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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Pereira has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Matt Diaz's chin.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz takes a swing at Pereira's ribcage but misses.
Diaz tries to clinch but Pereira is having none of it.
Diaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pereira scores with a kick to the midsection.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pereira is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Pereira circles away and we're back to standing.
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pereira lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Alex Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira has closed the distance and engaged Diaz in a clinch.
Pereira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Diaz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pereira after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pereira misses with a knee strike.
Pereira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Pereira.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira breaks the clinch.
Pereira closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diaz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pereira wants to stand but Diaz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pereira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pereira wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pereira's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Matt Diaz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Pereira keeps the fight on the outside.
Pereira feints a jab promting Diaz to slip. Pereira then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Diaz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pereira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pereira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pereira closes the distance and clinches.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pereira with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diaz blocks it with crossed arms.
Pereira breaks from the clinch.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pereira as he avoids it easily.
Pereira sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Diaz to the ground! Pereira dives into full mount looking to finish!
Diaz is rocked!
Diaz tries to lock up and control but Pereira gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oh Diaz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pereira looking to finish with strikes here!
Pereira thowing shots but they're missing.
Pereira avoids the attempt from Diaz to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pereira dominating with strikes here.
Pereira drops a big elbow. That's hurt Diaz! More shots from Pereira and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Pereira!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Bukowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Punchy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bukowski comes to the cage accompanied by Donatan, Gural, Sheller, Kaczor, Ry23, Rafi - Słowiańska krew. The crowd seem to be enjoying Punchy's choice of entrance music: Trent from Punchy. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piotr Bukowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trent Punchy!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bukowski throws a hook but Punchy blocks it.
Punchy works Bukowski's body with a nice hook.
Bukowski throws a front kick that sends Punchy stumbling back into the cage.
Punchy throws a sloppy body shot
and Bukowski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bukowski misses the jab.
Punchy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bukowski's hands.
Bukowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Punchy.
Bukowski misses with a hook. Punchy ducked under it nicely.
Bukowski lands a nice shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Bukowski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bukowski misses with a looping right.
Bukowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bukowski throws the left hand but Punchy avoids the punch easily.
Punchy lands a head shot.
Bukowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Punchy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukowski throws out a loose jab but Punchy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Punchy connects with a body shot.
Bukowski drops his hands momentarily and Punchy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Punchy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bukowski.
Punchy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bukowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trent Punchy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bukowski throws a hook to the side of Punchy's head but Punchy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bukowski throws a shot from downtown. Punchy moves away and avoids it.
Nice cross by Punchy.
Punchy misses the shot to the body.
Bukowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Punchy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bukowski misses with a wild body shot.
Bukowski throws an overhand right that lands on Punchy's shoulder, as Punchy tries to avoid the shot.
Bukowski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Punchy.
Bukowski is looking to land body kicks.
Nice body punch from Punchy.
Punchy sizes up Bukowski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Punchy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bukowski.
Punchy lands a really nice looking cross but Bukowski seems unphased.
Bukowski checks a low kick from Punchy.
Bukowski misses the jab.
Punchy connects with a body shot that sends Bukowski's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bukowski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Punchy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bukowski scrambles back to his feet.
Bukowski swings for the body but Punchy moves out of range.
Bukowski misses with a straight right.
Punchy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bukowski moves away.
Bukowski takes a swing at Punchy's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchy cracks Bukowski with an open hand slap.
Bukowski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Punchy.
Punchy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bukowski.
A swing and a miss from Bukowski.
Bukowski misses with a wild body shot.
Punchy slips a straight right by Bukowski.
Punchy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bukowski.
Punchy digs a good body shot into Bukowski's ribs.
Punchy checks a low kick from Bukowski.
Bukowski slips under a jab.
Bukowski walks into a straight right hand from Punchy.
Bukowski misses with a low kick.
Punchy slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punchy.
Punchy staying out of range there.
Punchy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bukowski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bukowski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Punchy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bukowski at a distance.
Punchy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bukowski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Punchy at a distance.
Punchy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bukowski throws a big shot that misses.
Punchy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bukowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Punchy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bukowski.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Punchy's corner calls for a 1-2. Punchy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bukowski misses with a wild body shot.
Bukowski just misses with a punch to the body.
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 Piotr Bukowski will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Punchy.
Punchy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Punchy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Punchy jabs Bukowski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bukowski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab from Punchy.
