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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trenton Clements (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trenton Clements!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah Todd!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todd keeps the fight on the outside.
Sloppy strikes from Clements. Those never looked like landing.
Todd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Clements scores with a four punch combination!
Clements slips a jab and a cross from Todd.
Todd misses with a double jab.
Todd fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Clements, pushing him back against the cage.
Todd gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Clements.
Clements is working for takedown but Todd is calmly controlling the position for now.
Todd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clements jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Todd walks away with a smile on his face. Clements gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trenton Clements. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Todd rushes Clements and presses him up against the cage.
Clements tries for a takedown but Todd manages to get underhooks.
Todd successfully pulls guard.
Todd wants to stand up but Clements is controlling him.
Clements looking to sit in guard and control but Todd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd tries to stand but Clements is controlling from the bottom.
Todd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clements is keeping the position for now.
Todd is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Clements is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Todd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clements works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clements tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Clements is breathing heavily.
Todd throwing strikes but missing.
Todd lands a couple of digs.
Todd distracts Clements with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Clements tries to clinch up.
Clements misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Todd.
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!
Clements is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Clements taking punishment in the form of punches.
Todd is working Clements over with some ground and pound from side control.
Clements wants to get back to his feet.
Todd looks up at the clock and then as Clements takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Todd smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Clements really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Todd is working Clements over with some ground and pound from side control.
Todd decides to stand back up.
Todd scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Todd is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Clements has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clements taking punishment in the form of punches.
Todd decides to stand back up.
Clements feints and then cracks Todd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Todd down.
Clements closes the distance and clinches.
Clements manages to break the clinch.
Todd closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clements circles away.
Clements connects with a leg kick. Todd looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Clements shoots in but no luck this time.
Clements shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Todd defends it nicely.
Todd moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Clements checks a low kick from Todd.
Trenton Clements seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clements throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Clements.
Todd throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Clements shoots in looking for a takedown but Todd manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Clements's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Todd throws a series of punches but Clements avoids them all with ease.
Todd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Todd throws a half hearted mid kick.
Clements shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Todd as he avoids it easily.
Todd moves into the clinch.
Todd tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Todd is pressed up against the cage. Clements has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Todd down to the mat. Todd avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Todd keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clements tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Todd moves in looking to clinch but Clements pushes him off.
Clements scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Todd dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Clements slips a jab and a cross from Todd.
Todd changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Clements looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Todd lands a nice forearm strike.
Todd lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Clements down.
Clements tries to improve position but can't.
Clements wants to get back to his feet.
Todd lands a decent elbow from side control.
Todd lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Clements is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Todd has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Todd stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Todd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Todd shoots in and gets a takedown into Clements's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Todd won't allow Clements to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Todd's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Todd throws a big elbow that misses.
Clements is looking to stand up but Todd isn't so interested in that idea.
Clements pushes Todd off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Todd defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Clements.
Todd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Todd gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Clements to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Clements trying to control the position from guard on top but Todd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clements won't allow Todd to get back to his feet.
Clements controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Trenton Clements wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A nice combination there by Todd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clements throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Todd's waist but Todd gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Clements off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Todd looks to land a combination but Clements avoids it well.
Clements avoids a punch combination nicely.
Todd wants to clinch.
Noah Todd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clements thows a body kick. Todd tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Clements fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Todd, pushing him back against the cage.
Todd tries to break free but Clements pushes him back against the cage.
Clements wants the takedown. Todd is fighting it off but Clements persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Todd's guard against the cage.
Clements wants to control from the top but Todd keeps moving.
Clements is really struggling to control Todd but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Trenton Clements.
Todd shoots in and gets a takedown into Clements's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Todd has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Clements is proving hard to escape from.
Todd throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Clements pushes Todd off and scrambles back to his feet.
Todd scores with a punch to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Todd. Those never looked like landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Todd gets caught napping as Clements dives in and scores a takedown. Todd manages to retain guard.
Todd wants to sweep here but Clements controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Noah Todd will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Todd lands a jab.
Todd will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Clements swinging wildly here.
Todd gets tackled into the cage by Clements. Clements maintains the clinch.
Todd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Todd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Clements.
Todd tries to clinch but Clements is having none of it.
Clements looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Todd is fending him off so far but Clements persists. Nope, Todd circles away and we're back to standing.
Clements looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Todd is fending him off so far but Clements persists. Nope, Todd circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trenton Clements. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Todd throws a push kick but Clements slaps the foot to one side.
No luck for Todd with that takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Clements.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - Todd scores with a four punch combination!
Clements closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Todd drops down looking for an ankle pick but Clements pulls his leg out and moves away.
Clements shoots for a double leg takedown but Todd sprawls well. He's pushed Clements's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Todd throws a series of punches but Clements avoids them all with ease.
Clements throws a series of punches but Todd moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Clements.
Todd shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Todd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Todd with a nice head shot there.
