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DFC 29: Not So Merry Xmas PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mason Jiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateusz Biernat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jiller comes into the arena with Japanese Mix blaring out of the sound system. Biernat is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Human. Mateusz Biernat told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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163 lbs
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165 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mason Jiller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mateusz Biernat!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiller throws a combination. Biernat tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jiller connects with a single shot there.
Mason Jiller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jiller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Biernat is rocked!
A bone on bone clash there as Biernat blocks the leg kick.
Biernat is still on wobbly legs! Can Jiller finish him?
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Biernat has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jiller circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Biernat to the canvas! Biernat doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Jiller keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mason Jiller!
Mason Jiller tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turner Hooch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Truck has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Truck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Turner Hooch!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooch swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Truck half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Truck looks for the body kick but Hooch saw that one coming.
Truck 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.
Hooch scores with a hook to the body. Truck takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Truck throws a leg kick but Hooch sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hooch tries a head kick but it misses.
Truck tries to clinch there but Hooch circles away.
Hooch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hooch throws a body punch but Truck moves out of range.
A jab from Truck misses.
Turner Hooch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Truck feints and then cracks Hooch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hooch down.
Hooch darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Truck. That's going to slow Hooch down.
Truck throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good work by Hooch as he checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Truck misses the target.
Truck fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hooch sprawls well initially but Truck persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hooch has one foot on Truck's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Hooch.
Truck tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hooch manages to circle out of the way.
Hooch fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooch gets tackled into the cage by Truck. Truck maintains the clinch.
Hooch has had enough of the clinch but Truck keeps him there for the moment.
Hooch is trying to push Truck away but Truck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Truck drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hooch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Truck tries to break free but Hooch pushes him back against the cage.
Hooch is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Truck manages to break the clinch.
Hooch has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Truck looking to throw knees to the head but Hooch is blocking nicely.
Truck throws an elbow that misses.
Truck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hooch.
Hooch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hooch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hooch lands a nice hook to Truck's body. Truck takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hooch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Truck tries to close the distance and clinch but Hooch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turner Hooch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by Hooch. Beautiful body shot.
Hooch scores with a sloppy right hand. Truck should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Truck lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hooch takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck pushes off an throws an elbow but Hooch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Truck wants to break free but Hooch has control.
Hooch has had enough of the clinch but Truck keeps him there for the moment.
Hooch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Truck looks for the body kick but Hooch saw that one coming.
Hooch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hooch thuds a left hand into Truck's body.
Hooch cracks Truck with an open hand slap.
Hooch takes the fight into the clinch.
Truck stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooch blocks the elbow strike.
Truck effectively controlling the action here.
Truck is struggling to control the position.
Truck wants to stall.
Truck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hooch's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turner Hooch dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hooch moves out of range of the body kick.
Hooch tries to work over Truck's front leg with a kick but Truck checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Truck.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hooch is trying to break the clinch but Truck has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Truck takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Truck breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hooch is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hooch moves out of range of the body kick from Truck.
Truck closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Truck takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice jab there from Hooch.
Truck tries to land a front kick but Hooch steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooch is looking to clinch.
Hooch keeps the fight on the outside.
Hooch throws out a counter right but Truck avoids it with no problem.
Turner Hooch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Truck misses with a kick to the body.
Truck looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Truck fails to land the takedown.
Hooch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Truck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hooch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Hooch finds it's way through Truck's defenses.
Truck swings widly with a right hand
and Truck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hooch on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Truck throws a body punch but Hooch moves out of range.
Hooch clinches.
Truck tries to land knees in the clinch but Hooch avoids the damage to the body.
Hooch has had enough of the clinch but Truck keeps him there for the moment.
Hooch can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truck prevents Hooch from breaking the clinch.
Hooch manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Truck gets a clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hooch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hooch has closed the distance and engaged Truck in a clinch.
Truck throws an elbow that misses.
Hooch has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hooch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Truck is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hooch is defending well for now.
Truck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hooch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooch wants to break free but Truck has control.
Truck digs a right hand into Hooch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hooch's gas tank.
Tommy Truck has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Truck breaks from the clinch.
Truck misses with a body shot
and Truck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hooch tries to clinch but Truck moves out of range.
Hooch darts in and clinches Truck up against the cage.
Truck misses with an elbow strike.
Truck is trying to break the clinch but Hooch has him pressed against the cage.
Hooch managing to block the knees to the body from Truck.
Hooch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hooch lands a nice looking body shot.
Hooch swats away the attempt to clinch by Truck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooch misses with a body shot.
Truck throws a body punch but Hooch moves out of range.
Hooch let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A shot to the liver by Hooch. Beautiful body shot.
Truck wants to clinch up but Hooch keeps it at a distance.
Hooch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Truck is looking to clinch.
Hooch throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hooch digs a good hook to Truck's body.
Truck throws out a leg kick but Hooch moves out of range and Truck only half commits.
Truck gets tackled into the cage by Hooch. Hooch maintains the clinch.
Hooch blocks the elbow strike.
Hooch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Truck looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hooch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turner Hooch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Truck's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Truck tries to clinch but Hooch is having none of it.
Hooch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hooch has managed to clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Truck.
Truck wants to stall.
Truck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tommy Truck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hooch fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truck goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hooch is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Truck rather than just go for the knockout.
Hooch tries to close the distance and clinch but Truck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Truck is defended easily by Hooch.
Truck fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Truck doesn't seem bothered though.
Hooch clinches up against the cage.
