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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lars Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musfa Caparzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caparzo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Moving Units (MLB 06 The Show Soundtrack). 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lars Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Musfa Caparzo!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gordon misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gordon. Caparzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gordon tries a head kick but it misses.
Gordon is looking to clinch but Caparzo is avoiding it.
Caparzo closes the distance and clinches.
Gordon trying to control the position but instead, Caparzo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gordon into the cage.
Caparzo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gordon regains guard immediately.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Caparzo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gordon is keeping the position for now.
Gordon working for a triangle but Caparzo defends it easily.
Caparzo chips away with some ground and pound.
Caparzo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon working a defensive guard but Caparzo manages to pass into side control anyway.
Gordon is trying to control Caparzo's posture but Caparzo avoids it.
Caparzo tries for a kimura but Gordon is defending well.
Gordon can't do much from the bottom here.
Caparzo cracks Gordon with a big elbow.
Gordon being controlled for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caparzo decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gordon to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caparzo fails with a takedown attempt.
Caparzo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gordon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gordon is looking to clinch.
Caparzo clinches.
Caparzo jumps guard.
Caparzo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gordon's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caparzo stands and throws Gordon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on Gordon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Caparzo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gordon, who protects the arm well.
Gordon can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon trying his best to control but Caparzo has mounted him.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Caparzo lands with some strikes.
Caparzo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gordon is in a horrible position here. Caparzo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Caparzo breaks from Gordon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gordon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Caparzo scoring with strikes but Gordon is staying in there.
Caparzo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gordon is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caparzo cracks Gordon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oh Gordon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Caparzo is landing with some decent strikes but Gordon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Caparzo unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Gordon wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Caparzo celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Musfa Caparzo!
An out of breath Musfa Caparzo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Avery McCurnin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmed Babilon Mamed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avery McCurnin looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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142 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Avery McCurnin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ahmed Babilon Mamed!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mamed.
Mamed gets the takedown into side control.
Mamed passes to full mount! That's big trouble for McCurnin!
McCurnin is bucking up trying to escape but Mamed cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mamed controlling the position easily from mount.
Mamed landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCurnin tries to reverse the position but Mamed maintains control.
Mamed working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. McCurnin looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Mamed! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ahmed Babilon Mamed!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Demetrious Johnson Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robin Nash will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Demetrious Johnson Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Robin Nash!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nash fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Danga de danga de dang - Nash scores with a four punch combination!
Nash throws a head kick that misses.
Nash throws a nice looking combination but Johnson Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nash circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nash pinned against the cage. Nash gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nash looks to land a combination. Johnson Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nash misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Nash.
Johnson Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nash misses with the combination.
Nash throws a series of punches but Johnson Jr avoids them all with ease.
Nash misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Nash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That kick from Nash tenderised Johnson Jr's leg. Johnson Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nash moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nash throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson Jr moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Nash.
Johnson Jr takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nash throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nash should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nash throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson Jr has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nash tries to bum rush Johnson Jr with a series of wild strikes but Johnson Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robin Nash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nash looks winded!
Johnson Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nash counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash breaks the clinch.
Nash throws a series of punches but Johnson Jr moves out of range.
Johnson Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nash throws a right and a left that Johnson Jr avoids nicely.
Johnson Jr closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johnson Jr lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nash working a defensive guard here.
Johnson Jr drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson Jr jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash has Johnson Jr pulled in close to control his posture.
Johnson Jr stays in close to Nash's body and controls the position.
Johnson Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nash is keeping the position for now.
Johnson Jr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We're going to have a standup here because Demetrious Johnson Jr wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A head kick misses from Nash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nash throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nash throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson Jr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Johnson Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nash's head.
Nash really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson Jr 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nash wants to control but Johnson Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Nash dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Johnson Jr throws a leg kick but Nash moved away.
Johnson Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nash!
Nash cracks Johnson Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nash throws a right hand that Johnson Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson Jr also avoids with ease.
Nash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson Jr shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nash manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Johnson Jr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Demetrious Johnson Jr.
Johnson Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Nash circles away.
Johnson Jr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A jab from Nash does it's job there.
Nash throws a series of punches but Johnson Jr avoids them all with ease.
Nash scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nash throws a right hand that Johnson Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson Jr also avoids with ease.
Nash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robin Nash seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick from Johnson Jr misses.
Nash tries a head kick but it misses.
Robin Nash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson Jr tries for a takedown but Nash sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Nash has eaten all the pies!
A punch combination from Nash misses.
Nash plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Johnson Jr throws a series of punches but Nash avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nash throws a series of punches but Johnson Jr avoids them all with ease.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Nash enables Johnson Jr to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nash manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nash is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson Jr throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson Jr postures up.
Johnson Jr won't allow Nash to get back to his feet.
Johnson Jr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nash tries to sprawl but Johnson Jr drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nash tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Johnson Jr has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash wants to control but Johnson Jr is having none of it.
Johnson Jr punching from mount but Nash doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Johnson Jr misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Johnson Jr controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson Jr jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Nash manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Johnson Jr scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nash to see if he's OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nash managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Johnson Jr.
Johnson Jr controlling the position from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demetrious Johnson Jr 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!
Nash throws a right and a left that Johnson Jr avoids nicely.
Johnson Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nash swivels and escapes.
Nash looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Nash. Those never looked like landing.
Nash scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nash's waist but Nash gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson Jr off to one side.
No joy there for Nash, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Nash does no damage.
Nash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nash moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Nash.
Nash throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson Jr moves out of range easily.
Johnson Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nash pinned against the cage. Nash gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demetrious Johnson Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson Jr 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 Nash has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nash and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash connects with a high kick.
