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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Michaels (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hathaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sean Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hathaway rushes Michaels and presses him up against the cage.
Michaels throws an elbow but it misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hathaway throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
Hathaway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Michaels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hathaway.
Hathaway connects with a nice looking jab.
A low kick from Hathaway misses
and Michaels counters by moving into the clinch.
Hathaway throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
Michaels taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hathaway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hathaway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Michaels breaks from the clinch.
Michaels shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hathaway scores with a sloppy right hand. Michaels should have avoided that one.
Some wild striking there from Michaels.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that Michaels avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels misses with a double jab.
Hathaway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Michaels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Michaels tries to bum rush Hathaway with a series of wild strikes but Hathaway uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Michaels throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hathaway counters with a three punch combo that has Michaels backing up. Michaels nods at Hathaway to acknowledge the strikes.
Hathaway tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hathaway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Michaels throws a series of punches but Hathaway avoids them all with ease.
Hathaway rushes Michaels and presses him up against the cage.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hathaway moves in looking to clinch but Michaels pushes him off.
Hathaway tries to clinch up but Michaels circles away and keeps his distance.
Hathaway swats away the attempt to clinch by Michaels.
Hathaway lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hathaway lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hathaway gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hathaway breaks from the clinch.
Michaels dodges the punch combination from Hathaway.
Hathaway swats away the attempt to clinch by Michaels.
Hathaway doesn't manage to clinch there - Michaels circles away.
Hathaway avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hathaway seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hathaway misses with a two punch combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Hathaway checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like Hathaway was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hathaway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Michaels.
Michaels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hathaway circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick
letting Hathaway counter with a right hand.
Hathaway instigates a clinch.
Hathaway pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hathaway tries to clinch there but Michaels circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hathaway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut there from Hathaway.
Hathaway throws a right hand that Michaels ducks under and follows up with a left that Michaels also avoids with ease.
Hathaway takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Michaels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michaels missing with a left hand there. Hathaway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Michaels misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Michaels. Those never looked like landing.
Hathaway is looking to clinch but Michaels is avoiding it.
Michaels looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michaels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hathaway circles away quickly and effectively.
Hathaway tries to clinch but Michaels is having none of it.
Hathaway tries to bum rush Michaels with a series of wild strikes but Michaels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hathaway is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A combination from Hathaway does no damage.
Michaels unleashes a big counter combination but Hathaway bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hathaway tries to bum rush Michaels with a series of wild strikes but Michaels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hathaway scores with a one two! Michaels had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Michaels looks to land a combination but Hathaway avoids it well.
Michaels takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Danga de danga de dang - Michaels scores with a four punch combination!
Hathaway lands a big right hook! Michaels looks hurt but is still standing! Hathaway lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Michaels falls down and Hathaway dives in with a huge hammer fist! Michaels's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Hathaway runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Hathaway!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Dmitriev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Van Bastet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Bastet has chosen Skrillex - Fuck That as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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135 lbs
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Dmitriev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robin Van Bastet!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Dmitriev.
Dmitriev lands with a kick to the temple. Van Bastet shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Van Bastet throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dmitriev counters with a nice body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Dmitriev scores with a four punch combination!
Dmitriev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Bastet.
Dmitriev appears to be looking for a big counter.
Van Bastet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dmitriev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Bastet misses with a low kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dmitriev.
Dmitriev scores with a push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Van Bastet misses
and Dmitriev counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Van Bastet is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dmitriev lets loose with a powerful body kick. Van Bastet will feel that in the morning.
Dmitriev throws a nice head kick!
Van Bastet shoots in and drives through. Dmitriev sprawls well.
Alexei Dmitriev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Bastet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dmitriev tried to counter with a leg kick but Van Bastet avoided it.
Van Bastet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dmitriev plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dmitriev.
Van Bastet wants to clinch
and Dmitriev counters with a big head kick but Van Bastet shrugs it off.
Dmitriev tries a head kick but it misses.
Dmitriev scores with a one two! Van Bastet had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Van Bastet gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van Bastet holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dmitriev breaks from the clinch.
Dmitriev lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dmitriev moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dmitriev is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dmitriev throws a one two combo.