Truck taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hooch is trying to break the clinch but Truck has him pressed against the cage.
Truck throws a head punch that misses.
Hooch working hard to break the clinch.
Hooch managing to block the knees to the body from Truck.
Truck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooch is pressed up against the cage. Truck has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hooch down to the mat. Hooch avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Truck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hooch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hooch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Truck tried to counter with a leg kick but Hooch avoided it.
Hooch cracks a nice hook into Truck's ribs.
Hooch scores with a hook to the body. Truck takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hooch rushes Truck and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hooch is trying to push Truck away but Truck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hooch is trying to force a seperation but Truck has the dominant position.
Truck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Truck.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Truck breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Truck is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Truck lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice cross by Hooch.
Hooch closes the distance and clinches.
Hooch is trying to push Truck away but Truck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hooch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hooch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Truck wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Truck keeps control of Hooch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truck breaks the clinch.
Hooch blocks the body kick.
Hooch works Truck's body with a nice hook.
Hooch lands a body shot.
Hooch blocks a low kick nicely.
Hooch scores with a shot to the body.
Hooch instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hooch breaks the clinch.
Truck tries to keep at a distance but Hooch has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hooch is looking to break free of the clinch but Truck has double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hooch can't break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Turner Hooch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hooch has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Turner Hooch!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Turner Hooch!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Turner Hooch!
Turner Hooch wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tod Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahti Saarelainen (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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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tod Truck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ahti Saarelainen!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saarelainen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Saarelainen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Saarelainen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saarelainen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Saarelainen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Truck might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Saarelainen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Saarelainen stopping the sweep attempt from Truck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saarelainen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Saarelainen landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarelainen is stalling in the full guard.
Truck wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Saarelainen is now in half guard.
Truck is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Saarelainen jumps into side control!
Truck takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Saarelainen working the body and head with strikes.
Truck is rocked!
Saarelainen in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Truck looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Saarelainen turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ahti Saarelainen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Qissi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mohammed Qissi!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qissi clinches.
Qissi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Qissi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peterson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peterson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Peterson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Peterson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Qissi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Peterson swivels and escapes.
Peterson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Qissi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Peterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peterson is looking to land body kicks.
Peterson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Qissi dodges the punch combination from Peterson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Qissi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Qissi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Qissi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peterson misses with a low kick.
Qissi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Qissi tries to clinch but Peterson is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson moves out of range of the body kick from Qissi.
Qissi missing with a left hand there. Peterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peterson slips a jab and a cross from Qissi.
A right-left combo lands from Peterson.
Peterson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Peterson throws a leg kick but Qissi moved away.
Qissi misses with a wild combination.
Peterson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Peterson throws a body punch but Qissi moves out of range.
Qissi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Peterson's hands.
Peterson blocks a head kick by Qissi.
Peterson gets tackled into the cage by Qissi. Qissi maintains the clinch.
Peterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Peterson drops Qissi with a beautiful combination! Qissi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Peterson is looking for the KO!
It looks like Mohammed Qissi has been cut.
Peterson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Qissi circles away quickly and effectively.
Qissi slips a jab and a cross from Peterson.
Qissi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Peterson defends it well.
Qissi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Qissi wants to clinch up but Peterson keeps it at a distance.
Peterson lands with a nice combination. Qissi backs away looking to recover.
Qissi is rocked!
Peterson is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Qissi loses concentration momentarily and Peterson pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Qissi crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Peterson finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sam Peterson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hotaka Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cruz Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshida's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Arsone. Hotaka Yoshida could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cruz Lopez's chin.
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hotaka Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cruz Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida shoots in and drives through. Lopez sprawls well.
Yoshida walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lopez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yoshida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Lopez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopez leaves Yoshida with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshida looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yoshida tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lopez checks a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Yoshida. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez throws a body punch but Yoshida moves out of range.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Yoshida sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lopez stuffs the takedown attempt from Yoshida. Yoshida gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hotaka Yoshida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
Lopez throws a jab when Yoshida was well out of range.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshida.
Lopez scores with a hook.
It looks like Hotaka Yoshida has been cut.
Lopez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yoshida. Yoshida obviously looking to wear him down.
Lopez lands a slapping body shot.
Cruz Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoshida connects with an inside leg kick.
Yoshida shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Yoshida trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yoshida wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Yoshida is fighting to break Lopez's control of his arms but Lopez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Yoshida wants to pass the guard but Lopez is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida is stalling in the full guard.
Yoshida wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Yoshida controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yoshida looking to sit in guard and control but Lopez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yoshida might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshida wants to sweep here but Lopez controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lopez controlling from the top position.
Yoshida is trying to control the position but Lopez postures up.
Lopez won't allow Yoshida to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yoshida shoots in for a double leg but Lopez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lopez blocks a leg kick.
Lopez lands a right hook to the body.
Yoshida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yoshida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lopez counters with a body kick.
Lopez throws a push kick but Yoshida slaps the foot to one side.
Hotaka Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshida scores with a head kick.
Yoshida gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lopez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Yoshida misses.
Lopez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Yoshida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yoshida looks for a takedown but Lopez sprawls well.
A countering left hand to the body from Lopez misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cruz Lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hotaka Yoshida's cut.
That's time! Yoshida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshida.
Cruz Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yoshida is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lopez's half guard.
Lopez is staying active underneath Yoshida, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yoshida is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yoshida trying to control the pace.
Lopez won't allow Yoshida to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida is trying to control. Lopez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yoshida wants to pass the guard but Lopez is defending well.
