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HFC 29:Tarasov vs Hunt PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Blitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Llama Whittaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Blitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Llama Whittaker!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blitz gets tackled into the cage by Whittaker. Whittaker maintains the clinch.
Whittaker ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Whittaker no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Blitz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Whittaker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blitz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Whittaker 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.
Whittaker trying to keep a closed guard but Blitz is proving a slippery customer.
Blitz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whittaker wants to sweep here but Blitz controlling him for the moment.
Blitz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whittaker is trying to keep Blitz in close.
Whittaker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Whittaker working for a triangle but Blitz defends it easily.
Blitz wants to get up but he can't break Whittaker's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Blitz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Whittaker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blitz has managed to get both his arms back between Whittaker's legs - danger averted.
Whittaker looking for a guillotine here but Blitz defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Whittaker trying to control the position.
Blitz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Whittaker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blitz has managed to get both his arms back between Whittaker's legs - danger averted.
Our spies down at at School of Hard Knocks (Elite Training for $225) inform us that Whittaker has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Blitz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Whittaker looking for a guillotine here but Blitz defends easily.
Whittaker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blitz defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Whittaker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blitz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Blitz preventing the sweep.
Blitz stands up and waves to Whittaker to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blitz tries to clinch up but Whittaker circles away and keeps his distance.
Whittaker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Whittaker takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Whittaker moves in looking to clinch but Blitz pushes him off.
Whittaker has his takedown stuffed
and Blitz counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Blitz looking to finish!
Whittaker is rocked!
Blitz wants to stand but Whittaker is controlling his posture from full guard.
Whittaker is still in real trouble! Can Blitz finish him?
Blitz content to stall in guard here.
Whittaker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Whittaker seems to have recovered his senses.
Whittaker is trying to keep Blitz in close.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whittaker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blitz defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Blitz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blitz lands a big head kick that sends Whittaker to the canvas! Blitz follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Blitz!
John Blitz really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Mohito Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Ogard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Droppa Cleveland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Ogard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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290 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Ogard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Droppa Cleveland!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleveland connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Ivan Ogard has been cut.
Ogard looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ogard misses the body punch
and Cleveland counters with a nice right hand that sends Ogard toppling to the canvas! Ogard scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Cleveland finish him?!
Ogard is rocked!
Cleveland lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Ogard head around and knocks him out cold! Cleveland hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Droppa Cleveland!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Orban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Dedede (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dedede has chosen When will you baka gaijins learn? as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Viktor Orban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Dedede!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dedede throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Orban counters with a good, hard body kick but Dedede shrugs it off.
A combination from Dedede does no damage.
A combination from Dedede does no damage.
Orban lands with a nice body kick.
Dedede looks winded!
Orban moves into the clinch successfully.
Orban manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dedede wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Orban has him pressed against the cage.
Dedede takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like King Dedede has been cut.
Orban lands an elbow inside.
Dedede wants to break free but Orban has control.
Orban lands an elbow that stopped Dedede in his tracks for a moment.
Orban has Dedede pressed against the cage, preventing Dedede from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Orban lands a nice elbow.
Orban tries a body shot but Dedede blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orban lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up King Dedede's cut even more.
Orban tries to land knees in the clinch but Dedede avoids the damage to the body.
Orban lands a damaging elbow.
The cut above King Dedede's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Orban gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
King Dedede's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Orban trying to land knees to the body.
Orban lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at King Dedede's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Viktor Orban!
In defeat, King Dedede stepped up to the mic, saying 'I had a bad flight got food poisoning. It drained all my stamina.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pena Pulkkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Spanky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spanky has chosen Death is Forming- Jay Reatard as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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218 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonardo Spanky!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spanky tries to work over Pulkkinen's front leg with a kick but Pulkkinen checks it.
Spanky misses with a kick to the body
and Spanky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pulkkinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pulkkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pulkkinen misses with a straight left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pulkkinen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pulkkinen.
Spanky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spanky gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spanky misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pulkkinen counters with a straight right hand.
Spanky looks to land a right hand but Pulkkinen moved out of range.
