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PCL 85: Battle of Gaugamela PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stewie Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malone comes into a darkened arena with his song building. up with the Cock kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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200 lbs
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198 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stewie Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mick Malone!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone tries for a takedown but Griffin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Griffin throws a lazy right hand but Malone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Griffin clinches up with Malone and pushes him back against the cage.
Malone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Griffin blocks it with crossed arms.
Griffin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Malone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Griffin tries a body shot but Malone blocks it.
Griffin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Malone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Malone presses Griffin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Griffin misses with a body punch.
Malone looking to throw knees to the head but Griffin is blocking nicely.
Griffin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Griffin lands with a right to the head.
Malone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Griffin's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malone is defending well for now.
Malone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Griffin.
Malone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Griffin misses with some punches.
Malone blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone lands a good knee to the midsection. Griffin won't want to take too many of those.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Malone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Griffin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malone is defending well for now.
Griffin can't find room to land a body shot as Malone controls the action.
Malone content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Griffin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Malone lands an elbow inside that Griffin shrugs off.
Griffin trying to land knees to the body.
Griffin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Malone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffin looking to throw knees to the head but Malone is blocking nicely.
Malone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Malone lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Malone trying to pass the guard but Griffin defending well.
Griffin is trying to stand back up but Malone is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone is taking a breather. Griffin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Malone scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Malone is working for a kimura but Griffin is defending it quite comfortably.
Griffin pushes Malone off looking to stand but Malone dives back in and keeps control.
Griffin is looking to get back to is feet but Malone passes into side control.
Malone has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Malone throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Malone scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malone lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Malone is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Griffin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Malone with the ground and pound from mount.
Griffin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Malone tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Malone cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Malone scoring with strikes but Griffin is staying in there.
Malone looking to control but Griffin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone is landing with some decent strikes but Griffin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Malone with shots to the head and body - Griffin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Griffin really wants to buck Malone off and get back to his feet.
Malone cracks Griffin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Malone with shots to the head and body - Griffin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Griffin is in a horrible position here. Malone smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Griffin is squirming around, avoiding Malone's attempts to control the action.
Griffin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malone punishing his opponent with strikes.
Griffin is rocked!
Malone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Malone dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Malone moves in looking to clinch but Griffin pushes him off.
Griffin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malone.
Griffin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Malone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Griffin tries to avoid it but Malone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Griffin to the ground. Griffin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Griffin connects with an inside leg kick.
Griffin has closed the distance and engaged Malone in a clinch.
Griffin looking to throw knees to the head but Malone is blocking nicely.
Mick Malone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Malone lands a damaging elbow.
Griffin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malone blocking some punches.
Griffin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malone is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Griffin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Malone backwards.
Griffin throws a punch but it's blocked by Malone.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Malone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malone is defending well for now.
Malone lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone missing with knees to the body.
Malone manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Griffin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malone lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Malone.
Griffin presses Malone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Malone goes for a takedown in the clinch but Griffin prevents it.
Malone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Malone with a knee to the head.
Malone is struggling to control the position.
Malone managing to block the knees to the body from Griffin.
Malone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Malone wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malone scores with a shoulder strike.
Griffin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Griffin tries to throw a body punch but Malone avoids it by throwing Griffin back against the cage.
Griffin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Malone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Malone manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Malone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Griffin managing to block the knees to the body from Malone.
Malone missing with knees to the body.
Malone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Griffin misses with a knee to the head.
Griffin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Griffin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Griffin fails to land.
Malone lands a nice knee to the body.
Malone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Malone is struggling to control the position.
Griffin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Malone drops down looking for an ankle pick but Griffin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stewie Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Malone.
Griffin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malone.
Malone scores with a one two! Griffin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Griffin checks a low kick from Malone.
Malone misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Griffin.
Malone takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Griffin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malone lands a knee to the head.
Griffin blocks an elbow strike from Malone.
Griffin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malone is trying to stall.
Griffin lands an uppercut.
Malone is stalling here.
Griffin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Griffin swings wildly with an uppercut but Malone uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin letting Malone take a breather here.
Griffin tries a body shot but Malone blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Malone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Griffin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Griffin moves into the clinch successfully.
Malone fails to pull guard.
Malone manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Griffin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Malone is proving hard to escape from.
Griffin wants to stand and escape but instead Malone has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Malone looking to pass the guard.
Malone postures up in Griffin's guard and throws a big left but Griffin blocks it.
Malone trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Malone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Griffin is wriggling around but Malone manages to pass to half guard.
Griffin is refusing to be controlled, as Malone sits in half guard.
Griffin tries to kick Malone off in order to stand up. Malone Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Griffin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Malone asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malone remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Stewie Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Malone working the ground and pound but Griffin is defending the strikes.
Malone works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malone wants to control but Griffin is keeping him busy.
Griffin defending against the ground and pound.
Malone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Malone has knee on belly momentarily but Griffin bucks him off and regains half guard.
Malone is keen to just control but Griffin is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Griffin's head.
Malone working the head and body with strikes.
Malone working Griffin over with strikes.
Malone is trying to control. Griffin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Malone is looking for a kimura but Griffin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Malone to get the leverage.
Malone is looking to take a break and control but Griffin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Malone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Malone prevents Griffin from standing back up.
Griffin punching from the bottom.
Griffin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Malone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone scoring with punches to the head and body.
Malone lands a couple of digs.
Griffin keeping full guard, as Malone tries to pass.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malone postures up in Griffin's guard and throws a big left but Griffin blocks it.
