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Survivor Tribal Stage Round 1b PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Page !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker jabs Page right on the nose. Page blinks but takes it well.
Page throws out a loose jab but Tucker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tucker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Page throws a low kick but Tucker moves out of range easily.
Tucker unleashes a big counter combination but Page bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A slow jab from Tucker misses its intended target.
Page moves out of range as Tucker strikes.
Tucker misses with a wild body shot.
Page tries to counter with a takedown but Tucker is quick to defend against it.
Tucker throws a body punch but Page moves out of range.
Page definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tucker checks the leg kick.
A left lands for Tucker.
It looks like Brian Page has been cut.
Tucker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Page throws a body shot but no joy.
Tucker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tucker checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Tucker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tucker scores with a decent looking hook.
Tucker avoids the body shot from Page .
Tucker throws a lazy uppercut
and Page counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Page .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page throws a big elbow that misses.
Tucker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Page . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tucker keeping moving, preventing Page from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker can't keep his opponent in guard - Page advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Page is working for a submission of some sort.
Page 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.
Page is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Tucker is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brian Page !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junkyard Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Junkyard Dog!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog tries to clinch but Tucker moves out of range.
Tucker swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tucker fails to land with a series of punches.
Tucker throws a series of punches but Dog avoids them all with ease.
Good standup being displayed there by Tucker as he connects with a hook.
Tucker lands an overhand right.
A cross from Tucker lands.
Dog on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dog tries to clinch up
and Tucker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dog wants to clinch.
Tucker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dog wants to counter with a clinch but Tucker pushes him away.
Tucker misses with an uppercut. Dog saw that one coming.
Tucker 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.
Dog shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dog moves in looking to clinch but Tucker pushes him off.
Tucker with a hook.
Tucker looks to score with a jab to the body but Dog is just out of range.
Dog wants to counter the offense by Tucker and move into the clinch position.
Dog closes the distance and pushes Tucker back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog prevents Tucker from breaking the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Dog.
Dog keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tucker's efforts to push away.
Dog avoiding damage.
Dog is leaning against Tucker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tucker is breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Tucker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Dog.
Dog lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dog pushes Tucker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dog lands a right hand.
Dog scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tucker is rocked!
It looks like Matt Tucker has been cut.
Dog scores with a shot to the side of Tucker's head.
Oh Tucker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dog unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Tucker! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Dog is unloading with more strikes now! Tucker drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junkyard Dog!
A victorious Junkyard Dog 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 Terry Hifall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Cranium (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 Richard Cranium 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Hifall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Cranium !
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cranium misses with a leg kick
and Hifall counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Richard Cranium has been cut.
Hifall keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Hifall misses its target.
Cranium misses with a leg kick
and Hifall counters with a nice body shot.
Cranium connects with an inside leg kick.
Cranium is looking to chop away at Hifall's legs.
Hifall throws the left hand but Cranium avoids the punch easily.
Cranium with the counter takedown but Hifall avoids it easily.
Hifall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cranium .
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cranium .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hifall. Cranium does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cranium feints the counter takedown.
Hifall stuns Cranium with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cranium misses with a kick to the body
and Hifall counters with a nice right hand that sends Cranium toppling to the canvas! Cranium scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hifall finish him?!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cranium throws a leg kick
and Hifall counters with a nice right hand that sends Cranium toppling to the canvas! Cranium scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hifall finish him?!
Cranium is rocked!
Cranium chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hifall misses with an uppercut. Cranium saw that one coming.
A shot to the body from Hifall misses
and Cranium counters with a leg kick.
Cranium attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As Cranium tries to get set, Hifall tries to push him back and clinch up but Cranium manages to avoid the attempt.
Cranium has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cranium lands a takedown into guard.
Cranium working some strikes from top position.
Cranium with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cranium throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hifall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cranium postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cranium controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cranium working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hifall wants to hit a switch here but Cranium passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hifall there!
Cranium punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cranium working the ground and pound effectively.
Hifall in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hifall is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cranium loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Hifall scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Cranium land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Cranium stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Cranium !
Richard Cranium bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Red Lofgren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Bounty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Red Lofgren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Bounty!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Bounty misses.
Bounty ducks right into an uppercut from Lofgren.
Bounty misses with a looping left.
Lofgren throws a hook but Bounty avoids it easily.
Lofgren looks to land a right hand but Bounty moved out of range.
Bounty takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bounty takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bounty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lofgren.