Clements has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Todd off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Todd lands with a nice combination. Clements backs away looking to recover.
Trenton Clements is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clements drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Noah Todd has got the better of the ground game so far.
Clements 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.
Clements seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Todd for as long as he can get away with.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Trenton Clements.
Todd moves in looking to clinch but Clements pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Clements looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Todd decides to stand back up.
A combination from Todd does no damage.
A combination from Todd does no damage.
Todd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clements moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Todd gets tackled into the cage by Clements. Clements maintains the clinch.
Trenton Clements has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clements manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Todd working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Clements's head.
Todd won't allow Clements to get back to his feet.
Todd working some strikes from top position.
Todd is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Todd connects with a couple of short punches.
Clements is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Todd throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Clements's head.
Clements is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Todd is controlling him.
Todd wants to get up but he can't break Clements's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Clements throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Todd postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Clements looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Todd postures up in Clements's guard and throws a big left but Clements blocks it.
Todd looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clements throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Noah Todd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Todd looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Noah Todd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Todd 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noah Todd!
Noah Todd spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garry Cancova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaliy Yakimenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitaliy Yakimenko has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garry Cancova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vitaliy Yakimenko!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakimenko throws a nice head kick!
Yakimenko ducks under a wild hook from Cancova.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yakimenko landing knees to the body.
Yakimenko blocks an elbow strike from Cancova.
Cancova looking to stall.
Yakimenko avoids the elbow strike from Cancova, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cancova throws an elbow but misses.
Yakimenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yakimenko dodges an elbow strike from Cancova.
Yakimenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cancova is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yakimenko blocks the elbow strike.
Cancova throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yakimenko blocks an elbow strike from Cancova.
Yakimenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Cancova avoids the damage to the body.
Yakimenko landing knees to the body.
Cancova is breathing heavily.
Yakimenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cancova avoids it.
Yakimenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Cancova avoids the damage to the body.
Yakimenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cancova blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yakimenko obliges.
Yakimenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakimenko taking a breather.
Yakimenko lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yakimenko obliges.
Yakimenko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yakimenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yakimenko tries to clinch there but Cancova circles away.
Yakimenko darts in and clinches Cancova up against the cage.
Yakimenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cancova lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yakimenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakimenko stalls.
Yakimenko blocks the elbow strike.
Yakimenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yakimenko crunches a lovely knee into Cancova's ribcage.
Yakimenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yakimenko clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakimenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vitaliy Yakimenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yakimenko drives through and clinches with Cancova against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yakimenko obliges.
Yakimenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yakimenko.
Cancova pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yakimenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cancova avoids it.
Yakimenko trying to land knees to the body.
Yakimenko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cancova takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Garry Cancova has been cut.
Yakimenko scores with a knee to the head.
Yakimenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cancova in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yakimenko dodges an elbow strike from Cancova.
Yakimenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yakimenko lands a knee to the head.
Cancova is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yakimenko.
Oh Cancova is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yakimenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cancova lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yakimenko jerks Cancova's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Cancova drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Yakimenko goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Yakimenko because Cancova was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Vitaliy Yakimenko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artur Hawkwing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruiz has chosen Orion as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Artur Hawkwing could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mario Ruiz's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artur Hawkwing!
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, Mario Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiz darts in and clinches Hawkwing up against the cage.
Hawkwing drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ruiz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ruiz scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Artur Hawkwing has been cut.
Ruiz lands an elbow inside that Hawkwing shrugs off.
Hawkwing tries to score a body lock takedown but Ruiz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ruiz has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Hawkwing - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Ruiz, and another! Hawkwing is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Mario Ruiz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Collin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Mostavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Mostavo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Collin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Mostavo!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mostavo tries to clinch but Collin moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Mostavo. Those never looked like landing.
Mostavo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mostavo slips a jab and a cross from Collin.
Mostavo swats away the attempt to clinch by Collin.
Mostavo walks into a straight right hand from Collin.
Collin tries to bum rush Mostavo with a series of wild strikes but Mostavo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mostavo pushes Collin up against the cage in a clinch.
Collin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Collin is trying to break free.
Mostavo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Collin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mostavo dodges the punch combination from Collin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collin scores with a punch to the head.
A punch combination from Collin misses.
Collin lands with a cross.
Mostavo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mostavo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mostavo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Collin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Collin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Collin working Mostavo over with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Collin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mostavo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mostavo taking some punishment here, with Collin in his half guard.
Mostavo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Collin is working away from the top position though.
Collin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collin winds up and cracks Mostavo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Collin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Collin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mostavo is looking to escape.
Mostavo wants to control but Collin is keeping busy.
Mostavo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mostavo kicks Collin off and gets back to his feet.
Collin feints a jab promting Mostavo to slip. Collin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mostavo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mostavo.
Mostavo shoots and misses
and Collin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ron Collin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Mostavo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collin lands the left hand.
Mostavo tries to clinch there but Collin circles away.
