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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renat Boldyrev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renat Boldyrev could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Raphael Davis'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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Renat Boldyrev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raphael Davis!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boldyrev tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boldyrev looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boldyrev wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Davis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Boldyrev stops Davis from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boldyrev controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Renat Boldyrev.
Boldyrev tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boldyrev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Boldyrev tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Davis is in Boldyrev's guard.
Davis gets to his feet - Boldyrev follows without any prompting.
Boldyrev tries to clinch
and Davis counters with a single leg into guard. Boldyrev didn't expect that.
Boldyrev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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!
Boldyrev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Davis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Davis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boldyrev looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Boldyrev, up you get!
Davis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Boldyrev working a defensive guard here.
Boldyrev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
Davis tries to stand but Boldyrev is controlling from the bottom.
Davis wants to control from the top but Boldyrev keeps moving.
Boldyrev manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Davis is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Boldyrev throwing strikes but Davis bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Davis stands and throws Boldyrev's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Boldyrev is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to control but Boldyrev is keeping him busy.
Davis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Davis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Davis tries to move into full mount but can't pass Boldyrev's legs.
Davis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Davis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The strikes coming from Davis are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boldyrev wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Davis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boldyrev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Davis counters by clinching up.
Boldyrev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Davis to keep the fight standing.
Davis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Boldyrev.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renat Boldyrev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boldyrev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Davis smiles and moves away.
Davis throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Boldyrev tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Davis is in Boldyrev's guard.
Davis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boldyrev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Davis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boldyrev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boldyrev has his foot on Davis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Davis works his way back into a safe position though.
Boldyrev is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Davis is controlling him.
Davis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis postures up.
Davis has gone for a leg lock! Boldyrev slips out almost immediately though and dives into Davis's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis has an active guard here but Boldyrev has managed to pass into half guard.
Davis controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to get back to his feet.
Boldyrev is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Davis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Boldyrev.
Davis gets full guard.
Davis has a closed guard, preventing Boldyrev from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boldyrev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davis wants to sweep here but Boldyrev controlling him for the moment.
Boldyrev wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Davis keeping full guard, as Boldyrev tries to pass.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Renat Boldyrev.
Boldyrev throws a right hand that Davis ducks under and follows up with a left that Davis also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Boldyrev wants to take the fight to the mat but Davis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Davis successfully pulls guard.
Raphael Davis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boldyrev trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Davis trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Davis is controlling Boldyrev's posture.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Raphael Davis.
Boldyrev avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Boldyrev tries to clinch up.
Davis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Davis throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Boldyrev tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Davis is in Boldyrev's guard.
Boldyrev is trying to control the position but Davis postures up.
Davis preventing the sweep.
Davis stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Boldyrev has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Davis manages to get his head free but now Boldyrev has transitioned to an armbar! Davis grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Boldyrev! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Renat Boldyrev!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dileno Carneiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Amarce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dileno Carneiro has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dileno Carneiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Amarce!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amarce darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Amarce sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Amarce is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Carneiro has managed to free his arm - good work.
Amarce is working for a submission of some sort.
Amarce working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Amarce content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Carneiro is looking to control Amarce's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carneiro avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarce is looking for a kimura but Carneiro is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Amarce to get the leverage.
Amarce throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Carneiro wants to improve his position but Amarce is controlling well.
Carneiro is trying to stand back up but Amarce is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carneiro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Amarce is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Carneiro defends it well.
Amarce takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Amarce is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Carneiro wants to control but Amarce is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Carneiro slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Amarce is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Amarce slips nicely into half guard.
Ground and pound from Amarce.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amarce is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Amarce stops Carneiro from getting back to his feet.
Carneiro is looking for a sweep. Amarce is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro is working hard here to advance position.
Amarce throwing shots but Carneiro is blocking nicely.
Carneiro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Amarce pulls his head out easily.
Amarce trying to control the action but Carneiro is working from the bottom.
Amarce is working for a submission of some sort.
