zaitev to counter with a crisp jab.
Zaitev moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raiona throws an overhand right that lands on Zaitev's shoulder, as Zaitev tries to avoid the shot.
Raiona scores with a jab. Zaitev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A lazy left from Raiona finds it's target.
Raiona throws a body punch but Zaitev moves out of range.
Raiona displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zaitev throws out the jab.
Zaitev staying out of range there.
Zaitev moves away from the strike by Raiona.
Zaitev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raiona misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Raiona misses.
Raiona scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Raiona swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zaitev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zaitev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raiona.
Raiona lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raiona thuds a left hand into Zaitev's body.
Zaitev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Raiona throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zaitev on the side of the head.
Raiona comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Raiona takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zaitev misses with a jab to the body
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Raiona counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Raiona punishes Zaitev's body with a nice straight punch.
Zaitev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raiona.
Zaitev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Raiona just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaitev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raiona scores with a shot to the body.
Zaitev tries to move into range but Raiona moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jab by Raiona.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Raiona dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Raiona throws a body punch but Zaitev moves out of range.
Raiona swats away the attempt to clinch by Zaitev.
Zaitev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zaitev misses the jab.
A slow jab from Raiona misses its intended target.
Zaitev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Raiona counters with a stiff right hand.
Raiona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaitev avoids the body shot from Raiona.
Raiona lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raiona throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaitev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raiona throws out a loose jab but Zaitev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raiona looks to land a left hand but Zaitev moved out of range nicely.
Raiona misses the shot to the body.
Raiona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaitev drops his hands momentarily and Raiona takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Raiona misses with an uppercut.
Raiona scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zaitev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Raiona throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaitev.
Raiona cracks Zaitev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Raiona throws a hook but Zaitev blocks it.
Zaitev misses with an uppercut.
Raiona throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zaitev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zaitev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Raiona connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Raiona connects with a crisp jab.
Raiona throws an overhand right that lands on Zaitev's shoulder, as Zaitev tries to avoid the shot.
Zaitev swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Raiona counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zaitev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raiona.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Zaitev. That snapped Raiona's head back.
Raiona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaitev manages to avoid it.
Raiona dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raiona is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Raiona throws a hook but Zaitev avoids it easily.
Zaitev moves away from the strike by Raiona.
Raiona connects with a jab.
Raiona throws out a loose jab but Zaitev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaitev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raiona lands a head shot.
Raiona thows a body shot but no joy.
Zaitev misses the body punch
and Raiona counters with a nice body shot.
Zaitev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Raiona throws a hook to the side of Zaitev's head but Zaitev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zaitev throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Raiona counter with a right hand.
Zaitev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raiona misses with a hook. Zaitev ducked under it nicely.
Raiona bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Raiona misses with a hook to the body
and Zaitev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raiona 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.
Zaitev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zaitev blocks a jab.
Zaitev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zaitev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raiona.
Raiona lands with an uppercut that bounces Zaitev off the cage and back into rage.
Raiona lands the left hand.
Zaitev walks into a left hand.
Raiona displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zaitev throws out the jab.
Nice cross by Raiona.
Raiona lunges at Zaitev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zaitev's hand.
Alexi Zaitev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raiona works the jab nicely.
Raiona lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zaitev throws a looping overhand right but Raiona ducks down to avoid it.
Raiona swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zaitev counters with a right hand to the body.
A left lands for Raiona.
A shot to the liver by Raiona. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raiona misses with a hook to the body
and Zaitev counters with a stiff right hand.
Zaitev scores with a sloppy right hand. Raiona should have avoided that one.
Alex Raiona is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raiona darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Raiona throws an overhand right that lands on Zaitev's shoulder, as Zaitev tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raiona throws out a loose jab but Zaitev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaitev misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Raiona counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab, jab by Raiona - just one landing.