Mostavo fails with a takedown attempt.
Mostavo looks winded!
Collin cracks Mostavo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mostavo tries to clinch there but Collin circles away.
Collin cracks Mostavo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Collin stalks Mostavo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mostavo's face. Mostavo staggers backwards, shaken.
Collin connects with a body shot.
Collin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mostavo is defended easily by Collin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Collin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mostavo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mostavo controlling the pace.
Collin scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Mostavo manages to mount him!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mostavo tries to control but Collin wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Collin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mostavo looks for a takedown but Collin sprawls well.
Collin cracks Mostavo with a good jab.
Mostavo misses with a takedown attempt
and Collin counters with a nice uppercut.
Collin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Collin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Collin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mostavo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mostavo tries to close the distance and clinch but Collin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mostavo.
Ron Collin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Mostavo.
Mostavo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mostavo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Collin to score with a decent uppercut.
Collin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mostavo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Collin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mostavo's head backwards.
Ron Collin is winning the standup battle so far.
Mostavo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Collin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mostavo is breathing heavily.
Mostavo wants to clinch up but Collin keeps it at a distance.
Mostavo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Collin counters with a stiff right hand.
Collin cracks Mostavo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mostavo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Collin.
Mostavo moves into range and clinches up with Collin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collin gets underhooks to prevent Mostavo's takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collin swings wildly with an uppercut but Mostavo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mostavo jumps guard and drags Collin to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Collin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Collin throws a strike but Mostavo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Collin is looking to stand up but Mostavo isn't so interested in that idea.
Mostavo wants to control from the top but Collin keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mostavo stands and throws Collin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Collin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Collin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mostavo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mostavo is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Collin will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Collin wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Collin is trying to work for a sweep but Mostavo has mounted him!
Mostavo wants to control the pace but Collin is squirming around nicely.
Mostavo won't let Collin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Collin dominated that second round.
That's time! Collin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Collin misses with a few strikes there.
Mostavo shoots for a takedown but Collin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ron Collin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mostavo.
Collin scores with a jab.
A head kick misses from Mostavo.
Mostavo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mostavo walks into a jab.
Collin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Collin lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Collin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mostavo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Collin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mostavo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Collin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Collin is working Mostavo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mostavo looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Collin is defending well. Mostavo quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Collin has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Mostavo celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Mostavo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yorgi Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Zinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cohen comes into the arena with Prison Sex blaring out of the sound system. Zinn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. All Day kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yorgi Cohen!
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, Martin Zinn!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zinn misses with a looping right.
Cohen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zinn counters with a right hand to the body.
Zinn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cohen at a distance.
Cohen fails with a takedown attempt.
Yorgi Cohen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cohen tries to clinch there but Zinn circles away.
Cohen tries to clinch but Zinn moves out of range.
Cohen rushes Zinn and presses him up against the cage.
Cohen lands with a light punch inside.
Zinn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zinn thuds his right hand into Cohen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cohen is looking to clinch.
Cohen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zinn.
Zinn takes a swing at Cohen's ribcage but misses.
Zinn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cohen takes one to the side of the head.
Zinn throws out a loose jab but Cohen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinn misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Zinn misses.
Cohen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zinn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zinn throws a lazy right hand but Cohen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cohen tries to clinch but Zinn is having none of it.
Cohen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cohen gets a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cohen.
Zinn prevents a body shot from Cohen.
Zinn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cohen lands a slapping body shot.
Cohen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A clash of legs there as Cohen blocks the low kick.
Cohen clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cohen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen missing with knees to the body.
Cohen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cohen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cohen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zinn blocking some punches.
Cohen misses with a punch to the body.
Zinn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cohen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cohen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zinn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cohen somewhat.
Cohen is breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Zinn.
Cohen is looking to clinch.
Zinn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cohen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zinn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cohen slips a straight right by Zinn.
Cohen fails to land with a series of punches.
Zinn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Zinn.
Zinn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zinn throws a hook to the side of Cohen's head but Cohen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cohen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zinn misses with a hook
and Cohen moves into the clinch.
Cohen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zinn's efforts to push away.
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!
Zinn manages to break the clinch.
Zinn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cohen blocks a jab.
A combination from Cohen does no damage.
Zinn just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zinn lands a big right hand that sends Cohen crashing to the mat! Zinn stays standing though and waves Cohen back to his feet!
Cohen is rocked!
Zinn misses with a body shot.
Oh Cohen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zinn circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Cohen to the canvas! Cohen doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Zinn keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Zinn!
A very excited looking Martin Zinn 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Anastasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Les Ismore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Anthony Anastasio has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Anastasio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Les Ismore!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anastasio blocks a head kick by Ismore.
Anastasio misses with a hook.
Ismore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anastasio clobbers Ismore with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ismore gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anastasio.
Anastasio looks to score with a jab to the body but Ismore is just out of range.
Anastasio staying out of range there.
Anastasio misses with a hook.