Amarce is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Amarce lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro is not content to let Amarce control the position.
Carneiro is defending against the submission attempts here by Amarce.
Carneiro tries to get to full guard but Amarce has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amarce is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Carneiro wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carneiro is looking to control Amarce's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carneiro avoid being mounted?
Amarce seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carneiro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Amarce dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Carneiro closes the distance and clinches up with Amarce, looking for a takedown. Carneiro pushes Amarce against the cage but Amarce circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Carneiro shoots in and drives through. Amarce sprawls well.
Amarce drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Carneiro seems a little lost for a moment, as Amarce dominates the positioning.
Amarce landing strikes.
Carneiro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Carneiro is not content to let Amarce control the position.
You can see the frustration on Carneiro's face as Amarce controls the position.
Amarce is looking to take a break and control but Carneiro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carneiro is looking for a sweep.
Amarce grinds an elbow into Carneiro's temple.
Amarce goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Carneiro rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Amarce's guard! Nice work there by Carneiro!
Amarce is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Carneiro stopping the sweep attempt from Amarce.
Carneiro wants to control from the top but Amarce keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amarce doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Amarce is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Well, if Amarce 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.
Amarce is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Carneiro doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Amarce.
Carneiro gets back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amarce drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Carneiro dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro forces his way into half guard.
Carneiro trying to control the action but Amarce is working from the bottom.
Amarce avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carneiro.
Carneiro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Amarce wants to control but Carneiro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Carneiro wants to work for an arm triangle but Amarce is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Carneiro prevents Amarce from improving his position.
Amarce looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amarce is refusing to be controlled, as Carneiro sits in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Amarce manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kyle Amarce has got the better of the ground game so far.
Amarce working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carneiro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carneiro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Amarce is breathing heavily.
Carneiro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Amarce swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Amarce keeping moving, preventing Carneiro from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amarce will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Amarce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Carneiro shoots in and gets a takedown into Amarce's guard.
Amarce has his hands on Carneiro's head, controlling the position.
Carneiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Amarce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carneiro drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Amarce manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Carneiro has Amarce in his guard.
Amarce content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Amarce working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Amarce is in close to Carneiro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Amarce is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Carneiro has momentary wrist control but Amarce slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarce lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Carneiro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Amarce is in close to Carneiro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Amarce passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Amarce creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Carneiro takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
You can see the frustration on Carneiro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Amarce working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro is trying to improve his position.
Amarce is looking to take a break and control but Carneiro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carneiro can't do much from the bottom here.
Amarce lands some shots froms side control.
Amarce landing strikes.
Amarce trying to control the action but Carneiro is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amarce thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Carneiro manages to work his way to half guard, despite Amarce's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro missing with punches from the bottom.
Amarce is taking a breather. Carneiro says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Amarce is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Carneiro defends it well.
Amarce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carneiro is trying to get back to full guard.
Amarce is working for a kimura but Carneiro is defending it quite comfortably.
Amarce is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amarce wants to control the pace but Carneiro is squirming around nicely.
Amarce has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Carneiro's face.
Carneiro is trying desperately to improve position.
Carneiro tries to hold on but Amarce postures up.
Amarce lands a nice shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amarce looking to control but Carneiro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dileno Carneiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kyle Amarce is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Amarce prevents Carneiro from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Amarce comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Amarce has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Amarce!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blagoi Mladenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Demarce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Demarce 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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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Blagoi Mladenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Demarce!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mladenov wants to slow Demarce down by chopping away at his legs.
Mladenov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Demarce closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mladenov to the mat! Mladenov manages to get full guard.
Demarce must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Demarce throwing strikes but missing.
Mladenov keeping moving, preventing Demarce from controlling successfully.
Demarce drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mladenov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mladenov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mladenov!
Mladenov prevents Demarce from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demarce can't do much from the bottom here.
Demarce is looking to regain half guard here but Mladenov keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ryan Demarce wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mladenov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Demarce shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mladenov counters by clinching up.