Alexei Dmitriev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Bastet blocks a head kick by Dmitriev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Bastet tries to clinch up but Dmitriev circles away and keeps his distance.
Dmitriev is looking for a counter combo.
Van Bastet fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dmitriev avoids it really well and circles away.
Van Bastet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dmitriev moves out of range of the body kick from Van Bastet.
A head kick misses from Dmitriev.
A countering left hand to the body from Van Bastet misses.
Dmitriev lands with a nice combination. Van Bastet backs away looking to recover.
Dmitriev keeps Van Bastet at a distance using the push kick.
Dmitriev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Dmitriev. No joy for Van Bastet on that attempt.
Alexei Dmitriev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robin Van Bastet.
Van Bastet throws a sloppy head kick
and Dmitriev counters with a series of strikes. Van Bastet will be more careful next time no doubt.
Van Bastet moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Van Bastet - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Van Bastet drags the fight down to the ground.
We've been hearing good reports from Dmitriev's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Dmitriev stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Van Bastet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dmitriev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van Bastet shoots in but Dmitriev avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dmitriev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Bastet looking to score a takedown here. Dmitriev is defending well but Van Bastet drives through and ends up in Dmitriev's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Bastet engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Van Bastet advances position into side control!
Van Bastet takes a little break here. Dmitriev wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Van Bastet wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dmitriev, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Dmitriev dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Horrible takedown attempt by Van Bastet or perhaps it was just good defense by Dmitriev, which made it look bad.
Dmitriev is looking for a counter combo.
Dmitriev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Bastet can do to turn this around?
Van Bastet tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dmitriev swivels and escapes.
Van Bastet throws a combination that misses
and Dmitriev counters with a straight right hand.
Dmitriev lands with a slapping head kick.
Dmitriev throws a one two combo.
Dmitriev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dmitriev. That's going to slow Van Bastet down.
Dmitriev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Van Bastet's head.
Van Bastet tries to close the distance and clinch but Dmitriev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dmitriev scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Bastet doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dmitriev counters with a three punch combo that has Van Bastet backing up. Van Bastet nods at Dmitriev to acknowledge the strikes.
Alexei Dmitriev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robin Van Bastet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dmitriev throws a head kick that Van Bastet semi-blocks.
Van Bastet fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dmitriev sprawls well initially but Van Bastet persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Van Bastet in particular looking to stall.
Van Bastet's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Van Bastet wants to control but Dmitriev is keeping him busy.
Dmitriev is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Bastet is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Van Bastet is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dmitriev is just riding it out for now. Van Bastet eventually gives up the hold.
Van Bastet lands with a punch from half guard.
Van Bastet looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dmitriev wants to get back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Van Bastet seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van Bastet moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Van Bastet tries to circle away but Dmitriev has him pinned against the cage.
Dmitriev is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Van Bastet is defending well.
Van Bastet is trying to break the clinch but Dmitriev has him pressed against the cage.
Van Bastet is pushing Dmitriev up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Van Bastet has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dmitriev avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Van Bastet wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Bastet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dmitriev looks to land a combination. Van Bastet sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Van Bastet gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dmitriev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Dmitriev dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Dmitriev is looking to slow Van Bastet down with leg kicks.
Dmitriev feints a jab promting Van Bastet to slip. Dmitriev then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Van Bastet slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Van Bastet blocks a head kick by Dmitriev.
Van Bastet clinches up against the cage.
Van Bastet jumps into guard, dragging Dmitriev to the mat.
Dmitriev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Van Bastet on the ground.
Van Bastet manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dmitriev manages to get himself to full guard.
Van Bastet stops Dmitriev from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dmitriev keeping moving, preventing Van Bastet from controlling successfully.
Dmitriev wants to stand and escape but Van Bastet is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Bastet trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dmitriev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Van Bastet scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Van Bastet stands up and waves to Dmitriev to follow him.
Dmitriev scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Van Bastet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dmitriev manages to avoid it.
Dmitriev went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Van Bastet fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dmitriev sprawls well initially but Van Bastet persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Bastet sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Robin Van Bastet has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ground and pound from Van Bastet.
Van Bastet perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Van Bastet is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dmitriev has managed to free his arm - good work.
Van Bastet decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Bastet fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Van Bastet misses with a takedown attempt
and Dmitriev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Van Bastet thinking.
