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SFC: WNF 9 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalidov comes to the cage accompanied by Mamed - CoreMoon. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mamed Khalidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Manny Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalidov fails with the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Campbell as Khalidov shoots in.
Campbell lands with an overhand left.
Campbell connects with a body shot.
Khalidov fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamed Khalidov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campbell feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Khalidov sprawling to the canvas! Khalidov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Campbell finish him?!
Khalidov is rocked!
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!
Khalidov tries to get into range but Campbell steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Khalidov! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Campbell scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Manny Campbell!
Our winner, Manny Campbell, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Belshiknolav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikki Tysson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Belshiknolav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikki Tysson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tysson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Belshiknolav throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Mikki Tysson has been cut.
Belshiknolav keeps the fight on the outside.
A good leg kick by Belshiknolav.
Belshiknolav lands a big head kick that sends Tysson tumbling to the mat! Belshiknolav takes a step backwards and waves Tysson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tysson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belshiknolav pushes Tysson away with a front kick.
Tysson is still on wobbly legs! Can Belshiknolav finish him?
Belshiknolav looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Belshiknolav pushes Tysson away with a front kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Belshiknolav looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Belshiknolav backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Tysson's temple! It sends Tysson violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Belshiknolav celebrates and the doctors try to help Tysson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Ivan Belshiknolav!
A victorious Ivan Belshiknolav thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Hagush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azevedo comes to the cage accompanied by Puddle Of Mudd - Psycho . The key to victory for Thiago Azevedo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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151 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Azevedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ruslan Hagush!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo misses with a head kick.
Hagush fails with a takedown attempt.
Azevedo misses with a head kick.
Azevedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Azevedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hagush shoots in for a takedown but Azevedo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hagush shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've been hearing good reports from Azevedo's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hagush is thwarting Azevedo's attempts to control the position.
Hagush prevents Azevedo from improving his position.
Hagush throwing shots but Azevedo is blocking nicely.
Azevedo wants to improve his position but Hagush is controlling well.
Azevedo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hagush.
Hagush tries to pass the half guard into mount. Azevedo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hagush missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagush working over Azevedo with some ground and pound. Azevedo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hagush scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Azevedo is looking to control Hagush's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Azevedo avoid being mounted?
Hagush thows a huge punch but Azevedo dodges it nicely.
Azevedo is trying to control but can't.
Nice strikes from Hagush there.
Hagush wants to control but Azevedo is keeping him busy.
Hagush throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Azevedo moves into full guard.
Azevedo controlling Hagush's posture.
Hagush content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Azevedo working a defensive guard here.
Hagush throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Azevedo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hagush!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azevedo controlling from the full mount.
Hagush regains half guard.
Azevedo prevents Hagush from improving his position.
Azevedo is keen to just control but Hagush is a slippery customer.
Azevedo prevents Hagush from improving his position.
Hagush wants to control but Azevedo is keeping busy.
Azevedo has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hagush defend it? Azevedo steps over the head and cranks it - Hagush is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Azevedo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thiago Azevedo!
After winning the bout, Thiago Azevedo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kira Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kato might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to MAD WORLD by Gary Jules. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kira Kato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Knight!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kato goes for a double leg but Knight avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Knight continues to drive forward.
Kato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kato really is a fat lump.
Knight tries to score a body lock takedown but Kato shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knight is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kato pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kato lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knight taking a breather.
Kato has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Knight is trying to keep an underhook but Kato manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kato is looking to take a break and control but Knight is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kato is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Knight is just riding it out for now. Kato eventually gives up the hold.
Knight keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Knight 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.
Knight is trying to maintain the position but Kato is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight is looking to improve his position.
Kato looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Knight is looking to escape.
Knight wants to get back to full guard.
Knight is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kato seems to be looking for submissions.
Kato is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight is defending against the submission attempts here by Kato.
Kato seems to be looking for submissions.
Knight tries to get to full guard but Kato has control of the leg.
Kato winds up and cracks Knight with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kato is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Knight sees it coming and defends easily.
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!
Knight wants to get back to full guard.
Knight is staying active underneath Kato, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kato is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Knight has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kato is trying to work for a kimura but Knight is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight trying to control here.
Knight works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kato drops back looking for a leg! Knight is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Knight manages to kick Kato off! Kato jumps back into Knight's guard.
Knight keeping full guard, as Kato tries to pass.
Kato advances position into side control!
Knight can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato tries for a kimura but Knight is defending well.
Kato wants to control but Knight is keeping him busy.
Kato has hold of Knight's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Knight seems comfortable defending it but Kato has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Knight is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Knight is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Kato couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kira Kato!
