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GFC 33: Svensson vs Bailey 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anzhor Azhiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Brooks (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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144 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
20 - 67 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anzhor Azhiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Azhiev working for submissions but it's allowed Brooks to get to half guard.
Azhiev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brooks pulls his head out easily.
Azhiev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brooks tries to pass the half guard into mount. Azhiev knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Azhiev is in trouble now - Brooks has advanced to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azhiev is trying desperately to improve position.
Brooks wants to take his opponent's back but Azhiev doesn't allow it.
Brooks moves to take his opponent's back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Azhiev has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Brooks has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Azhiev taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Brooks doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Phil Brooks!
Anzhor Azhiev was interviewed post fight and said 'I still want that title shot. Im the most experienced fighter here and everyday wants to see me smash the champ so lets do it whenever he starts ducking me.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Storm (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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felix Storm!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Storm.
Storm paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kingston tries to close the distance and clinch but Storm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kingston throws a combination that misses
and Storm counters with a straight right hand.
Storm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kingston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Storm slips a jab and a cross from Kingston.
Storm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kingston.
Storm pushes Kingston up against the cage in a clinch.
Storm lands a hook that snaps the head of Kingston backwards.
Storm misses with a punch on the inside.
Kingston is looking to break free of the clinch but Storm has double underhooks.
Kingston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Storm bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kingston wants to clinch.
Kingston looks to land a right hand but Storm moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm misses with an uppercut.
Storm scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kingston takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kingston misses with the combination.
Kingston sets himself, and Storm steps forward looking for the clinch! Kingston avoids it this time.
Kingston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Storm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kingston tries to keep at a distance but Storm has taken the fight into the clinch.
Storm lands with a left to the head.
Storm lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kingston or not.
Storm misses with some punches.
Storm lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Storm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Storm tries to work over Kingston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Storm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kingston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Storm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kingston closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Storm swings wildly with an uppercut but Kingston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm lands with a left to the head.
Kingston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Storm looks to land a combination but Kingston avoids it well.
Nice jab there from Storm.
Kingston is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kingston throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Storm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kingston slips under a jab from Storm.
Storm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kingston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Storm looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Storm jabs Kingston right on the nose. Kingston blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Storm misses.
Storm tries to clinch up but Kingston circles away and keeps his distance.
Kingston dodges the punch combination from Storm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston misses with a few strikes there.
Storm 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.
Kingston lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Storm misses with a hook. Kingston ducked under it nicely.
Kingston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Storm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Storm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kingston manages to avoid it.
Storm misses the jab.
Some wild striking there from Kingston.
Storm darts in and clinches Kingston up against the cage.
Kingston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Storm lands a hook that snaps the head of Kingston backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Storm.
Kingston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Storm lands a hook that snaps the head of Kingston backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Kingston.
Kingston misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm tries to work over Kingston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Storm has a couple of punches blocked by Kingston.
Kingston is looking to break free of the clinch but Storm has double underhooks.
Storm swings wildly with an uppercut but Kingston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Storm throws a punch but it's blocked by Kingston.
A short right from Kingston on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Storm.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kingston as Storm tries to tie him up.
Storm throws a punch but it's blocked by Kingston.
Storm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Storm throws a punch but it's blocked by Kingston.
Kingston blocks an uppercut.
Kingston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Storm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Storm 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.
Storm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kingston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kingston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Storm fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Storm looks to land a right hand but Kingston moved out of range.
Kingston throws a hook to the side of Storm's head but Storm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Storm has closed the distance and engaged Kingston in a clinch.
Storm displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kingston up against the cage.
Kingston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Storm working aggressively here.
Storm misses with a punch on the inside.
Felix Storm seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kingston manages to break the clinch.
Storm closes the distance and pushes Kingston back into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kingston - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Storm scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Storm.
Storm gets through Kingston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kingston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Storm throws a shot from downtown. Kingston moves away and avoids it.
Storm tries to clinch up.
Kingston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Storm throws out the jab.
Marcus Kingston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Storm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kingston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Storm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kingston.
Kingston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kingston tries to bum rush Storm with a series of wild strikes but Storm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Storm scores with a jab to the body.