Yoshida is working for a kimura but Lopez is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida is looking to take a break and control but Lopez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yoshida is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Yoshida is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lopez is refusing to be controlled, as Yoshida sits in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lopez has his hands clasped together around Yoshida's back. He's all about the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lopez scores with a spinning back kick!
Yoshida lands a nice hook to Lopez's body. Lopez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yoshida takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lopez scores with a body shot.
Yoshida goes for a double leg but Lopez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lopez continues to drive forward.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lopez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Yoshida to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Yoshida stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lopez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lopez wants to sweep here but Yoshida controlling him for the moment.
Lopez is adopting a defensive guard.
Yoshida wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Lopez wants to stand and escape but Yoshida is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yoshida drops back looking for a leg! Lopez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lopez manages to kick Yoshida off! Yoshida jumps back into Lopez's guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
Yoshida lands a jab.
Yoshida throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lopez.
Yoshida tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopez looks to land a right hand but Yoshida moved out of range.
Yoshida attempts a counter takedown but Lopez avoids it well and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lopez.
A head kick misses from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a shot from downtown. Lopez moves away and avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lopez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yoshida has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yoshida shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lopez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshida.
Lopez checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hotaka Yoshida will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hotaka Yoshida's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Yoshida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Yoshida slips the punch.
Yoshida changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez cracks the inside of Yoshida's front leg.
A telegraphed right hand from Yoshida misses the target.
Good exchange - Lopez coming out on top.
Nice body punch from Yoshida.
Yoshida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
Yoshida misses with a body kick.
Lopez scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshida was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Lopez is looking to land body kicks.
Yoshida swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lopez digs a good hook to Yoshida's body.
Lopez cracks the inside of Yoshida's front leg.
Yoshida wants to slow Lopez down by chopping away at his legs.
Lopez walks into a stiff left hand from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a leg kick that misses.
Lopez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yoshida in his tracks.
Yoshida does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lopez.
A clash of legs there as Yoshida blocks the low kick.
Lopez drops Yoshida with a beautiful combination! Yoshida stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lopez is looking for the KO!
Yoshida is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez slips a jab from Yoshida.
Oh Yoshida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Well,Yoshida is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Yoshida shoots for a takedown but Lopez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lopez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yoshida gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Lopez points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Yoshida wakes up just in time to hear Lopez thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cruz Lopez!
Cruz Lopez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pave Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludo Lefebvre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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193 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
9 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pave Hunt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludo Lefebvre!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hunt, as that shot connected.
Lefebvre walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lefebvre scores with a hook.
It looks like Pave Hunt has been cut.
A solid body kick from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre takes one to the side of the head.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hunt.
Hunt lands with a kick to the temple. Lefebvre shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Ludo Lefebvre has been cut.
Hunt keeps Lefebvre at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lefebvre slips under a jab from Hunt.
Lefebvre now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hunt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lefebvre, pushing him back against the cage.
Hunt gets through Lefebvre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lefebvre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Lefebvre scores with a shot to the side of Hunt's head.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lefebvre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Lefebvre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefebvre tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Lefebvre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hunt.
Lefebvre blocking some punches.
Lefebvre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lefebvre misses with a punch on the inside.
Lefebvre tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Lefebvre back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lefebvre misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pave Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lefebvre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hunt in his tracks.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Lefebvre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt moves into range and clinches up with Lefebvre.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lefebvre prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Lefebvre throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lefebvre gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lefebvre backwards.
Hunt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lefebvre tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lefebvre as Hunt tries to tie him up.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Lefebvre.
Lefebvre throws a head punch that misses.
Lefebvre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hunt takes a shot to the head.
Hunt takes a shot to the head.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Lefebvre has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lefebvre lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Lefebvre throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Lefebvre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lefebvre misses with a punch to the body.
Lefebvre can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Hunt stalling the fight.
Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Hunt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Lefebvre saw that one coming.
Hunt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lefebvre.
Lefebvre blocks a jab.
Lefebvre throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hunt. That's going to slow Lefebvre down.
Lefebvre blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre throws an off balance right hand
and Hunt counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lefebvre tries to clinch up
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunt thuds a left hand into Lefebvre's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lefebvre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hunt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lefebvre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Lefebvre scores with a leg kick.
Hunt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lefebvre misses with a low kick.
Hunt is looking to counter punch.
Lefebvre misses with a wild body shot.
Lefebvre slips under a jab.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Lefebvre pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pave Hunt dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lefebvre dodges the punch combination from Hunt.
Lefebvre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lefebvre can do to turn this around?
Lefebvre misses with a body kick.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Lefebvre moves away and avoids it.
Lefebvre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Lefebvre throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunt counters with a thumping low kick.
Good leg kick by Hunt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hunt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lefebvre ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt lands a two punch combo.
Lefebvre blocks a jab.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Lefebvre is out of range.
Lefebvre swings widly with a right hand
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lefebvre throws a chopping leg kick but Hunt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pave Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick.
Lefebvre connects with an inside leg kick.
Hunt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hunt has managed to clinch.
Pave Hunt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hunt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lefebvre backwards.
Lefebvre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lefebvre's elbow.
Lefebvre tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Lefebvre back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
A short body shot lands from Hunt as the two fighters clinch.
Lefebvre swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt is trying to force a seperation but Lefebvre has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Lefebvre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Lefebvre.
Hunt pushes Lefebvre back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hunt breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lefebvre sizes up Hunt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lefebvre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lefebvre connects with an inside leg kick.