Zaitev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Raiona showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Raiona, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Raiona!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ray Cappo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riccardo Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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140 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ray Cappo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Riccardo Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Aldo. That's going to slow Cappo down.
Aldo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cappo checks a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Aldo.
Aldo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cappo's calf.
Cappo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aldo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cappo moves out of range as Aldo throws a body kick.
Cappo moves out of range of the body kick.
Aldo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Cappo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cappo checks a leg kick nicely.
Cappo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A bone on bone clash there as Cappo blocks the leg kick.
Cappo moves out of range of the leg kick from Aldo.
Aldo throws a head kick but Cappo moves out of range.
Cappo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Aldo's half guard.
Aldo is looking for a sweep. Cappo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aldo trying to control but Cappo postures up.
Aldo wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cappo is controlling the pace.
Cappo trying to mount his opponent but Aldo defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cappo in particular looking to stall.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cappo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Aldo is trying to defend but Cappo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cappo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cappo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Aldo tries to get to full guard but Cappo has control of the leg.
Cappo slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cappo not doing much here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Ray Cappo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cappo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Aldo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cappo is in Aldo's guard.
Cappo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cappo drops back looking for a leg! Aldo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aldo manages to kick Cappo off! Cappo jumps back into Aldo's guard.
Aldo being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cappo lands a couple of digs.
Cappo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Aldo keeping moving, preventing Cappo from controlling successfully.
Cappo drops back looking for a leg! Aldo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aldo manages to kick Cappo off! Cappo jumps back into Aldo's guard.
Cappo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Cappo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cappo dives in and grabs Aldo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aldo pushes down on Cappo's head and hops out.
A head kick misses from Cappo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aldo, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Aldo.
Aldo tries a head kick but it misses.
Aldo misses with a body kick.
Aldo tries to sprawl but Cappo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Cappo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cappo wants to pass the guard but Aldo is defending well.
Cappo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aldo wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ray Cappo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cappo throws out a loose jab but Aldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ray Cappo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo thumps Cappo with a low kick.
Aldo is looking to slow Cappo down with leg kicks.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick and Cappo moves out of range easily.
Cappo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aldo tries to avoid it but Cappo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aldo to the ground. Aldo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two 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.
Cappo avoids the head kick by Aldo.
Cappo closes the distance and clinches up with Aldo, looking for a takedown. Cappo pushes Aldo against the cage but Aldo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Cappo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Cappo or perhaps it was just good defense by Aldo which made him look bad.
Cappo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Aldo parries the strikes from Cappo easily there. Cappo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Aldo to escape.
Aldo wants to control but Cappo postures up.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Cappo working the ground and pound from side control.
Cappo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Aldo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cappo is controlling him well.
Cappo taking a breather here.
Cappo stands up.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Cappo checks it.
Cappo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aldo defends it nicely.
Aldo tries a low kick but Cappo avoids it.
Aldo tries to sprawl but Cappo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Well, if Cappo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cappo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Aldo sees it coming and defends easily.
Aldo is trying to maintain the position but Cappo is very close to passing his half guard.
Cappo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Aldo defends it well.
Cappo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aldo defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Cappo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cappo forces Aldo back against the cage and clinches.
Aldo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cappo.
Aldo prevents the takedown attempt.
Cappo landing knees to the head.
Cappo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aldo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cappo will feel that in the morning.
Cappo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Aldo is trying to defend but Cappo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Aldo is trying to maintain the position but Cappo is very close to passing his half guard.
Ray Cappo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cappo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Aldo is just riding it out for now. Cappo eventually gives up the hold.
Cappo misses with a head shot. Aldo uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cappo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cappo tries to free his leg and advance position but Aldo is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aldo wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Cappo manages to pass to side control.
Cappo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cappo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cappo 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.
Cappo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Aldo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cappo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cappo is trying to take his opponent's back.
Cappo lands a big elbow.
Cappo looking to control but Aldo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Riccardo Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cappo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Aldo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cappo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cappo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Aldo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cappo content just to control the position here.
