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DFC Asylum 9 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Mcarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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256 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Mcarthy!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcarthy misses with the combination.
Cash cracks Mcarthy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cash has been working on his boxing with his coaches at DiscoClub in the buildup to the fight.
Cash circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Mcarthy drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Cash follows Mcarthy 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 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Cash!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasdeep Heir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simpson comes to the cage accompanied by Voodoo Ray. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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180 lbs
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190 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gerald Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jasdeep Heir!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Heir stumbling backwards into the cage! Heir bounces back off the cage towards Simpson, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Simpson lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Simpson celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gerald Simpson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivar Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivar Johansson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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174 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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168 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Micheal Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivar Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson darts in looking for a takedown but Bates gets double underhooks and turns Johansson into the cage.
Johansson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bates is fending him off so far but Johansson persists. Nope, Bates circles away and we're back to standing.
Bates looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johansson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bates goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bates lands a jab.
Bates gets caught flat footed, as Johansson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johansson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bates wants to sweep here but Johansson controlling him for the moment.
Bates is working hard here to advance position.
Bates is trying to keep Johansson in close.
Johansson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johansson postures up in Bates's guard and throws a big left but Bates blocks it.
Bates looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johansson lands a couple of elbows.
Bates looking to control.
Johansson wants to control from the top but Bates keeps moving.
Johansson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Johansson working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Johansson chips away with some ground and pound.
Bates controls Johansson momentarily but Johansson frees himself.
Johansson wants to control from the top but Bates keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johansson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johansson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johansson landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johansson landing some decent shots from guard.
Johansson with a nice head shot there.
Bates looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Johansson working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Johansson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johansson connects with a couple of short punches.
Bates is rocked!
Johansson pushes down on Bates's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nice strikes from Johansson there.
Oh Bates is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johansson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bates is just riding it out for now. Johansson eventually gives up the hold.
Bates seems to have got his legs back now.
Johansson working Bates over with strikes.
Johansson wants to take a breather but Bates is having none of it.
Bates wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson working the head and body with strikes.
Johansson in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Bates tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Johansson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ivar Johansson!
A victorious Ivar Johansson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between More IsMore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raissa Fournier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
265 lbs
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271 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, More IsMore!
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, Raissa Fournier!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from IsMore.
Fournier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fournier is looking to clinch.
Fournier drives through and clinches with IsMore against the cage.
A short uppercut from IsMore.
Fournier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fournier pushes IsMore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fournier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fournier misses with a punch on the inside.
Fournier's coach down at Hammer and fickle was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fournier's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fournier.
Fournier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to IsMore's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fournier lands a left hand that snaps the head of IsMore backwards.
IsMore lands with a light punch inside.
IsMore lands a nice shot to the body.
Fournier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
IsMore works on Fournier's body with a couple of short punches.
IsMore scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
IsMore pushes Fournier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
IsMore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from IsMore.
Fournier is rocked!
Fournier looks winded!
IsMore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fournier is still on wobbly legs! Can IsMore finish him?
IsMore lands an uppercut, right on the button! Fournier tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). More IsMore!
More IsMore really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Irish Collar & Elbow Nutrition and Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sterling Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petter Norlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Sterling Black has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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197 lbs
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sterling Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petter Norlin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black moves into range and clinches up with Norlin.
Black on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Black working aggressively here.
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Still in the clinch, Black scores with a nice short uppercut.
Black tries a knee to the head but Norlin blocks it.
Black can't find room to land a body shot as Norlin controls the action.
Norlin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Sterling Black has been cut.
Norlin lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Black goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Norlin in side control.
Black is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Oh Black is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black is desperately trying to improve his position but Norlin has a good base and remains in mount.
Norlin content just to control the position here.
Black seems to have got his legs back now.
Black working to try and regain half guard.
Black tries to hold on but Norlin postures up.
Norlin content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Norlin controlling his opponent.
Black is trying desperately to improve position.
Norlin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Black is trying to escape the mount.
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.
Black sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Black wants to control but Norlin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Well, if Norlin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Black on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Black tries to get out of the position.
Black wants to get back to his feet.
Norlin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Black is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norlin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Norlin prevents Black from standing back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Black fails with a takedown attempt.
Black clinches.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black avoids it.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Black.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Black avoiding damage as Norlin throws knees to the body.
Norlin managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but Norlin blocks with his arms.