Punchy digs a good hook to Bukowski's body.
Punchy misses with a straight left.
Punchy jabs Bukowski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Punchy.
Bukowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Punchy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bukowski thinking.
Bukowski misses with an uppercut. Punchy saw that one coming.
Punchy moves away from the strike by Bukowski.
Bukowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Punchy.
Nice shot by Punchy.
Punchy connects with a single shot there.
Bukowski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Punchy misses with a wild body shot.
Punchy ducks under a wild hook from Bukowski.
Punchy looks to score with a jab to the body but Bukowski is just out of range.
Bukowski connects with a crisp jab.
Bukowski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Punchy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bukowski.
Punchy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bukowski.
Good work by Punchy as he checks the leg kick.
Punchy throws out a powerful jab.
Trent Punchy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchy takes one on the button.
A jab from Bukowski misses.
Punchy lands with an overhand left.
Punchy throws a body punch but Bukowski moves out of range.
Punchy scores with a jab to the head.
Bukowski misses with a hook. Punchy ducked under it nicely.
Bukowski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bukowski throws a head kick but Punchy moves out of range.
Bukowski keeps Punchy at a distance using the push kick.
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!
Bukowski misses with an uppercut
and Punchy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bukowski takes a swing at Punchy's ribcage but misses.
Punchy lands with a hook. Bukowski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bukowski misses with a shot to the body
and Punchy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bukowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bukowski scores with a sloppy right hand. Punchy should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bukowski looks to land a left hand but Punchy moved out of range nicely.
Punchy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Punchy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bukowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bukowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bukowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bukowski misses with a hook.
Bukowski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab from Punchy does it's job there.
Punchy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bukowski's head backwards.
Bukowski tries to clinch but Punchy is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Punchy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Punchy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bukowski momentarily.
A combination from Bukowski does no damage.
Bukowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bukowski tries to move into range but Punchy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Punchy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A clash of legs there as Punchy blocks the low kick.
Bukowski clinches.
Bukowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bukowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Punchy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punchy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Trent Punchy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bukowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bukowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Punchy.
Bukowski misses the shot to the body.
Punchy misses with a body shot.
Punchy scores with a jab. Bukowski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bukowski misses with a looping left.
Punchy dips to his left and cracks Bukowski with an uppercut!
Bukowski throws a hook but Punchy avoids it easily.
Bukowski throws a hook to the side of Punchy's head but Punchy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Punchy takes a swing at Bukowski's ribcage but misses.
Bukowski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bukowski's corner calls for a 1-2. Bukowski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Punchy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bukowski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Punchy is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bukowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Punchy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bukowski.
Bukowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Punchy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bukowski.
Punchy moves out of range as Bukowski strikes.
Punchy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bukowski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bukowski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Punchy.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bukowski.
Punchy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Punchy misses with some punches.
Bukowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bukowski has Punchy pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Bukowski for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bukowski misses with a body punch.
Bukowski breaks the clinch.
Punchy misses with a hook. Bukowski ducked under it nicely.
Bukowski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big right from Bukowski misses.
Punchy takes a swing at Bukowski's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punchy throws a shot to the body.
Bukowski throws out a powerful jab.
Punchy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bukowski misses with a looping left.
Bukowski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Punchy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchy scores with a hook to the body. Bukowski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Punchy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Bukowski.
Punchy misses with a body shot.
Punchy slips a jab from Bukowski.
Bukowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Punchy.
Bukowski throws a hook but Punchy avoids it easily.
Punchy defending well as Bukowski loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Punchy. Bukowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bukowski lands a right hook to the body.
Punchy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Punchy lands with a straight right. Bukowski didn't see that one coming.
Punchy looks to land a left hand but Bukowski moved out of range nicely.
Bukowski looks to land a left hand but Punchy moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski misses with a wild body shot.
Bukowski misses with a straight right.
Punchy cracks Bukowski with an open hand slap.
Bukowski throws a jab when Punchy was well out of range.
Punchy swats away the attempt to clinch by Bukowski.
Bukowski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Punchy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bukowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Punchy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bukowski's head.
Punchy slips a jab from Bukowski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bukowski looks to throw the jab but Punchy is out of range.
Bukowski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Bukowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bukowski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Bukowski!