Cappo looking for a guillotine from mount but Aldo is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Cappo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cappo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Cappo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ray Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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147 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ray Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesse Parker!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sanders fails with a takedown attempt.
Parker wants to clinch.
Parker moves into the clinch successfully.
Parker tries a body shot but Sanders blocks it.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanders controls his hands.
Parker wants the takedown. Sanders is fighting it off but Parker persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sanders's guard against the cage.
Parker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Parker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanders works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Parker looking to pass the guard.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parker throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanders can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Parker controls the pace.
Parker throws and elbow that misses. Sanders uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Parker's guard. Nice move by Sanders!
Parker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sanders manages to get himself to full guard.
Sanders keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
Sanders knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Parker on the ground.
Sanders pulls Parker in close to prevent any damage.
Parker is pushing down on Sanders's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sanders is fighting to maintain full guard but Parker has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders blocking the ground and pound attempt from Parker.
Parker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sanders avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Parker.
Parker seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sanders keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sanders tries to get to full guard but Parker has control of the leg.
Sanders holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Parker seems content to control.
Parker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Parker wants to control but Sanders is keeping him busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sanders fails with the takedown.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Parker working aggressively here.
Parker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Sanders controls the action.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Sanders avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanders gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Parker.
Sanders letting Parker take a breather here.
Parker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sanders is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Parker stalling against the cage.
Sanders goes for a takedown in the clinch but Parker prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Parker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Parker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parker gets a clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jesse Parker.
Sanders fails with a takedown attempt.
Parker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sanders is looking to get to half guard.
Sanders trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sanders wants to hold on but Parker pushes him away.
Parker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sanders wants to try and get back to his feet.
Parker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sanders on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sanders tries to get out of the position.
Parker looking to control but Sanders is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders is bucking up trying to escape but Parker cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
BOOM! Parker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Parker fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Parker prevents Sanders from getting the reversal.
Parker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Parker lands a nice shot to the head.
Sanders is trying to escape the mount.
Parker punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sanders is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sanders can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oh Sanders is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parker lands a big elbow - Sanders is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Sanders is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jesse Parker!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Pfaller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Officer Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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142 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Pfaller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Officer Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pfaller throws a body kick that misses.
Franklin misses the jab.
Franklin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pfaller.
Pfaller defending well as Franklin loads up on a big left hand.
Pfaller lands a leg kick that knocks Franklin off balance momentarily.
Franklin throws a leg kick
and Pfaller counters with an outside leg kick.
Pfaller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Franklin cracks Pfaller with a good jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Franklin blocks the leg kick.
Pfaller throws a solid leg kick but Franklin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pfaller.
Franklin rushes Pfaller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Franklin throws an elbow that misses.
Pfaller tries to land a knee to the head but Franklin blocks with his arms.
Pfaller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franklin avoids it.
Pfaller stalling in the clinch but Franklin improves position.
Pfaller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pfaller missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Franklin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pfaller trying to control the position but instead, Franklin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pfaller into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Franklin.
Pfaller is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Franklin is keeping busy.
Pfaller tries a body shot but Franklin blocks it.
Knees to the body from Pfaller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfaller scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Franklin.
Pfaller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franklin avoids it.
Pfaller struggles to land a body shot inside as Franklin controls his hands.
Pfaller tries to land knees in the clinch but Franklin avoids the damage to the body.
Pfaller tries to land knees in the clinch but Franklin avoids the damage to the body.
Franklin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Franklin avoiding damage as Pfaller throws knees to the body.
Franklin stalling in the clinch.
Franklin lands a left hand.
Pfaller taking a breather.
Pfaller seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Franklin is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Franklin is struggling to control the position.
Pfaller missing with knees to the body.
Franklin digs a right hand into Pfaller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pfaller's gas tank.
Franklin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pfaller trying to stall but Franklin improves his position.
Pfaller tries to land knees in the clinch but Franklin avoids the damage to the body.