Lofgren scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lofgren loads up on a big right hand but Bounty slips the punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Lofgren. That snapped Bounty's head back.
Lofgren misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bounty moves into the clinch successfully.
Lofgren tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lofgren tries to pull guard but Bounty holds him up against the cage and eventually Lofgren drops back down to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bounty manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lofgren is trying to pull guard but Bounty has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Red Lofgren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bounty lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lofgren jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bounty walks away with a smile on his face. Lofgren gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Red Lofgren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lofgren loads up on a big right hand but Bounty slips the punch.
Bounty is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lofgren misses with a combination
and Bounty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Bounty misses.
A big left from Bounty misses.
A swing and a miss from Lofgren.
Lofgren connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lofgren misses with a lunging right hand
and Bounty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bounty takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bounty misses with an uppercut. Lofgren saw that one coming.
Bounty takes a swing at Lofgren's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Lofgren.
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!
Bounty's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lofgren connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bounty scrambles back to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lofgren.
Lofgren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bounty moves away.
Bounty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lofgren was well out of range. Poor timing from Bounty.
Lofgren misses with a hook.
Lofgren misses with a leg kick.
Bounty takes the fight into the clinch.
Bounty lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lofgren backwards.
It looks like Red Lofgren has been cut.
Lofgren gets control of Bounty's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lofgren will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bounty controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lofgren is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bounty has his hands clasped together but Lofgren extends and breaks Bounty's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Lofgren.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Red Lofgren!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gobal Batra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilberto Simeone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gobal Batra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gilberto Simeone!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batra on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Batra needs to keep his hands up - Simeone had a free shot at his head there.
Batra takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Batra loads up on a big right hand but Simeone slips the punch.
Simeone stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Simeone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gilberto Simeone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simeone lands a right hook to the body.
Simeone scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Batra closes the distance and clinches up with Simeone, looking for a takedown. Batra pushes Simeone against the cage but Simeone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Simeone punishes Batra's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batra takes one on the button.
A punch combination from Simeone misses.
Batra fails with a takedown attempt.
Simeone with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batra turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Batra.
Simeone catches Batra with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Batra takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Simeone blocks the body kick.
Simeone misses with the combination.
Batra takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Simeone lands a glancing blow to the side of Batra's head.
No joy there for Simeone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Simeone is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Batra had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A shot to the liver by Simeone. Beautiful body shot.
Batra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simeone scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Simeone misses the target.
A quick step to the side and Batra tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Simeone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Simeone misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Simeone.
Simeone connects with a body shot that sends Batra's belly button to the back.
Simeone lands a really nice looking cross but Batra seems unphased.
Batra throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Simeone counters with a three punch combo that has Batra backing up. Batra nods at Simeone to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice body kick from Batra.
Batra on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Batra throws a right hand that Simeone ducks under and follows up with a left that Simeone also avoids with ease.
Simeone throws a hook but Batra blocks it.
Batra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simeone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Simeone scores with a crisp jab that stopped Batra in his tracks.
Batra's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Simeone connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Batra scrambles back to his feet.
Gilberto Simeone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Batra throws a hook to the side of Simeone's head but Simeone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Batra thows a body kick. Simeone tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Batra drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Simeone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Simeone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Simeone tests Batra's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Simeone lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Batra takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Simeone scores with a sloppy right hand. Batra should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Simeone. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Simeone.
Simeone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Batra takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Batra with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Simeone to score with a decent uppercut.
Batra looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Simeone connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice uppercut there from Simeone.
Batra takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good standup being displayed there by Simeone as he connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simeone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Batra takes one to the side of the head.
Simeone's jab looks to have found its range, popping Batra under the eye.
Batra is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilberto Simeone dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Simeone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Batra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simeone.
Simeone connects with a body shot.
Simeone connects with a body shot that sends Batra's belly button to the back.
Simeone cracks Batra with an open hand slap.
The fighters circle momentarily. Simeone darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Simeone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Batra tries to clinch up but Simeone circles away and keeps his distance.
Simeone misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batra throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Simeone does no damage.
Gobal Batra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Batra shoots in and drives through. Simeone sprawls well.
Batra avoids a punch combination nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Batra misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Simeone.
A jab from Simeone does it's job there.
Simeone lunges at Batra with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Batra's hand.
Simeone might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Simeone throws a series of punches but Batra avoids them all with ease.
Simeone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Batra.