Kira Kato seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Olynyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fyodor Petrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olynyk comes to the cage accompanied by Jag - Versace. Fyodor Petrovic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kelly Olynyk's chin.
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287 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kelly Olynyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fyodor Petrovic!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Olynyk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Olynyk.
Petrovic is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Petrovic misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Petrovic throws an elbow but misses.
Petrovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Olynyk is defending well for now.
Petrovic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Olynyk is keeping busy.
Olynyk gets through Petrovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Fyodor Petrovic has been cut.
Olynyk lands a nice shot to the body.
Olynyk leaning against his opponent.
Petrovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Olynyk will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Petrovic up against the cage.
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!
Olynyk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Petrovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Olynyk avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovic taking a breather.
Olynyk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petrovic backwards.
Olynyk pushes Petrovic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Olynyk taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petrovic.
It looks like Kelly Olynyk has been cut.
Olynyk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Olynyk gets a clinch.
Petrovic avoiding damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Olynyk lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Olynyk.
Olynyk lands with a light punch inside.
Petrovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olynyk moves in looking to clinch but Petrovic pushes him off.
Kelly Olynyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olynyk lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Olynyk 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.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Olynyk! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kelly Olynyk!
After winning the bout, Kelly Olynyk thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Fyodor Petrovic spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll win next time..'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huell Babineaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slavonik Powarenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slavonik Powarenko is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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290 lbs
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295 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Huell Babineaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slavonik Powarenko!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babineaux connects with a solid leg kick.
Powarenko walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powarenko shoots and misses
and Babineaux counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Powarenko! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Huell Babineaux!
After the fight, Huell Babineaux 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Epic Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronko Banger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 Los Angeles, Epic Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bronko Banger!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man has closed the distance and engaged Banger in a clinch.
Man prevents the takedown attempt.
Banger's coach down at Murder Inc Fight Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Banger's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A short uppercut from Man.
Man gets underhooks to prevent Banger's takedown attempt.
Man lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man lands a body punch.
Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Banger backwards.
Man scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Man as the two fighters clinch.
Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Man lands with a left to the head.
Man lands a nice uppercut.
Man landing knees to the head.
Man manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Banger.
Epic Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bronko Banger.
Man prevents the takedown attempt.
Man lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Man has Banger pressed against the cage.
Man lands a right hand.
Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Man lands a left hand that snaps the head of Banger backwards.
Banger is rocked!
Banger tries for a takedown. No joy.
Banger is still on wobbly legs! Can Man finish him?
Man cracks Banger with a nice body shot.
Banger seems to have recovered his senses.
Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bangers head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Man just misses with a elbow thrown towards Banger's brow.
Man lands a body shot in the clinch.
Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Banger is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bangers head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banger is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Man is defending well.
Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Man.
A short right from Man.
Banger tries for a takedown. No joy.
Man lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Banger or not.
Banger prevents a body shot from Man.
Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banger is looking to take this one to the mat.
Man digs a right hand underneath Banger's ribcage. Banger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Man lands a body shot in the clinch.
Man lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Man lands with a light punch inside.
Man misses with a body punch.
Man lands a body shot.
Banger goes for a takedown attempt but Man pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Banger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man looks to land a body kick but Banger moved away.
Epic Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banger gets tackled into the cage by Man. Man maintains the clinch.
Man lands with a left to the head.
Man's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Man prevents a takedown attempt there.
Man stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Banger tries to score a body lock takedown but Man shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Banger wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Man.
Nice body punch from Man - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Man - that landed with a thud.
Man prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Epic Man 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.
Banger misses with a head kick.
Banger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Banger throws a head kick that misses.
Man's jab looks to have found its range, popping Banger under the eye.
Man throws a wild body kick that Banger sees coming a mile off.
Man wants to slow Banger down by chopping away at his legs.
Man throws a body kick that misses.
Man thumps Banger with a low kick.
Banger checks a low kick from Man.
Epic Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man with a nice cross.
Man lands with a hook. Banger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Banger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man forces Banger back against the cage and clinches.
Man lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Man lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Man stops a takedown attempt from Banger.
Man softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Man leaning against his opponent.
Epic Man has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Man looking to throw knees to the head but Banger is blocking nicely.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Banger is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Man.
Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Man takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Man lands a left hand.
Man misses with a body punch.
Man lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banger tries to score a body lock takedown but Man shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Epic Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bronko Banger.
Man lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Man scores with a shot to the side of Banger's head.
Banger goes for a takedown in the clinch but Man prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a right hand.
Banger has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Man is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Man scores with a hook to the body.
Man lands a body punch in the clinch.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banger.