Anastasio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ismore. Ismore obviously looking to wear him down.
Ismore pushes Anastasio up against the cage in a clinch.
Anastasio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anastasio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ismores head.
Anastasio looking to slow down the pace here.
Ismore tries to land a knee to the head but Anastasio blocks with his arms.
Anastasio lands a shot to the body.
Ismore wants to get back to striking at distance but Anastasio won't allow it.
Ismore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ismore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anastasio lands a body shot.
Anastasio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anastasio just misses with a punch to the body.
Anastasio lands a jab to Ismore's midsection.
Anastasio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ismore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A telegraphed right hand from Ismore misses the target.
Anastasio throws a shot from downtown. Ismore moves away and avoids it.
Ismore gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Les Ismore has been cut.
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!
Ismore digs a good hook to Anastasio's body.
Ismore takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ismore takes one to the chin there.
Ismore looks to land a right hand but Anastasio moved out of range.
Anastasio lands a big right hand that sends Ismore crashing to the mat! Anastasio stays standing though and waves Ismore back to his feet!
Ismore is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Ismore - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Anastasio!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Anastasio!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amirezza Pourramenazanali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Khrepchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pourramenazanali comes to the cage accompanied by Godsmack - Cryin' Like A Bitch!!. Khrepchenko has chosen Why Do We Fall as his entrance music. Alexander Khrepchenko told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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187 lbs
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26
195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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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 New York, Amirezza Pourramenazanali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Khrepchenko!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khrepchenko is looking to clinch.
Khrepchenko wants to clinch up but Pourramenazanali keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Pourramenazanali misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pourramenazanali 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 Khrepchenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Khrepchenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pourramenazanali misses with a two punch combination.
Khrepchenko wants to clinch
and Pourramenazanali holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pourramenazanali on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pourramenazanali being controlled against the cage.
Pourramenazanali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pourramenazanali manages to break the clinch.
Pourramenazanali misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khrepchenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pourramenazanali darts in and clinches Khrepchenko up against the cage.
Khrepchenko trying to control the position but instead, Pourramenazanali has worked for underhooks and has pushed Khrepchenko into the cage.
Khrepchenko just leaning against Pourramenazanali, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrepchenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khrepchenko misses with a knee to the head.
Khrepchenko is trying to stall.
Khrepchenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pourramenazanali lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khrepchenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pourramenazanali manages to break the clinch.
Pourramenazanali moves into the clinch.
Pourramenazanali lands a left hand.
Khrepchenko tries to land a knee to the head but Pourramenazanali blocks with his arms.
Pourramenazanali manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The referee calls for Khrepchenko to work.
Khrepchenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khrepchenko missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pourramenazanali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pourramenazanali moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jab by Pourramenazanali.
Decent striking displayed by Pourramenazanali there.
Pourramenazanali throws a combination. Khrepchenko tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pourramenazanali lands with a hook. Khrepchenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khrepchenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pourramenazanali misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pourramenazanali lands with a hook. Khrepchenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Amirezza Pourramenazanali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pourramenazanali moves into range and clinches up with Khrepchenko.
Khrepchenko landing knees to the head.
Khrepchenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Pourramenazanali leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pourramenazanali managing to block the knees to the body from Khrepchenko.
Pourramenazanali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khrepchenko has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pourramenazanali closes the distance and clinches.
Pourramenazanali pushes Khrepchenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khrepchenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali lands a left hand.
Pourramenazanali lands an elbow just above Khrepchenko 's eye.
Pourramenazanali on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pourramenazanali'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.
Pourramenazanali lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Khrepchenko looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali blocks the elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Pourramenazanali as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Pourramenazanali.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pourramenazanali lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali stalling against the cage.
Pourramenazanali misses with an elbow over the top.
Khrepchenko misses with a knee strike.
Pourramenazanali pushes Khrepchenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Pourramenazanali to work.
Pourramenazanali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pourramenazanali lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pourramenazanali swings for the body but Khrepchenko moves out of range.
Pourramenazanali looks to land a combination but Khrepchenko avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amirezza Pourramenazanali dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Khrepchenko forces Pourramenazanali back against the cage and clinches.
Amirezza Pourramenazanali has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Khrepchenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pourramenazanali avoids it.
Khrepchenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khrepchenko misses with a knee to the head.
Pourramenazanali lands a hook that snaps the head of Khrepchenko backwards.
Pourramenazanali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Amirezza Pourramenazanali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pourramenazanali misses with a double jab.
Pourramenazanali throws an overhand right that lands on Khrepchenko's shoulder, as Khrepchenko tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Pourramenazanali misses
and Khrepchenko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Khrepchenko.
Pourramenazanali lands a nice shot to the body.
Pourramenazanali blocks an elbow strike.
Khrepchenko is pushing Pourramenazanali up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Khrepchenko trying to control the position but instead, Pourramenazanali has worked for underhooks and has pushed Khrepchenko into the cage.
Khrepchenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pourramenazanali has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali landing knees to the body.
Khrepchenko is breathing heavily.
Pourramenazanali dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pourramenazanali unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pourramenazanali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pourramenazanali throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khrepchenko blocks a head kick by Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pourramenazanali closes the distance and clinches.
Pourramenazanali is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khrepchenko can do to turn this around?
Pourramenazanali breaks the clinch.
Pourramenazanali lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A lazy left from Pourramenazanali finds it's target.
Khrepchenko tries to clinch up but Pourramenazanali circles away and keeps his distance.
Pourramenazanali scores with a body shot.
Pourramenazanali has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khrepchenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pourramenazanali has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pourramenazanali is leaning against Khrepchenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khrepchenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pourramenazanali has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khrepchenko looking to slow down the pace here.
Pourramenazanali lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pourramenazanali lands a hook that snaps the head of Khrepchenko backwards.
Pourramenazanali leaning against his opponent.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pourramenazanali.
Khrepchenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pourramenazanali has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pourramenazanali works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Pourramenazanali.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali taking a breather.
Pourramenazanali lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Pourramenazanali.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pourramenazanali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pourramenazanali throws a shot to the body.
Amirezza Pourramenazanali is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali throws a leg kick but Khrepchenko moved away.
Pourramenazanali listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Khrepchenko wants to clinch but Pourramenazanali slips to the side
and Pourramenazanali counters by clinching up.
Pourramenazanali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Pourramenazanali.
No joy there for Pourramenazanali, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khrepchenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pourramenazanali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pourramenazanali tries to bum rush Khrepchenko with a series of wild strikes but Khrepchenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Pourramenazanali both land. Nice combination.
Pourramenazanali clinches up against the cage.
Khrepchenko landing knees to the head.
Still in the clinch, Pourramenazanali scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali stalling in the clinch.
Khrepchenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pourramenazanali cracks Khrepchenko with a nice body shot.
Pourramenazanali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khrepchenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pourramenazanali finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pourramenazanali lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pourramenazanali pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Khrepchenko back to the cage. Pourramenazanali follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amirezza Pourramenazanali dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pourramenazanali misses with a few strikes there.
Pourramenazanali clinches up with Khrepchenko and pushes him back against the cage.
Pourramenazanali lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khrepchenko.
Pourramenazanali working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pourramenazanali lands a body punch.
Pourramenazanali is working Khrepchenko over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Pourramenazanali.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Pourramenazanali on the inside.
Pourramenazanali lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pourramenazanali throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pourramenazanali lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali manages to break the clinch.
Khrepchenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pourramenazanali forces Khrepchenko back against the cage and clinches.
Pourramenazanali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali throws a shot to the body.
Pourramenazanali lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pourramenazanali stalks Khrepchenko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Khrepchenko's face. Khrepchenko staggers backwards, shaken.
Khrepchenko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pourramenazanali scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pourramenazanali fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khrepchenko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali rushes Khrepchenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pourramenazanali scores with a shot to the side of Khrepchenko's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Pourramenazanali scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pourramenazanali stalling.
Pourramenazanali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pourramenazanali fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khrepchenko, pushing him back against the cage.
Pourramenazanali leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali with a knee to the head.
Pourramenazanali breaks from the clinch.
Pourramenazanali has managed to clinch.
Pourramenazanali throws an elbow that misses.
A right hand to the body from Pourramenazanali.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pourramenazanali manages to break the clinch.
Pourramenazanali lands with a good body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Pourramenazanali scores with a four punch combination!
Pourramenazanali lands a body shot.
Pourramenazanali closes the distance and pushes Khrepchenko back into the cage.
Khrepchenko tries a knee to the head but Pourramenazanali blocks it.
Khrepchenko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali stalls.
Pourramenazanali pushes Khrepchenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pourramenazanali breaks the clinch.
Pourramenazanali lands a nice shot to the body.
Pourramenazanali fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khrepchenko, pushing him back against the cage.
Pourramenazanali lands an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pourramenazanali manages to break the clinch.
Pourramenazanali closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khrepchenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pourramenazanali working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pourramenazanali breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pourramenazanali dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khrepchenko. That did some damage!
Alexander Khrepchenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pourramenazanali closes the distance and pushes Khrepchenko back into the cage.
Pourramenazanali lands an elbow just above Khrepchenko 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pourramenazanali just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khrepchenko's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khrepchenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pourramenazanali's brow.
Khrepchenko misses with a knee strike.
Khrepchenko takes an elbow to the temple.
Pourramenazanali lands a knee to the body.
Amirezza Pourramenazanali is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pourramenazanali lands a shoulder strike.
Pourramenazanali leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pourramenazanali lands a damaging elbow.
Pourramenazanali misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khrepchenko.
Pourramenazanali lands with a left to the head.
Khrepchenko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amirezza Pourramenazanali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pourramenazanali 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amirezza Pourramenazanali!