Piotr Bukowski really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Violent By Design logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Patrycy Szczerbiec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrycy Szczerbiec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Szczerbiec paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stevens tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stevens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Szczerbiec manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Szczerbiec avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stevens is looking to clinch but Szczerbiec is avoiding it.
Stevens tries to clinch up but Szczerbiec circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevens tries to clinch there but Szczerbiec circles away.
Stevens wants to land a leg kick but Szczerbiec is out of range.
Stevens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Szczerbiec manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stevens tries to clinch but Szczerbiec is having none of it.
Szczerbiec avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Szczerbiec looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Szczerbiec controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Szczerbiec seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stevens for as long as he can get away with.
Szczerbiec prevents Stevens from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens is trying to control the position but Szczerbiec postures up.
Szczerbiec stays in close to Stevens's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Patrycy Szczerbiec wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Stevens clinches up with Szczerbiec and pushes him back against the cage.
Stevens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stevens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Szczerbiec.
Stevens lands a knee to the body.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
Stevens trying to land knees to the body.
Szczerbiec blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Szczerbiec avoids it.
Stevens trying to land knees to the body.
Stevens landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stevens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Szczerbiec is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Szczerbiec avoiding damage as Stevens throws knees to the body.
Stevens lands a knee to the body.
Stevens tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Szczerbiec on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Szczerbiec avoiding damage as Stevens throws knees to the body.
Stevens with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Szczerbiec avoids it.
Stevens landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Szczerbiec lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stevens using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Szczerbiec has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stevens stops a takedown attempt from Szczerbiec.
Stevens tries to land knees in the clinch but Szczerbiec avoids the damage to the body.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to land knees in the clinch but Szczerbiec avoids the damage to the body.
Szczerbiec wants a takedown but no success here.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
Stevens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Szczerbiec.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section. Szczerbiec lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Szczerbiec on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Szczerbiec managing to block the knees to the body from Stevens.
Szczerbiec has Stevens pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stevens manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrycy Szczerbiec. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Szczerbiec is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Szczerbiec managing to block the knees to the body from Stevens.
Stevens tries to land knees in the clinch but Szczerbiec avoids the damage to the body.
Szczerbiec changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stevens fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec tries to keep at a distance but Stevens has taken the fight into the clinch.
Szczerbiec avoiding damage as Stevens throws knees to the body.
Stevens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Szczerbiec on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Szczerbiec on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Szczerbiec blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stevens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Szczerbiec.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens trying to land knees to the body.
Szczerbiec avoiding damage as Stevens throws knees to the body.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Szczerbiec avoids it.
Szczerbiec tries for a takedown but Stevens manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Stevens dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Szczerbiec paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Szczerbiec dives in and grabs Stevens's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stevens pushes down on Szczerbiec's head and hops out.
Stevens wants to clinch up but Szczerbiec keeps it at a distance.
Stevens tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Szczerbiec swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Szczerbiec circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stevens is looking to clinch.
Szczerbiec has a takedown stuffed.
Stevens tries to clinch but Szczerbiec is having none of it.
Szczerbiec gets tackled into the cage by Stevens. Stevens maintains the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevens obliges.
Szczerbiec avoiding damage as Stevens throws knees to the body.
Stevens stops a takedown attempt from Szczerbiec.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrycy Szczerbiec. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczerbiec blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stevens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Szczerbiec is defending well for now.
Szczerbiec on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stevens connects with a nasty looking knee right to Szczerbiec's face.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Szczerbiec avoids it.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Szczerbiec avoids it.
Szczerbiec on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Szczerbiec has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stevens is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stevens lands a knee to the body.
Stevens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Szczerbiec avoiding damage as Stevens throws knees to the body.
Stevens using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Szczerbiec has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Szczerbiec on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens connects with a knee to the head.
Stevens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stevens.
Stevens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Szczerbiec.
Stevens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Szczerbiec.
Stevens landing knees to the body.
Stevens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Szczerbiec is defending well for now.
Szczerbiec tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stevens trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Szczerbiec drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stevens gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stevens landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Szczerbiec is defending well for now.
Stevens trying to land knees to the body.
Szczerbiec blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Szczerbiec managing to block the knees to the body from Stevens.
Szczerbiec is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stevens pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
Stevens is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stevens misses with a knee strike.
Stevens is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Szczerbiec is defending well for now.
Stevens lands a knee to the body.
Szczerbiec blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stevens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Szczerbiec.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Szczerbiec blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
Szczerbiec drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Szczerbiec avoids it.