Demarce has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mladenov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mladenov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Demarce closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Demarce tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mladenov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mladenov tries to kick Demarce off but Demarce keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demarce wants to work for an arm triangle but Mladenov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Demarce is working for a kimura but Mladenov is defending it quite comfortably.
Demarce controlling the action here.
Demarce not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mladenov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mladenov tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demarce is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mladenov won't allow Demarce to pass to mount.
Demarce seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mladenov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Demarce dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mladenov throws a head kick but Demarce moves out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mladenov enables Demarce to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mladenov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mladenov can't keep his opponent in guard - Demarce advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mladenov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Demarce is looking to take a break and control but Mladenov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mladenov is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demarce takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Demarce is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mladenov sees it coming and defends easily.
Demarce not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mladenov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Demarce.
Demarce looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Demarce is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mladenov is just riding it out for now. Demarce eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demarce is looking to take a break and control but Mladenov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Demarce trying to control from Mladenov's half guard. Mladenov has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mladenov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Demarce is looking to pass into half guard but Mladenov pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mladenov is in guard.
Demarce is looking to stand back up but Mladenov counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Demarce.
Demarce is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mladenov pulls his head out easily.
Demarce trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demarce missing with punches from the bottom.
Demarce is trying to stand.
Mladenov wants to stand up but Demarce is controlling the position.
Demarce wants to get back to full guard but Mladenov has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Demarce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mladenov swinging wildly here.
Blagoi Mladenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mladenov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Demarce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Demarce blocks a head kick by Mladenov.
Demarce avoids the head kick by Mladenov.
Mladenov swinging wildly here.
Mladenov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mladenov gets caught napping as Demarce dives in and scores a takedown. Mladenov manages to retain guard.
Demarce has gone for a leg lock! Mladenov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Demarce's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demarce is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Demarce is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mladenov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mladenov throws a nice looking combination but Demarce bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Demarce will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Demarce tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mladenov defends well and Demarce ends up having to push Mladenov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mladenov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mladenov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mladenov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Demarce misses with an uppercut.
Demarce misses with a takedown attempt - Mladenov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blagoi Mladenov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Demarce.
Demarce swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demarce shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mladenov as he avoids it easily.
Demarce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Demarce looking to score a takedown here. Mladenov is defending well but Demarce drives through and ends up in Mladenov's guard.
Demarce trying to control the position from guard on top but Mladenov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Demarce looking to sit in guard and control but Mladenov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mladenov wanted to stand there but Demarce had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demarce tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Demarce trying to keep a closed guard but Mladenov is proving a slippery customer.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ryan Demarce wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mladenov throws a head kick that misses.
Demarce misses with a takedown
and Mladenov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mladenov misses with the head strike.
Blagoi Mladenov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan Demarce is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mladenov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Demarce avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryan Demarce.
I've got Demarce 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Demarce!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Carneiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Petrasek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carneiro's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Rasmus - In the Shadows. Daniel Carneiro has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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221 lbs
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212 lbs
1 - 7 - 0 |
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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
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Carneiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, David Petrasek!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrasek throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Carneiro to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Petrasek.
It looks like Daniel Carneiro has been cut.
Petrasek just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Petrasek!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Petrasek does no damage.
Carneiro wants to clinch.
Carneiro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petrasek counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Carneiro moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Carneiro wants to sweep but no luck.
Carneiro has Petrasek pulled in close to control his posture.
Petrasek tries to stand but Carneiro is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carneiro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carneiro has his hands on Petrasek's head, controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carneiro is on top in guard.
Petrasek looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Carneiro has picked Petrasek up and slammed him! Petrasek can't keep hold of the triangle and Carneiro manages to pass to side control!
Carneiro decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Carneiro takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro is struggling to control the position.
Carneiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrasek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Petrasek shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carneiro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Petrasek's guard.
Carneiro decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Petrasek tries to keep at a distance but Carneiro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Carneiro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrasek lands a takedown into guard.