Banger drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Man makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Man.
Man scores with a shot to the side of Banger's head.
Banger is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Man gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Man works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Man as the two fighters clinch.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Banger can do to turn this around?
Banger is breathing heavily.
Banger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Banger has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Man after a bit of a struggle.
A short right from Man.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banger looking for a takedown.
Man lands a body shot.
Man gets through Banger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Man.
Man lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Banger! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Man is unloading with more strikes now! Banger drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Epic Man!
Epic Man seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rahkim Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Jose Binay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mario Jose Binay was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rahkim Abdullah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Jose Binay!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdullah misses with a takedown
and Binay holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Binay is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Binay lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abdullah blocks an elbow strike.
Binay putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Abdullah in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Abdullah is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Binay gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rahkim Abdullah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Binay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Binay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abdullah's elbow.
Abdullah wants to take the fight to the mat but Binay manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
I was talking to Abdullah's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Abdullah avoids a wild elbow strike from Binay.
Binay unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Binay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abdullah's elbow.
Binay trying to land knees to the body.
Binay lands a good knee to the midsection. Abdullah won't want to take too many of those.
Binay gets through Abdullah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binay presses Abdullah against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Abdullah blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Binay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Binay misses with a body punch.
Abdullah is looking to take this one to the mat.
Binay pushes off an throws an elbow but Abdullah leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Binay throws an elbow that misses.
Binay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Rahkim Abdullah has been cut.
Binay misses with a punch to the body.
Abdullah prevents a body shot from Binay.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Binay just misses with a elbow thrown towards Abdullah's brow.
Binay scores with a shoulder strike.
Binay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Binay prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Binay avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Binay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Binay.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Binay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Abdullah takes a shot to the head.
Binay misses with a knee to the head.
Binay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abdullah blocks it with crossed arms.
Binay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abdullah blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Binay fails to land.
Binay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abdullah avoids it.
Abdullah blocks an elbow strike.
Binay misses with a body punch.
Binay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binay using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Come on Abdullah - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Binay misses with a punch on the inside.
Binay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Binay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abdullah is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Binay pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Abdullah goes for a takedown attempt but Binay pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Binay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abdullah throws a big shot that misses.
Binay lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Binay moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Binay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Binay tries to land knees in the clinch but Abdullah avoids the damage to the body.
Binay missing with knees to the body.
Abdullah is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Binay lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Binay misses with a body punch.
Binay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Binay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abdullah is defending well for now.
Binay missing with knees to the body.
Abdullah looking for a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Binay lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abdullah or not.
A right hand to the body from Binay.
Nice elbow from Binay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Jose Binay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rahkim Abdullah's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Binay wants to clinch.
Binay tries to clinch but Abdullah moves out of range.
Binay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abdullah circles away from the clinch attempt
and Abdullah counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Abdullah landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Abdullah not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Abdullah is looking to take a break and control but Binay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Abdullah is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Binay is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Abdullah thows a huge punch but Binay dodges it nicely.
Abdullah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Binay's head.
Abdullah is looking to take a break and control but Binay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Abdullah not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Abdullah throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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. Abdullah connects with a nice short shot to Binay's temple.
Abdullah is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binay is trying to maintain the position but Abdullah is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abdullah prevents Binay from improving his position.
Abdullah looks to land a strike but Binay avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Abdullah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abdullah throws an elbow that misses. Binay uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Abdullah's guard. Nice move by Binay!
Binay is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah trying to keep a closed guard but Binay is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rahkim Abdullah.
Abdullah looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Binay is fending him off so far but Abdullah persists. Nope, Binay circles away and we're back to standing.
Abdullah tries to score a power double leg takedown but Binay sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Abdullah somewhat.
Binay tries to clinch there but Abdullah circles away.
Binay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abdullah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abdullah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abdullah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rahkim Abdullah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binay avoids the body shot from Abdullah.
Abdullah keeps the fight on the outside.
Binay has closed the distance and engaged Abdullah in a clinch.
Binay stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Binay.
Binay lands an elbow that stopped Abdullah in his tracks for a moment.
Abdullah tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rahkim Abdullah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Binay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Binay connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abdullah's face.
Binay misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Binay lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Abdullah.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Binay tries to throw a body punch but Abdullah avoids it by throwing Binay back against the cage.
Abdullah goes for a takedown attempt but Binay pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Abdullah shoots in and drives through. Binay sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rahkim Abdullah dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rahkim Abdullah's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Binay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Binay moves in looking to clinch but Abdullah pushes him off.
Binay tries to clinch up.
Binay scores with a shot to the body.
Abdullah is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Binay's half guard.