Simeone misses with a straight right.
Simeone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Batra gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Batra moves out of range as Simeone strikes.
It appears Batra was looking to counter with a kick there.
Batra takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Batra tries to move into range but Simeone moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simeone throws a series of punches but Batra avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simeone scores with a jab to the body.
Simeone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Simeone throws a jab but it's blocked by Batra.
Simeone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Batra's head.
A punch lands to the side of Batra 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A punch combination from Batra misses.
Simeone throws a nice looking combination but Batra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Batra is looking for a counter combo.
Batra looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Simeone connects with a good right hand that stumbles Batra. Batra circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Batra might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Simeone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Batra on the side of the head.
Batra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Batra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Simeone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Batra was well out of range. Poor timing from Simeone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batra shoots in looking for a takedown but Simeone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Batra's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Good exchange - Simeone coming out on top.
Batra throws a head kick that misses
and Simeone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Simeone works the jab nicely.
Batra throws a lazy right hand but Simeone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Batra lands the left hand.
Batra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Batra walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Simeone lands a nice hook to Batra's body. Batra takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Simeone connects with a body shot that sends Batra's belly button to the back.
Good leg kick by Batra there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batra takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Simeone moves into range and connects with a jab.
Batra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Batra looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Simeone jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Batra takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice jab there from Simeone.
Nice cross by Simeone.
Batra swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Batra tries to clinch but Simeone is having none of it.
Simeone lands with an overhand left.
Batra misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilberto Simeone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice combination there by Simeone.
Oh Batra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Simeone slips a straight right by Batra.
Batra seems to have got his legs back now.
Simeone leaves Batra with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Simeone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Simeone feints with a jab and clips Batra right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Batra is sent crashing into the canvas and Simeone leaps in for the kill! Batra tries to get to his feet but Simeone is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Batra is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilberto Simeone!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brano Mc Gregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clayton Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbosa has chosen Racionais MC as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brano Mc Gregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clayton Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Mc Gregor moves into the clinch successfully.
Barbosa has Mc Gregor pressed against the cage.
Mc Gregor lands with a right to the head.
Mc Gregor is trying to pull guard but Barbosa has him pressed against the cage.
Mc Gregor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barbosa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mc Gregor.
Mc Gregor working hard to break the clinch.
Mc Gregor is stalling here.
Mc Gregor leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mc Gregor pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
Barbosa avoids a wild elbow strike from Mc Gregor.
Barbosa gets through Mc Gregor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Mc Gregor blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc Gregor breaks the clinch.
Barbosa 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.
Mc Gregor misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Mc Gregor looks for a takedown but Barbosa sprawls well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brano Mc Gregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mc Gregor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
Mc Gregor fails to land with a series of punches.
Mc Gregor with a poor takedown
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mc Gregor ducks right into an uppercut from Barbosa.
Barbosa scores with a jab. Mc Gregor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mc Gregor shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mc Gregor showed some decent athleticism there.
Mc Gregor is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa is trying to control but can't.
Barbosa actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa actively working from the bottom here.
Barbosa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Barbosa looking for a guillotine here but Mc Gregor defends easily.
Barbosa looking to control.
Mc Gregor wants to get up but he can't break Barbosa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mc Gregor trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barbosa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mc Gregor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mc Gregor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barbosa controls Mc Gregor momentarily but Mc Gregor frees himself.
Barbosa pushes a forearm under Mc Gregor's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Mc Gregor is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Clayton Barbosa!
Clayton Barbosa bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Didier Drogba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daanish Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Didier Drogba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daanish Khan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogba defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Khan.
Drogba tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Khan manages to circle out of the way.
A jab lands there for Drogba.
Drogba has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Barbell Brigade - $700 in the buildup to the fight.
Khan shoots and misses
and Drogba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drogba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drogba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Drogba throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
And Khan tries to counter it with a takedown but Drogba pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Drogba connects with a nice looking jab.
Khan shoots in but Drogba avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Didier Drogba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daanish Khan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan tries to clinch but Drogba is having none of it.
Khan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Drogba defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Khan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba connects with a nice looking jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Drogba connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
BOOM! Drogba lands a beautiful left hook that drops Khan. Khan tries to recover but Drogba is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Khan lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Didier Drogba!
Didier Drogba retains his welterweight title!
Didier Drogba made sure to mention his sponsor, Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview.
The defeated Daanish Khan had this to say: 'I don't know what to say. I'm humble. '.
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