Amirezza Pourramenazanali very nearly forgot to thank [IMMA] DTK Designs (Laundry) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rand Al Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty Micheals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rand Al Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marty Micheals!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Micheals throws a body punch but Al Thor moves out of range.
Micheals throws an overhand right that lands on Al Thor's shoulder, as Al Thor tries to avoid the shot.
Micheals tries to clinch up but Al Thor circles away and keeps his distance.
Al Thor takes a swing at Micheals's ribcage but misses.
Al Thor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Micheals.
Al Thor clinches with his opponent.
Al Thor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Micheals backwards.
Al Thor can't find room to land a body shot as Micheals controls the action.
Micheals tries to circle away but Al Thor has him pinned against the cage.
Micheals can't break the clinch.
Micheals is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Al Thor is leaning against Micheals and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Micheals.
Al Thor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Al Thor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Al Thor lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Micheals misses with a body punch.
Al Thor lands a right hand.
Al Thor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Thor pushes Micheals back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Marty Micheals has been cut.
Al Thor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Micheals backwards.
Al Thor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Micheals backwards.
Micheals is trying to break the clinch but Al Thor has him pressed against the cage.
Al Thor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Micheals backwards.
Al Thor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Al Thor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Al Thor scores with a shot to the side of Micheals's head.
Micheals wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Al Thor lands a right hand.
Micheals is trying to break free.
Al Thor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Micheals's elbow.
Micheals blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Micheals wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Al Thor swings wildly with an uppercut but Micheals uses good head movement to avoid it.
Al Thor throws a head punch that misses.
Micheals is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Al Thor is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micheals wants to break free but Al Thor has control.
Al Thor lands with a right to the head.
Al Thor lands a shoulder strike.
Micheals drops down looking for an ankle pick but Al Thor pulls his leg out and moves away.
Al Thor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Micheals misses with an uppercut. Al Thor saw that one coming.
Micheals is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Micheals.
Micheals will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Micheals closes the distance and clinches up with Al Thor, looking for a takedown. Micheals pushes Al Thor against the cage but Al Thor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rand Al Thor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marty Micheals.
Micheals looks winded!
Al Thor jabs Micheals right on the nose. Micheals blinks but takes it well.
Al Thor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micheals shoots in but no luck this time.
Micheals is looking to clinch but Al Thor is avoiding it.
Al Thor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Al Thor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Micheals backwards.
Micheals working hard to break the clinch.
Al Thor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Micheals backwards.
Al Thor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Micheals backwards.
Al Thor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Al Thor scores with a shot to the side of Micheals's head.
Al Thor working aggressively here.
Al Thor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Micheals backwards.
Al Thor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Al Thor scores with a shoulder strike.
Al Thor lands a hook that snaps the head of Micheals backwards.
Al Thor scores with a shoulder strike.
Al Thor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Al Thor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Micheals's elbow.
Micheals wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Al Thor has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Thor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Al Thor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Micheals backwards.
Micheals is trying to break the clinch but Al Thor is controlling him.
Al Thor struggles to land a body shot inside as Micheals controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Thor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Al Thor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Al Thor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Al Thor presses Micheals against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Micheals is trying to push Al Thor away but Al Thor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice left hand lands by Al Thor.
A head punch on the inside from Micheals fails to land.
Al Thor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Al Thor digs a right hand into Micheals's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Micheals's gas tank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Thor lands with a light punch inside.
Al Thor cracks Micheals with a nice body shot.
Al Thor tries a body shot but Micheals blocks it.
Micheals wants to get back to striking at distance but Al Thor won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rand Al Thor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marty Micheals's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big left from Al Thor misses.
Marty Micheals is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Decent striking displayed by Micheals there.
Al Thor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Al Thor connects with a nice looking jab.
Al Thor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Micheals drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Al Thor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Micheals backwards.
Al Thor blocks a body shot from Micheals.
Al Thor pushes Micheals back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Micheals has had enough of the clinch but Al Thor keeps him there for the moment.
Al Thor lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Thor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Micheals backwards.
Al Thor prevents Micheals from breaking the clinch.
Micheals wants to break the clinch but can't.
Al Thor misses with some punches.
Al Thor misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Micheals is trying to push Al Thor away but Al Thor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Al Thor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Al Thor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Micheals backwards.
Rand Al Thor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Micheals is trying to force a seperation but Al Thor has the dominant position.
Micheals prevents a body shot from Al Thor.
Micheals has a couple of punches blocked by Al Thor.
Al Thor throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Al Thor.
Micheals is trying to break free.
Al Thor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Micheals backwards.
Al Thor can't find room to land a body shot as Micheals controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Al Thor.
Micheals takes a shot to the head.
Al Thor lands a body punch.
Micheals is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Thor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Micheals backwards.
Al Thor scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Al Thor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Thor lands a nice shot to the body.
Al Thor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Micheals backwards.
Al Thor pushes Micheals back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Al Thor on the inside.