Storm misses the jab.
Storm moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Storm lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kingston is trying to break free.
Kingston breaks from the clinch.
Storm keeps the fight on the outside.
Storm looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kingston works over Storm's head and body with a nice combination.
Storm gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kingston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kingston lands a lovely overhand right.
Storm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kingston misses with a double jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Storm in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kingston clinches up against the cage.
Kingston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Storm lands a right hand.
Storm misses with the head strike.
Storm lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Storm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston blocking some punches.
Kingston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Storm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kingston walks into a left hand.
Kingston slips a straight right by Storm.
Storm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kingston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kingston tries to clinch up.
Storm gets tackled into the cage by Kingston. Kingston maintains the clinch.
Kingston wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Storm lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Storm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kingston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Storm misses with some punches.
Storm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Storm misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Storm fails to land.
Kingston can't break the clinch.
Kingston scores with a shot to the side of Storm's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston misses with the head strike.
Storm working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Storm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Storm is working Kingston over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Storm pushes Kingston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kingston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Storm working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Storm.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Storm creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Storm stalling the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kingston.
A short uppercut from Kingston.
Storm pushes Kingston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kingston is rocked!
Storm working aggressively here.
Oh Kingston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kingston tries to break the clinch but Storm is controlling the position.
Storm working aggressively here.
Storm blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Storm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kingston tries to clinch but Storm is having none of it.
Storm swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kingston seems to have got his legs back now.
Kingston is looking to clinch.
Storm misses the jab.
Kingston staying out of range there.
Kingston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Storm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kingston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Storm getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Storm throws a hook but Kingston blocks it.
Storm tries to clinch up.
Kingston is looking to clinch.
Kingston throws a nice looking combination but Storm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kingston slips under a jab from Storm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm scores with a jab. Kingston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kingston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Storm clinches.
Kingston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Kingston misses.
Storm tries to counter with a clinch but Kingston shakes him off and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Storm fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Storm throws out a loose jab but Kingston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Felix Storm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Storm misses.
Storm tries to close the distance and clinch but Kingston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Storm throws a jab when Kingston was well out of range.
Kingston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Storm.
Storm has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kingston is trying to break the clinch but Storm is controlling him.
Kingston lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kingston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kingston lands a slapping body shot.
Kingston throws a combination. Storm tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Storm misses with an uppercut. Kingston saw that one coming.
Storm throws a right hand that misses
and Kingston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Storm scores with a jab to the head.
Storm throws a jab when Kingston was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kingston.
Kingston tries to clinch there but Storm circles away.
Kingston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Storm looks to land a right hand but Kingston moved out of range.
Storm gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Storm.
Storm working aggressively here.
Kingston tries to circle away but Storm has him pinned against the cage.
Kingston blocking some punches.
Storm lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kingston lands with a light punch inside.
Storm tries to work over Kingston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kingston can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Storm.
Storm prevents Kingston from breaking the clinch.
Storm misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston tries to break free but Storm pushes him back against the cage.
Storm has Kingston pressed against the cage, preventing Kingston from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kingston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Storm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Storm keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kingston's efforts to push away.
Storm swings wildly with an uppercut but Kingston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm misses with the head strike.
Felix Storm is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kingston lands a left hand.
Storm has a couple of punches blocked by Kingston.
Storm lands with a light punch inside.
Kingston is trying to break the clinch but Storm has him pressed against the cage.
Kingston is trying to push Storm away but Storm has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kingston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Storm working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston breaks the clinch.
Kingston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Storm lands a nice shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kingston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Storm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marcus Kingston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kingston is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Storm changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kingston lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Storm is looking to clinch.
Storm drives through and clinches with Kingston against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Storm.
Storm misses with some punches.
Storm misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Storm.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Felix Storm.
Well Storm has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Storm!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Whiteside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Cormac Maguire has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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148 lbs
10 - 11 - 1 |
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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
50 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Maguire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Whiteside!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Whiteside misses the target.
Maguire blocks a jab.
Maguire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whiteside's sensitive parts.
Whiteside shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maguire as he avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Whiteside misses its intended target.