Abdullah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Binay's head.
Binay is refusing to be controlled, as Abdullah sits in half guard.
Binay is looking to improve his position.
Abdullah working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah wants to control but Binay is keeping him busy.
Binay wants to control but Abdullah is keeping busy.
Abdullah trying to control from half guard but Binay is working away.
Abdullah not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Abdullah sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Binay defending well though.
Abdullah is trying to control. Binay wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binay wants to control but Abdullah is keeping busy.
Abdullah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Abdullah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Abdullah working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Binay's thigh. Binay counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Abdullah looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah trying to control the position from guard on top but Binay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abdullah wants to pass the guard but Binay is keeping the position.
Abdullah looking to sit in guard and control but Binay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Binay won't allow Abdullah to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahkim Abdullah has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Abdullah with a poor takedown
and Binay counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Binay.
Binay lands an elbow that stopped Abdullah in his tracks for a moment.
Abdullah turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Abdullah tries to advance to mount but can't.
Abdullah throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Binay works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Abdullah trying to control from half guard but Binay is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rahkim Abdullah showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Abdullah 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rahkim Abdullah!
Rahkim Abdullah gave a mention to Zombie Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arkady Balagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurtis Couturier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couturier has chosen Forever Angel as his entrance music. Arkady Balagan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kurtis Couturier's chin.
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Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arkady Balagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurtis Couturier!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balagan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Balagan prevents Couturier from improving his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Couturier can do anything to dispel that myth.
Couturier blocking the ground and pound attempt from Balagan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balagan misses with a head shot. Couturier uses the momentum to regain guard.
Balagan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Balagan is fighting to break Couturier's control of his arms but Couturier is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Couturier working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Balagan.
Couturier is trying to keep Balagan in close.
Couturier has his foot on Balagan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Balagan 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.
Balagan passes Couturier's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Balagan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Couturier's head.
Couturier tries to get to full guard but Balagan has control of the leg.
Couturier is looking to control Balagan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Couturier avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balagan blocks the strikes from Couturier.
Balagan winds up and cracks Couturier with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Balagan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Couturier is looking to control Balagan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Couturier avoid being mounted?
Couturier tries to get to full guard but Balagan has control of the leg.
Couturier trying to control but Balagan postures up.
Balagan working over Couturier with some ground and pound. Couturier looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Balagan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Couturier's head.
Couturier is looking to improve his position.
Balagan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Couturier defends it well.
Balagan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Couturier defends it well.
Balagan wants to control but Couturier is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couturier keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Balagan is stalling here. Couturier is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Balagan seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Couturier has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Balagan gets back to half guard.
Balagan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Couturier's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Couturier's back!
Couturier is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Couturier is in bad spot here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couturier just trying to survive but Balagan is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Couturier is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Balagan off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Balagan scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Balagan is landing with strikes. Couturier can't take much more of this.
Couturier tries to escape the position.
Balagan looking for the RNC.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balagan avoiding Couturier 's attempts to control his hands.
Balagan looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Balagan is looking for the choke from the back position but Couturier is controlling his hands well.
Balagan is trying to stick to Couturier's back but Couturier is turning into Balagan. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Balagan's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Couturier.
Balagan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Balagan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balagan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Balagan is looking to sweep but instead, Couturier has passed into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balagan trying to control but Couturier postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arkady Balagan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Couturier tries to clinch up but Balagan circles away and keeps his distance.
Balagan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Couturier sprawls well initially but Balagan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Couturier blocking the ground and pound attempt from Balagan.
Couturier is trying to maintain the position but Balagan is very close to passing his half guard.
Balagan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Couturier defending well though.
Couturier really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Balagan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Balagan moves into full mount! Couturier won't be happy about that!
Balagan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Balagan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Couturier is in all sorts of trouble here.
Balagan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Balagan wants to control the pace but Couturier is squirming around nicely.
Couturier is looking to improve his position but Balagan isn't that keen on the idea.
Balagan landing shots from mount.
Balagan wants to finish this one by submission but Couturier is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Balagan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balagan raining down shots from the mount!
Couturier manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Balagan is trying to control the action in half guard but Couturier is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Couturier holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Balagan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Balagan wants to take a breather but Couturier is having none of it.
Balagan is trying to work for a kimura but Couturier is defending well.
Balagan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Couturier's head.
Couturier wants to control but Balagan is keeping busy.
Couturier moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couturier throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balagan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Balagan landing with the ground and pound.
Balagan throwing strikes but missing.
Balagan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Balagan works over Couturier with some ground and pound from guard.
Couturier not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Balagan works over Couturier with some ground and pound from guard.