Szczerbiec on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Szczerbiec avoiding damage as Stevens throws knees to the body.
Szczerbiec blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevens is pressed up against the cage. Szczerbiec has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stevens down to the mat. Stevens avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stevens tries to clinch but Szczerbiec moves out of range.
Stevens fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stevens tries to clinch
and Szczerbiec counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Stevens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Szczerbiec's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Szczerbiec looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stevens is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stevens is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Szczerbiec is controlling him.
Szczerbiec is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Stevens wants to stand up but Szczerbiec is controlling him.
Szczerbiec makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Szczerbiec preventing the sweep.
Szczerbiec slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Szczerbiec lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stevens wants to stand up but Szczerbiec is controlling him.
Stevens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Szczerbiec.
Stevens is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Szczerbiec missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Szczerbiec distracts Stevens with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Szczerbiec passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Stevens takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Stevens is trying to improve his position.
Szczerbiec works to advance to full mount. Stevens defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Szczerbiec takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Szczerbiec cracks Stevens with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Szczerbiec controlling from mount.
Stevens really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Szczerbiec. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Szczerbiec working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Patrycy Szczerbiec overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Szczerbiec punishing his opponent with strikes.
Szczerbiec controlling from the full mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stevens can't escape the position.
Szczerbiec with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Szczerbiec with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stevens's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Patrycy Szczerbiec has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Szczerbiec lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Szczerbiec prevents Stevens from getting the reversal.
Stevens is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stevens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee warns Stevens that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Szczerbiec wants to finish this one by submission but Stevens is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Szczerbiec lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Szczerbiec lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Szczerbiec looking to control and managing it successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stevens can do anything to dispel that myth.
Szczerbiec 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.
Szczerbiec has control of Stevens's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Stevens regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Szczerbiec punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kevin Stevens is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Szczerbiec lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stevens hang on?
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrycy Szczerbiec showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stevens 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Stevens!
Kevin Stevens decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Christian Evansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christian Evansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Jones!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evansen with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Evansen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Evansen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Evansen has his feet on Jones's thighs here. He's pushed Jones off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Jones screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Christian Evansen!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bogdan Petrycki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Carruthers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bogdan Petrycki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Carruthers!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carruthers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Petrycki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Carruthers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Petrycki checks a leg kick.
Carruthers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrycki.
Carruthers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carruthers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Carruthers.
Petrycki lands a lovely overhand right.
Petrycki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Carruthers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Petrycki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carruthers.
Carruthers misses with a low kick.
Carruthers motions for Petrycki to come forward. Carruthers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petrycki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carruthers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petrycki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carruthers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petrycki jabs Carruthers right on the nose. Carruthers blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carruthers throws a low kick but Petrycki moves out of range easily.
Petrycki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carruthers is able to avoid easily.
Carruthers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carruthers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bogdan Petrycki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carruthers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Petrycki misses with a double jab.
Petrycki tries to close the distance and clinch but Carruthers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petrycki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carruthers's head backwards.
Good leg kick by Carruthers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carruthers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Petrycki if he has to take too many more of those.
Petrycki looks to land a combination but Carruthers avoids it well.
Petrycki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrycki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carruthers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carruthers moves away.
Petrycki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Petrycki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Petrycki is looking to clinch but Carruthers is avoiding it.
Carruthers misses with a leg kick.
Carruthers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carruthers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Petrycki's calf.
Carruthers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrycki.
Petrycki checks a leg kick.
Petrycki is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Carruthers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petrycki misses with a wild body shot.
Carruthers lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Bogdan Petrycki has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Petrycki.
Petrycki tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carruthers on the side of the head.
Petrycki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carruthers can pounce on him.
Petrycki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Petrycki tries to clinch up
and Carruthers counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Petrycki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carruthers checks it well.
Carruthers misses with a low kick as Petrycki jumps back.
Carruthers swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrycki.
Petrycki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carruthers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petrycki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrycki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Petrycki throws a jab but it's blocked by Carruthers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carruthers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Petrycki.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrycki avoids the head kick by Carruthers.
Carruthers avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Carruthers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Petrycki lands with an overhand left.
Carruthers tries to work over Petrycki's front leg with a kick but Petrycki checks it.
Petrycki lands a nice hook to Carruthers's body. Carruthers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab from Petrycki.