Mick Malone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Malone wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Griffin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Malone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Malone winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Malone!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zartan Zatarain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Bienvenueve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zatarain kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nine Inch Nails - Hurt. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bienvenueve's choice of entrance music: Bahama Mama. Boney M. Pierre Bienvenueve has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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178 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zartan Zatarain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pierre Bienvenueve!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zatarain tries to clinch but Bienvenueve is having none of it.
Bienvenueve misses with an uppercut.
Zatarain looks to land a left hand but Bienvenueve moved out of range nicely.
Bienvenueve ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bienvenueve lands a jab.
Zatarain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zatarain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bienvenueve throws a sloppy head kick and Zatarain moves out of range easily.
Zatarain blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Bienvenueve.
Zatarain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zatarain throws a hook but Bienvenueve avoids it easily.
Zatarain throws a looping overhand right but Bienvenueve ducks down to avoid it.
Pierre Bienvenueve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bienvenueve throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bienvenueve throws a hook but Zatarain avoids it easily.
Bienvenueve misses with a hook.
Zatarain shoots in looking for a takedown but Bienvenueve manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zatarain's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zatarain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zatarain.
An elbow from Zatarain crashes against the mat.
Bienvenueve sneaks back into half guard.
Zatarain lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zatarain throwing shots but Bienvenueve is blocking nicely.
Bienvenueve tries to roll over but Zatarain keeps him under control.
Zatarain not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zatarain is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bienvenueve is looking to improve his position.
Zatarain winds up and cracks Bienvenueve with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bienvenueve wants to get back to full guard.
Bienvenueve is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Zatarain missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zatarain lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bienvenueve manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bienvenueve will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Zatarain scoring with some ground and pound.
Zatarain throws a big elbow that misses.
Zatarain is looking to work some ground and pound but Bienvenueve has wrist control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bienvenueve is trying to keep Zatarain in close.
Zatarain keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bienvenueve's head.
Zatarain trying to control the position from guard on top but Bienvenueve is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bienvenueve looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bienvenueve preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bienvenueve looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zatarain keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bienvenueve's head.
Zatarain postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bienvenueve has momentary wrist control but Zatarain slips an elbow through the middle.
Zatarain trying to control the position from guard on top but Bienvenueve is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zatarain working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zatarain has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zatarain lands a couple of digs.
Zatarain postures up in Bienvenueve's guard and throws a big left but Bienvenueve blocks it.
Zatarain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bienvenueve throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Zatarain working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zatarain connects with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zatarain connects with a couple of short punches.
Zatarain connects with a couple of short punches.
Bienvenueve striking off his back, scoring a few points.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zatarain is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bienvenueve throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bienvenueve wants to sweep here but Zatarain controlling him for the moment.
Bienvenueve throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zatarain throwing strikes but missing.
Zatarain lands a couple of digs.
Zatarain is in close to Bienvenueve's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zatarain postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zatarain landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zatarain stopping the sweep attempt from Bienvenueve.
Zatarain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zartan Zatarain dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zatarain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bienvenueve scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bienvenueve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zatarain missing with a left hand there. Bienvenueve was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bienvenueve uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zatarain.
Bienvenueve stuffs the takedown.
Bienvenueve throws an off balance right hand
and Zatarain counters by moving into the clinch.
Zatarain drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zatarain is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bienvenueve pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zartan Zatarain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zatarain gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bienvenueve is pressing down on Zatarain's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Zartan Zatarain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bienvenueve looking for a sweep. Not yet Bienvenueve, not yet.
Zatarain lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bienvenueve throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bienvenueve is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zatarain preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zatarain's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bienvenueve looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zatarain got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bienvenueve has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zatarain has managed to get both his arms back between Bienvenueve's legs - danger averted.
Zatarain makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bienvenueve tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zatarain with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bienvenueve working for a triangle but Zatarain defends it easily.
Bienvenueve is breathing heavily.
Bienvenueve keeping moving, preventing Zatarain from controlling successfully.
Zatarain keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bienvenueve's head.
Zatarain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zatarain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zatarain is working Bienvenueve over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bienvenueve working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zatarain.
Bienvenueve bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zatarain's guard.
Bienvenueve throws a big elbow that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bienvenueve throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bienvenueve prevents Zatarain from getting back to his feet.
Zatarain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zatarain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zatarain not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bienvenueve loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bienvenueve preventing the sweep.
Bienvenueve throwing strikes from guard but Zatarain blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bienvenueve postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bienvenueve throwing strikes from guard but Zatarain blocks nicely.
Bienvenueve in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zatarain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bienvenueve working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zatarain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bienvenueve throwing strikes but missing.
Bienvenueve throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zatarain is pulling down on Bienvenueve's head. It's preventing any offense from Bienvenueve, at least for the moment.
Bienvenueve throws a big right hand that misses.
Bienvenueve loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zatarain wants to stand up but Bienvenueve is controlling him.
Bienvenueve throwing strikes from guard but Zatarain blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bienvenueve is looking to work some ground and pound but Zatarain has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pierre Bienvenueve will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Zatarain takes a swing at Bienvenueve's ribcage but misses.
Bienvenueve moves in looking to clinch but Zatarain pushes him off.
Bienvenueve misses with an uppercut. Zatarain saw that one coming.
Zatarain throws out a powerful jab.
Bienvenueve tries to clinch up but Zatarain circles away and keeps his distance.
Bienvenueve clinches up against the cage.
Zatarain tries to pull guard but Bienvenueve holds him up against the cage and eventually Zatarain drops back down to his feet.