Petrasek wants to stand and escape but instead Carneiro has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Carneiro stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Petrasek looks winded!
Petrasek's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Petrasek duly obliges.
Danga de danga de dang - Carneiro scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like David Petrasek has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carneiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrasek looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Carneiro seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Carneiro is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Petrasek frees his head nicely. Oh but Carneiro has switched to an armbar! Petrasek is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Daniel Carneiro!
Daniel Carneiro got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ongka Ongka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ongka comes to the cage accompanied by Abebe. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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253 lbs
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238 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ongka Ongka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricardo Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Almeida blocks the leg kick.
Ongka shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Almeida sprawls well. Almeida wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ongka gets slowly back to his feet.
Ongka throws a leg kick but Almeida checks it.
We've been hearing reports that Ongka has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ongka fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ongka fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ongka Ongka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ongka throws a solid leg kick but Almeida takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ongka.
Ongka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Almeida checks it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ongka.
Ongka throws a leg kick but Almeida sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ongka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Almeida pinned against the cage. Almeida gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ongka shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Almeida manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Almeida has his foot on Ongka's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ongka works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almeida looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Almeida being controlled here, momentarily.
Almeida looking to control.
Almeida has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ongka is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Almeida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is looking for a sweep.
Ongka takes a little break here. Almeida wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ongka trying to control the position but Almeida is working away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almeida sneaks back into half guard.
Almeida is staying active underneath Ongka, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Almeida looking for submissions off his back.
Almeida wants to improve his position but Ongka is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ongka is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ongka is looking to advance position but Almeida won't allow it.
Ongka is working for a submission of some sort.
Ongka is looking for a kimura but Almeida is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ongka to get the leverage.
Ongka wants to pass to mount but Almeida is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is trying to maintain the position but Ongka is very close to passing his half guard.
Almeida is trying to stand up here but Ongka is controlling him well.
Ongka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Almeida blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ongka.
Almeida looking for submissions off his back.
Almeida is looking to control Ongka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Almeida avoid being mounted?
Ongka prevents Almeida from improving his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ongka working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Almeida's thigh. Almeida counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Ongka wants to control from the top but Almeida keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ongka Ongka will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ongka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ongka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Almeida defends it nicely.
Ongka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ongka is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Almeida's half guard.
Almeida looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ongka Ongka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ongka is pressing down on Almeida's thigh, looking to free his foot. Almeida is holding on for now.
Ongka is keen to just control but Almeida is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ongka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Almeida looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Almeida trying to hold on to Ongka's head to control him but Ongka postures up.
Almeida tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Ongka has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Almeida sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Almeida looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ongka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ongka wants to take a breather but Almeida is having none of it.
Ongka is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ongka lands strikes from half guard.
Ongka is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Almeida sees it coming and defends easily.
Almeida is refusing to be controlled, as Ongka sits in half guard.
Ongka slows the pace down in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almeida manages to get to full guard.
Almeida not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ongka throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ongka stands and throws Almeida's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ongka is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Almeida has escaped the position, nice work there.
Almeida manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ongka moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ongka trying to control the position.
Ongka escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Almeida gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Almeida wants to control from the top but Ongka keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida tries to free his leg and advance position but Ongka is retaining full guard.
Almeida trying to control but Ongka is working from the bottom.
Almeida wants to pass the guard but Ongka is keeping the position.
Ongka working a defensive guard here.
Ongka keeping full guard, as Almeida tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ongka working for a triangle but Almeida defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ongka looking for a guillotine here but Almeida defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ongka Ongka dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ongka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Almeida counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Almeida stands and throws Ongka's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ongka gets back to half guard.
Ongka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Almeida.
Almeida wants to free his trapped foot but Ongka is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ongka looking for submissions off his back.
Ongka is refusing to be controlled, as Almeida sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ongka is looking for a sweep. Almeida is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Almeida is trying to control. Ongka wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Almeida is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ongka is just riding it out for now. Almeida eventually gives up the hold.