Dmitriev is working the combinations to good effect here.
Van Bastet takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Van Bastet scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dmitriev taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dmitriev takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Van Bastet is chipping away with strikes.
Van Bastet has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Van Bastet falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dmitriev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dmitriev throws a head kick that half lands.
Alexei Dmitriev is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Bastet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Bastet motions for Dmitriev to come forward. Van Bastet throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Bastet throws a sloppy head kick and Dmitriev moves out of range easily.
Dmitriev is looking to counter with head kicks.
Van Bastet closes the distance and clinches up with Dmitriev, looking for a takedown. Van Bastet pushes Dmitriev against the cage but Dmitriev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alexei Dmitriev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robin Van Bastet.
Dmitriev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dmitriev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alexei Dmitriev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Bastet is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dmitriev.
Van Bastet swinging wildly here.
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 Alexei Dmitriev.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dmitriev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexei Dmitriev!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Melcone Aisa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Melcone Aisa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez throws a hook but Aisa blocks it.
Aisa misses with a straight left.
Gonzalez is looking for the big counter here.
Gonzalez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gonzalez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonzalez moves in looking to clinch but Aisa pushes him off.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Aisa moves out of range.
Gonzalez misses the body punch
and Aisa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gonzalez lands with a nice body punch.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aisa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gonzalez fails with a takedown attempt.
Gonzalez forces Aisa back against the cage and clinches.
Gonzalez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Aisa up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aisa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aisa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez blocking some punches.
Aisa slows down the pace here.
Aisa throws a head punch that misses.
Aisa throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aisa struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzalez controls his hands.
Gonzalez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aisa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Melcone Aisa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Gonzalez.
Aisa struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzalez controls his hands.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aisa avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Aisa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.
Gonzalez cracks Aisa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Aisa throws a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gonzalez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gonzalez gets a clinch.
Gonzalez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Aisa throws the left hand but Gonzalez avoids the punch easily.
Gonzalez shoots in and drives through. Aisa sprawls well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Aisa throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aisa misses with a straight right.
Miguel Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aisa is looking to land body kicks.
Gonzalez blocks a head kick by Aisa.
Gonzalez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aisas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aisa scores with a hook.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aisa but Aisa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A clash of legs there as Gonzalez blocks the low kick.
Gonzalez closes the distance and pushes Aisa back into the cage.
Aisa lands with a right to the head.
Aisa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aisa avoiding damage as Gonzalez throws knees to the body.
Gonzalez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aisa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aisa has a couple of punches blocked by Gonzalez.
Aisa can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.
Gonzalez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gonzalez lands an elbow just above Aisa 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Aisa.
Aisa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gonzalezs head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez blocks an uppercut.
Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aisa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Aisa lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Aisa fails to land.
Gonzalez is trying to trip Aisa. He has hold of a leg but Aisa is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gonzalez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Aisa holds on and takes a little breather.
Gonzalez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Melcone Aisa will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gonzalez fails with the takedown
and Aisa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Aisa throws a head kick that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a left to the body.
Aisa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aisa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gonzalez under the eye.
Aisa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gonzalez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aisa can pounce on him.
Aisa connects with a solid leg kick.
Gonzalez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Aisa's guard.
Gonzalez wants to get up but he can't break Aisa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Aisa is controlling Gonzalez's posture.
Aisa being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aisa has control of Gonzalez's left arm, preventing Gonzalez from doing any damage.
Aisa keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aisa trying to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Melcone Aisa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aisa thumps Gonzalez with a low kick.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch
and Aisa counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez has a takedown stuffed.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aisa.
Gonzalez throws a sloppy head kick and Aisa moves out of range easily.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gonzalez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aisa lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aisa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aisa as Gonzalez tries to tie him up.
Our sources have told us that Aisa has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Aisa struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzalez controls his hands.
Gonzalez jumps guard but Aisa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Melcone Aisa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Gonzalez.
Aisa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzalez's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aisa.
Gonzalez blocks an uppercut.
Aisa misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aisa lands a hook that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Aisa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez has Aisa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Aisa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aisa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aisa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aisa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzalez's elbow.
Gonzalez blocks an uppercut.
