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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anzhor Azhiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Bikermann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bikermann has chosen Metallica - Master of Puppets as his entrance music. Anzhor Azhiev has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
21 - 69 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anzhor Azhiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Bikermann!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bikermann shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bikermann showed some decent athleticism there.
Bikermann is taking a breather. Azhiev says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Azhiev wants to improve his position but Bikermann is controlling well.
Bikermann is trying to work for a kimura but Azhiev is defending well.
Bikermann trying to control the pace.
Bikermann is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Azhiev doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bikermann.
Azhiev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azhiev looking for submissions off his back.
Bikermann is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bikermann wants to control but Azhiev is keeping him busy.
Bikermann is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bikermann is looking for a kimura but Azhiev is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bikermann to get the leverage.
Nice strikes from Bikermann there.
Azhiev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bikermann is trying to work for a kimura but Azhiev is defending well.
Bikermann tries to pass to full mount but Azhiev defends it.
Azhiev gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bikermann keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Azhiev's head.
Azhiev is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Bikermann frees his head nicely. Oh but Azhiev has switched to an armbar! Bikermann is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Anzhor Azhiev!
Anzhor Azhiev opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Striker Accurate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Bikermann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bikermann has chosen metallica - enter sandman as his entrance music. Striker Accurate could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jason Bikermann's chin.
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Striker Accurate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Bikermann!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bikermann is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Accurate's half guard.
Bikermann scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bikermann is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bikermann is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Accurate knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bikermann on the ground.
Bikermann works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bikermann has isolated one of Accurate's arms. Accurate looking to fight him off but Bikermann twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Bikermann!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Heikkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Bikermann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heikkinen comes into the arena with Sigur Rós - Varúđ blaring out of the sound system. Bikermann has chosen Metallica - Whiskey in the jar as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sebastian Heikkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Bikermann!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bikermann bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bikermann goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Heikkinen rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bikermann's guard! Nice work there by Heikkinen!
Bikermann being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bikermann is looking to cinch up a triangle. Heikkinen throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Bikermann's body to avoid the submission. Bikermann has instead reached around Heikkinen's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Bikermann arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mike Bikermann!
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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). Miguel Gonzalez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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161 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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168 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 - 8 - 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gonzalez is looking to chop away at Aisa's legs.
Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.
Gonzalez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. Aisa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aisa misses with a hook.
Aisa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gonzalez momentarily.
Aisa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
Aisa has a couple of punches blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aisa walks away with a smile on his face. Gonzalez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gonzalez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aisa lands with a kick to the temple. Gonzalez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Miguel Gonzalez has been cut.
Gonzalez tries to clinch there but Aisa circles away.
Aisa lands a high kick!
Gonzalez is rocked!
Aisa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez lands a slapping body shot.
Aisa ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Aisa is looking to counter punch.
Miguel Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aisa throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Aisa misses with a head kick.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses.
Gonzalez tries for a takedown but Aisa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gonzalez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aisa's head.
Melcone Aisa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aisa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aisa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonzalez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick
letting Aisa counter with a right hand.
Gonzalez is still on wobbly legs! Can Aisa finish him?
Aisa flashes Gonzalez a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Gonzalez's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Gonzalez crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Aisa punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Melcone Aisa!
A victorious Melcone Aisa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Miguel Gonzalez was interviewed post fight and said 'Ill be Back'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Bondurant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmund Dorrance Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Forrest Bondurant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Edmund Dorrance Jr!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorrance Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Bondurant is just out of range.
Bondurant appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bondurant lands a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bondurant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bondurant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bondurant is looking to clinch.
Dorrance Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dorrance Jr misses with an uppercut.
Dorrance Jr throws the left hand but Bondurant avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bondurant throws a big shot that misses.
A left lands for Dorrance Jr.
A head kick from Dorrance Jr lands but Bondurant takes it in his stride.
It looks like Forrest Bondurant has been cut.
Dorrance Jr throws a head kick but Bondurant moves out of range.
Bondurant looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance Jr gets tackled into the cage by Bondurant. Bondurant maintains the clinch.
Dorrance Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Dorrance Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bondurant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bondurant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Bondurant.
Nice cross by Bondurant.
Good standup being displayed there by Dorrance Jr as he connects with a hook.