Norlin looking to throw knees to the head but Black is blocking nicely.
Norlin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Norlin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Black up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Norlin.
Black working aggressively here.
Norlin lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norlin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Black is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Norlin.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Norlin obliges.
Black has been working on his balance at Barbell Brigade - $1000, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Norlin.
Norlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norlin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Petter Norlin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sterling Black's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Norlin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Norlin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Black, pushing him back against the cage.
Black lands a left hand that snaps the head of Norlin backwards.
Black managing to block the knees to the body from Norlin.
Black on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norlin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Norlin misses with a knee to the head.
Norlin blocking some punches.
Norlin tries a knee to the head but Black blocks it.
Norlin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Black blocks it with crossed arms.
Norlin tries to land knees in the clinch but Black avoids the damage to the body.
Norlin scores with a knee to the head.
Norlin scores with a knee to the head.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Norlin.
Norlin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norlin stalling in the clinch but Black improves position.
Black with a knee to the head.
Norlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Black is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries to work over Norlin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Black lands with a light punch inside.
Norlin scores with a knee to the head.
Norlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Black takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Norlin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Norlin obliges.
Norlin lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Black goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Norlin in side control.
Sterling Black's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black is letting Norlin control him for a moment.
Norlin stands up.
Norlin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norlin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Black moves into the clinch.
Norlin with a knee to the head.
Petter Norlin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Norlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Black has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Norlin lands a big knee to the head and Black goes down! Norlin pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petter Norlin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Connor MacManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hale Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hale Storm has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Connor MacManus's chin.
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150 lbs
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Connor MacManus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hale Storm!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm lands a head kick. MacManus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
MacManus drops Storm with a beautiful combination! Storm stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - MacManus is looking for the KO!
Storm is rocked!
It looks like Hale Storm has been cut.
MacManus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Storm is still on wobbly legs! Can MacManus finish him?
MacManus tries to pull guard but Storm forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Storm seems to have recovered his senses.
Storm can't break the clinch.
MacManus drops down looking for an ankle pick but Storm pulls his leg out and moves away.
MacManus fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Storm to the ground. MacManus is now in Storm's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacManus postures up and lands a big shot to Storm's brow.
MacManus is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Storm really doesn't want to stay on the ground with MacManus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
MacManus forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacManus is nestled in close to Storm, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
MacManus not doing much here.
MacManus 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.
MacManus frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
MacManus cracks Storm with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
MacManus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Storm can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
MacManus controlling from mount.
MacManus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Storm's face.
Storm taking shots to the head.
Storm's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacManus landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacManus looking to finish Storm with some ground and pound. This is bad for Storm!
Storm told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
MacManus controlling from the full mount.
Storm wants to try and get back to his feet.
MacManus landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacManus controlling his opponent.
Storm tries to get back to half guard but can't.
MacManus looking to control and managing it successfully.
Storm in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Storm is bucking up trying to escape but MacManus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
MacManus controlling from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
MacManus lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
MacManus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacManus raining down hammerfists from mount.
MacManus looking for a guillotine from mount but Storm is having none of it.
MacManus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Storm?
MacManus controlling from the full mount.
MacManus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacManus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Storm taking shots to the head.
MacManus controlling his opponent.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor MacManus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hale Storm's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A head kick misses from Storm.
MacManus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
MacManus clinches with his opponent.
Storm wants to break the clinch but can't.
MacManus works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
MacManus is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
MacManus advances to half guard.
MacManus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
MacManus stalling.
MacManus's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from MacManus.
MacManus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Storm taking some punishment here, with MacManus in his half guard.
MacManus is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Storm on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
MacManus works his way into side control.
Connor MacManus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
MacManus cracks Storm with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
MacManus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no MacManus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
MacManus working the ground and pound.
MacManus controlling from side mount.
MacManus working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The referee asks MacManus politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. MacManus prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacManus has knee on belly and moves into mount.
MacManus lands with some strikes.
MacManus lands a nice shot to the head.
MacManus looking to control and managing it successfully.
Storm taking shots to the head.
Storm is bucking up trying to escape but MacManus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacManus controlling from the full mount.
MacManus seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Storm for as long as he can get away with.
MacManus putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
MacManus postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Storm badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of MacManus around the waist but MacManus pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! MacManus is the winner by TKO! MacManus jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connor MacManus!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Phol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zell Dincht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Phol!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zell Dincht!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dincht throws a jab but it's blocked by Phol.