Pfaller tries to land knees in the clinch but Franklin avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pfaller missing with knees to the body.
Franklin has Pfaller pressed against the cage.
Franklin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Franklin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Franklin.
Franklin lands with a light punch inside.
Franklin lands a shoulder strike.
Franklin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Franklin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pfaller lands an elbow that stopped Franklin in his tracks for a moment.
Franklin gets through Pfaller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pfaller trying to stall but Franklin improves his position.
Franklin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Franklin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Franklin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pfaller or not.
Pfaller is breathing heavily.
Franklin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pfaller backwards.
Franklin stalling in the clinch.
Franklin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Franklin.
Franklin is pushing Pfaller up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin lands a shot to the body.
Franklin pushes Pfaller back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Franklin effectively controlling the action here.
Franklin scores with a hook to the body.
Franklin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Franklin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Franklin to work.
A right hand to the body from Franklin.
Franklin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Franklin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pfaller blocks an elbow strike from Franklin.
Franklin lands with a right to the head.
Franklin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Franklin effectively controlling the action here.
Pfaller trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Franklin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Franklin.
Franklin leaning against his opponent.
Franklin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Franklin controlling the action here for a moment.
Franklin lands a body punch.
Franklin lands a hook that snaps the head of Pfaller backwards.
Franklin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Officer Franklin.
Franklin misses with a two punch combination.
Franklin is looking to clinch.
Franklin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franklin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Franklin moves into the clinch successfully.
Pfaller trying to land knees to the body.
Franklin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Officer Franklin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Franklin misses with a wild combination.
Pfaller lands a front kick.
Franklin closes the distance and pushes Pfaller back into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Franklin.
Franklin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Franklin taking a breather.
Franklin managing to block the knees to the body from Pfaller.
Pfaller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Franklin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Franklin is working Pfaller over against the cage.
Good body shot from Franklin.
Franklin presses Pfaller against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Franklin stalls.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Franklin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice left hand lands by Franklin.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pfaller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pfaller tries to land knees in the clinch but Franklin avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Franklin.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Franklin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfaller is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Franklin is keeping busy.
Franklin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Franklin lands an uppercut.
Franklin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Franklin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Franklin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Franklin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Franklin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Franklin lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Franklin.
Franklin lands with a left to the head.
Franklin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pfaller is rocked!
Franklin scores with a shot to the side of Pfaller's head.
Oh Pfaller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Franklin is pushing Pfaller up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Officer Franklin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Franklin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pfaller seems to have got his legs back now.
Franklin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pfaller backwards.
Franklin is pushing Pfaller up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Franklin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Franklin lands a nice uppercut.
Franklin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Franklin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pfaller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franklin avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Franklin.
Franklin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Officer Franklin.
Franklin cracks Pfaller with an open hand slap.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Pfaller got wobbled bad by a big combination! Franklin presses forward with punches and knees until Pfaller stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Pfaller closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Officer Franklin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Bater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rik McRae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McRae has chosen Slipknot - Before I Forget as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leroy Bater!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rik McRae!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bater misses the shot to the body.
McRae throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bater tries to bum rush McRae with a series of wild strikes but McRae uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Bater misses.
Bater slips under a jab from McRae.
McRae walks into a jab.
Bater uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McRae.
Bater throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leroy Bater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bater takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bater misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McRae counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McRae keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bater.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bater throws the left hand but McRae avoids the punch easily.
A punch lands to the side of Bater 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McRae tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bater swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McRae throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McRae connects with a body shot that sends Bater's belly button to the back.
Bater throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McRae on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from McRae.
McRae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bater thows a left - swing and a miss!
McRae shoots in for a takedown but Bater shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRae with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bater to score with a decent uppercut.
Bater takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McRae closes the distance and clinches up with Bater, looking for a takedown. McRae pushes Bater against the cage but Bater circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McRae changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bater tries to avoid it but McRae manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bater to the ground. Bater escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Leroy Bater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rik McRae.