Hunt throws a right and a left that Lefebvre avoids nicely.
Lefebvre throws a good cross that connects.
Lefebvre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hunt at a distance.
Lefebvre throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Hunt wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hunt connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Lefebvre slips the punch.
Hunt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hunt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hunt tries to clinch up but Lefebvre circles away and keeps his distance.
Lefebvre steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Lefebvre jabs Hunt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hunt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lefebvre misses with a leg kick
and Hunt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lefebvre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lefebvre throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Lefebvre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lefebvre misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt lands with a hook. Lefebvre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt lands with an uppercut that bounces Lefebvre off the cage and back into range.
Hunt throws a front kick aimed at Lefebvre's knee but Lefebvre avoids it well.
Lefebvre throws out a counter right but Hunt avoids it with no problem.
Lefebvre checks a leg kick nicely.
A leg kick checked by Lefebvre.
Lefebvre counters with a body kick.
Lefebvre scores with a jab to the body.
Lefebvre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunt.
Lefebvre finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lefebvre throws a leg kick but Hunt moved away.
Lefebvre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hunt.
Lefebvre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lefebvre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hunt as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pave Hunt dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hunt cracks a nice hook into Lefebvre's ribs.
Lefebvre moves away from the strike by Hunt.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Lefebvre ducks down to avoid it.
Lefebvre misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hunt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hunt scores with a nice strike.
Lefebvre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Donk. Lefebvre catches Hunt right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Hunt - just one landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hunt.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lefebvre.
Lefebvre gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Lefebvre jabs at Hunt's body.
Lefebvre swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Lefebvre throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Hunt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lefebvre scores with a shot to the body.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lefebvre was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Lefebvre on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lefebvre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lefebvre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hunt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lefebvre keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws out a leg kick but Lefebvre moves out of range and Hunt only half commits.
Hunt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lefebvre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lefebvre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lefebvre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lefebvre tries to counter by closing the distance.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Lefebvre throws out a counter right but Hunt avoids it with no problem.
Hunt blocks a leg kick.
It appears Hunt was looking to counter with a kick there.
Lefebvre slips a straight right by Hunt.
Lefebvre shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lefebvre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hunt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hunt tries to clinch up.
Lefebvre doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hunt lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lefebvre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
Lefebvre throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lefebvre takes a step back to recover.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body. Lefebvre takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lefebvre throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lefebvre can pounce on him.
Lefebvre staying out of range there.
Lefebvre's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lefebvre will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Hunt.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Lefebvre is just out of range.
Lefebvre misses with a body punch
and Hunt counters with a leg kick.
Hunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lefebvre walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Lefebvre tries to counter with a clinch but Hunt shakes him off and moves away.
Hunt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hunt cracks a nice hook into Lefebvre's ribs.
Lefebvre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hunt punishes Lefebvre's body with a nice straight punch.
Lefebvre drops his hands momentarily and Hunt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lefebvre.
Lefebvre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pave Hunt clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Lefebvre drops his hands momentarily and Hunt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hunt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Lefebvre circles away.
Hunt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lefebvre is rocked!
Hunt lands a big head kick that sends Lefebvre to the canvas! Hunt follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pave Hunt!
Pave Hunt retains his middleweight title!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice Vachon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vachon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mad Dog Tribute. Ricardo Castillo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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275 lbs
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240 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Castillo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maurice Vachon!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vachon lands a right hook to the body.
Castillo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vachon misses with a body shot.
Vachon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Castillo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vachon somewhat.
Vachon looks to throw the jab but Castillo is out of range.
Vachon throws a body punch but Castillo moves out of range.
Maurice Vachon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vachon shoots for a double leg takedown but Castillo sprawls well. He's pushed Vachon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Castillo.
Vachon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vachon throws a hook but Castillo blocks it.
Castillo throwing a counter right hand but Vachon manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vachon shoots in looking for a takedown. Castillo tries to sprawl out of it but Vachon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Castillo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As Vachon backs away, Castillo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ricardo Castillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurice Vachon.
Castillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vachon.
Castillo throws a low kick but Vachon avoids it.
Vachon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Castillo has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo connects with a leg kick. Vachon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vachon looks to land a right hand but Castillo moved out of range.
Castillo thinks about countering with a body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Castillo.
Vachon throws out a loose jab but Castillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castillo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vachon's sensitive parts.
Vachon throws a hook but Castillo avoids it easily.
Castillo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vachon manages to circle out of the way.
Castillo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vachon throws a lazy uppercut
and Castillo counters with a nice body shot.
Vachon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Castillo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Vachon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castillo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vachon shoots in and drives through. Castillo sprawls well.
Castillo looks for the body kick but Vachon saw that one coming.
Vachon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castillo manages to avoid it.
Castillo misses with a leg kick
and Vachon counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vachon tries to advance to mount but can't.
Vachon is looking to take a break and control but Castillo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vachon throws a strike aimed at the side of Castillo's head but Castillo avoids it well.
Vachon is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Castillo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Castillo defending against the ground and pound.
Castillo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Castillo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vachon thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Vachon landing strikes from the mount.
Vachon looking to control but Castillo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vachon misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
A nice elbow there by Vachon.
It looks like Ricardo Castillo has been cut.
Castillo tries to hold on but Vachon pushes him away.
Vachon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Vachon landing strikes from the mount.
Vachon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vachon unloading with bombs!
Castillo is rocked!
Vachon landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Castillo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vachon throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Vachon jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Castillo is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Castillo and Vachon has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Castillo seems to have got his legs back now.