Bondurant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dorrance Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bondurant backing away here, and Dorrance Jr unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bondurant tries to clinch up but Dorrance Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Bondurant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bondurant wants to clinch
and Dorrance Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance Jr misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dorrance Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Bondurant throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bondurant is looking to clinch.
Bondurant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bondurant tries to clinch there but Dorrance Jr circles away.
Bondurant closes the distance and clinches.
Dorrance Jr tries a body shot but Bondurant blocks it.
Good body shot from Dorrance Jr.
Bondurant working aggressively here.
Bondurant trying to stall but Dorrance Jr improves his position.
Dorrance Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Bondurant controls his hands.
Dorrance Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dorrance Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Bondurant controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bondurant misses with a punch on the inside.
Dorrance Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Bondurant breaks from the clinch.
Bondurant throws a lazy uppercut
and Dorrance Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bondurant throws a looping overhand right but Dorrance Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Dorrance Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bondurants jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dorrance Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bondurant misses the target.
Bondurant scores with a nice strike.
Forrest Bondurant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dorrance Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Bondurant.
Bondurant moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bondurant tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dorrance Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bondurant throws a hook to the side of Dorrance Jr's head but Dorrance Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dorrance Jr thinks about the counter body kick.
Dorrance Jr misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bondurant stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dorrance Jr.
Crunch! Dorrance Jr slams his shin into Bondurant's torso.
Dorrance Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bondurant is looking to clinch but Dorrance Jr is avoiding it.
Dorrance Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dorrance Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bondurant scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dorrance Jr in his tracks.
A jab from Bondurant misses.
Bondurant is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bondurant fails to land with a series of punches.
Bondurant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dorrance Jr raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dorrance Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dorrance Jr - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmund Dorrance Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Forrest Bondurant's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dorrance Jr sends Bondurant crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dorrance Jr is motioning to the referee to let Bondurant up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Dorrance Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dorrance Jr feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bondurant sprawling to the canvas! Bondurant rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dorrance Jr finish him?!
Bondurant is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bondurant gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Dorrance Jr points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Bondurant wakes up just in time to hear Dorrance Jr thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edmund Dorrance Jr!
Edmund Dorrance Jr decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Ceronne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Rection (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Hugh Rection enters the cage!
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Ceronne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugh Rection!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ceronne shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ceronne was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rection throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Ceronne misses the jab.
Ceronne tries to clinch there but Rection circles away.
Ceronne takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Alexander Ceronne has been cut.
Ceronne doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rection counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ceronne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rection fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ceronne on the side of the head.
Rection displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ceronne.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rection.
Ceronne throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Rection to counter with a crisp jab.
Rection scores with a jab. Ceronne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ceronne fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Ceronne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rection lands a head shot.
Rection lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Alexander Ceronne's cut is getting worse.
Ceronne misses with a takedown attempt
and Rection counters with a nice uppercut.
Rection has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ceronne is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hugh Rection is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rection stalks Ceronne and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ceronne's face. Ceronne staggers backwards, shaken.
Ceronne is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Rection! Ceronne is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugh Rection!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dawid Cpw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and All American (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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285 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dawid Cpw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, All American!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cpw clinches with his opponent.
Cpw tightens his grip and picks American up, before dumping him to the ground. American manages to land in guard.
Cpw controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cpw'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.
Cpw throwing strikes from guard but American blocks nicely.
We've been hearing good reports from Cpw'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.
Cpw landing with the ground and pound.
American utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
American looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
American is looking to sweep but instead, Cpw has passed into half guard.
Cpw missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cpw is nestled in close to American, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cpw will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
American has hold of Cpw's hands but Cpw slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
American blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cpw.
Cpw looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cpw is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cpw throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cpw working over American with some ground and pound. American looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cpw sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. American defending well though.
American manages to get to full guard.
Cpw looking to sit in guard and control but American gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
American must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cpw is looking for a triangle but American pushes his legs off easily.
Cpw is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
American throwing strikes but missing.
Cpw escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. American gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cpw working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. American doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. American manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
American 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.
Cpw is looking for a triangle but American pushes his legs off easily.
American missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cpw is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
American connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cpw has his foot on American's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. American works his way back into a safe position though.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as American accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
American postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
American connects with a couple of short punches.
Cpw looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but American is defending well. Cpw quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! American has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Cpw celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dawid Cpw!