Zatarain working aggressively here.
Bienvenueve is trying to break the clinch but Zatarain has him pressed against the cage.
Bienvenueve tries to break the clinch but Zatarain is controlling the position.
Bienvenueve is trying to break free.
Bienvenueve working hard to break the clinch.
Zatarain drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bienvenueve pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bienvenueve tries to clinch but Zatarain is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bienvenueve swinging wildly here.
Bienvenueve tries to clinch there but Zatarain circles away.
Bienvenueve moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zatarain shoots for a double leg takedown but Bienvenueve sprawls well. He's pushed Zatarain's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zartan Zatarain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bienvenueve pushes Zatarain up against the cage in a clinch.
Bienvenueve wants to break free but Zatarain has control.
Zatarain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zatarain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Zatarain.
Zatarain is looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Zatarain.
Bienvenueve is looking to break free of the clinch but Zatarain has double underhooks.
Zatarain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bienvenueve backwards.
Bienvenueve prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bienvenueve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bienvenueve works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zatarain is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bienvenueve loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bienvenueve chips away with some ground and pound.
Bienvenueve throws a strike but Zatarain rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zatarain with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bienvenueve working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zatarain.
Zatarain throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zatarain trying to control the position from guard on top but Bienvenueve is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bienvenueve wants to sweep here but Zatarain controlling him for the moment.
Zatarain stands up over Bienvenueve, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zatarain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zatarain won't allow Bienvenueve to sweep him here.
Bienvenueve working for a triangle but Zatarain defends it easily.
Zatarain stays in close to Bienvenueve's body and controls the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zatarain's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bienvenueve is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zatarain is looking to control Bienvenueve's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zatarain avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bienvenueve throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Zatarain to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bienvenueve stopping the sweep attempt from Zatarain.
Bienvenueve throws a big elbow that misses.
Zatarain is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bienvenueve with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zatarain working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bienvenueve accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pierre Bienvenueve.
I think Bienvenueve has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Pierre Bienvenueve!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arkasha Ukupnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ukupnik comes to the cage accompanied by Drop the World. Arkasha Ukupnik has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arkasha Ukupnik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ukupnik has his takedown stuffed
enabling Mitchell to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Arkasha Ukupnik has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Mitchell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell drops Ukupnik with a beautiful combination! Ukupnik stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mitchell is looking for the KO!
Ukupnik is rocked!
Mitchell feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Ukupnik crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tony Mitchell!
A very excited looking Tony Mitchell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerard Esqueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Hosnia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esqueda kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cant del Barça. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gerard Esqueda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Hosnia!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hosnia leaves Esqueda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hosnia lands a leg kick that knocks Esqueda off balance momentarily.
Hosnia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Esqueda misses with a straight left.
Hosnia throws a head kick but Esqueda moves out of range.
Hosnia takes one to the chin there.
Esqueda swings for the body but Hosnia moves out of range.
Esqueda rushes Hosnia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosnia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gerard Esqueda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hosnia explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hosnia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Esqueda. That did some damage!
Nice body kick there by Hosnia.
Esqueda fails with a takedown attempt.
Hosnia throws the kick towards the body but Esqueda avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hosnia counters with a big head kick but Esqueda shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerard Esqueda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esqueda misses with a straight left.
Esqueda lands with a nice combination. Hosnia backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Richard Hosnia has been cut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hosnia, right into the meat.
Esqueda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hosnia at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda gets a clinch.
Esqueda is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Esqueda avoids a wild elbow strike from Hosnia.
Hosnia wants to get back to striking at distance but Esqueda won't allow it.
Esqueda gets control of Hosnia's arms and successfully pulls guard. Esqueda will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hosnia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Esqueda has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hosnia has managed to get both his arms back between Esqueda's legs - danger averted.
Esqueda might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Esqueda trying to control the position here.
Hosnia wants to control from the top but Esqueda keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda keeping full guard, as Hosnia tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hosnia trying to control the position from guard on top but Esqueda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richard Hosnia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Richard Hosnia's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Esqueda fails to land with a series of punches.
Hosnia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Esqueda shoots in for a double leg but Hosnia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hosnia cracks the inside of Esqueda's front leg.
Esqueda takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Esqueda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esqueda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hosnia lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Gerard Esqueda has been cut.
A slow jab from Esqueda misses its intended target.
Esqueda throws a lazy right hand but Hosnia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hosnia connects with a solid leg kick.
Richard Hosnia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hosnia lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Esqueda has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Esqueda and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda shoots in for a takedown but Hosnia shows good takedown defense.
Esqueda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Esqueda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hosnia.
Hosnia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Esqueda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hosnia.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hosnia slips a straight right by Esqueda.
Esqueda is looking to clinch but Hosnia is avoiding it.
Hosnia wants to land a leg kick but Esqueda is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hosnia.
Esqueda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Esqueda scores with a nice head shot.
Esqueda gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hosnia counters with a body kick that stops Esqueda in his tracks momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerard Esqueda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hosnia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Esqueda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hosnia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Esqueda closes the distance and clinches.
Hosnia pushes off an throws an elbow but Esqueda leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Esqueda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hosnia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hosnia connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hosnia throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Hosnia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Esqueda shoots in looking for a takedown but Hosnia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Esqueda's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hosnia throws a leg kick which misses Esqueda's front leg but catches the back leg as Esqueda tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Hosnia.
Hosnia throws a body kick that misses.