Carruthers is rocked!
Petrycki misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrycki lands a slapping body shot.
Carruthers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carruthers is still on wobbly legs! Can Petrycki finish him?
Petrycki is looking to clinch but Carruthers is avoiding it.
Petrycki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bogdan Petrycki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bogdan Petrycki's cut.
That's time! Petrycki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Petrycki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Carruthers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Petrycki just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrycki scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Carruthers avoids the body shot from Petrycki.
Petrycki throws a hook but Carruthers avoids it easily.
Petrycki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carruthers's head.
Petrycki moves out of range as Carruthers throws a body kick.
Carruthers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carruthers thuds his shin into the meat of Petrycki's side.
Carruthers throws a leg kick but Petrycki checks it.
Carruthers throws the kick towards the body but Petrycki avoids it.
Petrycki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Petrycki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carruthers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrycki thuds a left hand into Carruthers's body.
Petrycki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Carruthers seems to have recovered his senses.
Petrycki throws a lazy right hand but Carruthers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrycki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Petrycki.
Carruthers thuds his shin into the meat of Petrycki's side.
Petrycki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carruthers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petrycki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrycki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carruthers.
Petrycki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carruthers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Petrycki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice uppercut lands for Petrycki. That snapped Carruthers's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carruthers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carruthers blocks a low kick nicely.
Petrycki throws a body punch but Carruthers moves out of range.
Carruthers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrycki throws out the jab.
Petrycki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Petrycki scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrycki wants to clinch.
Petrycki misses with a straight right.
A clash of legs there as Petrycki blocks the low kick.
Bogdan Petrycki is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrycki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carruthers.
Carruthers throws a leg kick but Petrycki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki looks to land a right hand but Carruthers moved out of range.
Carruthers throws a sloppy head kick and Petrycki moves out of range easily.
Petrycki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carruthers was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrycki.
Carruthers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Petrycki is out of range and Carruthers settles back down.
Carruthers slips a straight right by Petrycki.
Petrycki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Petrycki misses.
Petrycki misses with a wild body shot.
Carruthers throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Carruthers throws a head kick that half lands.
Petrycki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carruthers moves away.
Petrycki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carruthers's head backwards.
Carruthers throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Petrycki's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carruthers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petrycki takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Petrycki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carruthers was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrycki.
Carruthers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrycki lands with a good body shot.
Carruthers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Petrycki moves out of range of the leg kick from Carruthers.
Carruthers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Carruthers.
Petrycki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrycki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Petrycki misses with a looping left.
Carruthers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bogdan Petrycki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bogdan Petrycki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Petrycki throws out a loose jab but Carruthers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carruthers blocks a jab.
Carruthers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petrycki misses with a leg kick.
Petrycki throws a leg kick but Carruthers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Petrycki moves out of range of the body kick from Carruthers.
Petrycki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carruthers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petrycki throws a low kick but Carruthers moves out of range easily.
Carruthers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carruthers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carruthers tries a low kick but Petrycki avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Petrycki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petrycki.
Carruthers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
An inside leg kick from Carruthers misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carruthers staying out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Petrycki blocks the leg kick.
Carruthers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Petrycki is out of range and Carruthers settles back down.
Petrycki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Petrycki.
Petrycki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Petrycki throws a leg kick but Carruthers checks it.
Carruthers walks into a straight right hand from Petrycki.
Petrycki connects with a body shot.
Petrycki lands a glancing blow to the side of Carruthers's head.
and Petrycki counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Carruthers! He's just covering up as Petrycki starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bogdan Petrycki!
Bogdan Petrycki decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adam Miauczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Fantana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Fantana has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Miauczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Fantana!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Fantana misses.
Fantana throws a shot from downtown. Miauczynski moves away and avoids it.
Fantana misses the shot to the body.
Adam Miauczynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Miauczynski catches Fantana right on the button with a cross.
Fantana shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Fantana was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantana working the ground and pound.
Fantana misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Fantana is working Miauczynski over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fantana scoring with punches and elbows.
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!
Fantana working the body and head with strikes.
Fantana is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Miauczynski's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantana grinds an elbow into Miauczynski's temple.
Fantana is trying to ground and pound but Miauczynski uses the momentary lack of control by Fantana to regain half guard.