Vachon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vachon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Vachon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castillo keeps working.
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!
Vachon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Castillo, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice Vachon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Castillo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Castillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vachon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castillo is looking to counter punch.
Castillo throws a low kick but Vachon moves out of range easily.
Castillo scores with a nice body kick.
Castillo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Maurice Vachon has been cut.
Castillo lands a head kick!
Castillo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vachon! But no joy.
Castillo stuffs the takedown attempt from Vachon. Vachon gets slowly back to his feet.
Vachon throws a lazy uppercut
and Castillo counters with a good low kick that Vachon was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castillo connects with the punch.
Castillo is looking to clinch but Vachon is avoiding it.
Vachon is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ricardo Castillo is winning the standup battle so far.
Vachon throws a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Castillo.
Vachon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vachon lands a head shot.
Vachon's coach down at HFC Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vachon's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Castillo scores with a nice body kick.
Vachon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castillo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That has opened up Maurice Vachon's cut even more.
Castillo staying out of range there.
It appears Castillo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Castillo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vachon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Castillo tries to close the distance and clinch but Vachon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vachon with the counter takedown but Castillo avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vachon. Castillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castillo throws a solid leg kick but Vachon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Castillo.
Castillo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vachon. That did some damage!
Vachon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Castillo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Castillo tests Vachon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castillo connects with a right hand. Vachon shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castillo.
Vachon misses with a body shot.
Vachon ducks right into an uppercut from Castillo.
The cut above Maurice Vachon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vachon connects with a looping right hand.
Vachon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castillo manages to avoid it.
Vachon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Castillo as he jumps to the side.
Ricardo Castillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurice Vachon.
Vachon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castillo manages to avoid it.
Vachon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vachon missing with a left hand there. Castillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castillo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vachon.
Ricardo Castillo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vachon takes a swing at Castillo's ribcage but misses.
Vachon misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Vachon misses.
Castillo jabs Vachon right on the nose. Vachon blinks but takes it well.
Castillo swings for the body but Vachon moves out of range.
Vachon blocks the body kick.
Castillo feints and then cracks Vachon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vachon down.
Castillo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Castillo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Castillo lands an overhand right.
Castillo ducks under a wild hook from Vachon.
Vachon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vachon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vachon avoids a kick to the body.
Vachon misses with a body shot.
Vachon misses with an uppercut
and Castillo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vachon misses with a looping left.
Castillo lands a leg kick that knocks Vachon off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo rushes Vachon and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castillo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castillo scores with a shot to the side of Vachon's head.
Vachon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castillo landing knees to the head.
Maurice Vachon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Maurice Vachon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ricardo Castillo!
Ricardo Castillo is the new heavyweight champion!
Ricardo Castillo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Maurice Vachon had this to say: 'Congrats, bud'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanislav Guschin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Thom Pace - Maybe. James Adams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Adams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanislav Guschin!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams scores with a jab.
Guschin misses with a shot to the body
and Guschin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Guschin misses with a body shot.
Guschin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adams slips a straight right by Guschin.
Adams seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Guschin stalks Adams and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Adams's face. Adams staggers backwards, shaken.
Guschin misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Adams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Guschin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheers as Adams lands an impressive looking overhand right. Guschin doesn't seem phased though.
Guschin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adams counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Guschin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Adams lands a jab.
Guschin connects with a body shot that sends Adams's belly button to the back.
Adams loads up on a big right hand but Guschin slips the punch.
Adams moves into range and connects with a jab.
Guschin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guschin lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Guschin was covering up waiting for the punch and Adams finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Guschin trying to control the position here.
Guschin has momentary wrist control but Adams slips an elbow through the middle.
Guschin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Adams lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Guschin wants to sweep but no luck.
Adams working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Adams won't allow Guschin to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guschin being controlled here, momentarily.
Adams lands a couple of digs.
Guschin is trying to control the position but Adams postures up.
Adams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Adams is in close to Guschin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Guschin being controlled here, momentarily.
Guschin trying to keep a closed guard but Adams is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams advances position into side control!
Adams lands a decent elbow from side control.
Guschin is looking to regain half guard here but Adams keeps moving and retains side control.
Guschin is trying to control Adams's posture but Adams avoids it.
Guschin regains half guard.
Guschin tries to get to full guard but Adams has control of the leg.
Adams lands with a punch from half guard.
Guschin tries to get to full guard but Adams has control of the leg.
Adams 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.
Guschin taking some punishment here, with Adams in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Guschin is looking for a sweep. Adams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Adams working Guschin over with strikes.
Adams controlling the pace.
Adams lands strikes from half guard.
Guschin is trying to get back to full guard.
Adams is trying to control the action in half guard but Guschin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Adams slows the pace down in half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Guschin wants to get back to full guard.
Adams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Adams dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Guschin avoids the body shot from Adams.
Adams fails to land with a series of punches.
Guschin avoids the body shot from Adams.
Guschin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Adams looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Guschin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Adams's guard.
Guschin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Guschin connects with a couple of short punches.
Adams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Adams is on top in guard.
Adams will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Guschin wants to sweep but no luck.
Adams wants to control from the top but Guschin keeps moving.
Guschin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guschin keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Adams slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Adams seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Guschin for as long as he can get away with.
Guschin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Guschin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Guschin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Adams's head.
Guschin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Guschin being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Adams trying to control the position here.
Adams'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.
Guschin preventing the sweep.
Guschin is fighting to break Adams's control of his arms but Adams is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Guschin throws a big elbow that misses.