Almeida seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ongka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Almeida thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ongka manages to get to full guard.
Almeida is looking to pass into half guard but Ongka pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ongka is in guard.
Ongka Ongka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ongka wants to pass the guard but Almeida is keeping the position.
Ongka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Almeida's head.
Ongka drops back looking for a leg! Almeida is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Almeida manages to kick Ongka off! Ongka jumps back into Almeida's guard.
Almeida keeping moving, preventing Ongka from controlling successfully.
Almeida escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ongka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Almeida wants to control but Ongka passes easily into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ongka wants to pass to mount but Almeida is defending the position.
Almeida is looking to improve his position.
Almeida looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Almeida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ongka perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ongka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ongka passes to full mount!
Ongka takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is trying to escape the mount.
Ongka sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ongka's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Almeida wants to control but Ongka is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Almeida is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ricardo Almeida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Almeida looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ongka Ongka.
Well Ongka 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ongka Ongka!
After the fight, Ongka Ongka was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Miranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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28
228 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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224 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reggie Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Miranda!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miranda changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Coleman tries to avoid it but Miranda manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Coleman to the ground. Coleman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Coleman throws a nice looking combination but Miranda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Coleman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Coleman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Coleman is in close to Miranda's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Coleman stops Miranda from standing up.
Miranda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coleman is one step ahead there.
Coleman looking to pass the guard.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Miranda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miranda had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Coleman defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miranda keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Reggie Coleman.
Miranda shoots in but Coleman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Miranda tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Coleman counters with a one-two to the body.
Coleman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Miranda is trying to get back to his feet.
Miranda is looking to regain half guard here but Coleman keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Coleman looking to control but Miranda is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Coleman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Coleman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miranda on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Coleman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Coleman lands a big shot to the head and Miranda winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Reggie Coleman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denis Boldyrev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kevin Rudolf - In the City. Ben Richards has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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228 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Richards!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denis Boldyrev!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boldyrev throws a leg kick but Richards checks it.
Richards slips a jab from Boldyrev.
Boldyrev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Richards counters with a shoot takedown. Boldyrev fights it but they end up in guard.
Richards connects with a couple of short punches.
Richards prevents Boldyrev from getting back to his feet.
Boldyrev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Richards stops Boldyrev from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Richards accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards gets to his feet. Boldyrev looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boldyrev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boldyrev tries to clinch up
and Richards counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Richards looking to finish!
Richards's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Richards has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boldyrev wants to stand up but Richards is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ben Richards just wasn't active enough.
Richards clinches up against the cage.
Richards works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Richards engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Richards passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The referee asks Richards politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Richards prefers to stall for the moment though.
Boldyrev is not content to let Richards control the position.
Richards stands up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boldyrev tries to clinch but Richards moves away
and Richards counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Richards.
Richards prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boldyrev tries for a takedown. No joy.
Boldyrev is working for takedown but Richards is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ben Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denis Boldyrev.
Boldyrev is fighting off a takedown attempt but Richards is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Boldyrev to the mat. Boldyrev regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Richards engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Richards wants to pass the guard but Boldyrev is keeping the position.
Richards is standing up over Boldyrev. Boldyrev looks to escape but Richards dives into side control.
Check out the look on Richards's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Boldyrev is letting Richards control him for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards tries for a kimura but Boldyrev is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards happy to just control the position for now.
Boldyrev wants to get back to his feet but Richards drags him back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richards lands a decent elbow from side control.
Richards wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Boldyrev, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Richards dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Boldyrev wants to clinch but Richards slips to the side
and Richards counters with a single leg into guard. Boldyrev didn't expect that.
Richards won't allow Boldyrev to get back to his feet.
Boldyrev is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Richards stands up and waves to Boldyrev to follow him.
Boldyrev tries to clinch
and Richards counters with a good, hard body kick but Boldyrev shrugs it off.