Dincht slips under a jab from Phol.
Dincht slips a jab and a cross from Phol.
Phol thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dincht moves away.
Phol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dincht moves away.
Dincht throws a poor cross that misses
and Phol connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Phol lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dincht circles away quickly and effectively.
Dincht looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dincht throws a solid leg kick but Phol takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dincht.
Phol misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dincht waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phol.
Phol is looking to counter punch.
Phol throws a right hand that misses
and Dincht counters with a thumping low kick.
Phol with a nice cross.
Dincht fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Phol checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phol fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dincht has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Phol misses with a head kick.
Phol moves out of range of the strikes.
Phol was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
An inside leg kick lands from Dincht.
Phol cracks a nice hook into Dincht's ribs.
Phol scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dincht doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice jab there from Phol.
Dincht drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Phol shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dincht connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dincht displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phol throws out the jab.
Dincht looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phol lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dincht lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Phol at a distance.
King Phol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dincht connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phol walks into a straight right hand from Dincht.
It looks like King Phol has been cut.
Phol connects with a high kick.
It looks like Zell Dincht has been cut.
Dincht clinches up with Phol and pushes him back against the cage.
Phol looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dincht throws a head punch that misses.
Phol lands a body shot.
Dincht doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Phol.
Phol manages to break the clinch.
Phol turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Phol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phol just misses with a punch to the body.
Dincht throws the left hand but Phol avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Phol misses the target.
Dincht misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phol.
A little feinted left hand from Phol on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phol thuds his right hand into Dincht's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Phol throws a head kick that half lands.
Dincht scores with a leg kick.
Phol seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dincht takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A telegraphed right hand from Dincht misses the target.
Phol tries to bum rush Dincht with a series of wild strikes but Dincht uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phol swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dincht is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dincht throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phol sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dincht throws out a loose jab but Phol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phol throws a good cross that connects.
Phol thuds a left hand into Dincht's body.
Phol throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dincht doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dincht. Phol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phol went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phol on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dincht. Dincht obviously looking to wear him down.
Phol throws a solid leg kick but Dincht takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Phol.
Dincht checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Phol slips a jab from Dincht.
Dincht chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Phol can pounce on him.
Dincht misses with a low kick as Phol jumps back.
Dincht throws an overhand right that lands on Phol's shoulder, as Phol tries to avoid the shot.
Phol slips a straight right by Dincht.
Dincht on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Phol. Phol obviously looking to wear him down.
Dincht takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Phol throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dincht.
Dincht misses with a jab to the body
and Phol counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dincht lands the left hand.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
King Phol dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Phol smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Phol throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phol takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dincht misses with a combination
and Phol counters with a thumping low kick.
Phol lands a jab to the nose.
Phol pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dincht misses the shot to the body.
Dincht shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phol scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dincht bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dincht slips a jab from Phol.
Dincht throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phol misses with an attempted mid kick.
Phol getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dincht checks a low kick from Phol.
Dincht pivots, looking for a leg kick but Phol is out of range and Dincht settles back down.
Phol keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dincht.
Phol throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dincht.
Dincht scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dincht misses with a leg kick.
Phol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dincht can do to turn this around?
Dincht moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
King Phol is winning the standup battle so far.
Phol tries a head kick but it misses.
Phol feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dincht's calf.
Dincht walks into a stiff left hand from Phol.
Phol slips a jab from Dincht.
Phol appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Phol.
A lazy body kick from Dincht
and Phol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phol throws a hook to the side of Dincht's head but Dincht sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dincht has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Phol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid body kick from Dincht.
Phol misses with a wild combination.
Dincht shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dincht keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dincht misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dincht on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Phol. Phol obviously looking to wear him down.
Phol chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dincht can pounce on him.
Phol takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Phol.
Phol misses with a right hand
and Dincht counters with a nice low kick that buckles Phol's knee momentarily.
Phol scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dincht looks to land a right hand but Phol moved out of range.
Dincht checks a leg kick nicely.
Phol throws a body punch but Dincht moves out of range.
Dincht moves away from the strike by Phol.
Phol goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dincht looks to throw the jab but Phol is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phol avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A cross from Phol lands.
Phol looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Dincht was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dincht feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Phols jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dincht throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phol swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dincht counters with a left to the body.