Guschin throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guschin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Adams manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Guschin stuffs the takedown attempt from Adams. Adams gets slowly back to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Guschin! But no joy.
Adams uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Guschin misses with a body shot
and Adams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adams has been working on his balance at Russian Fighting Community Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Guschin.
Adams misses with a double jab.
Adams is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Guschin instigates a clinch.
Adams tries to work over Guschin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guschin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guschin is trying to drag Adams to the mat but Adams just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Adams tries to throw a body punch but Guschin avoids it by throwing Adams back against the cage.
Adams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guschin backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams gets through Guschin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guschin backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Adams fails to land.
Guschin taking a breather.
Adams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guschin can do to turn this around?
Adams cracks Guschin with a nice body shot.
Adams has Guschin pressed against the cage.
Guschin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adams scores with a nice hook to the head.
Guschin misses with a body punch.
Adams lands a right hand.
Guschin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Adams fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Adams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guschin.
Adams lands with a cross.
Adams misses with a two punch combination.
James Adams is winning the standup battle so far.
Guschin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Adams dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Decent striking displayed by Adams there.
Guschin feints and as Adams raises his hands in defense, Guschin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Guschin throws a strike but Adams rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Adams works a leg free and moves into half guard.
James Adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adams lands strikes from half guard.
Guschin is looking for a sweep. Adams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Adams controlling the action here.
Guschin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guschin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Guschin.
Adams engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Guschin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guschin looking to control.
Guschin keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Adams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Guschin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Adams stopping the sweep attempt from Guschin.
Guschin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Guschin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Adams is holding on to half guard well.
Guschin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adams's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams is controlling Guschin's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Adams is trying to get back to full guard.
Adams is positioning himself well to prevent Guschin advancing to mount.
Guschin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Guschin trying to control the action but Adams is working from the bottom.
Adams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Guschin.
Guschin lands strikes from half guard.
Guschin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Adams desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams is looking to improve his position.
Guschin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adams's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Guschin throws a strike but Adams avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Guschin throws a big right hand that misses.
Adams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guschin throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Adams is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Guschin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Adams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guschin.
Guschin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As Guschin tries to get set, Adams tries to push him back and clinch up but Guschin manages to avoid the attempt.
Adams lands with an uppercut that bounces Guschin off the cage and back into range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guschin misses with a shot to the body
and Adams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Adams.
Guschin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Adams works Guschin's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Adams clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Adams tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Guschin swivels and escapes.
Adams tries to keep at a distance but Guschin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adams is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Guschin lands with a left to the head.
Adams struggles to land a body shot inside as Guschin controls his hands.
Adams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guschin's elbow.
Guschin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guschin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams struggles to land a body shot inside as Guschin controls his hands.
Adams is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Guschin blocks a body shot from Adams.
Guschin has Adams pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Adams manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stalling in the clinch from Guschin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guschin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Guschin.
Guschin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guschin looking to slow down the pace here.
Adams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adams misses with some punches.
Adams stalling against the cage.
Adams misses with some punches.
Adams lands a body shot.
Guschin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adams.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Guschin stalling in the clinch but Adams improves position.
Guschin wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guschin tries a body shot but Adams blocks it.
Adams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adams lands a right hand.
Guschin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Guschin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Adams after a bit of a struggle.
James Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanislav Guschin.
Adams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Adams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Guschin is rocked!
Adams controlling the action here for a moment.
Guschin is still on wobbly legs! Can Adams finish him?
Guschin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adams lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Adams creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Guschin's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Guschin drops to his knees and Adams pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Adams!
James Adams retains his light heavyweight title!
James Adams really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Voodoo Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Koreshkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinoa Smiff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Koreshkov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quinoa Smiff!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smiff defending well as Koreshkov loads up on a big left hand.
Koreshkov swings for the body but Smiff moves out of range.
Smiff missing with a left hand there. Koreshkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smiff.
Smiff stuffs the takedown attempt from Koreshkov. Koreshkov gets slowly back to his feet.
Koreshkov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Koreshkov wants it to stay on the feet.
Smiff throws a left and a right that both miss
and Koreshkov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Smiff is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiff is looking for a sweep. Koreshkov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Koreshkov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smiff is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koreshkov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koreshkov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Koreshkov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Smiff is trying to stand up.
BOOM! Koreshkov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Koreshkov lands a heavy elbow.
Smiff is looking to improve his position but Koreshkov isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Koreshkov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiff is wriggling around trying to escape.
Koreshkov lands a nice shot to the head.
Smiff sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Smiff looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koreshkov is looking to take a break and control but Smiff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Koreshkov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Smiff is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koreshkov is really struggling to control Smiff but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koreshkov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Smiff wants to control the action here but instead Koreshkov manages to pass to full mount!
Koreshkov scoring with strikes but Smiff is staying in there.
Koreshkov tries to control but Smiff wriggling away.
Koreshkov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Smiff slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Koreshkov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Koreshkov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Smiff is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koreshkov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koreshkov landing shots from mount.
Koreshkov postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Smiff in real trouble here! The ref calls for Smiff to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Koreshkov!
Alexander Koreshkov is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Alexander Koreshkov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julio Galvao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galvao comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Galvao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Rico Cole!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cole thumps Galvao with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Galvao. Cole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Despite the aggression on Cole's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cole wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cole throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cole throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Galvao tries to score with a low kick but Cole moves his leg out of the way.
Cole lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cole takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cole throws a jab but it's blocked by Galvao.