Aisa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aisa misses with a punch on the inside.
Aisa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aisa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonzalez missing with knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzalez blocks an uppercut.
Aisa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melcone Aisa dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gonzalez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aisa to score with a decent uppercut.
Aisa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gonzalez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aisa is able to avoid easily.
Aisa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonzalez can do to turn this around?
Aisa throws a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aisa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aisa.
Gonzalez throws a body shot but no joy.
Aisa tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
Aisa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonzalez takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Aisa - that landed with a thud.
Aisa misses with the head strike.
Aisa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aisa tries a body shot but Gonzalez blocks it.
Aisa misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez cracks Aisa with a nice body shot.
Aisa misses with some punches.
Aisa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzalez's elbow.
Gonzalez blocking some punches.
Aisa pushes Gonzalez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Melcone Aisa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aisa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aisa misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez blocking some punches.
Aisa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aisa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Aisa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aisa has a couple of punches blocked by Gonzalez.
Aisa working aggressively here.
Aisa working aggressively here.
Aisa swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miguel Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonzalez has Aisa pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gonzalez pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Aisa tumbling to the mat - Gonzalez dives into Aisa's guard.
Aisa has his hands on Gonzalez's head, controlling the position.
Gonzalez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Aisa is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez trying to control but Aisa is working from the bottom.
Gonzalez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gonzalez is fighting to break Aisa's control of his arms but Aisa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
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.
Gonzalez trying to control but Aisa is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gonzalez fails with the takedown.
Aisa is looking to counter punch.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Aisa.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aisa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aisa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aisa wants it to stay on the feet.
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Aisa's shoulder, as Aisa tries to avoid the shot.
Aisa throws a head kick that misses.
Aisa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aisa throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aisa tries to avoid it but Gonzalez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aisa to the ground. Aisa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Melcone Aisa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Gonzalez.
Gonzalez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gonzalez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gonzalez moves out of range as Aisa throws a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melcone Aisa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aisa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melcone Aisa!
Melcone Aisa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Miguel Gonzalez had this to say: 'Ill be Back'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Navin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasily Oflifanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Navin Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Oflifanov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Oflifanov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oflifanov tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Oflifanov has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Navin Johnson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Pedan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Pedan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dave Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pedan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pedan is able to avoid easily.
Pedan throws out a powerful jab.
Pedan misses with a low kick.
Pedan moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson stalling in the clinch.
Pedan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pedan blocks an uppercut.
Pedan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pedan throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with an inside leg kick.
Pedan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pedan misses with a straight right.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pedan manages to avoid it.
Pedan scores with a body shot.
Pedan missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Pedan lands a body shot.
Pedan lands an uppercut.
Pedan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pedan lands an uppercut.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pedan is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pedan breaks the clinch.
Johnson clinches.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pedan to keep the fight standing.
Johnson wants a takedown.
Johnson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pedan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pushes Pedan up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pedan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pedan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pedan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pedan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson forces Pedan back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Pedan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alexander Pedan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Johnson.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pedan.
Pedan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johnson manages to pull guard.
Pedan is looking to stand up but Johnson won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pedan throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pedan is adopting a defensive guard.
Johnson trying to control but Pedan is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson won't allow Pedan to get back to his feet.
Pedan trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Pedan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Johnson prevents Pedan from getting back to his feet.
Pedan throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Pedan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Pedan 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.
Pedan wants to improve his position but instead Johnson has moved into half guard.
Pedan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
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.
Pedan pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Pedan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Pedan is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Pedan wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson trying to control but Pedan is working from the bottom.
Pedan wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pedan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alexander Pedan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson dives in for a single leg takedown but Pedan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pedan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pedan avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alexander Pedan is winning the standup battle so far.
Pedan throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Pedan throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Pedan misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Pedan 's knee.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pedan throws out the jab.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Pedan is avoiding it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
Pedan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a big head kick but Pedan shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is looking to slow Pedan down with leg kicks.
Pedan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pedan counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Pedan to acknowledge the strikes.
Pedan circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Johnson drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Pedan follows Johnson to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Pedan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Flaherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Flaherty has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
162 lbs
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163 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magnus Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Flaherty!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flaherty takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Magomedov lands a slapping body shot.