Spanky tries to clinch up but Pulkkinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Pulkkinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spanky on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanky takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pulkkinen lands a nice hook to Spanky's body. Spanky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spanky gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pulkkinen.
Spanky throws a right hand that Pulkkinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Pulkkinen also avoids with ease.
That kick from Pulkkinen tenderised Spanky's leg. Spanky is trying to keep his angry face on.
Spanky misses with a lunging right hand
and Pulkkinen counters with a nice body kick.
Spanky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Spanky misses with an uppercut
and Pulkkinen counters with a crisp right hand that drops Spanky! Pulkkinen lets Spanky back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Spanky is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulkkinen circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Spanky tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Pulkkinen wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pena Pulkkinen!
After winning the bout, Pena Pulkkinen 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Myles Draiman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruiz has chosen El niño maravillas as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Myles Draiman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiz looks for a takedown but Draiman sprawls well.
Ruiz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Draiman lands with a good body shot.
Ruiz lands a head shot.
Draiman with a jab.
Ruiz misses with a takedown
and Draiman counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Ruiz does no damage.
Ruiz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Draiman to score with a decent uppercut.
Ruiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruiz fails with a takedown attempt.
Myles Draiman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Ruiz.
Draiman jabs Ruiz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ruiz looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruiz tries to clinch but Draiman is having none of it.
Ruiz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've been told by Draiman's head coaches at The Axis of Evil that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draiman lands a big right hand that sends Ruiz crashing to the mat! Draiman stays standing though and waves Ruiz back to his feet!
Ruiz is rocked!
Draiman ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Ruiz's jaw. Ruiz's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Draiman does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Myles Draiman!
A very excited looking Myles Draiman rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Pablo Ruiz was interviewed post fight and said 'Dude that was tough '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leonardon Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Gonalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonardon Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Gonalez!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia shoots in looking for a takedown but Gonalez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Garcia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gonalez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Gonalez circles away.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Gonalez circles away.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Gonalez circles away.
Gonalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gonalez sprawls and moves away.
Gonalez takes the fight into the clinch.
Garcia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garcia tries to break the clinch but Gonalez is controlling the position.
Gonalez tries to pull guard but Garcia holds him up against the cage and eventually Gonalez drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonalez moves into the clinch.
Gonalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonalez shoots in for a double leg but Garcia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Gonalez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gonalez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Garcia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gonalez swivels and escapes.
Gonalez wants to counter with a clinch but Garcia pushes him away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardon Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonalez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Garcia sets himself, and Gonalez steps forward looking for the clinch! Garcia avoids it this time.
Gonalez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a kick to the body
and Gonalez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Garcia misses with some punches.
Gonalez tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Garcia jumps guard but Gonalez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Garcia holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Garcia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gonalez has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Garcia clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Garcia manages to stand up with Gonalez still on his back. Eventually Gonalez drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonalez throws a head kick that half lands.
Garcia shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gonalez's guard.
Gonalez has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Garcia is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Garcia tries to pull guard but Gonalez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gonalez tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.
Gonalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garcia fails to land the takedown.
A jab from Garcia finds it's way through Gonalez's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonalez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonalez looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Garcia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gonalez moves into the clinch.
Garcia ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Garcia no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gonalez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gonalez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Garcia working a defensive guard here.
Gonalez won't allow Garcia to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonalez advances position into side control!
Gonalez trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Gonalez decides to stand up, so the ref orders Garcia to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gonalez.
Garcia looks for a takedown but Gonalez sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Gonalez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Garcia fails with the takedown
and Gonalez counters with a takedown into side control.
Gonalez stands up and beckons Garcia to his feet.
Crunch! Gonalez slams his shin into Garcia's torso.
Garcia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gonalez can pounce on him.
Garcia scores with a three punch combo!
Gonalez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Garcia sprawls well initially but Gonalez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonalez trying to control the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garcia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonalez decides to stand and escape the position.
Garcia rushes Gonalez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gonalez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Garcia fails to pull guard.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gonalez as Garcia tries to tie him up.
Garcia tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardon Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonalez effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A bone on bone clash there as Garcia blocks the leg kick.