Whiteside closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Maguire's guard.
Whiteside working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Whiteside trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Whiteside trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whiteside throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whiteside works over Maguire with some ground and pound from guard.
Whiteside postures up in Maguire's guard and throws a big left but Maguire blocks it.
Whiteside has gone for a leg lock! Maguire slips out almost immediately though and dives into Whiteside's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiteside seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Maguire controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Whiteside pushes a forearm under Maguire's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Maguire is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Whiteside!
During a confident post fight interview, Johnny Whiteside thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Rection (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Roots Bloody Roots - Sepultura as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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251 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hugh Rection!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 21 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodrigo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva slips under a jab.
Rodrigo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva's coach down at Barbell Brigade - $1000 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Silva's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rection stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rection wants it to stay on the feet.
Rection swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hugh Rection has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Silva.
Rection lands an overhand right.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Rection.
Silva misses with a takedown
enabling Rection to counter with a crisp jab.
Rection lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Silva falls backwards - clearly groggy! Rection dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugh Rection!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Walian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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11 - 3 - 0 |
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5 - 3 - 0 |
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Walian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronnie Darrow!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walian pushes Darrow up against the cage in a clinch.
Walian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow.
Walian is leaning against Darrow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walian backwards.
Walian lands a left hand.
Walian is leaning against Darrow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Walian pushes Darrow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walian avoiding damage as Darrow throws knees to the body.
Walian working aggressively here.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Walian.
Walian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walian swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darrow prevents a body shot from Walian.
Walian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darrows head.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've been hearing reports that Walian has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Darrow tries a body shot but Walian blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Walian controls his hands.
Walian is fighting off a takedown attempt but Darrow is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Walian to the mat. Walian regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walian working for a triangle but Darrow defends it easily.
Darrow is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Darrow must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Walian throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Darrow looking to pass the guard.
Walian looking for a guillotine here but Darrow defends easily.
Darrow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Darrow distracts Walian with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Darrow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Darrow not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Darrow trying to control the position from guard on top but Walian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walian looking to control.
Darrow is stalling in the full guard.
Walian has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Darrow can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Darrow wants to pass the guard but Walian is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow controlling from the top position.
Walian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Walian looking for a guillotine here but Darrow defends easily.
Darrow throwing strikes from guard but Walian blocks nicely.
Walian is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Darrow preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Darrow not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Walian takes a swing at Darrow's ribcage but misses.
Jack Walian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walian throws a hook but Darrow blocks it.
Walian thuds a left hand into Darrow's body.
Walian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walian misses the shot to the body.
Walian misses with a straight right.
Darrow now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Darrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darrow blocks a jab.
Walian throws a head kick that misses.
Walian tries to land a body kick
and Walian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Walian tries a head kick but it misses.
Darrow doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Darrow cracks Walian with a good jab.
Walian misses with a body shot.
Walian takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ronnie Darrow will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Darrow shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Walian is trying to defend but Darrow finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Walian is looking for a sweep. Darrow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Darrow not doing much here.
Walian wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow wants to pass the guard but Walian is defending well.
Walian is staying active underneath Darrow, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Walian is trying to maintain the position but Darrow is very close to passing his half guard.
Walian is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow wants to control but Walian is keeping him busy.
Darrow might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Walian haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Walian trying to control but Darrow postures up.
Walian wants to improve his position but Darrow is controlling well.
Darrow controlling the action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Darrow wants to pass to mount but Walian is defending the position.
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.
Walian is looking to improve his position.
Darrow working Walian over with strikes.
Darrow seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Darrow lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Walian is looking to improve his position.
Darrow is stalling here. Walian is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Darrow seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Walian has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Walian throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walian fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Darrow dodges the ground and pound from Walian.
Darrow can't do much from the bottom here.
Darrow managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Walian.
Walian throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Walian misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Darrow taking a bit of punishment here - Walian scoring with strikes.
Walian working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Walian sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Darrow is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow stops Walian from passing to mount.
Darrow trying to remain calm as Walian controls from the top position.
Darrow is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Walian off and has taken his back!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Darrow controlling the positon.
I really don't envy Walian right now.