Flaherty takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Magomedov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Flaherty darts in looking for a takedown but Magomedov gets double underhooks and turns Flaherty into the cage.
Magomedov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Magomedov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Flaherty looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Magomedov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Magomedov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Flaherty under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flaherty takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Magomedov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Flaherty shoots for a takedown but Magomedov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Flaherty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Magomedov is looking to wear down Flaherty with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Flaherty fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Magomedov avoids it really well and circles away.
Magomedov throwing a counter right hand but Flaherty manages to avoid it.
Magnus Magomedov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Flaherty.
Flaherty misses with a takedown attempt - Magomedov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flaherty tries to move into range but Magomedov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Magomedov catches Flaherty with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good standup being displayed there by Magomedov as he connects with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Magomedov.
Magomedov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Flaherty tries to clinch up but Magomedov circles away and keeps his distance.
Magomedov dips to his left and cracks Flaherty with an uppercut!
Flaherty throws a head kick that Magomedov semi-blocks.
Magomedov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flaherty is looking to clinch but Magomedov is avoiding it.
Flaherty misses with an attempted mid kick.
Magomedov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov lands a two punch combo.
Magomedov drives through and clinches with Flaherty against the cage.
Flaherty fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Magomedov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Flaherty struggles to land a body shot inside as Magomedov controls his hands.
Flaherty pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magomedov lands with a nice body punch.
Magomedov scores with a body shot.
Magomedov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Magomedov cracks Flaherty with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Magomedov jabs Flaherty right on the nose. Flaherty blinks but takes it well.
Flaherty gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Magnus Magomedov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Flaherty closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Magomedov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flaherty fails to pull guard.
Magomedov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Flaherty backwards.
Flaherty tries to score a body lock takedown but Magomedov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Magomedov slowing the pace effectively.
A right hand to the body from Magomedov.
Magomedov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Magomedov.
Flaherty looks winded!
Flaherty is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Magomedov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Flaherty backwards.
Magomedov slowing the pace effectively.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Magomedov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Magomedov.
Flaherty dives in for a single leg takedown but Magomedov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Flaherty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Flaherty looks to clinch
and Magomedov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Flaherty bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flaherty wants to control but Magomedov is keeping him busy.
Magomedov struggling a bit here.
Magomedov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Flaherty wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flaherty working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Magomedov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Magomedov takes a swing at Flaherty's ribcage but misses.
Jab from Magomedov.
Magomedov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Magomedov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Magomedov digs a good hook to Flaherty's body.
Nice cross by Magomedov.
Flaherty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Flaherty fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Flaherty misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Magomedov misses its target.
Flaherty shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Magomedov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Flahertys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flaherty takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Flaherty misses with a jab to the body
and Magomedov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Magomedov scores with a hook to the body. Flaherty takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flaherty takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Magomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flaherty can do to turn this around?
Flaherty is breathing heavily.
Magomedov throws a shot to the body.
Magomedov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Magomedov lands with a shot to the body.
Magnus Magomedov is winning the standup battle so far.
Flaherty misses with a takedown
and Magomedov counters with a straight right hand.
Magomedov lands with a right hand.
Flaherty is looking to clinch.
Magomedov lands a body shot.
Magomedov lands with a good body shot.
Magomedov's corner calls for a 1-2. Magomedov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
Nice shot lands for Magomedov.
Flaherty is rocked!
Flaherty dives in for a single leg takedown but Magomedov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Flaherty is still on wobbly legs! Can Magomedov finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Magomedov.
Flaherty will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Flaherty fails with the takedown
and Magomedov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Magnus Magomedov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Flaherty.
Flaherty throws a wild hook but Magomedov just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Flaherty gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Magomedov raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magnus Magomedov!
Magnus Magomedov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hennan Hoyce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. LL CoolJ - Headsprung kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Daniel Silva has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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290 lbs
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280 lbs
43 - 31 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Hennan Hoyce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Silva.
Hoyce feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hoyce looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hoyce counters with a nice right hand that sends Silva toppling to the canvas! Silva scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hoyce finish him?!
It looks like Daniel Silva has been cut.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hoyce misses with a looping left.
Hoyce misses with a straight left.
Hoyce stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Hoyce down.
Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hoyce has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hoyce and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoyce misses the target.