Gonalez gets a takedown into half guard.
Garcia kicks off Gonalez and gets to his feet.
Leonardon Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia connects with a looping right hand.
Garcia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gonalez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Garcia somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonalez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Garcia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gonalez walks away with a smile on his face. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Garcia bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gonalez tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Gonalez covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Garcia controlling well, preventing Gonalez from escaping the position.
Garcia tries to get the hooks in deep but Gonalez pushed the leg off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia keeps control of the position as Gonalez tries to break free.
Gonalez is trying to stand back up.
Garcia trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonalez tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Leonardon Garcia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Garcia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garcia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gonalez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Garcia somewhat.
Gonalez throws a head kick that Garcia semi-blocks.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
and Gonalez counters with a head kick.
It looks like Leonardon Garcia has been cut.
Garcia moves out of range as Gonalez throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia slaps away a takedown attempt from Gonalez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Garcia misses the target.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but Gonalez shows good takedown defense.
Gonalez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Garcia defends it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardon Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia shoots in looking for a takedown. Gonalez tries to sprawl out of it but Garcia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gonalez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonalez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garcia, pushing him back against the cage.
Garcia breaks the clinch.
Gonalez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gonalez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonalez goes for a takedown attempt but Garcia pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gonalez rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Garcia has had enough of the clinch but Gonalez keeps him there for the moment.
Garcia is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gonalez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Garcia to the mat. Garcia regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Garcia kicks Gonalez off and gets to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia slaps away a takedown attempt from Gonalez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gonalez to keep the fight standing.
Garcia tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Garcia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gonalez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gonalez to keep the fight standing.
Gonalez breaks the clinch.
Gonalez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Garcia's head.
Gonalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Garcia was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gonalez throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
Gonalez feints and then cracks Garcia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garcia down.
Gonalez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Garcia sprawls well initially but Gonalez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia is doing well to control the position and prevent Gonalez from advancing to side control.
Gonalez controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet.
Garcia wants to control but Gonalez is keeping busy.
Gonalez tries to stand but can't do so whilst Garcia controls his leg.
Garcia makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Garcia.
Leonardon Garcia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Gonalez tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Gonalez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gonalez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Gonalez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeden Jedeb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drunken Piaso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeden Jedeb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drunken Piaso!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jedeb buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jedeb darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Piaso walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jedeb.
Jedeb is looking to land body kicks.
A shot to the liver by Jedeb. Beautiful body shot.
Jedeb scores with a kick to the body.
Piaso changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jedeb tries to avoid it but Piaso manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jedeb to the ground. Jedeb escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oooooh!!! Jedeb has knocked Piaso down with a huge combo! Jedeb steps away and waves a wobbly Piaso back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Piaso is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piaso tries for a takedown but Jedeb sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Piaso is still on wobbly legs! Can Jedeb finish him?
Jedeb fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jedeb cracks Piaso's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Piaso slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Jedeb can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeden Jedeb!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chad Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramachandra Funske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chad Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ramachandra Funske!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hughes wants it to stay on the feet.
Funske dives in for a single leg takedown but Hughes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hughes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hughes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hughes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Funske's head.
We've been hearing that Hughes has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hughes is thwarting Funske's attempts to control the position.
Hughes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hughes is looking to take a break and control but Funske is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes misses with a head shot. Funske uses the momentum to regain guard.
Funske preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes stopping the sweep attempt from Funske.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but Funske is keeping the position.
Hughes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hughes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hughes is looking to work some ground and pound but Funske has wrist control.
Funske keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Hughes postures up and lands a big shot to Funske's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hughes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Funske being controlled here, momentarily.
Hughes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hughes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Funske works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hughes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Funske keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Funske shoots and misses
and Hughes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chad Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramachandra Funske.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hughes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hughes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hughes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hughes lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Funske 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.
Hughes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hughes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is trying to control the action in half guard but Funske is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Funske is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hughes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hughes passes to side control.
Funske wants to control but Hughes postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hughes in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hughes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Hughes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hughes drives through with a takedown into Funske's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hughes passes Funske's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hughes seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hughes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funske is defending against the submission attempts here by Hughes.