A victorious Dawid Cpw thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Batts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomas Morato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batts's entrance music is Midnight City - By: M83. A fine choice. Tomas Morato has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Batts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomas Morato!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batts throws a jab but it's blocked by Morato.
Morato missing with a left hand there. Batts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Batts throwing a counter right hand but Morato manages to avoid it.
Batts misses with a head kick.
Batts manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Morato on his heels. He'll look to pass Morato's guard now, I'm sure.
Batts postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Batts content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Batts is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Morato is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Morato has escaped and now he's on top!
Batts trying to keep a closed guard but Morato is proving a slippery customer.
Batts has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morato can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Morato is looking to stand up but Batts won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morato wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Batts's closed guard. He's half up but Batts has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Batts pivots and extends the arm, Morato falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Batts! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Peter Batts!
A very excited looking Peter Batts made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Segey Taranin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magnus Magomedov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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162 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Segey Taranin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magnus Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taranin feints and as Magomedov raises his hands in defense, Taranin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Taranin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Magomedov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taranin 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.
Magomedov wants to sweep but no luck.
Taranin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Magomedov wants to stand but Taranin is controlling the position.
Taranin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Taranin won't allow Magomedov to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Magomedov 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.
Taranin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Magomedov keeping moving, preventing Taranin from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taranin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Magomedov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Taranin, into his guard.
Magomedov is looking to stand up but Taranin won't let him.
Magomedov wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Taranin's closed guard. He's half up but Taranin has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Taranin pivots and extends the arm, Magomedov falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Taranin! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Segey Taranin!
The defeated Magnus Magomedov had this to say: 'He was the better BJJ fighter.. I knew this would be tough for me. Congratulations!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brenden Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjen Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Overeem's choice of entrance music: Switchblade Smiles. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brenden Abbott!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arjen Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott drives through with a takedown into guard.
Overeem being controlled here, momentarily.
Abbott is looking to work some ground and pound but Overeem has wrist control.
Abbott postures up in Overeem's guard and throws a big left but Overeem blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbott postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Overeem pulls Abbott in close to his closed guard and prevents Abbott from doing any damage or advancing position.
Abbott wants to pass the guard but Overeem is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Abbott trying to control but Overeem is working from the bottom.
Abbott working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Overeem has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Abbott postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Abbott prevents Overeem from getting back to his feet.
Abbott scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Abbott throws an elbow that misses. Overeem uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Abbott's guard. Nice move by Overeem!
Overeem preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott pulls Overeem in close to prevent any damage.
Abbott keeping full guard, as Overeem tries to pass.
Abbott controlling the position.
Overeem won't allow Abbott to sweep him here.
Abbott is adopting a defensive guard.
Abbott tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott keeping moving, preventing Overeem from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Abbott is on top in guard.
Abbott throws a strike but Overeem rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Overeem being controlled here momentarily.
Overeem works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Abbott controlling the position well.
Abbott wants to control but Overeem is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem is trying to control. Abbott wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Overeem looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Abbott slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abbott wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brenden Abbott dominated that round.
That's time! Abbott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Abbott misses with a hook
and Overeem moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Overeem.
Abbott lands a left hand that snaps the head of Overeem backwards.
Overeem's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abbott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Overeem fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Abbott.
Abbott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Overeem backwards.
Overeem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Overeem misses with an attempted mid kick.
Overeem slips under a jab.
Overeem looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Overeem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abbott.
Abbott takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Overeem throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Overeem misses with a hook.
Abbott takes one to the chin there.
Overeem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abbott.
Abbott lands a front kick.
Abbott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Overeem moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Overeem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abbott shoots in for a takedown but Overeem shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Overeem misses with a looping left.
Overeem uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Abbott needs to keep his hands up - Overeem had a free shot at his head there.
Abbott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Overeem throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Brenden Abbott has been cut.
Abbott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abbott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abbott dodges the punch combination from Overeem.
Overeem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Overeem lands a jab to the head.
Overeem lands with a straight right. Abbott didn't see that one coming.
Abbott takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Abbott is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abbott misses with a looping left.
Oh Abbott is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Overeem pounces like a tiger and cracks Abbott with a vicious hook! Abbott is down but not out! Overeem follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Arjen Overeem!
Arjen Overeem is the new welterweight champion!
Arjen Overeem decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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