A slow jab from Bater misses its intended target.
Bater just misses with a punch to the body.
Bater misses with a hook.
Bater avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leroy Bater is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bater misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bater avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McRae ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bater misses with a jab to the body
and McRae counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McRae fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bater walks into a left hand.
Bater avoids the head kick by McRae.
McRae pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McRae pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McRae moves out of range of the strikes.
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.
McRae blocks a jab.
Bater misses with a body shot
and McRae counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bater thinking.
Bater throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bater throws a hook to the side of McRae's head but McRae sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bater. McRae does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bater lands a jab.
Bater misses with a hook. McRae ducked under it nicely.
Bater gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows McRae to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Bater dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bater throws a big shot that misses.
Bater misses with a body punch
and McRae counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McRae misses with a body shot.
Bater throws a right and a left that both miss.
McRae looks to throw the jab but Bater is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bater throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McRae sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bater misses with a wild combination.
McRae looks to score with a jab to the body but Bater is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bater looks to land a left hand but McRae moved out of range nicely.
Bater throws a jab when McRae was well out of range.
Bater throws a series of punches but McRae moves out of range.
McRae ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bater throws a body punch but McRae moves out of range.
Bater jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from McRae misses its intended target.
McRae ducks under a wild hook from Bater.
That's two 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.
Nice uppercut there from McRae.
Bater feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McRaes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McRae lands with a kick to the temple. Bater shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McRae throws a hook to the side of Bater's head but Bater sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bater looks to score with a jab to the body but McRae is just out of range.
Bater swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the body from Bater misses
and McRae counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bater keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bater swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McRae counters with a nice body kick.
Bater misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McRae.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McRae throws a shot from downtown. Bater moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from McRae misses its intended target.
McRae scores with a body shot.
Bater misses the body punch
and McRae counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bater is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bater lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McRae throws a sloppy body shot
and Bater counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McRae throws a head kick that misses.
McRae moves out of range as Bater strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bater throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McRae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McRae misses with a hook. Bater ducked under it nicely.
McRae connects with the punch.
Bater misses with an uppercut.
Bater looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McRae tests Bater's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McRae displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bater throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rik McRae will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McRae has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McRae there as he acknowledges the shot.
McRae misses with a body shot.
Bater looks to land a left hand but McRae moved out of range nicely.
Bater throws a looping overhand right but McRae ducks down to avoid it.
McRae slips under a jab from Bater.
McRae misses with a straight left.
Bater uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McRae.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bater defending well as McRae loads up on a big left hand.
Bater misses with a hook. McRae ducked under it nicely.
Bater connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McRae trying to control the position from guard on top but Bater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bater keeping full guard, as McRae tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bater holds on and takes a little breather.
McRae prevents Bater from getting back to his feet.
Bater keeping moving, preventing McRae from controlling successfully.
McRae looking to sit in guard and control but Bater gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McRae working for a triangle but Bater defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bater got a little sloppy there for a moment and McRae has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bater has managed to get both his arms back between McRae's legs - danger averted.
McRae is looking for a triangle but Bater pushes his legs off easily.
McRae wants to sweep but no luck.
McRae is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bater lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bater with a nice head shot there.
Bater stopping the sweep attempt from McRae.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McRae avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bater lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bater trying to control the position from guard on top but McRae is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McRae wants to sweep but no luck.
Bater with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bater is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McRae has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bater can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McRae looking for a sweep. Not yet McRae, not yet.
Bater wants to control from the top but McRae keeps moving.
Bater showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Leroy Bater just wasn't active enough.
Bater throws a shot to the body.
McRae takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bater throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McRae moves out of range as Bater strikes.
McRae misses with a body shot
and Bater counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McRae uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bater.
Bater throws a body punch but McRae moves out of range.
Bater misses with a wild body shot.
McRae walks into a stiff left hand from Bater.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Bater clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bater throws a big shot that misses.