Esqueda takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Esqueda with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hosnia counters with a body kick.
Hosnia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esqueda lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Esqueda takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hosnia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Esqueda has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hosnia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hosnia wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerard Esqueda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Esqueda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hosnia can pounce on him.
Richard Hosnia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Esqueda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hosnia throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gerard Esqueda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A good leg kick by Hosnia.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good leg kick by Hosnia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hosnia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Esqueda's head.
Hosnia scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosnia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hosnia delivers a nice body kick.
Hosnia connects with a leg kick. Esqueda looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Esqueda dives in and grabs Hosnia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hosnia pushes down on Esqueda's head and hops out.
Hosnia cracks the inside of Esqueda's front leg.
Hosnia throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Esqueda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosnia thows a body kick. Esqueda tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hosnia lands a big head kick that sends Esqueda tumbling to the mat! Hosnia takes a step backwards and waves Esqueda back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Esqueda is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hosnia lands a nice looking kick to the body. Esqueda takes a step back to recover.
Oh Esqueda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Hosnia! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Richard Hosnia!
Richard Hosnia gave a mention to PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR ( $ 7 and Laundering 90% ) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isiah Mansfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moreno Cuenca comes to the cage accompanied by Yo, el vaquilla. Mansfield is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ain't I by Yung LA ft. Young Dro & T.I.. Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Isiah Mansfield's chin.
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24
134 lbs
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137 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Isiah Mansfield!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mansfield moves into the clinch.
Mansfield tries a knee to the head but Moreno Cuenca blocks it.
Mansfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moreno Cuenca has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mansfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moreno Cuenca blocks it with crossed arms.
Mansfield lands an elbow that stopped Moreno Cuenca in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca has been cut.
Mansfield takes a knee to the side of the body.
Moreno Cuenca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mansfield.
Mansfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moreno Cuenca blocks it with crossed arms.
Mansfield pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Moreno Cuenca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mansfield.
Mansfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moreno Cuenca blocks it with crossed arms.
Mansfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right handed body shot lands from Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca lands an elbow just above Mansfield 's eye.
Mansfield is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mansfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mansfield misses with an elbow strike.
Mansfield misses with a knee strike.
Mansfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moreno Cuenca blocks it with crossed arms.
Mansfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moreno Cuenca blocks it with crossed arms.
Moreno Cuenca throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moreno Cuenca lands an elbow inside that Mansfield shrugs off.
It looks like Isiah Mansfield has been cut.
Moreno Cuenca can't find room to land a body shot as Mansfield controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca wants to stall.
Moreno Cuenca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mansfield throws an elbow but it misses.
Moreno Cuenca with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moreno Cuenca is trying to stall.
Moreno Cuenca pushes off an throws an elbow but Mansfield leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mansfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mansfield tries to land a knee to the head but Moreno Cuenca blocks with his arms.
Moreno Cuenca putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mansfield in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mansfield avoiding damage as Moreno Cuenca throws knees to the body.
Mansfield tries a knee to the head but Moreno Cuenca blocks it.
Mansfield tries to land a knee to the head but Moreno Cuenca blocks with his arms.
Mansfield looking to throw knees to the head but Moreno Cuenca is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Mansfield.
Moreno Cuenca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mansfields head.
Mansfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mansfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mansfield tries a knee to the head but Moreno Cuenca blocks it.
Moreno Cuenca looking to throw knees to the head but Mansfield is blocking nicely.
Mansfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moreno Cuenca avoids it.
Moreno Cuenca working Mansfield over with knees to the body.
Mansfield looks gassed!
Moreno Cuenca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mansfield lands a nice knee to the body.
Moreno Cuenca pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mansfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mansfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mansfield avoids a wild elbow strike from Moreno Cuenca.
Mansfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Moreno Cuenca.
Mansfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mansfield lands an elbow inside that Moreno Cuenca shrugs off.
Mansfield tries a knee to the head but Moreno Cuenca blocks it.
Moreno Cuenca lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moreno Cuenca tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mansfield tries a knee to the head but Moreno Cuenca blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mansfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mansfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mansfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mansfield avoids a wild elbow strike from Moreno Cuenca.
Mansfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Moreno Cuenca.
Mansfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moreno Cuenca has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mansfield lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moreno Cuenca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moreno Cuenca gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mansfield tries to land a knee to the head but Moreno Cuenca blocks with his arms.
Moreno Cuenca missing with knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mansfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mansfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moreno Cuenca avoids it.
Mansfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moreno Cuenca blocks it with crossed arms.
Mansfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moreno Cuenca is defending well for now.
Moreno Cuenca looking to throw knees to the head but Mansfield is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno Cuenca takes an elbow to the forehead.
Moreno Cuenca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mansfield.
Moreno Cuenca is trying to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mansfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Moreno Cuenca.
Mansfield avoids a wild elbow strike from Moreno Cuenca.
Mansfield letting Moreno Cuenca take a breather here.
Mansfield throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moreno Cuencas head.
Moreno Cuenca throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mansfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mansfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mansfield throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moreno Cuencas head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moreno Cuenca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mansfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Mansfield.
Moreno Cuenca tries to work over Mansfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moreno Cuenca misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Moreno Cuenca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mansfield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mansfield scores a takedown into full mount!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Moreno Cuenca is looking to improve his position but Mansfield isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mansfield takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mansfield avoids the attempt from Moreno Cuenca to control.
Moreno Cuenca regains half guard.
Mansfield controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansfield stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Moreno Cuenca throws a leg kick but Mansfield sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mansfield has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mansfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mansfield misses with a knee strike.