Hughes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Funske defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funske keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hughes throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Funske to regain full guard.
Hughes throws a big elbow that misses.
Funske preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hughes with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funske preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hughes throws a strike but Funske rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Funske wants to stand but Hughes is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes pulls Funske in close to prevent any damage.
Funske stopping the sweep attempt from Hughes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes is working hard here to advance position.
Chad Hughes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes has control of Funske's left arm, preventing Funske from doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Funske throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hughes's waist but Hughes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Funske off to one side.
Hughes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Funske checks the leg kick.
Funske tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hughes defends well and Funske ends up having to push Hughes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hughes has managed to clinch.
Funske is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hughes is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Funske to the mat. Funske regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hughes trying to control but Funske is working from the bottom.
Hughes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Funske works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hughes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hughes won't allow Funske to get back to his feet.
Funske avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Funske can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hughes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Funske is breathing heavily.
Hughes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hughes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hughes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Funske doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hughes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Hughes dominated that second round.
That's time! Hughes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hughes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hughes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Funske can do to turn this around?
Stalling in the clinch from Hughes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Hughes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes avoiding damage.
Funske drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hughes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hughes instigates a clinch.
Funske is trying to drag Hughes to the mat but Hughes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hughes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chad Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramachandra Funske.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hughes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hughes leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chad Hughes.
Funske tries for a takedown but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hughes closes the distance and pushes Funske back into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hughes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Funske being controlled against the cage.
Hughes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Chad Hughes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Funske has Hughes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hughes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Funske goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hughes prevents it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Funske drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hughes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Hughes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hughes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Hughes!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piet Kriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spong comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Can't be touched kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tyrone Spong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piet Kriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrone Spong!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kriel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Spong misses with a wild body shot.
Kriel is looking to counter the offense by Spong and move into the clinch.
Kriel staying out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of Kriel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kriel is looking to land body kicks.
Kriel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spong but Spong pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Spong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spong 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.
Spong digs a good body shot into Kriel's ribs.
Spong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kriel walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spong scores with a jab.
Kriel thows a leg kick but Spong checks it
and Spong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Spong misses the target.
Spong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kriel is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spong cracks Kriel with an open hand slap.
Oh Kriel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kriel is breathing heavily.
Spong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kriel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kriel seems to have got his legs back now.
Kriel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kriel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spong scores with a shot to the body.
Tyrone Spong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spong connects with a body shot.
Spong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kriel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Spong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kriel seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tyrone Spong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kriel has time to react.
Spong drops Kriel with a naaaaasty hook - Kriel is in real trouble here! Spong dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Spong!
A victorious Tyrone Spong 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Tarasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Tarasov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luis Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Tarasov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt forces Tarasov back against the cage and clinches.
Tarasov tries to score a body lock takedown but Hunt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A right hand to the body from Hunt.
Hunt works on Tarasov's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Hunt.
Tarasov looks winded!
Hunt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tarasov is working for takedown but Hunt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tarasov backwards.
Nice body punch from Hunt - that landed with a thud.
Hunt gets through Tarasov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tarasov takes a shot to the head.
I was talking to Hunt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tarasov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Luis Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Tarasov.
Hunt lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Hunt - that landed with a thud.
Hunt scores with a shoulder strike.
A bit of stalling here from Hunt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarasov is working for takedown but Hunt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
Hunt presses Tarasov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tarasov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hunt seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tarasov can turn it around.
Hunt lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
A short right from Hunt on the inside.
Hunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Hunt.
Hunt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hunt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tarasov is looking for a takedown.
Tarasov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hunt pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hunt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The referee calls for Hunt to work.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
Hunt leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Tarasov controls the action.
Hunt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tarasov backwards.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
Tarasov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hunt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tarasov is rocked!
A short right from Hunt on the inside.
Tarasov is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
Hunt creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Tarasov's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Tarasov drops to his knees and Hunt pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Hunt!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Luis Hunt waved his t-shirt featuring Titan Nutrition Technology - Q160/$150's logo in front of the cameras.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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