Walian is working hard here to advance position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
I would not like to be Walian right now.
Darrow tries to keep control of the position but Walian is staying busy.
Darrow is hanging on to Walian's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ronnie Darrow will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Walian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darrow manages to avoid it.
Darrow avoids the head kick by Walian.
Walian misses with a head kick.
Walian throws a head kick that half lands.
Walian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Darrow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab lands there for Darrow.
Darrow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Walian has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Walian tries a head kick but it misses.
Darrow gets the takedown into side control.
Darrow just content to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darrow lands a nice forearm strike.
Darrow trying to control the action but Walian is working from the bottom.
Walian seems a little lost for a moment, as Darrow dominates the positioning.
Ronnie Darrow has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walian wants to control but Darrow postures up.
Darrow trying to control the position but Walian is working away.
Walian is looking to reverse the position.
Darrow is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Darrow is looking to take a break and control but Walian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Darrow content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Walian is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darrow in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Walian manages to work his way to half guard, despite Darrow's best efforts.
Darrow is trying to control the action in half guard but Walian is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Darrow is thwarting Walian's attempts to control the position.
Darrow is just content to waste time from the top position. Walian takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Walian is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walian not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Darrow is looking for a sweep. Walian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Walian is trying to control the action in half guard but Darrow is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Walian throws a strike but Darrow avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Walian is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Walian wants to pass the guard but Darrow is keeping the position.
Ronnie Darrow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Walian throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Walian is looking to work some ground and pound but Darrow has wrist control.
Walian advances to half guard.
Walian throwing shots but Darrow is blocking nicely.
Walian not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Walian wants to free his trapped foot but Darrow is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Walian 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.
Darrow is refusing to be controlled, as Walian sits in half guard.
Jack Walian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Walian.
I think Darrow 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joaquim Maria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Eberhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maria comes to the cage accompanied by Kronos - Bloodtower. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 lbs
27 - 15 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
45 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joaquim Maria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elias Eberhard!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maria lets loose with a powerful body kick. Eberhard will feel that in the morning.
Eberhard darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eberhard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Eberhard stalling away here and it's allowed Maria to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Maria keeping full guard, as Eberhard tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eberhard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Eberhard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eberhard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Eberhard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Eberhard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Eberhard trying to control the position from guard on top but Maria is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberhard chips away with some ground and pound.
Eberhard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eberhard controlling from the top position.
Maria avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Eberhard looking to sit in guard and control but Maria gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maria trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maria looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Maria looking to sit in guard and control but Eberhard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Eberhard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maria avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Eberhard connects with a couple of short punches.
Maria utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maria seems keen to control Eberhard's posture.
Eberhard throws a big right hand that misses.
Eberhard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eberhard tries to free his leg and advance position but Maria is retaining full guard.
Eberhard throws a big right hand that misses.
Eberhard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Eberhard trying to control but Maria is working from the bottom.
Maria wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maria preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Eberhard throwing strikes but missing.
Maria has momentary wrist control but Eberhard slips an elbow through the middle.
Eberhard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maria preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Eberhard wants to control from the top but Maria keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Eberhard fails with a takedown attempt.
Maria throws a lazy head kick
and Eberhard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maria throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard digs a good body shot into Maria's ribs.
Eberhard shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Maria napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Eberhard misses with the ground and pound.
The referee asks Eberhard politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Eberhard prefers to stall for the moment though.
The strikes coming from Eberhard are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Maria takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Maria is not content to let Eberhard control the position.
Eberhard misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eberhard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maria keeps working.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eberhard throwing strikes but Maria manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Eberhard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maria slaps away a takedown attempt from Eberhard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Maria takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maria throws a half hearted mid kick.
Eberhard throws a poor cross that misses
and Maria counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eberhard misses with a left hand
and Maria counters with a straight right hand.
Eberhard lands a lovely overhand right.
Eberhard shoots in but Maria avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maria looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maria stuffs the takedown.
Joaquim Maria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elias Eberhard.
Maria scores with a crisp jab that stopped Eberhard in his tracks.
Elias Eberhard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maria blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maria lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eberhard circles away quickly and effectively.