Daniel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoyce ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Hoyce slips the punch.
A quick step to the side and Hoyce tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoyce misses with a straight right.
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hoyce.
Silva looks winded!
Hoyce throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Hoyce counters with an outside leg kick.
Hoyce sends Silva crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hoyce is motioning to the referee to let Silva up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Silva is rocked!
Hoyce lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Silva - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Hoyce!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hennan Hoyce!
After winning the bout, Hennan Hoyce thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otis Whittaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Ceronne (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Otis Whittaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Ceronne!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ceronne tries for a takedown but Whittaker circles away easily
enabling Whittaker to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Alexander Ceronne has been cut.
Ceronne takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ceronne bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ceronne tries for a kimura but Whittaker is defending well.
Ceronne is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Whittaker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ceronne is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Whittaker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whittaker tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ceronne is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Whittaker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ceronne tries to score with some ground and pound. Whittaker controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ceronne wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Whittaker, who protects the arm well.
Ceronne working the ground and pound but Whittaker is defending the strikes.
Ceronne looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whittaker is trying to improve his position.
Ceronne is looking to take a break and control but Whittaker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ceronne scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Whittaker to see if he's OK.
Ceronne lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ceronne working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ceronne tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ceronne in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Whittaker is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alexander Ceronne!
Our winner, Alexander Ceronne, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Otis Whittaker stepped up to the mic, saying 'I felt the tingle, again. Congrats Theo and Ryan!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big J Smiles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudio Demaestri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smiles comes to the cage accompanied by Smile Like You Mean It. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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197 lbs
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KO power |
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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
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big J Smiles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Claudio Demaestri!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smiles forces Demaestri back against the cage and clinches.
Demaestri is trying to pull guard but Smiles turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Smiles pressing his opponent against the cage.
Demaestri fails to pull guard.
Demaestri jumps guard but Smiles stands there with Demaestri around his waist. Demaestri gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Big J Smiles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claudio Demaestri.
Smiles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Demaestri's face.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Demaestri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Demaestri blocks it with crossed arms.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Demaestri jumps guard but Smiles stands there with Demaestri around his waist. Demaestri gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Demaestri blocks it with crossed arms.
Demaestri is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Smiles to keep the fight standing.
Our sources have told us that Smiles has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Demaestri pulls guard successfully.
Demaestri is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Demaestri is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smiles defends well.
Smiles would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Smiles decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smiles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Demaestri throws a series of strikes that have Smiles backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiles's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Demaestri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smiles scrambles back to his feet.
Demaestri throws a shot from downtown. Smiles moves away and avoids it.
Demaestri misses with a straight right.
Smiles is looking to clinch.
Demaestri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smiles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Demaestri.
Demaestri tries to keep at a distance but Smiles has taken the fight into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smiles - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Demaestri tries to pull guard but Smiles won't allow it.
Demaestri tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demaestri jumps guard but Smiles turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Demaestri fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Demaestri tries to pull guard but Smiles won't allow it.
Smiles lands a knee to the head.
Demaestri jumps guard but Smiles stands there with Demaestri around his waist. Demaestri gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Demaestri pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiles stands up and waves to Demaestri to follow him.
Smiles forces Demaestri back against the cage and clinches.
Demaestri pulls Smiles into guard.
Smiles wanted to stand there but Demaestri had control of the position.
Smiles gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Demaestri misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Demaestri doesn't seem bothered though.
Demaestri thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smiles is looking to counter the offense by Demaestri and move into the clinch.
Demaestri misses with a body shot.
Demaestri throws a shot from downtown. Smiles moves away and avoids it.
Smiles instigates a clinch.
Demaestri drags the fight down to the ground.
Demaestri has a closed guard, preventing Smiles from standing up.
Smiles stands up from Demaestri's guard - Smiles perhaps looking for a knockout.
Smiles ducks under a wild hook from Demaestri.
Smiles slips a jab from Demaestri.
Smiles rushes Demaestri and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smiles slowing the pace effectively.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Demaestri tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smiles is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big J Smiles dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Demaestri. Those never looked like landing.
Demaestri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smiles throws a body shot but no joy.
Smiles drops his hands momentarily and Demaestri takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch but Demaestri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smiles jabs Demaestri right on the nose. Demaestri blinks but takes it well.