Phol jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dincht clobbers Phol with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
An inside leg kick lands from Phol.
Phol walks into a straight right hand from Dincht.
A thudding body kick lands there by Phol!
Phol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dincht throws a right hand that Phol ducks under and follows up with a left that Phol also avoids with ease.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
King Phol dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dincht slips a jab and a cross from Phol.
Dincht looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Phol scores with a nice head shot.
Dincht uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phol.
Dincht's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Phol is looking to land body kicks.
Dincht takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dincht takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Phol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dincht is looking for the big counter here.
Phol moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phol misses with a head kick.
Dincht moves out of range as Phol strikes.
Phol misses with a looping right.
Phol throws a leg kick which misses Dincht's front leg but catches the back leg as Dincht tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Phol lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dincht doesn't seem phased though.
Phol lands the left hand.
Phol throws a quick inside leg kick.
Phol waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dincht.
Dincht walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Phol checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Phol connects with an inside leg kick.
Dincht misses with a leg kick.
Dincht has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Phol misses with a combination
and Dincht counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dincht throws a leg kick but Phol sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dincht scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Phol has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dincht.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Phol 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Phol is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dincht.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phol scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big right from Phol misses.
Dincht moves out of range as Phol strikes.
Phol lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Phol is looking to score with low kicks.
Dincht avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dincht throws a leg kick
and Phol counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Phol.
Dincht misses with a lunging right hand
and Phol counters with a stiff right hand.
Phol walks into a stiff left hand from Dincht.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Dincht misses.
Dincht waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phol.
A good leg kick by Phol.
Dincht throws a low kick but it's checked well by Phol.
Dincht throws out a leg kick but Phol moves out of range and Dincht only half commits.
Some bone on bone action there as Dincht checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good shot there by Phol.
Phol is looking to chop away at Dincht's legs.
Phol backing away here, and Dincht unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Phol lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dincht throws a low kick but Phol avoids it.
Dincht misses the shot to the body.
Dincht connects with a good right hand that stumbles Phol. Phol circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dincht steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phol.
Phol throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dincht cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Phol tried to score with a low kick but Dincht checks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phol looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dincht darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Phol is rocked!
Phol throws a lazy body kick
and Dincht counters with a huge right that knocks Phol out cold! Dincht is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zell Dincht!
Zell Dincht is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rod Raskolnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe McJoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rod Raskolnikov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe McJoe!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McJoe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McJoe closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Raskolnikov stuffs the takedown.
McJoe throws a body shot but no joy.
McJoe bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
McJoe prevents Raskolnikov from escaping the position.
McJoe wants to control but Raskolnikov is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raskolnikov is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ground and pound from McJoe seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
McJoe advances to mount.
Raskolnikov wants to hold on but McJoe pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raskolnikov tries to buck McJoe off but he can't manage it.
McJoe wants to control the pace but Raskolnikov is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raskolnikov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by McJoe.
McJoe looking to control but Raskolnikov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McJoe throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
McJoe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Raskolnikov is looking to escape.
Raskolnikov's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McJoe jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Raskolnikov manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Raskolnikov is trying to buck McJoe off.
Raskolnikov regains half guard there - taking advantage of McJoe's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
McJoe trying to control from half guard but Raskolnikov is working away.
McJoe stops Raskolnikov from getting back to his feet.
McJoe is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've been hearing good reports from Raskolnikov'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.
Raskolnikov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov pushes McJoe off looking to stand but McJoe dives back in and keeps control.
Raskolnikov kicks off McJoe and gets to his feet.
McJoe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Raskolnikov is fending him off so far but McJoe persists. Nope, Raskolnikov circles away and we're back to standing.
McJoe misses with a series of wild punches.
Raskolnikov closes the distance and pushes McJoe back into the cage.
Raskolnikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McJoe is defending well for now.
Raskolnikov lands a left hand.
A knee to the head by Raskolnikov.
It looks like Joe McJoe has been cut.
McJoe takes a shot to the head.
Raskolnikov lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McJoe is trying to pull guard but Raskolnikov has him pressed against the cage.
Rod Raskolnikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe McJoe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raskolnikov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McJoe is trying to pull guard but Raskolnikov has him pressed against the cage.
McJoe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Raskolnikov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Raskolnikov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Raskolnikov lands an elbow inside.