Mansfield dodges an elbow strike from Moreno Cuenca.
Mansfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moreno Cuenca has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moreno Cuenca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mansfield is defending well for now.
Moreno Cuenca is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mansfield is keeping busy.
Mansfield misses with a knee to the head.
Mansfield tries a knee to the head but Moreno Cuenca blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land knees in the clinch but Mansfield avoids the damage to the body.
Moreno Cuenca landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mansfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mansfield is breathing heavily.
Moreno Cuenca with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Moreno Cuenca on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mansfield as Moreno Cuenca tries to tie him up.
Mansfield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moreno Cuenca's defenses.
Mansfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moreno Cuenca blocks it with crossed arms.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mansfield looking to throw knees to the head but Moreno Cuenca is blocking nicely.
Mansfield tries to land knees in the clinch but Moreno Cuenca avoids the damage to the body.
Moreno Cuenca lands a damaging elbow.
Mansfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moreno Cuenca has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mansfield blocks an elbow strike from Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mansfield throws an elbow that misses.
Mansfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Moreno Cuenca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mansfield avoids it.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mansfield avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansfield lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mansfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moreno Cuenca blocks it with crossed arms.
Mansfield looking to throw knees to the head but Moreno Cuenca is blocking nicely.
Moreno Cuenca misses with a knee to the head.
Moreno Cuenca gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Moreno Cuenca with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mansfield connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moreno Cuenca's face.
Nice elbow from Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca trying to land knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land knees in the clinch but Mansfield avoids the damage to the body.
Moreno Cuenca tries to stall but Mansfield uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Moreno Cuenca throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stalling in the clinch from Moreno Cuenca.
Mansfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moreno Cuenca lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Isiah Mansfield's cut even more.
Mansfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mansfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Moreno Cuenca.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moreno Cuenca working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moreno Cuenca scores a nice knee to the body.
Moreno Cuenca misses with an elbow strike.
Moreno Cuenca gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Moreno Cuenca trying to land knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca missing with knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca working aggressively here.
Moreno Cuenca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mansfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mansfield tries to land a knee to the head but Moreno Cuenca blocks with his arms.
Moreno Cuenca tries to throw a body punch but Mansfield avoids it by throwing Moreno Cuenca back against the cage.
Moreno Cuenca effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mansfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Moreno Cuenca.
Mansfield being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Moreno Cuenca rushes Mansfield and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Moreno Cuenca utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mansfield lands an elbow inside.
Mansfield tries a body shot but Moreno Cuenca blocks it.
Mansfield tries to land a knee to the head but Moreno Cuenca blocks with his arms.
Moreno Cuenca lands a nice knee to the body.
Moreno Cuenca trying to land knees to the body.
Mansfield misses with a knee to the head.
Moreno Cuenca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mansfield.
Nice elbow from Moreno Cuenca.
Mansfield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mansfield blocking some punches.
Mansfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mansfield blocks the elbow strike.
Mansfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Moreno Cuenca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno Cuenca is looking to control Mansfield's arms but Mansfield gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moreno Cuenca has his back to the cage.
Good body shot from Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca crunches a lovely knee into Mansfield's ribcage.
Moreno Cuenca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mansfield avoids the elbow strike from Moreno Cuenca, against the cage.
Moreno Cuenca lands an elbow that stopped Mansfield in his tracks for a moment.
Moreno Cuenca lands a good knee to the midsection. Mansfield won't want to take too many of those.
Moreno Cuenca slowing the pace effectively.
Moreno Cuenca managing to block the knees to the body from Mansfield.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Moreno Cuenca just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mansfield's brow.
Moreno Cuenca landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Moreno Cuenca looking to stall.
Moreno Cuenca scores a nice knee to the body.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mansfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moreno Cuenca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mansfield.
Moreno Cuenca lands a hook that snaps the head of Mansfield backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Moreno Cuenca with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moreno Cuenca putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mansfield in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca misses with a knee to the head.
Moreno Cuenca lands a body shot.
Moreno Cuenca leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mansfield.
Mansfield tries a knee to the head but Moreno Cuenca blocks it.
Mansfield tries to land knees in the clinch but Moreno Cuenca avoids the damage to the body.
Moreno Cuenca struggles to land a body shot inside as Mansfield controls his hands.
Moreno Cuenca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mansfield avoids a wild elbow strike from Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moreno Cuenca trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansfield misses with a knee strike.
Mansfield looking to throw knees to the head but Moreno Cuenca is blocking nicely.
Mansfield avoids the elbow strike from Moreno Cuenca, against the cage.
Mansfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moreno Cuenca has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mansfield misses with a knee strike.
Moreno Cuenca creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mansfield prevents a body shot from Moreno Cuenca.
Mansfield avoids a wild elbow strike from Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land knees in the clinch but Mansfield avoids the damage to the body.
Mansfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moreno Cuenca has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mansfield tries a knee to the head but Moreno Cuenca blocks it.
Mansfield avoids a wild elbow strike from Moreno Cuenca.
A right hook to the body lands for Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Moreno Cuenca stalls.
Mansfield avoiding damage as Moreno Cuenca throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno Cuenca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mansfield.
Mansfield connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moreno Cuenca's face.
Mansfield tries a knee to the head but Moreno Cuenca blocks it.
Moreno Cuenca gets through Mansfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Moreno Cuenca misses with a knee strike.
Moreno Cuenca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moreno Cuenca scores with a shoulder strike.