Galvao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Galvao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Galvao checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galvao doesn't manage to clinch there - Cole circles away.
Cole moves out of range of the leg kick from Galvao.
A looping hook to the body misses from Galvao. Cole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cole swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Galvao darts in and clinches Cole up against the cage.
Galvao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole manages to break the clinch.
Galvao misses with an uppercut
and Cole connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cole is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cole looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cole throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Galvao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cole has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cole wants to slow Galvao down by chopping away at his legs.
Cole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Galvao throws out the jab.
Galvao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cole counters with a straight right hand.
Galvao throws the kick towards the body but Cole avoids it.
Cole defending well as Galvao loads up on a big left hand.
Cole blocks the body kick.
A jab from Galvao misses.
Cole connects with a crisp jab.
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!
Cole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Galvao.
Cole appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galvao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cole on the side of the head.
Galvao is looking to clinch.
Cole is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Galvao with a body shot.
Cole misses with a low kick.
Galvao is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cole.
A big right from Cole misses.
Cole scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Galvao doesn't seem bothered though.
Galvao throws a right hand that misses
and Cole counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Galvao moves into the clinch.
Galvao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Galvao is struggling to control the position.
Cole being controlled against the cage.
Cole trying to control the position but instead, Galvao has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cole into the cage.
Cole prevents a body shot from Galvao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole blocking some punches.
Cole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Galvao's elbow.
Galvao fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Galvao is trying to pull guard but Cole has him pressed against the cage.
Galvao working aggressively here.
Galvao drags the fight down to the ground.
Galvao is trying to control the position but Cole postures up.
Cole wants to control from the top but Galvao keeps moving.
Cole stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Galvao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cole takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Galvao moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galvao jumps guard.
Galvao looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Galvao is looking for a triangle but Cole pushes his legs off easily.
Cole pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Galvao is keeping the position for now.
Cole wants to stand but Galvao has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cole 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.
Galvao looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rico Cole will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cole scores with a crisp jab that stopped Galvao in his tracks.
Cole lands a slapping body shot.
Cole throws a sloppy head kick and Galvao moves out of range easily.
Galvao's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cole under the eye.
Cole throws a shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Galvao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cole lands with an overhand left.
Cole walks into a jab.
Cole lands with a hook. Galvao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cole misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cole on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Galvao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cole.
Cole takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvao throws a good cross that connects.
Galvao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Galvao.
Cole lands with a slapping head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cole.
Galvao throws a wild body kick that Cole sees coming a mile off.
Galvao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cole. Cole circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Galvao moves into the clinch.
Galvao struggles to land a body shot inside as Cole controls his hands.
Galvao blocks a body shot from Cole.
Cole wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Galvao has him pressed against the cage.
Galvao misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Galvao.
Cole is looking to break free of the clinch but Galvao has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cole lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cole cracks Galvao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Galvao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cole. Cole circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cole throws out a powerful jab.
Cole takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slow jab from Cole misses its intended target.
Galvao throws a body kick that misses.
Cole throws a head kick that misses.
Cole throws a body punch but Galvao moves out of range.
Galvao moves out of range of the strikes.
Cole ducks under a wild hook from Galvao.
Good leg kick by Cole there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Galvao misses with an uppercut.
Cole lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole tries to clinch but Galvao moves out of range.
Cole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Galvao wants to clinch up but Cole keeps it at a distance.
Galvao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Galvao has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cole throws a push kick but Galvao slaps the foot to one side.
Galvao looks to land a left hand but Cole moved out of range nicely.
Galvao misses with an uppercut.
Cole looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Galvao connects with a right hand. Cole shakes it off.
A jab from Galvao misses.
Galvao cracks Cole with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Galvao misses the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cole.
Cole slips a straight right by Galvao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galvao throws out a leg kick but Cole moves out of range and Galvao only half commits.
Cole scores with a hook.
Cole ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Galvao tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Galvao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cole swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rico Cole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Galvao throws a chopping leg kick but Cole manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Galvao avoids the body shot from Cole.
Cole misses with a leg kick.
Galvao throws an off balance right hand
and Cole counters with a left and a right that stings Galvao.
A swing and a miss from Galvao.
Cole now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cole throws a right and a left that Galvao avoids nicely.
Galvao seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cole scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cole gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Galvao.
Galvao explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some bone on bone action there as Cole checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Cole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cole dodges the punch combination from Galvao.
Cole throws a counter combo.
Cole buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cole takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Galvao takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cole gets tackled into the cage by Galvao. Galvao maintains the clinch.
Galvao swings wildly with an uppercut but Cole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cole misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galvao taking a breather.
Galvao misses with a body punch.
Galvao tries to work over Cole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cole blocks a body shot from Galvao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole is looking to break free of the clinch but Galvao has double underhooks.
Cole is trying to break free.
Galvao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Galvao jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cole walks away with a smile on his face. Galvao gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cole throws a series of punches but Galvao avoids them all with ease.
Cole moves out of range as Galvao throws a body kick.
Galvao slips a jab and a cross from Cole.
Good leg kick by Cole there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cole dodges the punch combination from Galvao.
Galvao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cole was well out of range. Poor timing from Galvao.
Cole avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Galvao misses the target.
Cole misses with an uppercut. Galvao saw that one coming.
Galvao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Galvao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws out a leg kick but Galvao moves out of range and Cole only half commits.
Cole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Galvao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Galvao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Galvao tries a head kick but it misses.
Cole throws a counter combo.
Cole throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Galvao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Galvao.