Al Thor tries to throw a body punch but Micheals avoids it by throwing Al Thor back against the cage.
Al Thor presses Micheals against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Al Thor can't find room to land a body shot as Micheals controls the action.
Al Thor pushes Micheals back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Al Thor lands with a right to the head.
Al Thor struggles to land a body shot inside as Micheals controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Al Thor.
Al Thor tries to work over Micheals's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Al Thor lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Al Thor.
A right handed body shot lands from Al Thor.
Al Thor tries a body shot but Micheals blocks it.
Micheals wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Al Thor has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Thor blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Al Thor on the inside.
Al Thor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Micheals can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Al Thor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Al Thor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Al Thor pushes Micheals back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Al Thor lands with a light punch inside.
Al Thor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Al Thor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Micheals's elbow.
Al Thor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Al Thor tries to throw a body punch but Micheals avoids it by throwing Al Thor back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Al Thor.
Al Thor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Micheals backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Thor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Al Thor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Al Thor.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Al Thor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Micheals prevents a body shot from Al Thor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Thor lands a right hand.
Micheals goes for a takedown in the clinch but Al Thor prevents it.
Al Thor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Micheals's elbow.
Micheals's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Al Thor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Micheals.
Al Thor misses with a punch to the body.
Al Thor lands with a left to the head.
Micheals blocks a body shot from Al Thor.
Al Thor lands a hook that snaps the head of Micheals backwards.
Al Thor works on Micheals's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Al Thor.
Micheals wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Al Thor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Al Thor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Al Thor tries a body shot but Micheals blocks it.
Al Thor digs a right hand underneath Micheals's ribcage. Micheals let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rand Al Thor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marty Micheals's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Micheals uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Thor.
Micheals misses with a double jab.
Micheals doesn't manage to clinch there - Al Thor circles away.
Micheals just misses with a punch to the body.
Al Thor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice jab there from Al Thor.
Micheals thows a left - swing and a miss!
Micheals throws a left and a right that both miss
and Al Thor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Al Thor misses with a body punch.
Al Thor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Al Thor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Al Thor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Thor tries a body shot but Micheals blocks it.
Nice body punch from Al Thor - that landed with a thud.
Micheals takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice right hand lands inside from Al Thor.
Al Thor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Micheals backwards.
Al Thor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Micheals or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Al Thor.
A shot in the inside from Al Thor.
Al Thor digs a right hand underneath Micheals's ribcage. Micheals let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Al Thor.
Al Thor tries to work over Micheals's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Al Thor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Al Thor can't find room to land a body shot as Micheals controls the action.
Al Thor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Micheals backwards.
Al Thor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Al Thor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Al Thor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Al Thor tries a body shot but Micheals blocks it.
Al Thor lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Thor keeps control of Micheals as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Al Thor lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Al Thor.
Al Thor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Micheals.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micheals wants to break free but Al Thor has control.
Al Thor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Micheals backwards.
Micheals blocks a body shot from Al Thor.
Al Thor lands a body punch.
Al Thor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Al Thor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Al Thor.
Al Thor pushes Micheals back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Al Thor misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Micheals's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Al Thor lands with a right to the head.
Al Thor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Al Thor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Al Thor scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Al Thor.
Al Thor presses Micheals against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Al Thor gets through Micheals's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Thor lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Al Thor.
Al Thor gets through Micheals's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Al Thor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Al Thor.
Al Thor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Al Thor lands a shoulder strike.
Al Thor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Al Thor lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Thor lands with a left to the head.
Micheals takes a shot to the head.
Al Thor lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Al Thor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Al Thor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Micheals backwards.
A short right from Al Thor on the inside.
Al Thor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rand Al Thor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Micheals is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micheals is trying to break the clinch but Al Thor is controlling him.
Al Thor has Micheals pressed against the cage, preventing Micheals from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Al Thor gets through Micheals's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Al Thor struggles to land a body shot inside as Micheals controls his hands.
Al Thor keeps control of Micheals as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Micheals is trying to break the clinch but Al Thor has him pressed against the cage.
Al Thor pushes Micheals back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Micheals's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marty Micheals has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Thor keeps control of Micheals as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Micheals's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rand Al Thor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Al Thor 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rand Al Thor!
A relieved looking Rand Al Thor 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexader Gorlanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lews Therin Telamon (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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223 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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209 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Good knees
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexader Gorlanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lews Therin Telamon!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorlanov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gorlanov darts in and clinches Telamon up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gorlanov obliges.
Gorlanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gorlanov manages to pull guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Telamon is stalling in the full guard.
Telamon trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gorlanov manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Gorlanov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Telamon has his foot on Gorlanov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gorlanov works his way back into a safe position though.
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!
Telamon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gorlanov.
Gorlanov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gorlanov stopping the sweep attempt from Telamon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gorlanov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Telamon keeping full guard, as Gorlanov tries to pass.
Telamon wants to control but Gorlanov passes easily into half guard.