A head punch on the inside from Raskolnikov fails to land.
McJoe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raskolnikov lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Rod Raskolnikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe McJoe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Raskolnikov moves into the clinch.
Raskolnikov lands a nice elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Raskolnikov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Raskolnikov lands a left hand that snaps the head of McJoe backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Raskolnikov.
A short right from Raskolnikov.
Nice elbow from Raskolnikov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McJoe ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. McJoe no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Raskolnikov wants to get up but he can't break McJoe's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Raskolnikov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Raskolnikov is looking to stand up but McJoe won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raskolnikov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on McJoe, up you get!
Raskolnikov throws a hook but McJoe blocks it.
McJoe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov thuds a left hand into McJoe's body.
Raskolnikov throws a jab when McJoe was well out of range.
Raskolnikov throws a series of punches but McJoe moves out of range.
Rod Raskolnikov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from McJoe.
McJoe fails with a takedown attempt.
Raskolnikov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McJoe.
A slow jab from Raskolnikov misses its intended target.
Raskolnikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McJoe.
Raskolnikov throws a sloppy head kick and McJoe moves out of range easily.
Raskolnikov forces McJoe back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McJoe is breathing heavily.
Raskolnikov throws an elbow that misses.
Raskolnikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raskolnikov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Raskolnikov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Raskolnikov lands with a light punch inside.
Raskolnikov scores with a shot to the side of McJoe's head.
Raskolnikov lands a good knee to the midsection. McJoe won't want to take too many of those.
A short uppercut from Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Raskolnikov trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Raskolnikov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McJoe backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raskolnikov.
That has opened up Joe McJoe's cut even more.
Raskolnikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McJoe tries to pull guard but Raskolnikov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Raskolnikov scores a nice knee to the body.
Raskolnikov throws an elbow that misses.
Raskolnikov lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McJoe.
Raskolnikov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Raskolnikov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rod Raskolnikov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Raskolnikov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Raskolnikov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raskolnikov lands an elbow that stopped McJoe in his tracks for a moment.
Raskolnikov lands a damaging elbow.
Raskolnikov throws a punch but it's blocked by McJoe.
Raskolnikov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Raskolnikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Raskolnikov misses with an elbow strike.
Raskolnikov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Raskolnikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Raskolnikov fails to land.
Raskolnikov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McJoe tries to pull guard but Raskolnikov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Rod Raskolnikov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe McJoe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A big right from Raskolnikov misses.
McJoe scores with a takedown into Raskolnikov's guard.
McJoe forces his way into half guard.
McJoe passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Raskolnikov!
McJoe looking to control but Raskolnikov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McJoe prevents Raskolnikov from getting the reversal.
McJoe working for a submission but Raskolnikov is keeping him at bay.
Raskolnikov is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by McJoe there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Raskolnikov is wriggling around trying to escape.
McJoe thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
McJoe throws some wild stikes that Raskolnikov manages to avoid easily.
McJoe unloads with some shots from mount but Raskolnikov bucks and avoids them well.
Raskolnikov really wants to buck McJoe off and get back to his feet.
McJoe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Raskolnikov trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McJoe working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Raskolnikov is squirming around, avoiding McJoe's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McJoe throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
McJoe throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Raskolnikov because McJoe loaded up on that one.
McJoe gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
McJoe looks for a takedown but Raskolnikov sprawls well.
Raskolnikov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rod Raskolnikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raskolnikov moves into the clinch.
A short right from Raskolnikov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raskolnikov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McJoe is trying to pull guard but Raskolnikov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McJoe avoids it.
A short uppercut from Raskolnikov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McJoe takes a knee to the side of the body.
McJoe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raskolnikov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Raskolnikov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Raskolnikov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Raskolnikov lands an elbow inside.
McJoe is rocked!
Raskolnikov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Raskolnikov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McJoe backwards.
McJoe is still on wobbly legs! Can Raskolnikov finish him?
The cut above Joe McJoe's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
McJoe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Raskolnikov lands an elbow that stopped McJoe in his tracks for a moment.
Raskolnikov lands an elbow inside.
Raskolnikov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McJoe can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McJoe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raskolnikov pushes McJoe against the cage. Raskolnikov is working some dirty boxing. Raskolnikov pushes off with a quick right hook! McJoe goes down! McJoe tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Raskolnikov moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rod Raskolnikov!
Rod Raskolnikov retains his bantamweight title!
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