Eberhard lands with a nice body punch.
Maria misses with a kick to the body.
Eberhard throws out a counter right but Maria avoids it with no problem.
Eberhard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maria tries a head kick but it misses.
Eberhard throws a body punch but Maria moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Maria misses the target.
Maria lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maria takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maria throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Eberhard gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maria on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Eberhard seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Eberhard misses with a head shot. Maria uses the momentum to regain guard.
Eberhard throwing strikes but missing.
Eberhard trying to control the position from guard on top but Maria is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eberhard throws a strike but Maria rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard keeping moving, preventing Maria from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Eberhard is on top in guard.
Maria keeping moving, preventing Eberhard from controlling successfully.
Maria is trying to control the position but Eberhard postures up.
Eberhard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Eberhard throws a big elbow that misses.
Eberhard chips away with some ground and pound.
Maria keeping moving, preventing Eberhard from controlling successfully.
Maria looking for a sweep. Not yet Maria, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eberhard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eberhard looking to sit in guard and control but Maria gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Eberhard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eberhard pulls Maria in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Eberhard is on top in guard.
Eberhard with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Elias Eberhard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Eberhard lands the left hand.
Eberhard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maria is looking to land body kicks.
Maria with a nice cross.
Maria lets loose with a powerful body kick. Eberhard will feel that in the morning.
Joaquim Maria is winning the standup battle so far.
Eberhard looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Maria preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Eberhard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eberhard distracts Maria with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maria is on top in guard.
Eberhard looking for a sweep. Not yet Eberhard, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberhard keeps trying to improve his position.
Eberhard wants to improve his position but instead Maria has moved into half guard.
Maria controlling the pace.
Eberhard slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Eberhard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Maria stopping the sweep attempt from Eberhard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Eberhard working a defensive guard here.
Maria trying to control but Eberhard is working from the bottom.
Eberhard working a defensive guard here.
Eberhard has a closed guard, preventing Maria from standing up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Eberhard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maria thuds his shin into the meat of Eberhard's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Eberhard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maria swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eberhard misses with a left hand
and Maria counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maria is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A swing and a miss from Eberhard.
Eberhard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maria cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eberhard throws a poor cross that misses
and Maria connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maria looks for the body kick but Eberhard saw that one coming.
Eberhard feints the counter takedown.
Maria throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Eberhard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maria swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eberhard avoids the head kick by Maria.
And Eberhard tries to counter it with a takedown but Maria pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberhard digs a good hook to Maria's body.
Maria scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maria connects with a looping right hand.
Maria connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Eberhard momentarily.
Eberhard just misses with a punch to the body.
Maria throws a quick counter kick to the body but Eberhard avoids it.
Maria lets loose with a powerful body kick. Eberhard will feel that in the morning.
Maria is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maria gets caught napping as Eberhard dives in and scores a takedown. Maria manages to retain guard.
Eberhard trying to control but Maria is working from the bottom.
Elias Eberhard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Eberhard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joaquim Maria showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Eberhard 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Elias Eberhard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Bugaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raine Babe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Babe has chosen The Rain Song by Led Zeppelin as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. David Bugaev has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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222 lbs
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World class MT
Cardio machine |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Bugaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raine Babe!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bugaev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Babe scrambles back to his feet.
We've been hearing reports that Bugaev has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Babe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bugaev counters by moving into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bugaev - that landed with a thud.
Bugaev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Bugaev - that landed with a thud.
Bugaev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bugaev lands a left hand.
Babe tries to pull guard but Bugaev forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bugaev.
Bugaev is working Babe over against the cage.
Babe working aggressively here.
A short right from Bugaev.
Bugaev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bugaev lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bugaev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bugaev lands a jab to Babe's midsection.
Raine Babe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babe lands with an uppercut that bounces Bugaev off the cage and back into range.
A cross from Bugaev lands.
Babe ducks right into an uppercut from Bugaev.
Babe loads up on a big right hand but Bugaev slips the punch.
Bugaev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Babe throws a right hand that misses
and Bugaev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Babe thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bugaev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Babe throws a lazy right hand but Bugaev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bugaev lands with a good body shot.