The fighters circling - Demaestri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smiles closes the distance and clinches.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Smiles.
Smiles scores a nice knee to the body.
Demaestri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Demaestri has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Smiles seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Demaestri can turn it around.
Demaestri tries to pull guard but Smiles won't allow it.
Demaestri avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
Demaestri is trying to pull guard but Smiles has him pressed against the cage.
Demaestri is trying to pull guard but Smiles turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Big J Smiles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claudio Demaestri.
Smiles leaning against his opponent.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaestri is trying to pull guard but Smiles turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Demaestri fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smiles obliges.
Demaestri fails to pull guard.
Demaestri is breathing heavily.
Demaestri gets control of Smiles's arms and successfully pulls guard. Demaestri will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demaestri has a closed guard, preventing Smiles from standing up.
Smiles gets to his feet - Demaestri follows without any prompting.
Smiles has Demaestri up against the cage in a clinch.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smiles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Demaestri can do to turn this around?
Smiles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Demaestri's face.
It looks like Claudio Demaestri has been cut.
Smiles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smiles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Demaestri pulls guard effortlessly.
Smiles is looking to stand up but Demaestri won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Smiles decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Demaestri, up you get!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smiles moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smiles.
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Demaestri blocks it with crossed arms.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Demaestri is blocking nicely.
Smiles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Demaestri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Demaestri fails to pull guard.
Smiles slowing the pace effectively.
Demaestri tries to pull guard but Smiles holds him up against the cage and eventually Demaestri drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Demaestri avoids the damage to the body.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but Demaestri blocks it.
Smiles tries to work over Demaestri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Demaestri is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smiles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Demaestris head.
Demaestri jumps guard but Smiles stands there with Demaestri around his waist. Demaestri gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Demaestri tries to pull guard but Smiles holds him up against the cage and eventually Demaestri drops back down to his feet.
Smiles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Demaestri's face.
Smiles holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smiles.
Smiles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smiles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Demaestri's face.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smiles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri jumps guard but Smiles stands there with Demaestri around his waist. Demaestri gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Smiles effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demaestri jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smiles walks away with a smile on his face. Demaestri gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Smiles closes the distance and pushes Demaestri back into the cage.
Smiles lands a nice knee to the body.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Demaestri lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smiles scores with a knee to the head.
Smiles lands a knee to the head.
Demaestri managing to block the knees to the body from Smiles.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smiles.
Smiles crunches a lovely knee into Demaestri's ribcage.
Demaestri managing to block the knees to the body from Smiles.
Smiles scores a nice knee to the body.
Smiles stalls.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big J Smiles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Claudio Demaestri's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Demaestri throws a right hand that Smiles ducks under and follows up with a left that Smiles also avoids with ease.
Demaestri swats away the attempt to clinch by Smiles.
Smiles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Demaestri.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Demaestri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Demaestri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smiles closes the distance and clinches.
Demaestri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but Demaestri blocks it.
Demaestri pulls guard.
Claudio Demaestri has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demaestri manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smiles manages to get himself to full guard.
Smiles is looking to stand up but Demaestri isn't so interested in that idea.
Demaestri is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiles is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Demaestri is blocking nicely.
Smiles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Demaestri tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smiles just stands there and leans against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smiles.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but Demaestri blocks with his arms.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Demaestri avoids the damage to the body.
Smiles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Demaestri lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smiles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Smiles lands a nice knee to the body.
Claudio Demaestri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smiles dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Demaestri is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Smiles.
Demaestri misses with some punches.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Smiles.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Demaestri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Demaestri decides to pull guard.
Smiles stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Smiles tries to clinch there but Demaestri circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smiles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smiles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Demaestri.
Smiles drives through and clinches with Demaestri against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri tries to pull guard but Smiles holds him up against the cage and eventually Demaestri drops back down to his feet.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Demaestri tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Big J Smiles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claudio Demaestri.
Smiles manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Demaestri jumps guard but Smiles turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Demaestri tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smiles just stands there and leans against the cage.
Demaestri fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Demaestri fails to pull guard.
Demaestri takes a shot to the head.
Smiles with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Smiles pushes Demaestri back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Demaestri jumps guard.