Fantana not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fantana takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Miauczynski is staying active underneath Fantana, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Miauczynski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fantana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantana thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Miauczynski's head.
Miauczynski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fantana not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fantana thows a huge punch but Miauczynski dodges it nicely.
Fantana sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fantana's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantana looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Miauczynski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fantana seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fantana lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fantana is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fantana lands a nice short elbow.
Fantana has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantana lands strikes from half guard.
Fantana wants to free his trapped foot but Miauczynski is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fantana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miauczynski keeps working.
Fantana lands strikes from half guard.
Fantana thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Miauczynski's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miauczynski wants to control but Fantana is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fantana looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Fantana dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fantana. Miauczynski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantana takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantana takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Miauczynski lands with an overhand left.
Fantana steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Miauczynski. That one must have hurt.
Miauczynski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fantana on the side of the head.
Fantana takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Miauczynski - that will leave a mark!
Fantana walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Miauczynski digs a good hook to Fantana's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miauczynski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Miauczynski, right into the meat.
Fantana on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantana loads up on a big right hand but Miauczynski slips the punch.
Fantana takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantana takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantana throws a sloppy body shot
and Miauczynski counters with an inside leg kick.
Miauczynski scoring well with a low kick there.
Miauczynski thuds a left hand into Fantana's body.
Miauczynski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fantana.
Miauczynski avoids the body shot from Fantana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miauczynski fakes the leg kick and cracks Fantana in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Miauczynski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantana swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fantana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miauczynski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Miauczynski.
Fantana thows a body shot but no joy.
Fantana has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Miauczynski.
Fantana throws a lazy uppercut
and Miauczynski counters with a body kick.
Miauczynski lands a nice hook to Fantana's body. Fantana takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Miauczynski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantana swings away with a body shot that misses
and Miauczynski counters with a leg kick.
Adam Miauczynski is winning the standup battle so far.
Miauczynski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantana thows a body shot but no joy.
Miauczynski connects with a leg kick. Fantana looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Miauczynski throws a leg kick which misses Fantana's front leg but catches the back leg as Fantana tries to avoid it.
Miauczynski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Miauczynski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Miauczynski tenderised Fantana's leg. Fantana is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice body kick there by Miauczynski.
Miauczynski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantana is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Miauczynski rather than just go for the knockout.
Fantana on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fantana. Miauczynski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miauczynski scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantana throws out a loose jab but Miauczynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fantana drives through with a takedown into guard.
Miauczynski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miauczynski working a defensive guard here.
Fantana works over Miauczynski with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miauczynski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Miauczynski dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Miauczynski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Miauczynski throws a head kick that misses.
Miauczynski misses the shot to the body.
Fantana takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantana takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Miauczynski lands with an uppercut that bounces Fantana off the cage and back into range.
Miauczynski connects with a single shot there.
Miauczynski tests Fantana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantana takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantana shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fantana showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantana thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fantana lands a nice short elbow.
Fantana not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fantana not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fantana thows a huge punch but Miauczynski dodges it nicely.
Fantana sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miauczynski defending well though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantana thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantana scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Miauczynski has hold of Fantana's hands but Fantana slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fantana is nestled in close to Miauczynski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fantana thows a huge punch but Miauczynski dodges it nicely.
Fantana takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fantana throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fantana is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fantana lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Miauczynski hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantana connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantana cracks Miauczynski with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Miauczynski is rocked!
Miauczynski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oh Miauczynski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantana postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Miauczynski out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Fantana goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brian Fantana!
An out of breath Brian Fantana thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andraej Drakorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conan Hatari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andraej Drakorov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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224 lbs
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202 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andraej Drakorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Conan Hatari!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatari blocks a head kick by Drakorov.
Hatari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drakorov.
Hatari fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hatari misses with an uppercut. Drakorov saw that one coming.
A left and a right from Drakorov both land. Nice combination.
Drakorov cracks the inside of Hatari's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hatari on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drakorov. Drakorov obviously looking to wear him down.
Hatari looks winded!
Hatari gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andraej Drakorov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Krugerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freddy Krugerman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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164 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Freddy Krugerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nathan Silver!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver walks forward, straight into a front kick from Krugerman.
Krugerman pushes Silver away with a front kick.
Krugerman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silver blocks the body kick.
Krugerman is looking to chop away at Silver's legs.
Good shot there by Silver.
Silver misses with a looping left.