Moreno Cuenca misses with the head strike.
Moreno Cuenca trying to land knees to the body.
Mansfield looking to throw knees to the head but Moreno Cuenca is blocking nicely.
Moreno Cuenca throws a punch but it's blocked by Mansfield.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Mansfield.
Mansfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mansfield avoids it.
Mansfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Moreno Cuenca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mansfield tries to bum rush Moreno Cuenca with a series of wild strikes but Moreno Cuenca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mansfield closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Mansfield.
Mansfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mansfield prevents a body shot from Moreno Cuenca.
Mansfield misses with a knee to the head.
Moreno Cuenca effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch on the inside from Moreno Cuenca fails to land.
Mansfield missing with knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca misses with some punches.
Mansfield lands a nice uppercut.
Moreno Cuenca missing with knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca blocks an elbow strike from Mansfield.
Moreno Cuenca lands an elbow inside.
Moreno Cuenca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mansfield is defending well for now.
Moreno Cuenca landing knees to the body.
Mansfield lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno Cuenca with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mansfield is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mansfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moreno Cuenca has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Moreno Cuenca.
Mansfield looking to throw knees to the head but Moreno Cuenca is blocking nicely.
Mansfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mansfield connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moreno Cuenca's face.
Mansfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mansfield lands an elbow that stopped Moreno Cuenca in his tracks for a moment.
Moreno Cuenca missing with knees to the body.
Mansfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mansfield avoids it.
Moreno Cuenca blocks an elbow strike.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mansfield avoids it.
Mansfield misses with a knee strike.
Moreno Cuenca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansfield tries to land a knee to the head but Moreno Cuenca blocks with his arms.
Moreno Cuenca pressing his opponent against the cage.
Moreno Cuenca throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moreno Cuenca creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mansfield tries a knee to the head but Moreno Cuenca blocks it.
Moreno Cuenca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Moreno Cuenca.
Mansfield misses with a knee strike.
Moreno Cuenca landing knees to the head.
The cut above Isiah Mansfield's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mansfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moreno Cuenca with a knee to the head.
Mansfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mansfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mansfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moreno Cuenca is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moreno Cuenca's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mansfield takes a knee to the side of the body.
Moreno Cuenca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mansfield avoids a wild elbow strike from Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Moreno Cuenca throws an elbow but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Moreno Cuenca.
Mansfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mansfield connects with a knee to the head.
Mansfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mansfield in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Moreno Cuenca.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno Cuenca looking to throw knees to the head but Mansfield is blocking nicely.
Moreno Cuenca lands a hook that snaps the head of Mansfield backwards.
Mansfield scores with a nice hook to the head.
Moreno Cuenca landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Moreno Cuenca missing with knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca is looking to control Mansfield's arms but Mansfield gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moreno Cuenca has his back to the cage.
Moreno Cuenca misses with an elbow over the top.
Mansfield lands an elbow that stopped Moreno Cuenca in his tracks for a moment.
Mansfield tries a knee to the head but Moreno Cuenca blocks it.
Mansfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Moreno Cuenca digs a right hand underneath Mansfield's ribcage. Mansfield let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Moreno Cuenca unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mansfield lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moreno Cuenca creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Moreno Cuenca unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mansfield lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mansfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moreno Cuenca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca had his way with Isiah Mansfield in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mansfield tries to keep at a distance but Moreno Cuenca has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mansfield avoiding damage as Moreno Cuenca throws knees to the body.
Mansfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moreno Cuenca is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land a knee to the head but Mansfield blocks with his arms.
Moreno Cuenca with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mansfield avoids the elbow strike from Moreno Cuenca, against the cage.
Moreno Cuenca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mansfield.
Mansfield blocks an elbow strike from Moreno Cuenca.
Mansfield tries to land a knee to the head but Moreno Cuenca blocks with his arms.
Moreno Cuenca works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mansfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moreno Cuenca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mansfield is defending well for now.
A nice left hand lands by Moreno Cuenca.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mansfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mansfield tries to land knees in the clinch but Moreno Cuenca avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno Cuenca misses with an elbow over the top.
Moreno Cuenca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mansfield.
Moreno Cuenca throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mansfield tries a knee to the head but Moreno Cuenca blocks it.
Moreno Cuenca lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moreno Cuenca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mansfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mansfield managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno Cuenca.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Moreno Cuenca just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mansfield's brow.
Mansfield misses with a knee to the head.
Mansfield blocks an elbow strike from Moreno Cuenca.
Mansfield tries to land a knee to the head but Moreno Cuenca blocks with his arms.
Moreno Cuenca lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mansfield connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moreno Cuenca's face.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mansfield throws an elbow but misses.
Mansfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mansfield as Moreno Cuenca tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca throws an elbow that misses.
Moreno Cuenca is looking to control Mansfield's arms but Mansfield gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moreno Cuenca has his back to the cage.
Moreno Cuenca misses with a punch to the body.
Mansfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mansfield lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mansfield landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mansfield dodges an elbow strike from Moreno Cuenca.
Mansfield looking to throw knees to the head but Moreno Cuenca is blocking nicely.
Moreno Cuenca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mansfield.
Mansfield managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno Cuenca.
Mansfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mansfield misses with a knee to the head.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mansfield avoids it.
Moreno Cuenca stalling the fight.
Mansfield looking to throw knees to the head but Moreno Cuenca is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno Cuenca lands a body shot.
Moreno Cuenca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mansfield.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mansfield avoids it.
Moreno Cuenca misses with a body punch.