Telamon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gorlanov with a nice head shot there.
Gorlanov is working Telamon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Telamon looking for a guillotine here but Gorlanov defends easily.
Gorlanov won't allow Telamon to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorlanov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gorlanov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Telamon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gorlanov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gorlanov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Telamon's head.
Gorlanov preventing the sweep.
Gorlanov scoring with some ground and pound.
Gorlanov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Telamon trying to keep a closed guard but Gorlanov is proving a slippery customer.
Gorlanov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Telamon's guard.
Telamon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gorlanov is working away from the top position though.
Telamon is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorlanov lands strikes from half guard.
Gorlanov is thwarting Telamon's attempts to control the position.
Telamon actively working from the bottom here.
Telamon wants to control but Gorlanov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gorlanov working over Telamon with some ground and pound. Telamon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Telamon trying to control but Gorlanov postures up.
Telamon manages to get to full guard.
Gorlanov wants to pass the guard but Telamon is keeping the position.
Gorlanov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gorlanov wants to control from the top but Telamon keeps moving.
Telamon has an active guard here but Gorlanov has managed to pass into half guard.
Gorlanov lands strikes from half guard.
Gorlanov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gorlanov wants to pass to mount but Telamon is defending the position.
Telamon is in trouble now - Gorlanov has advanced to mount!
Telamon slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Telamon is not content to let Gorlanov control the position.
Telamon tries to get to full guard but Gorlanov has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexader Gorlanov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Gorlanov. No joy for Telamon on that attempt.
Gorlanov forces Telamon back against the cage and clinches.
Gorlanov tightens his grip and picks Telamon up, before dumping him to the ground. Telamon manages to land in guard.
Telamon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gorlanov is aware though and is defending well.
Gorlanov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Telamon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Telamon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gorlanov is one step ahead there.
Telamon has his foot on Gorlanov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gorlanov works his way back into a safe position though.
Gorlanov landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Telamon trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorlanov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gorlanov lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gorlanov is looking to work some ground and pound but Telamon has wrist control.
Gorlanov tries to free his leg and advance position but Telamon is retaining full guard.
Gorlanov preventing the sweep.
Telamon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gorlanov is aware though and is defending well.
Telamon is breathing heavily.
Gorlanov scoring with some ground and pound.
Gorlanov connects with a couple of short punches.
Telamon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gorlanov defends well.
Gorlanov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gorlanov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Telamon is looking for a triangle but Gorlanov pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorlanov wants to control from the top but Telamon keeps moving.
Gorlanov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gorlanov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gorlanov connects with a couple of short punches.
Telamon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Telamon keeping moving, preventing Gorlanov from controlling successfully.
Gorlanov stands up from Telamon's guard - Gorlanov perhaps looking for a knockout.
Telamon shoots in looking for a takedown but Gorlanov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Telamon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Telamon tries to keep at a distance but Gorlanov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Telamon fails to pull guard.
Alexader Gorlanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lews Therin Telamon.
Telamon being controlled against the cage.
Gorlanov gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gorlanov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gorlanov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gorlanov working the head and body with strikes.
Gorlanov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Telamon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gorlanov prevents Telamon from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorlanov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Telamon keeps working.
Telamon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gorlanov is working away from the top position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Telamon tries to roll over but Gorlanov keeps him under control.
Gorlanov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gorlanov winds up and cracks Telamon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Telamon is refusing to be controlled, as Gorlanov sits in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gorlanov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Telamon is looking for a sweep. Gorlanov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Telamon trying to hold on to Gorlanov's head to control him but Gorlanov postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexader Gorlanov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Telamon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lews Therin Telamon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorlanov drives through and clinches with Telamon against the cage.
Gorlanov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Telamon up against the cage.
Gorlanov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gorlanov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Telamon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Telamon tries to pull guard but Gorlanov holds him up against the cage and eventually Telamon drops back down to his feet.
Telamon tries to break the clinch but Gorlanov is controlling the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gorlanov scores a nice knee to the body.
Telamon jumps guard but Gorlanov stands there with Telamon around his waist. Telamon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorlanov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Telamon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gorlanov has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Telamon is trying to keep an underhook but Gorlanov manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Telamon has hold of Gorlanov's hands but Gorlanov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Alexader Gorlanov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gorlanov is nestled in close to Telamon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gorlanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Telamon can do to turn this around?
Telamon tries to get to full guard but Gorlanov has control of the leg.
Gorlanov is trying to control. Telamon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gorlanov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Telamon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gorlanov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lews Therin Telamon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Gorlanov.
Gorlanov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Telamon is rocked!
Well, if Gorlanov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Telamon is still in real trouble! Can Gorlanov finish him?
Gorlanov lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Telamon quite badly. Telamon pulls Gorlanov in close trying to recover. Gorlanov postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Telamon on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Telamon doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexader Gorlanov!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Alexader Gorlanov waved his t-shirt featuring CEC Nutrition Q160's logo in front of the cameras.
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