Demaestri is working an open guard so Smiles takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Smiles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smiles tries to clinch up.
Claudio Demaestri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smiles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Demaestri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smiles moves in looking to clinch but Demaestri pushes him off.
Demaestri throws out a counter right but Smiles avoids it with no problem.
Demaestri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smiles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smiles moves in looking to clinch but Demaestri pushes him off.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch but Demaestri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Demaestri keeps the fight on the outside.
Demaestri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smiles tries to clinch but Demaestri is having none of it.
Smiles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Demaestri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Demaestri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big J Smiles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smiles, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big J Smiles!
Big J Smiles bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren Lockyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agustin Trujillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trujillo has chosen Infectious Grooves - Violent & Funky as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Agustin Trujillo enters the cage!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darren Lockyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Agustin Trujillo!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lockyer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Trujillo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lockyer scrambles back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Lockyer.
Lockyer takes a swing at Trujillo's ribcage but misses.
Lockyer tries to clinch up but Trujillo circles away and keeps his distance.
Lockyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Trujillo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Darren Lockyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lockyer throws a shot from downtown. Trujillo moves away and avoids it.
Trujillo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trujillo lands with an overhand left.
Trujillo is looking to clinch.
Trujillo throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Lockyer to counter with a crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Trujillo, right into the meat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lockyer.
Trujillo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Good work by Trujillo as he checks the leg kick.
Trujillo is looking for the big counter here.
Lockyer misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo connects with a solid leg kick.
Lockyer throws a leg kick which misses Trujillo's front leg but catches the back leg as Trujillo tries to avoid it.
Darren Lockyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lockyer throws a right hand that Trujillo ducks under and follows up with a left that Trujillo also avoids with ease.
Trujillo feints a counter leg kick.
Trujillo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Lockyer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lockyer throws a head punch that misses.
Trujillo lands a right hand.
Trujillo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trujillo tries for a takedown. No joy.
A right handed body shot lands from Lockyer.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lockyer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trujillo has him pressed against the cage.
Trujillo blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Trujillo.
Nice elbow from Trujillo.
A hook to the body from Lockyer.
Trujillo is working Lockyer over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lockyer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trujillo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lockyer manages to break the clinch.
Trujillo avoids the body shot from Lockyer.
Lockyer backing away here, and Trujillo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lockyer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lockyer tried to score with a low kick but Trujillo checks it.
A jab from Lockyer misses.
Trujillo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lockyer blocks it well.
Trujillo throws a nice looking combination but Lockyer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lockyer throws a leg kick but Trujillo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Trujillo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trujillo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lockyer.
Lockyer wants to land a leg kick but Trujillo is out of range.
Lockyer lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trujillo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Trujillo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lockyer counters with a thumping low kick.
A big left from Lockyer misses.
Trujillo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lockyer has time to react.
Trujillo tries a low kick but Lockyer avoids it.
Lockyer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lockyer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trujillo.
Trujillo with a poor takedown
and Lockyer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trujillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lockyer throwing a counter right hand but Trujillo manages to avoid it.
Lockyer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Trujillo has Lockyer pressed against the cage, preventing Lockyer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Trujillo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trujillo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lockyer scores with a leg kick.
Lockyer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Trujillo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lockyer.
Lockyer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Trujillo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lockyer tried to score with a low kick but Trujillo checks it.
Lockyer misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trujillo. Lockyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lockyer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lockyer misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Lockyer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Trujillo misses with a body kick.
Lockyer scores with a jab.
Trujillo blocks a jab.
Lockyer connects with a body shot that sends Trujillo's belly button to the back.
Darren Lockyer is winning the standup battle so far.
Lockyer lands a nice hook to Trujillo's body. Trujillo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lockyer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trujillo can do to turn this around?
Lockyer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Agustin Trujillo has been cut.
Trujillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trujillo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lockyer blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Trujillo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Trujillo is rocked!
A punch combination from Lockyer misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lockyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trujillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lockyer.
Lockyer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Trujillo is still on wobbly legs! Can Lockyer finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo avoids the body shot from Lockyer.
Lockyer fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Trujillo to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Trujillo looks to clinch but Lockyer throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Trujillo taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Darren Lockyer!
Darren Lockyer gave a mention to Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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