Moreno Cuenca throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mansfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Moreno Cuenca looking to throw knees to the head but Mansfield is blocking nicely.
Moreno Cuenca misses with an elbow strike.
Mansfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moreno Cuenca avoiding damage as Mansfield throws knees to the body.
Mansfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moreno Cuenca has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mansfield tries a knee to the head but Moreno Cuenca blocks it.
Mansfield tries to land a knee to the head but Moreno Cuenca blocks with his arms.
Moreno Cuenca prevents a body shot from Mansfield.
Moreno Cuenca lands a good knee to the midsection. Mansfield won't want to take too many of those.
Moreno Cuenca working Mansfield over with knees to the body.
Mansfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno Cuenca lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mansfield tries a knee to the head but Moreno Cuenca blocks it.
Moreno Cuenca tries to work over Mansfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moreno Cuenca misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca lands an elbow inside that Mansfield shrugs off.
Mansfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moreno Cuenca blocks it with crossed arms.
Mansfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moreno Cuenca tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mansfield landing knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca missing with knees to the body.
Mansfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moreno Cuenca comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Moreno Cuenca tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moreno Cuenca lands a nice knee to the body.
Isiah Mansfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moreno Cuenca trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moreno Cuenca, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca!
Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Devlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Newman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Taki maly taki duzy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Damian Newman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonathan Devlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damian Newman!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newman looks to land a left hand but Devlin moved out of range nicely.
Newman keeps the fight on the outside.
Newman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Devlin.
Devlin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Devlin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Devlin swinging wildly here.
Newman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Devlin tries to clinch there but Newman circles away.
Jonathan Devlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Devlin wants to clinch up but Newman keeps it at a distance.
Devlin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Devlin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Newman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Devlin closes the distance but Newman moves to the side
and Newman counters with a takedown into side control.
Devlin wants to get back to his feet but Newman drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Newman in side control, just content to control the action for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Devlin tries to escape but Newman is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman trying to control the action but Devlin is working from the bottom.
Newman has hold of Devlin's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Devlin seems comfortable defending it but Newman has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Devlin is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Devlin is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Newman couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Damian Newman!
A relieved looking Damian Newman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ali Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donny Dane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dane has chosen Candy Paint as his entrance music. Donny Dane acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ali Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donny Dane!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dane misses the jab.
Bang looks to land a body kick but Dane moved away.
Dane tests Bang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bang throws a right and a left that Dane avoids nicely.
A big left from Bang misses.
Dane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bang.
Donny Dane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Dane - just one landing.
Dane misses with an uppercut. Bang saw that one coming.
Dane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bang at a distance.
Dane cracks Bang with an open hand slap.
Bang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Donny Dane has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Bang.
Dane lands with an overhand left.
Dane bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bang's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dane misses with a lunging right hand
and Bang counters with a crisp one two that drops Dane! Bang thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Dane to his feet! Dane is in big trouble!
Dane is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dane misses with a takedown attempt - Bang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dane is still on wobbly legs! Can Bang finish him?
Bang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Dane misses.
Dane seems to have recovered his senses.
Bang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bang takes one on the button.
Bang swings widly with a right hand
and Bang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bang ducks under a wild hook from Dane.
Bang is looking to clinch.
Dane loads up on a big right hand but Bang slips the punch.
A lazy body kick from Bang
and Bang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bang.
Dane cracks a nice hook into Bang's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dane has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dane.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bang.
Bang with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dane counters with a left to the body.
Dane lands a jab.
Dane blocks a jab.
Bang pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dane back to the cage. Bang follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dane lands an overhand right.
Dane manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bang on his heels. He'll look to pass Bang's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bang has Dane pulled in close to control his posture.
Dane prevents Bang from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dane preventing the sweep.
Bang wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dane seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ali Bang just wasn't active enough.
Decent striking displayed by Dane there.
A big right from Dane misses.
Dane drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dane scores with a jab. Bang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bang.
Bang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dane.
Bang misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dane connects with a single shot there.
Dane misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Dane misses the target.
Dane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bang takes one on the button.
Bang fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bang swinging wildly here.
Bang takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fighters circling - Dane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dane lands a nice hook to Bang's body. Bang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dane is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bang had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dane catches Bang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bang ducks under a wild hook from Dane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Donny Dane will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donny Dane's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bang throws a series of punches but Dane moves out of range.
Bang throws a chopping leg kick but Dane manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dane might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Good standup being displayed there by Bang as he connects with a hook.
Bang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dane feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bangs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Donny Dane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dane's corner calls for a 1-2. Dane obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dane misses with a looping right.
Dane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dane misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Dane.
Dane throws an overhand right that lands on Bang's shoulder, as Bang tries to avoid the shot.
Bang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dane misses with a body shot.
Dane walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bang.
Dane is breathing heavily.
Dane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for Bang with that takedown attempt.
Dane misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dane. Bang does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck for Dane with that takedown attempt.
Dane displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bang.
Dane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bang's hands.
Bang slips a straight right by Dane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang moves into the clinch successfully.
Bang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Horrible takedown by Bang or perhaps it was just good defense by Dane which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ali Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A low kick from Bang is predictable there
and Dane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bang throws a hook but Dane blocks it.
Dane loads up on a big right hand but Bang slips the punch.
Bang doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Dane counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dane stuffs the takedown attempt from Bang. Bang gets slowly back to his feet.
Bang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dane momentarily.
Jab, jab by Dane - just one landing.
A left lands for Dane.
Dane misses with a looping left.