Babe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bugaev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Babe scrambles back to his feet.
Babe is rocked!
Babe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bugaev counters with a right hand from hell and Babe is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Bugaev!
Raine Babe spoke after the fight, saying 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hank Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Convicted Project (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Convicted Project has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hank Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Convicted Project!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong scores with a hook to the body. Project takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Project throws a head kick that misses.
Project ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Armstrong moves away.
Armstrong stuffs the takedown attempt from Project. Project gets slowly back to his feet.
Project takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Armstrong lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Convicted Project has been cut.
Armstrong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot by Armstrong.
Armstrong lands a two punch combo.
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!
Armstrong lands a two punch combo.
Project gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Project pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Armstrong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Project at a distance.
Armstrong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Project uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong lands a right hook to the body.
Project has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Armstrong is looking to wear down Project with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Armstrong throws a body shot but no joy.
Armstrong connects with a body shot.
Armstrong lands a head shot.
Armstrong lands the left hand.
Armstrong connects with a body shot.
Project has a takedown stuffed.
Project rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Armstrong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hank Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armstrong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Armstrong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Project at a distance.
Project avoids the body shot from Armstrong.
Armstrong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Project counters by moving into the clinch.
Project manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong wants to control from the top but Project keeps moving.
Project avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Armstrong has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Project utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Project trying to control the position here.
Project looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Project has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Armstrong is sitting in close to Project's body. Project has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Armstrong is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Armstrong is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Project.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Convicted Project!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Virastuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Zeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Virastuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christopher Zeus!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virastuk takes the fight into the clinch.
Virastuk landing knees to the body.
Virastuk controlling the action here for a moment.
Virastuk lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Christopher Zeus has been cut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Virastuk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zeus lands a left hand.
Virastuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zeus wants to clinch up but Virastuk keeps it at a distance.
Virastuk connects with a crisp jab.
Virastuk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zeus swings wildly with an uppercut but Virastuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zeus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zeus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Virastuk manages to break the clinch.
Virastuk throws a low kick, looking for Zeus's leg but Zeus calmly moves out of range.
Vasily Virastuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virastuk pushes Zeus up against the cage in a clinch.
Zeus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Virastuk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Virastuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zeus struggles to land a body shot inside as Virastuk controls his hands.
Virastuk breaks the clinch.
Virastuk scores with a leg kick.
Virastuk steps into range and cracks Zeus with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Zeus flops backwards and Virastuk dives into his guard looking to finish!
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!
Virastuk stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Virastuk instigates a clinch.
Virastuk blocks an elbow strike from Zeus.
Virastuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
and Virastuk counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Zeus! He's just covering up as Virastuk starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasily Virastuk!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sven Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sven Svensson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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26
195 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Svensson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey throws a right and a left that Svensson avoids nicely.
Bailey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Svensson successfully pulls guard.
Svensson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bailey's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Svensson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Svensson working for a triangle but Bailey defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson is looking for a triangle here but Bailey uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Svensson trying to remain calm as Bailey controls from the top position.
Svensson is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Svensson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bailey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Svensson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bailey decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bailey misses with a body shot.
As Bailey tries to get set, Svensson tries to push him back and clinch up but Bailey manages to avoid the attempt.
Svensson is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Bailey scores with a shot to the body.
Bailey scores with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Bailey.
Bailey throws an overhand right that lands on Svensson's shoulder, as Svensson tries to avoid the shot.
Bailey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svensson manages to avoid it.
Svensson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Svensson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bailey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Svensson is looking to counter the offense by Bailey and move into the clinch.
Svensson tries to move into range but Bailey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bailey looks to land a right hand but Svensson moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey is looking to clinch but Svensson is avoiding it.
Bailey throws a shot from downtown. Svensson moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Bailey does it's job there.
Bailey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Svensson moves into the clinch.
Svensson blocks a body shot from Bailey.
Bailey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Svensson backwards.
Svensson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bailey to keep the fight standing.
Bailey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Svensson or not.
Bailey lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bailey fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey working aggressively here.
Bailey tries to throw a body punch but Svensson avoids it by throwing Bailey back against the cage.