Balagan trying to control the position from guard on top but Couturier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balagan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Balagan cracks Couturier with a solid left hand.
Balagan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balagan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Couturier is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Balagan throwing strikes but missing.
Couturier preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Arkady Balagan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Balagan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Balagan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Balagan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Balagan trying to control the action but Couturier is working from the bottom.
Couturier felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Balagan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Couturier can't do much from the bottom here.
Couturier taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balagan scoring with punches from side control.
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!
Couturier wants to get back to his feet but Balagan drags him back down.
Couturier is working to avoid the ground and pound but Balagan connects with a decent elbow.
Balagan working the head with strikes.
Balagan tries to score with some ground and pound. Couturier controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Couturier tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Balagan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Couturier is avoiding damage well.
Balagan scores with punches from side control.
Balagan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Couturier is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Balagan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Couturier down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Couturier wants to control but Balagan postures up.
Couturier tries to buck Balagan off but Balagan is having none of it.
Balagan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Couturier knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arkady Balagan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Couturier pushes Balagan up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Couturier.
Couturier lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Good body shot from Couturier.
Couturier lands a right hand.
Couturier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Horrible takedown by Balagan or perhaps it was just good defense by Couturier which made him look bad.
Couturier throws a hook to the side of Balagan's head but Balagan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Balagan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Couturier's waist but Couturier gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Balagan off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Balagan is defended easily by Couturier.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arkady Balagan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Couturier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kurtis Couturier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Couturier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Couturier looks to land a combination but Balagan avoids it well.
Couturier connects with a right hand. Balagan shakes it off.
Balagan shoots in but no luck this time.
Couturier avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Balagan shoots in but Couturier avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Balagan thows a body shot but no joy.
Balagan moves out of range of the strikes.
Couturier defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Balagan.
Kurtis Couturier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Couturier as Balagan shoots in.
Couturier wants to clinch up but Balagan keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couturier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Balagan tries for a takedown but Couturier sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Couturier throws a series of punches but Balagan moves out of range.
Couturier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Couturier.
A jab from Couturier does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balagan fails with a takedown attempt.
Balagan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Couturier circles away.
Couturier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balagan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Couturier leaves Balagan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Couturier, as that shot connected.
Balagan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Balagan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Couturier's guard.
Couturier trying to control the position.
Balagan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balagan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Balagan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Balagan trying to control but Couturier is working from the bottom.
Couturier working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Balagan.
Balagan is looking to work some ground and pound but Couturier has wrist control.
Balagan trying to control the position from guard on top but Couturier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Couturier is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Couturier avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Couturier keeping full guard, as Balagan tries to pass.
Couturier is pulling down on Balagan's head. It's preventing any offense from Balagan, at least for the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Couturier trying to keep a closed guard but Balagan is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kurtis Couturier.
Horrible takedown by Balagan or perhaps it was just good defense by Couturier which made him look bad.
Couturier connects with a right hand. Balagan shakes it off.
Arkady Balagan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Balagan gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balagan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Couturier's head.
Couturier is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Balagan pulls his head out easily.
Balagan lands strikes from half guard.
Balagan controlling the action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Couturier manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couturier trying to control the position.
Kurtis Couturier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Couturier working for a triangle but Balagan defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kurtis Couturier.
I think Balagan 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arkady Balagan!
Our winner, Arkady Balagan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Fjodor Fedja Koroma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Espiridion Araya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koroma comes to the cage accompanied by Antti Tuisku - Ei Aikaa. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Espiridion Araya was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vadim Fjodor Fedja Koroma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Espiridion Araya!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araya thows a body shot but no joy.
Araya misses with a head kick.
Koroma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Araya misses with a double jab
and Koroma counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Araya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Araya misses with a head kick.
A left lands for Araya.
Araya needs to keep his hands up - Koroma had a free shot at his head there.
Koroma misses with a hook to the body
and Araya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Vadim Fjodor Fedja Koroma has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Araya cracks Koroma with a right hand to the side of the head.
Araya lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Koroma is rocked!
Araya has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Araya takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koroma avoids the body shot from Araya.
Koroma connects with the punch.
Nice straight punches there by Koroma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Koroma.
Araya throws a head kick but Koroma moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koroma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Araya cracks Koroma with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Araya has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Koroma to stand back up!
Oh Koroma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koroma misses with a wild body shot.
Araya cracks Koroma with a hook to the temple - Koroma is on wobbly legs here! Araya swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Koroma falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Araya wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Espiridion Araya!
A victorious Espiridion Araya thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Vadim Fjodor Fedja Koroma had this to say: 'voi perse.'.
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