Silver scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick from Krugerman misses.
A jab from Silver misses.
Krugerman moves out of range of the strikes.
Krugerman slips a jab from Silver.
Krugerman slips a jab and a cross from Silver.
Good leg kick by Krugerman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Krugerman lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Nathan Silver has been cut.
Krugerman is looking to slow Silver down with leg kicks.
Krugerman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Krugerman throws a head kick that misses.
Silver with a nice cross.
Krugerman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krugerman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Krugerman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
An inside leg kick from Krugerman misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krugerman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Krugerman is looking to slow Silver down with leg kicks.
Krugerman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A good leg kick by Krugerman.
Silver scores with a decent looking hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Krugerman!
A big right from Silver misses.
Silver misses with an uppercut. Krugerman saw that one coming.
Krugerman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silver has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Krugerman. Silver shrugs it off though.
Silver looks winded!
Krugerman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silver throws a series of punches but Krugerman moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Krugerman, right into the meat.
Krugerman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silver takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silver's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A bone on bone clash there as Silver blocks the leg kick.
Krugerman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silver's calf.
Silver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krugerman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krugerman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Krugerman.
Krugerman cracks the inside of Silver's front leg.
Silver on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silver takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nathan Silver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krugerman keeps Silver at a distance using the push kick.
Krugerman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silver.
Silver stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Krugerman.
Krugerman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silver's head.
Krugerman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Silver will feel that in the morning.
Krugerman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Krugerman thumps Silver with a low kick.
Krugerman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silver.
Krugerman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Krugerman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Krugerman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Krugerman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silver has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Krugerman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silver.
Krugerman lands a leg kick that knocks Silver off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Krugerman. That's going to slow Silver down.
Silver on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silver stuffs the takedown.
Silver on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Krugerman, right into the meat.
Krugerman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Krugerman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Krugerman defending well as Silver loads up on a big left hand.
Silver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Krugerman counters with an outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Krugerman.
Silver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krugerman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silver 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.
Silver walks forward, straight into a front kick from Krugerman.
Krugerman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Krugerman scoring well with a low kick there.
Krugerman connects with a leg kick. Silver looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Krugerman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silver.
Krugerman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Krugerman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krugerman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silver circles away.
Silver chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Krugerman can pounce on him.
Krugerman connects with a high kick.
Silver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krugerman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silver tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Krugerman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Krugerman in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Silver tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Krugerman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Freddy Krugerman!
Freddy Krugerman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Jay Franlkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Nazarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franlkin comes to the cage accompanied by ACDC- For Those About To Rock . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
4 - 0 - 2 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Jay Franlkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vadim Nazarov!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazarov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Vadim Nazarov has been cut.
Franlkin throws a series of punches but Nazarov moves out of range.
Franlkin misses with a looping right.
Nazarov slips under a jab.
Nazarov closes the distance and clinches.
Franlkin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franlkin is trying to push Nazarov away but Nazarov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nazarov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Franlkin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nazarov has him pressed against the cage.
Nazarov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Franlkin tries to break free but Nazarov pushes him back against the cage.
Franlkin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franlkin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nazarov tries for a takedown but Franlkin manages to get underhooks.
Nazarov tightens his grip and picks Franlkin up, before dumping him to the ground. Franlkin manages to land in guard.
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!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nazarov postures up in Franlkin's guard and throws a big left but Franlkin blocks it.
Nazarov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Franlkin wants to stand but Nazarov is controlling the position.
Franlkin keeping moving, preventing Nazarov from controlling successfully.
Nazarov prevents Franlkin from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nazarov throwing strikes but missing.
Nazarov throws a big elbow that misses.
Nazarov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Franlkin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nazarov throwing strikes from guard but Franlkin blocks nicely.
Franlkin keeping full guard, as Nazarov tries to pass.
Nazarov throws a big right hand that misses.
Nazarov throwing strikes but missing.
Franlkin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franlkin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nazarov won't allow Franlkin to get back to his feet.
Nazarov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nazarov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nazarov slips nicely into half guard.
Nazarov lands strikes from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nazarov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nazarov thows a huge punch but Franlkin dodges it nicely.
Nazarov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Franlkin defending well though.
Franlkin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nazarov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nazarov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nazarov throwing shots but Franlkin is blocking nicely.