Nash misses with a series of wild punches.
Nash misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nash misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nash misses with a two punch combination.
Nash misses with a head kick.
Johnson Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nash misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nash!
Nash swinging wildly here.
Nash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson Jr throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nash tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Johnson Jr is in Nash's guard.
Johnson Jr stands up and waves to Nash to follow him.
Johnson Jr is looking to clinch.
Johnson Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Demetrious Johnson Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nash throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson Jr moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson Jr shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nash is trying to defend but Johnson Jr finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Johnson Jr stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson Jr 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.
Nash is looking for a sweep. Johnson Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson Jr content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nash has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Soul Supremacy - UK. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Demetrious Johnson Jr.
Nash scores with a one two! Johnson Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Nash.
A head kick misses from Nash.
Nash tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nash tries a low kick but Johnson Jr avoids it.
Johnson Jr shoots in and drives through. Nash sprawls well.
Johnson Jr tries to clinch up but Nash circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson Jr fails to land the takedown.
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 Demetrious Johnson Jr.
I think Johnson Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luana Peroba Filgueiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luana Peroba Filgueiras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filgueiras blocks a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Thompson
and Filgueiras counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Thompson!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Thompson is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Filgueiras lands a few punches from side control.
Thompson tries to buck Filgueiras off but Filgueiras is having none of it.
Filgueiras looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Thompson is not content to let Filgueiras control the position.
Thompson struggling a bit here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Check out the look on Filgueiras's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Filgueiras works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filgueiras taking a breather here.
Thompson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Filgueiras works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Filgueiras slows the pace down.
Filgueiras working away.
Thompson is looking to reverse the position.
Thompson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Thompson trying to hold on to Filgueiras's head to control him but Filgueiras postures up.
Filgueiras decides to stand and escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filgueiras fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thompson sprawls well initially but Filgueiras persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filgueiras prevents Thompson from improving his position.
Filgueiras is thwarting Thompson's attempts to control the position.
Thompson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thompson trying to control here.
Filgueiras working the head and body with strikes.
Filgueiras trying to control the action but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Filgueiras controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is looking to improve his position.
Thompson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Filgueiras is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thompson sees it coming and defends easily.
Filgueiras trying to control the pace.
Filgueiras is trying to control. Thompson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Thompson trying to control but Filgueiras postures up.
Thompson is not content to let Filgueiras control the position.
Thompson wants to control but Filgueiras is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Filgueiras haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Luana Peroba Filgueiras just wasn't active enough.
Filgueiras moves out of range of the body kick.
Filgueiras drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thompson trying to control the position.
Filgueiras sitting in guard here, content to control.
Thompson has control of Filgueiras's left arm, preventing Filgueiras from doing any damage.
Filgueiras lands a couple of digs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson controls Filgueiras momentarily but Filgueiras frees himself.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Filgueiras postures up and lands a big shot to Thompson's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luana Peroba Filgueiras dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thompson.
Filgueiras changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thompson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Filgueiras scores with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Thompson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Filgueiras landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Thompson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Filgueiras lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Thompson down.
Thompson is rocked!
Filgueiras looks up at the clock and then as Thompson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Filgueiras smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Thompson is still in real trouble! Can Filgueiras finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Filgueiras controlling the position from side mount.
Filgueiras lands a strong strike to the head of Thompson. That's dazed him! Filgueiras looking to finish here. Thompson is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Filgueiras lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luana Peroba Filgueiras!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Te Rauparaha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Frolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frolov has chosen Manowar - Holy War as his entrance music. Victor Frolov 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Te Rauparaha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Frolov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frolov misses with a lunging right hand
and Rauparaha counters with a good low kick that Frolov was not able to check.
Rauparaha has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Frolov avoids the head kick by Rauparaha.
Frolov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rauparaha.
Rauparaha scores with a leg kick.
Victor Frolov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frolov connects with a looping right hand.
Frolov throws a nice looking combination but Rauparaha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frolov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Frolov duly obliges.
Rauparaha moves into the clinch successfully.
A short left from Rauparaha.
Frolov drags the fight down to the ground.
Rauparaha slips nicely into half guard.
Well, if Rauparaha 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frolov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frolov is trying to control but can't.
Rauparaha wants to free his trapped foot but Frolov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rauparaha not doing much here.
Rauparaha stands up out of the half guard.
Frolov shoots in for a takedown but Rauparaha shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rauparaha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frolov.
Frolov takes a swing at Rauparaha's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rauparaha.
Frolov fails with a takedown attempt.
Rauparaha slips a jab from Frolov.
Rauparaha connects with a solid leg kick.
Rauparaha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frolov shoots in for a double leg but Rauparaha sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Te Rauparaha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Frolov.
Rauparaha leaves Frolov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rauparaha works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Frolov is rocked!
Rauparaha lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Frolov - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Rauparaha!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Te Rauparaha!
An out of breath Te Rauparaha thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cmano Zungo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Tuckich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hans Tuckich will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cmano Zungo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans Tuckich!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuckich gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tuckich blocking some punches.
Zungo wants a takedown but no success here.
Tuckich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zungo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tuckich gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tuckich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tuckich lands a nice shot to the body.
Zungo is breathing heavily.
Tuckich lands with a left to the head.
Zungo being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tuckich.
Tuckich lands with a left to the head.
Zungo is rocked!
Tuckich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Zungo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zungo is trying to maintain a safe position but Tuckich gets an underhook and turns Zungo into the cage.
Tuckich lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tuckich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuckich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tuckich flashes Zungo a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Zungo's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Zungo crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Tuckich punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hans Tuckich!
An out of breath Hans Tuckich thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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