Svensson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Svensson blocking some punches.
Svensson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sven Svensson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Bailey.
Svensson prevents a body shot from Bailey.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Svensson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bailey tries a body shot but Svensson blocks it.
Svensson tries to pull guard but Bailey holds him up against the cage and eventually Svensson drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bailey 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.
Bailey connects with a right hand. Svensson shakes it off.
Bailey misses with a looping right.
Bailey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bailey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Svensson backwards.
Svensson takes a shot to the head.
Svensson blocking some punches.
Bailey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey misses with a body punch.
Svensson jumps guard but Bailey stands there with Svensson around his waist. Svensson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bailey misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bailey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Svensson tries to pull guard but Bailey holds him up against the cage and eventually Svensson drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sven Svensson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svensson blocks an uppercut.
Bailey has Svensson pushed against the cage.
Bailey swings wildly with an uppercut but Svensson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Svensson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey lands a left hand.
Svensson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bailey to keep the fight standing.
Bailey is struggling to control the position.
Bailey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Svensson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Svensson takes a shot to the head.
Svensson gets control of Bailey's arms and successfully pulls guard. Svensson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Svensson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Svensson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson working for a triangle but Bailey defends it easily.
Bailey trying to control the position from guard on top but Svensson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Svensson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Svensson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Svensson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Svensson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bailey is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Svensson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bailey's guard.
Svensson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Svensson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bailey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Svensson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Svensson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bailey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Svensson walks into a straight right hand from Bailey.
A telegraphed right hand from Bailey misses the target.
Svensson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A shot to the liver by Bailey. Beautiful body shot.
Bailey throws a hook but Svensson blocks it.
Bailey is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bailey lands with a straight right. Svensson didn't see that one coming.
Svensson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bailey.
Billy Bailey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Bailey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Billy Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bailey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Svensson ducks under a wild hook from Bailey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey scores with a hook.
Svensson drops his hands momentarily and Bailey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bailey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Svensson counters by clinching up.
Svensson jumps guard but Bailey stands there with Svensson around his waist. Svensson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bailey misses with a punch on the inside.
Bailey misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bailey.
Svensson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bailey has a couple of punches blocked by Svensson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey presses Svensson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bailey lands a shot to the body.
Svensson prevents a body shot from Bailey.
Bailey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Bailey catches Svensson right on the button with a cross.
Bailey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svensson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bailey.
Svensson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A jab from Bailey misses.
Oooooh!!! Bailey has knocked Svensson down with a huge combo! Bailey steps away and waves a wobbly Svensson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svensson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Svensson is looking to counter the offense by Bailey and move into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey scores with a hook to the body. Svensson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bailey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Svensson is rocked!
Svensson staying out of range there.
Oh Svensson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bailey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Svensson seems to have got his legs back now.
Bailey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bailey swings for the body but Svensson moves out of range.
Bailey swings widly with a right hand
and Svensson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bailey misses with some punches.
Bailey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bailey.
Svensson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey tries a body shot but Svensson blocks it.
Svensson tries to pull guard but Bailey won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sven Svensson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svensson decides to pull guard.
Svensson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bailey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Svensson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bailey has managed to get both his arms back between Svensson's legs - danger averted.
Bailey controlling from the top position.
Svensson is looking for a triangle but Bailey pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bailey really 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.
A jab from Bailey finds it's way through Svensson's defenses.
Svensson ducks under a wild hook from Bailey.
Svensson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bailey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Svensson counters by clinching up.
Bailey misses with a body punch.
Bailey digs a right hand underneath Svensson's ribcage. Svensson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bailey lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey misses with a body punch.
Bailey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bailey throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Svensson jumps guard but Bailey turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bailey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bailey is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Svensson can't fight it off and eventually Bailey manages to take the fight to the floor. Svensson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sven Svensson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bailey stands up from Svensson's guard - Bailey perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bailey throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A punch combination from Bailey misses.
Bailey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bailey has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Svensson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bailey pounces like a tiger and cracks Svensson with a vicious hook! Svensson is down but not out! Bailey follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Billy Bailey!
Billy Bailey is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Billy Bailey thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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