Franlkin has hold of Nazarov's hands but Nazarov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nazarov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Franlkin has one foot on Nazarov's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Nazarov slips a jab and a cross from Franlkin.
Nazarov cracks Franlkin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nazarov gets a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nazarov.
Nazarov wants a takedown.
Franlkin has had enough of the clinch but Nazarov keeps him there for the moment.
Franlkin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franlkin is trying to break free.
Nazarov scores with a hook to the body.
Franlkin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nazarov has Franlkin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Franlkin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Richard Jay Franlkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vadim Nazarov.
Nazarov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Franlkin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Nazarov.
Franlkin is fighting off a takedown attempt but Nazarov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Franlkin to the mat. Franlkin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nazarov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov won't allow Franlkin to get back to his feet.
Nazarov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Franlkin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nazarov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Franlkin wants to stand and escape but Nazarov is having none of it.
Franlkin is breathing heavily.
Nazarov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Franlkin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nazarov is controlling him.
Nazarov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Franlkin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nazarov is controlling him.
Nazarov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nazarov throwing strikes from guard but Franlkin blocks nicely.
Nazarov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nazarov scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Nazarov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vadim Nazarov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nazarov takes the fight into the clinch.
Nazarov wants the takedown. Franlkin is fighting it off but Nazarov persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Franlkin's guard against the cage.
Franlkin wants to stand and escape but Nazarov is having none of it.
Nazarov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Franlkin's head.
Nazarov is pushing down on Franlkin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Franlkin is fighting to maintain full guard but Nazarov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Franlkin is trying to stand.
Franlkin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nazarov.
Nazarov working over Franlkin with some ground and pound. Franlkin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nazarov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franlkin wants to get back to his feet.
Vadim Nazarov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nazarov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Franlkin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nazarov.
Nazarov trying to mount his opponent but Franlkin defends it.
Franlkin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov drops an elbow to the side of Franlkin's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nazarov trying to control the action but Franlkin is working from the bottom.
Franlkin wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Nazarov there.
Nazarov tries to pass to full mount but Franlkin defends it.
Franlkin is staying active underneath Nazarov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nazarov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nazarov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nazarov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Franlkin is trying to stand up here but Nazarov is controlling him well.
Nazarov is trying to control the action in half guard but Franlkin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nazarov drops an elbow to the side of Franlkin's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franlkin tries to kick Nazarov off but Nazarov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nazarov winds up and cracks Franlkin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazarov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nazarov tries to pass to full mount but Franlkin defends it.
Franlkin is trying to stand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nazarov trying to mount his opponent but Franlkin defends it.
Franlkin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nazarov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Franlkin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nazarov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nazarov slips a nice elbow through Franlkin's hands, connecting with Franlkin's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nazarov connects with a nice short shot to Franlkin's temple.
Franlkin tries to kick Nazarov off but Nazarov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Franlkin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nazarov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nazarov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Franlkin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Franlkin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nazarov.
Nazarov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Franlkin is refusing to be controlled, as Nazarov sits in half guard.
Nazarov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nazarov drops an elbow to the side of Franlkin's head.
Franlkin is staying active underneath Nazarov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nazarov winds up and cracks Franlkin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franlkin tries to kick Nazarov off but Nazarov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nazarov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nazarov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Franlkin is trying to stand up here but Nazarov is controlling him well.
Nazarov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franlkin is trying to stand up here but Nazarov is controlling him well.
Franlkin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nazarov.
Nazarov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nazarov wants to control but Franlkin is keeping him busy.
Franlkin tries to kick Nazarov off but Nazarov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nazarov wants to pass to mount but Franlkin is defending the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nazarov throwing shots but Franlkin is blocking nicely.
Nazarov wants to take a breather but Franlkin is having none of it.
Nazarov wants to free his trapped foot but Franlkin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Nazarov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vadim Nazarov's cut.
That's time! Franlkin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Franlkin leaves Nazarov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Franlkin. Those never looked like landing.
Franlkin throws a series of punches but Nazarov avoids them all with ease.
Franlkin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nazarov gets a takedown into half guard.
Nazarov wants to pass to mount but Franlkin is defending the position.
Nazarov moves into full mount! Franlkin won't be happy about that!
Franlkin is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Nazarov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nazarov working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nazarov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Franlkin is rocked!
Nazarov loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Franlkin scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Nazarov land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Nazarov stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vadim Nazarov!
A determined Vadim Nazarov didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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