Bater waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McRae.
McRae keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bater throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by McRae.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McRae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bater lands a really nice looking cross but McRae seems unphased.
Bater misses the body punch
and McRae counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bater misses with a straight left.
Bater slips a straight right by McRae.
Bater lands a lovely overhand right.
McRae fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bater manages to avoid it.
Bater throws a hook to the side of McRae's head but McRae sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bater throws a right hand that McRae ducks under and follows up with a left that McRae also avoids with ease.
Bater swings for the body but McRae moves out of range.
McRae moves away from the strike by Bater.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bater.
Bater jabs McRae right on the nose. McRae blinks but takes it well.
McRae doesn't manage to clinch there - Bater circles away.
McRae throws a shot from downtown. Bater moves away and avoids it.
Bater rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McRae moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McRae moves out of range of the strikes.
Bater doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bater rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McRae moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bater fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McRae manages to avoid it.
Bater misses with a jab to the body
and Bater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bater with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McRae to score with a decent uppercut.
Bater ducks under a wild hook from McRae.
Bater misses with a combination
and McRae counters with a nice body shot.
Bater looks to throw the jab but McRae is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Bater as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. McRae catches Bater right on the button with a cross.
Bater moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bater fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McRae manages to avoid it.
Bater slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McRae shoots in for a takedown but Bater shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bater jabs McRae to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McRae throws a head kick but Bater moves out of range.
McRae uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bater.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Bater had his way with Rik McRae in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A big left from Bater misses.
McRae throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bater's waist but Bater gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McRae off to one side.
Bater with a hook.
Bater stuffs the takedown.
Bater fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bater blocks a jab.
Bater is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bater uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McRae.
McRae lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bater avoids the body shot from McRae.
McRae slips under a jab.
Bater throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bater throws a jab when McRae was well out of range.
McRae pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leroy Bater is winning the standup battle so far.
Bater avoids the body shot from McRae.
McRae pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bater just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bater throws a looping overhand right but McRae ducks down to avoid it.
Bater throws a right hand that McRae ducks under and follows up with a left that McRae also avoids with ease.
Bater scores with a jab to the body.
McRae moves out of range of the strikes.
McRae throws a head kick but Bater moves out of range.
McRae uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bater.
McRae tries to clinch up.
Bater cracks McRae with an open hand slap.
Bater misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bater waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McRae.
McRae looks to land a left hand but Bater moved out of range nicely.
McRae defending well as Bater loads up on a big left hand.
McRae scores with the left hand. Bater knows he should have avoided that one.
Bater misses with a jab to the body
and McRae cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McRae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bater throws out a loose jab but McRae uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bater throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McRae uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bater.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McRae fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bater, pushing him back against the cage.
McRae fails to pull guard.
Leroy Bater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rik McRae.
McRae swings wildly with an uppercut but Bater uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bater.
Rik McRae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McRae softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McRae is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McRae tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Bater.
McRae throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baters head.
Bater throws a punch but it's blocked by McRae.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McRae misses with a punch to the body.
McRae content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McRae misses with a punch on the inside.
Bater pushes McRae back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McRae is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
McRae tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bater lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bater scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bater pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leroy Bater showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bater 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 50:45
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leroy Bater!
Leroy Bater retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravish McTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Mark Hughes has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mark Hughes seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ravish McTavish!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTavish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McTavish throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McTavish is looking to chop away at Hughes's legs.
Hughes misses with a wild body shot.
Hughes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McTavish's head backwards.
McTavish throws a jab but it's blocked by Hughes.
McTavish throws a series of punches but Hughes avoids them all with ease.
Hughes lands with a nice combination. McTavish backs away looking to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hughes. McTavish does a little dance to reset his feet.
McTavish throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hughes slips a straight right by McTavish.
Hughes misses with a hook.
Hughes throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Hughes.
Hughes looks to land a left hand but McTavish moved out of range nicely.