Boldyrev misses with a body punch
and Richards counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards not doing much here.
Boldyrev is looking to get back to is feet but Richards passes into side control.
Boldyrev is breathing heavily.
Richards scoring with punches and elbows.
Richards is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Richards is staying tight to Boldyrev's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Richards stands up and beckons Boldyrev to his feet.
Ben Richards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richards gets a double leg takedown into Boldyrev's guard.
Richards is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Richards won't allow Boldyrev to get back to his feet.
Richards throwing strikes from guard but Boldyrev blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards passes Boldyrev's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Richards keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richards seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Boldyrev for as long as he can get away with.
Richards is looking to advance position but Boldyrev won't allow it.
Richards not doing much here.
Ben Richards overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boldyrev is trying to stand.
Richards looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Boldyrev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Boldyrev is looking to escape.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Richards connects with a nice short shot to Boldyrev's temple.
Richards frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Richards content just to control the position here.
Richards breaks from Boldyrev's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Richards breaks from Boldyrev's wrist control and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boldyrev really wants to buck Richards off and get back to his feet.
Richards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boldyrev can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boldyrev is bucking up trying to escape but Richards cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Richards dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A nice combination there by Richards.
Ben Richards is winning the standup battle so far.
Richards shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Boldyrev manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Richards is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Richards gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A punch combination from Boldyrev misses.
Boldyrev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Richards.
Boldyrev tries to clinch up
and Richards counters with a shoot takedown. Boldyrev fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boldyrev wants to get back to his feet but Richards is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boldyrev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Richards advances to half guard.
Richards is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ben Richards.
Richards decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Richards landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Boldyrev wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Richards is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards throwing shots but Boldyrev is blocking nicely.
Richards stops Boldyrev from getting back to his feet.
Richards working Boldyrev over with strikes.
Richards is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Richards wants to free his trapped foot but Boldyrev is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boldyrev wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Richards there.
Richards is working for a submission of some sort.
Richards performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boldyrev wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Richards clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boldyrev wants to clinch
and Richards counters with a single leg into guard. Boldyrev didn't expect that.
Richards has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boldyrev wants to get back to his feet but Richards is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Richards is in close to Boldyrev's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Richards working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boldyrev's head.
Richards working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boldyrev's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boldyrev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Richards advances position into side control!
Richards working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boldyrev being controlled for a moment.
Boldyrev is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Richards lands an elbow.
Richards controlling the position from side mount.
Richards decides to stand back up. Richards steps back and let's Boldyrev get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boldyrev closes the distance but Richards moves to the side
and Richards counters with a single leg into guard. Boldyrev didn't expect that.
Boldyrev being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boldyrev is looking to stand up but Richards isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards passes into half guard.
Richards is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Richards is trying to work for a kimura but Boldyrev is defending well.
Well, if Richards is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ben Richards just wasn't active enough.
Richards closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Boldyrev to the mat! Boldyrev manages to get full guard.
Richards postures up and lands a big shot to Boldyrev's brow.
Richards slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards tries to free his leg and advance position but Boldyrev is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Richards had his way with Denis Boldyrev in that round.
That's time! Richards's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Richards circles away from the clinch attempt
and Richards counters with a single leg into guard. Boldyrev didn't expect that.
Richards stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boldyrev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Richards won't allow Boldyrev to get back to his feet.
Richards controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boldyrev is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
We're going to have a standup here because Ben Richards wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Richards takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards tightens his grip and picks Boldyrev up, before dumping him to the ground. Boldyrev manages to land in guard.
Boldyrev being controlled here, momentarily.
Boldyrev keeping full guard, as Richards tries to pass.
Richards stands and steps away. Boldyrev gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Boldyrev looks to clinch
and Richards counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Boldyrev is trying to stall.
Richards stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boldyrev is trying to pull guard but Richards turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Richards breaks from the clinch.
Boldyrev closes the distance looking to clinch
so Richards counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boldyrev is wriggling around but Richards manages to pass to half guard.