Bang moves away from the strike by Dane.
Bang shoots for a takedown but Dane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dane misses with a body shot.
Dane sizes up Bang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dane misses with a looping right.
Bang shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dane eats them both and turns towards Bang to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang tries to clinch but Dane moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dane ducks under a wild hook from Bang.
Dane throws a jab but it's blocked by Bang.
Dane feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bangs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bang looks to land a combination. Dane sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dane.
Bang looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dane fails with the takedown.
Dane tests Bang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dane scores with a jab. Bang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Donny Dane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Donny Dane's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dane throws the left hand but Bang avoids the punch easily.
Bang lands a left and a right that send Dane crashing to the mat, dazed. Bang thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dane throws a right hand that misses
and Bang counters with a big right hand! Oh Dane is in trouble here! Bang follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ali Bang!
Ali Bang made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Who are you? And where is Joe Rogan? :-D'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artem Muhomorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grand Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed has chosen Mad Sin / Rusty Nails as his entrance music. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Muhomorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grand Speed!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed slips a jab from Muhomorov.
Muhomorov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Muhomorov thuds his right hand into Speed's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Speed staying out of range there.
Muhomorov throws a right hand that Speed ducks under and follows up with a left that Speed also avoids with ease.
Muhomorov clobbers Speed with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Grand Speed has been cut.
Speed clinches up against the cage.
Muhomorov blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Speed.
Muhomorov misses with some punches.
A short right from Muhomorov on the inside.
Speed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Muhomorov or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Speed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muhomorov gets through Speed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Speed.
Speed blocking some punches.
Speed prevents a body shot from Muhomorov.
Speed throws a punch but it's blocked by Muhomorov.
Nice body punch from Muhomorov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed misses with a punch to the body.
Speed throws a head punch that misses.
Muhomorov tries to throw a body punch but Speed avoids it by throwing Muhomorov back against the cage.
Muhomorov tries to break the clinch but Speed is controlling the position.
Muhomorov trying to stall but Speed improves his position.
Muhomorov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Speed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Speed has a couple of punches blocked by Muhomorov.
Muhomorov blocks an uppercut.
Speed can't find room to land a body shot as Muhomorov controls the action.
Muhomorov blocks an uppercut.
Speed lands a shot to the body.
Muhomorov is leaning against Speed and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Speed fails to land.
Speed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Speed misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed digs a right hand underneath Muhomorov's ribcage. Muhomorov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Speed lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muhomorov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Muhomorov stalling in the clinch but Speed improves position.
Muhomorov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Speed prevents Muhomorov from breaking the clinch.
Speed lands a body punch in the clinch.
Muhomorov tries to work over Speed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muhomorov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Muhomorov wants to get back to striking at distance but Speed won't allow it.
Speed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Muhomorov's efforts to push away.
Muhomorov blocking some punches.
Speed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Artem Muhomorov has been cut.
Speed throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Speed fails to land.
Muhomorov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Muhomorov.
Speed lands with a right hand.
Speed connects with a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Speed.
Muhomorov blocks a body shot from Speed.
Speed lands a right hand.
Muhomorov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muhomorov tries to throw a body punch but Speed avoids it by throwing Muhomorov back against the cage.
Muhomorov blocks an uppercut.
Muhomorov is looking to control Speed's arms but Speed gets an underhook and turns him. Now Muhomorov has his back to the cage.
Speed lands with a left to the head.
Speed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Muhomorov backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muhomorov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muhomorov prevents a body shot from Speed.
Muhomorov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Speed scores with a nice head shot.
Speed misses with an uppercut.
Speed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Speed throws an overhand right that lands on Muhomorov's shoulder, as Muhomorov tries to avoid the shot.
Muhomorov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Muhomorov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Speed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Speed avoids the body shot from Muhomorov.
Speed closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed misses with some punches.
Speed lands with a left to the head.
Muhomorov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Speed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Muhomorov's efforts to push away.
Muhomorov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grand Speed dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Muhomorov is looking to clinch.
Muhomorov misses with a wild body shot.
Speed slips a straight right by Muhomorov.
Artem Muhomorov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Speed fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Muhomorov, pushing him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Speed scores with a nice short uppercut.
Speed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Speed on the inside.
Speed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muhomorov misses with a punch on the inside.
Muhomorov is trying to force a seperation but Speed has the dominant position.
Muhomorov stalling against the cage.
Speed gets through Muhomorov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Speed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Speed blocks an uppercut.
Muhomorov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muhomorov struggles to land a body shot inside as Speed controls his hands.
Speed misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhomorov misses with some punches.
Speed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muhomorov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Speed lands a nice uppercut.
Artem Muhomorov's cut is getting worse.
Muhomorov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Speed lands a body shot.
Speed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muhomorov leaning against his opponent.
Speed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Muhomorovs head.
Speed lands a nice uppercut.
Speed lands with a light punch inside.
Speed has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A hook to the body from Speed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Muhomorov's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, Speed scores with a nice short uppercut.
Muhomorov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Speed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Muhomorov.
Muhomorov throws a head punch that misses.
Muhomorov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Speed has him pressed against the cage.
Muhomorov throws a punch but it's blocked by Speed.
Speed lands with a right to the head.
Artem Muhomorov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Speed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Muhomorov is rocked!
Speed throws a big uppercut that drops Muhomorov! More strikes from Speed and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Muhomorov lies dazed against the cage as Speed celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grand Speed!
Post fight, Grand Speed took to the microphone: 'That was fun!'.
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