McTavish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hughes throws a lazy right hand but McTavish sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from McTavish misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Hughes misses the target.
Hughes throws a jab when McTavish was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from McTavish.
McTavish takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from McTavish. Hughes does a little dance to reset his feet.
McTavish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McTavish throws a hook to the side of Hughes's head but Hughes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hughes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McTavish.
Hughes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McTavish.
Hughes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McTavish backs up against the cage.
Hughes misses with an uppercut.
Hughes misses with a hook to the body
and McTavish counters with a three punch combo that has Hughes backing up. Hughes nods at McTavish to acknowledge the strikes.
Hughes throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling McTavish to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Hughes.
McTavish connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hughes's hands.
McTavish misses with a straight left.
Hughes misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from McTavish misses.
McTavish slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jab, jab by McTavish - just one landing.
Hughes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Hughes misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTavish lands the left hand.
A jab from McTavish does it's job there.
Hughes throws a series of strikes that have McTavish backpedaling.
Hughes throws a sloppy body shot
and McTavish counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hughes wants to land a leg kick but McTavish is out of range.
Hughes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hughes scores with a jab to the body.
Hughes misses with a straight right.
Hughes missing with a left hand there. McTavish was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McTavish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hughes moves away.
McTavish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McTavish blocks a low kick nicely.
Hughes looks to land a left hand but McTavish moved out of range nicely.
Hughes misses with a combination
and McTavish counters with a straight right hand.
McTavish throws an overhand right that lands on Hughes's shoulder, as Hughes tries to avoid the shot.
Hughes missing with a left hand there. McTavish was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hughes slips a straight right by McTavish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTavish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McTavish lands a lovely overhand right.
Hughes misses with a body shot
and McTavish counters with a nice body shot.
McTavish cracks Hughes with a right hand to the side of the head.
McTavish smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McTavish moves away from the strike by Hughes.
Hughes misses with a body shot.
McTavish takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McTavish connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but McTavish is just out of range.
Hughes throws a front kick aimed at McTavish's knee but McTavish avoids it well.
McTavish gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hughes throws a predictable looking body shot
and McTavish counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hughes moves away from the strike by McTavish.
McTavish slips a jab from Hughes.
Hughes misses with a jab to the body
and McTavish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hughes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McTavish jabs Hughes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McTavish.
Hughes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Hughes moves away from the strike by McTavish.
McTavish falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hughes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hughes scores with a jab to the body.
McTavish swings for the body but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes throws a predictable looking body shot
and McTavish counters with a straight right hand.
Hughes misses with a wild body shot.
Hughes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McTavish moves away from the strike by Hughes.
McTavish slips a straight right by Hughes.
Hughes tries to work over McTavish's front leg with a kick but McTavish checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Hughes misses.
Mark Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McTavish connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hughes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McTavish connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hughes thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravish McTavish dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from McTavish.
A leg kick checked by Hughes.
McTavish slips a jab from Hughes.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hughes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McTavish.
Hughes looks to throw the jab but McTavish is out of range.
McTavish uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hughes.
A jab from Hughes misses.
Hughes misses the jab.
McTavish lands a nice shot to the body.
McTavish throws a right hand that Hughes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hughes also avoids with ease.
Hughes swings away with a body shot that misses
and McTavish counters with a nice body shot.
An inside leg kick from McTavish misses.
McTavish cracks Hughes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McTavish lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McTavish connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hughes's hands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McTavish digs a good body shot into Hughes's ribs.
A shot to the body from Hughes misses
and McTavish counters with a nice body shot.
Hughes blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes misses with a hook. McTavish ducked under it nicely.
A left and a right from McTavish both land. Nice combination.
McTavish bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Hughes! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Hughes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McTavish has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McTavish wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
McTavish is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McTavish postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McTavish prevents Hughes from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McTavish is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hughes pushes McTavish off and scrambles back to his feet.
McTavish misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McTavish connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hughes scrambles back to his feet.