Galvao dodges the punch combination from Cole.
Galvao misses with a looping right.
Cole raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cole misses with a body kick.
Cole thuds his right hand into Galvao's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a body kick that misses.
Galvao wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cole misses with a body kick.
Cole misses with a wild body shot.
Galvao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cole.
Cole staying out of range there.
Cole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Galvao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Cole misses the target.
Cole misses with a series of wild punches.
Galvao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cole counters with a straight right hand.
Galvao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cole.
Cole fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galvao darts in trying to clinch
and Cole counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Galvao missing with a left hand there. Cole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cole avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Galvao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice jab there from Galvao.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galvao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Galvao misses with a lunging right hand
and Cole counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Galvao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cole with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cole.
Cole throws a wild body kick that Galvao sees coming a mile off.
Cole pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Cole really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cole misses with a hook.
Cole misses with a hook to the body
and Galvao counters by moving into the clinch.
Galvao misses with the head strike.
Cole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cole tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Galvao counters with a straight right hand.
Cole throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Galvao moves out of range of the body kick from Cole.
Cole throws a hook but Galvao blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Galvao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cole - the referee stops the clock and Galvao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cole. Galvao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Galvao takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Cole.
Cole moves out of range of the body kick.
Galvao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cole.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole is looking to land body kicks.
Cole throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Galvao.
Galvao scores with a jab. Cole acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big left from Cole misses.
Cole scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Galvao forces Cole back against the cage and clinches.
Galvao tries to pull guard but Cole forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Galvao as Cole tries to tie him up.
Galvao has a couple of punches blocked by Cole.
Cole looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Galvao fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Galvao.
Julio Galvao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galvao tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cole just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cole looks to throw the jab but Galvao is out of range.
Galvao gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cole counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cole. That's going to slow Galvao down.
Galvao lands a nice shot that snaps Cole's head back.
Galvao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cole.
Galvao tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cole counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Galvao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Galvao lands the left hand.
Cole has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A swing and a miss from Galvao.
Cole steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Galvao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galvao moves in looking to clinch but Cole pushes him off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cole checks a leg kick.
Cole looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Galvao misses with a body kick.
Galvao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Galvao misses with a body kick.
Galvao rushes Cole and presses him up against the cage.
Cole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Galvao misses.
Cole misses with a two punch combination.
Galvao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. Galvao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Galvao misses with a hook
and Cole counters with a nice low kick that buckles Galvao's knee momentarily.
Galvao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cole.
A swing and a miss from Cole.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Galvao.
Galvao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jab by Cole.
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!
Cole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cole scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cole with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Galvao wants to clinch.
Cole avoids a kick to the body.
Cole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Galvao.
Galvao is looking to counter with a body kick.
Cole on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Galvao throws a lazy right hand but Cole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Cole dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cole has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Galvao.
Galvao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cole manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Galvao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Galvao. Cole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cole swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cole slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Cole. That snapped Galvao's head back.
Galvao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cole drops his hands momentarily and Galvao takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A head kick misses from Cole.
A jab from Galvao finds it's way through Cole's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole throws an overhand right that lands on Galvao's shoulder, as Galvao tries to avoid the shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cole checks a leg kick.
Cole fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Cole misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole defending well as Galvao loads up on a big left hand.
Cole feints a jab promting Galvao to slip. Cole then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Galvao slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Galvao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Galvao avoids the body shot from Cole.
Galvao moves into range and clinches up with Cole.
Galvao manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cole tries to break the clinch but Galvao is controlling the position.
Galvao fails to pull guard.
Galvao pressing his opponent against the cage.
Galvao is trying to maintain a safe position but Cole gets an underhook and turns Galvao into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galvao tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cole stalling in the clinch but Galvao improves position.
Galvao prevents Cole from breaking the clinch.
Cole wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Galvao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cole.
Galvao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cole.
Cole throws a push kick but Galvao slaps the foot to one side.
Galvao is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cole.
Galvao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cole goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cole walks into a straight right hand from Galvao.
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!
Cole throws a chopping leg kick but Galvao manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Galvao seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole blocks a jab.
Cole thows a left - swing and a miss!
Galvao looks to land a right hand but Cole moved out of range.
Cole throws a shot from downtown. Galvao moves away and avoids it.
Galvao tries to counter by clinching up but Cole breaks away and moves out of range.
Galvao lands a nice shot that snaps Cole's head back.
Galvao looks to score with a jab to the body but Cole is just out of range.
Galvao connects with a nice looking jab.
Julio Galvao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Galvao thuds a left hand into Cole's body.
Cole takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Galvao throws a low kick but Cole moves out of range easily.
Cole slips under a jab from Galvao.
Galvao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cole misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galvao scores with a kick to the body.
Cole lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cole walks into a straight right hand from Galvao.
Galvao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cole.
Cole thumps Galvao with a low kick.
Galvao gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cole counters with a nice uppercut.
Galvao misses with a straight left.
Cole appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cole has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Galvao.
Galvao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cole was well out of range. Poor timing from Galvao.
Cole looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cole checks a leg kick.
Galvao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cole. Cole obviously looking to wear him down.
Cole scores with a sloppy right hand. Galvao should have avoided that one.
Galvao misses with a right hand
and Cole counters with a thumping low kick.
Cole fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Galvao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Julio Galvao.
I think Cole has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Rico Cole!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Rico Cole!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Rico Cole!
Rico Cole wins by unanimous decision! Rico Cole retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Rico Cole thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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