Boldyrev has hold of Richards's hands but Richards slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Richards is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Boldyrev sees it coming and defends easily.
Richards perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Boldyrev tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Richards manages to move to mount!
Boldyrev wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards controlling his opponent.
You get the feeling that Boldyrev really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Richards is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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!
Richards lands with some strikes.
Richards looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Boldyrev covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Richards!
Ben Richards retains his heavyweight title!
Ben Richards took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Carl Alexander Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Draiman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Draiman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Eugene Carl Alexander Burns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Draiman!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draiman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Burns counters with a nice double leg into side control. Draiman won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Burns working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Draiman is trying to improve his position.
Burns tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Burns has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Burns is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Draiman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Draiman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns is working for a kimura but Draiman is defending it quite comfortably.
Burns seems to be working for a kimura but Draiman defends the submission attempt.
Draiman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Burns pulls his head out easily.
Burns is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Draiman sees it coming and defends easily.
Burns is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Burns prevents Draiman from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Burns is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Draiman sees it coming and defends easily.
Draiman trying to control but Burns postures up.
Burns is keen to just control but Draiman is a slippery customer.
Draiman is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Draiman is defending against the submission attempts here by Burns.
Burns seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns works his foot free and advances to mount.
Draiman tries to lock up and control but Burns gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Draiman is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Draiman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Burns can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Draiman is looking to escape.
Burns looking to secure an arm triangle but Draiman defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns goes for an armbar but Draiman turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Draiman.
Burns looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Draiman has picked Burns up and slammed him! Burns can't keep hold of the triangle and Draiman manages to pass to side control!
Burns manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Draiman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Draiman wants to control but Burns is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draiman is thwarting Burns's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Carl Alexander Burns dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Burns gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Draiman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Burns manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Draiman wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
Burns looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burns is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Burns is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns is trying to keep Draiman in close.
Draiman wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
Draiman is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Burns is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Draiman trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Draiman wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Carl Draiman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Draiman throws a head kick that misses.
Burns scores with a takedown into Draiman's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Draiman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Draiman is trying to keep Burns in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns looking to pass the guard.
Draiman is looking for a triangle but Burns pushes his legs off easily.
Burns looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Draiman keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
Burns looking to sit in guard and control but Draiman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Draiman wants to pass the guard but Burns is keeping the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Draiman working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns looking for a sweep. Not yet Burns, not yet.
Draiman trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eugene Carl Alexander Burns has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Draiman fails with the takedown
and Burns counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Carl Alexander Burns dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Draiman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Burns decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Draiman's guard.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Draiman is keeping the position.
Draiman keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
Burns looking to pass the guard.
Burns is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Draiman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Burns doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Burns manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Draiman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Draiman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Burns tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Burns is looking to take a break and control but Draiman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burns moves into full mount!
Draiman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns has hold of Draiman's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Draiman manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Draiman tries to hold on but Burns postures up.
Draiman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Burns trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Burns is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Draiman is surviving well by controlling Burns's body position as best he can.
Burns has hold of Draiman's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Draiman manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Draiman wants to control but Burns is having none of it.
Draiman is looking to get to half guard.
Burns looking to control but Draiman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Eugene Carl Alexander Burns overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burns throwing strikes but Draiman bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns controls Draiman momentarily but Draiman frees himself.
Draiman wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Draiman wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance.
Draiman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Burns counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Draiman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Carl Alexander Burns clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Draiman with a poor takedown
and Burns counters with a shoot takedown. Draiman fights it but they end up in guard.
Draiman is looking for a triangle here but Burns uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Draiman is looking to reverse the position.
Burns is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Draiman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Burns is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Draiman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ground and pound from Burns seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns controls the position from side control.
Burns has an Americana. Draiman didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Burns is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Burns hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Eugene Carl Alexander Burns!
Eugene Carl Alexander Burns retains his middleweight title!
Eugene Carl Alexander Burns decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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