McTavish cracks Hughes with an open hand slap.
Hughes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McTavish throws a hook but Hughes avoids it easily.
Good exchange - McTavish coming out on top.
Hughes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McTavish.
McTavish misses with a body kick.
McTavish slips under a jab from Hughes.
McTavish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Hughes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McTavish looks to land a left hand but Hughes moved out of range nicely.
Hughes misses with an uppercut. McTavish saw that one coming.
Hughes lands with a right hand.
McTavish tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hughes just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from McTavish misses its intended target.
Hughes misses with a body shot.
A cross from McTavish lands.
Ravish McTavish seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from McTavish misses its intended target.
Hughes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McTavish has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A left and a right from McTavish both land. Nice combination.
Some wild striking there from McTavish.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from McTavish.
Hughes staying out of range there.
Hughes lands a jab to the head.
Hughes misses with a looping left.
Hughes cracks a nice hook into McTavish's ribs.
Hughes lands a slapping body shot.
Hughes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McTavish displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hughes throws out the jab.
Hughes slips under a jab from McTavish.
McTavish staying out of range there.
Hughes defending well as McTavish loads up on a big left hand.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McTavish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTavish ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Hughes misses with a wild body shot.
McTavish swings for the body but Hughes moves out of range.
McTavish takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hughes takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from McTavish misses.
Hughes throws a right and a left that McTavish avoids nicely.
McTavish throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McTavish misses with a looping left.
Hughes takes a jab right on the kisser.
McTavish takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hughes misses with a few strikes there.
McTavish scores with a push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McTavish paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McTavish with a hook.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McTavish.
A low kick from Hughes misses
and McTavish counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McTavish fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravish McTavish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hughes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McTavish.
McTavish ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McTavish lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hughes's sensitive parts.
Sloppy strikes from McTavish. Those never looked like landing.
McTavish misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hughes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McTavish digs a good hook to Hughes's body.
McTavish throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hughes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hughes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McTavish works the jab nicely.
A lazy left from McTavish finds it's target.
McTavish pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hughes back to the cage. McTavish follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A cross from McTavish lands.
Hughes is rocked!
McTavish looks to land a combination but Hughes avoids it well.
McTavish misses with a looping right.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hughes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McTavish counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McTavish cracks Hughes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oh Hughes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A low kick from Hughes misses
and McTavish counters with a stiff right hand.
McTavish drops Hughes with a left and a right! Oh, Hughes is hurt - McTavish dives into side control looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks McTavish politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. McTavish prefers to stall for the moment though.
Let's hope that McTavish has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hughes seems to have got his legs back now.
McTavish is looking to take a break and control but Hughes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hughes seems a little lost for a moment, as McTavish dominates the positioning.
Hughes is looking to get back to his feet here but McTavish is keeping cool and he's managed to take Hughes's back.
Hughes trying to get back to his feet but McTavish is in full control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hughes is trying to stand back up.
McTavish controls the action.
Mark Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hughes manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
McTavish takes a swing at Hughes's ribcage but misses.
McTavish avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Hughes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McTavish misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McTavish misses with a wild body shot.
Ravish McTavish is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McTavish lands a glancing blow to the side of Hughes's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from McTavish. Hughes does a little dance to reset his feet.
McTavish throws out a loose jab but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughes swings for the body but McTavish moves out of range.
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but McTavish is just out of range.
McTavish uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Hughes tries a low kick but McTavish avoids it.
Hughes throws a shot to the body.
Hughes misses with a hook to the body
and McTavish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hughes looks to land a left hand but McTavish moved out of range nicely.
Hughes throws a sloppy body shot
enabling McTavish to counter with a crisp jab.
Hughes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McTavish sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hughes lands a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McTavish throws out the jab.
Hughes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hughes throws an overhand right that lands on McTavish's shoulder, as McTavish tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ravish McTavish comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McTavish 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ravish McTavish!
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