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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tigey Maquigregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vallar Morghulis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tigey Maquigregor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vallar Morghulis's chin.



170 cm
24
139 lbs
7 - 12 - 0
169 cm
23
155 lbs
6 - 6 - 1
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power
Excellent grappler
Brawler
Powerful


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tigey Maquigregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vallar Morghulis!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maquigregor gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Maquigregor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Morghulis with that takedown attempt.
Maquigregor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Morghulis sprawls and moves away.
Morghulis tries for a takedown but Maquigregor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Maquigregor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Maquigregor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Morghulis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Morghulis seems to be working for a kimura but Maquigregor defends the submission attempt.

Morghulis seems to be working for a kimura but Maquigregor defends the submission attempt.

Morghulis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Maquigregor has managed to free his arm - good work.

Morghulis is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Maquigregor is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vallar Morghulis!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
94%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ebyn Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Tiernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dall comes to the cage accompanied by Under the Blood. Tiernan has chosen Tartanic - Unavoidable - 09 BAllZ/Ringworm as his entrance music. 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.



175 cm
23
170 lbs
6 - 3 - 0
175 cm
23
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank


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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ebyn Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor Tiernan!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall throws a poor cross that misses

and Tiernan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dall will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tiernan up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land.
Tiernan lands with a light punch inside.
Tiernan blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Tiernan.
Dall cracks Tiernan with a nice body shot.
Tiernan lands a body punch in the clinch.

Tiernan breaks from the clinch.
Dall tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tiernan throws a lazy right hand but Dall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dall appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan throws a low kick, looking for Dall's leg but Dall calmly moves out of range.
Tiernan misses with a body shot.
Tiernan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dall's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tiernan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dall scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dall drops his hands momentarily and Tiernan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall misses with a head kick.
Tiernan missing with a left hand there. Dall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tiernan lands a jab to the head.
Dall throws the left hand but Tiernan avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Tiernan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dall cracks Tiernan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dall throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tiernan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dall has a takedown stuffed.
Tiernan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dall scores with a hook.
Dall plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dall walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tiernan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tiernan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dall half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tiernan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiernan slips under a jab.
Tiernan tries to counter with a clinch but Dall shakes him off and moves away.
Tiernan tries to land a leg kick but Dall saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan throws a sloppy head kick and Dall moves out of range easily.
Dall pushes Tiernan away with a front kick.
Tiernan walks into a jab.
Dall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tiernan misses with a hook. Dall ducked under it nicely.
Tiernan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dall.
Conor Tiernan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiernan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tiernan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dall misses with a hook to the body
and Tiernan counters with a three punch combo that has Dall backing up. Dall nods at Tiernan to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice jab there from Dall.
Tiernan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tiernan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tiernan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tiernan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A punch lands to the side of Tiernan 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan lands with a nice body kick.
Some wild striking there from Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a hook but Dall blocks it.
Tiernan throws an overhand right that lands on Dall's shoulder, as Dall tries to avoid the shot.
Dall lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dall misses with a lunging right hand
and Dall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dall shoots in but Tiernan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tiernan doesn't manage to clinch there - Dall circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Dall misses the target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dall crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tiernan - the referee stops the clock and Dall gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tiernan. Dall manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
No joy there for Tiernan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dall lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tiernan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tiernan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tiernan throws a low kick but Dall avoids it.
Dall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiernan.
Dall appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Dall to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiernan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tiernan misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Tiernan misses.
Crunch! Dall slams his shin into Tiernan's torso.
Tiernan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good leg kick by Dall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheers as Tiernan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dall doesn't seem phased though.
Dall tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tiernan connects with a right hand. Dall shakes it off.
Dall moves forwards but Tiernan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dall is looking to chop away at Tiernan's legs.
Tiernan wants to clinch up but Dall keeps it at a distance.
Tiernan throws a jab when Dall was well out of range.
Dall staying out of range there.
Dall thinks about countering with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Tiernan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.


Tiernan misses with a looping left.
Dall pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tiernan is out of range and Dall settles back down.
Dall gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dall slips under a jab.
Dall throws a lazy right hand but Tiernan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tiernan unleashes a big counter combination but Dall bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dall throws a jab but it's blocked by Tiernan.
Tiernan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tiernan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dall changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tiernan throws a hook to the side of Dall's head but Dall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dall with a nice cross.
Dall looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Tiernan misses
enabling Dall to counter with a crisp jab.
Tiernan looks to score with a jab to the body but Dall is just out of range.
Tiernan throws a head kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Dall tenderised Tiernan's leg. Tiernan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dall bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dall thumps Tiernan with a low kick.
Dall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiernan.
Tiernan scores with a hook.
Tiernan misses with an uppercut. Dall saw that one coming.
Dall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiernan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dall slips a straight right by Tiernan.
Dall misses with a leg kick
and Tiernan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tiernan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dall lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick there by Tiernan.
Dall walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tiernan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tiernan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Dall fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tiernan sprawls well initially but Dall persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tiernan won't allow Dall to pass to mount.

Dall looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tiernan is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall trying to pass the guard but Tiernan defending well.

Dall is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Dall is working for a kimura but Tiernan is defending it quite comfortably.
Tiernan is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

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.

Dall is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Dall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tiernan is trying to escape back to his feet but Dall uses the scramble to pass into side control.
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 Ebyn Dall will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!


Dall finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tiernan avoids the body shot from Dall.
Dall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tiernan. Tiernan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
An inside leg kick lands from Tiernan.
Dall connects with a solid leg kick.
Dall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Conor Tiernan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dall throws a hook but Tiernan blocks it.
Tiernan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tiernan misses with a low kick.
Tiernan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dall was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiernan.
Dall wants to land a leg kick but Tiernan is out of range.
Tiernan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall throws a low kick, looking for Tiernan's leg but Tiernan calmly moves out of range.
Tiernan throws a head kick but Dall moves out of range.
Tiernan connects with a solid leg kick.
Dall misses with a looping right.
Dall misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tiernan.
Dall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dall.
Dall cracks Tiernan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tiernan tests Dall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tiernan's calf.
Tiernan tries to move into range but Dall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dall misses with a leg kick
and Dall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tiernan throws a lazy right hand but Dall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tiernan throws a shot from downtown. Dall moves away and avoids it.
Tiernan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tiernan throws a lazy right hand but Dall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dall half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dall lands a glancing blow to the side of Tiernan's head.
Tiernan cracks Dall with an open hand slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Dall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick lands from Dall.
Dall scores with a punch to the head.
Tiernan throws a right and a left that Dall avoids nicely.
Tiernan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dall.
Dall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dall throws out a powerful jab.
Dall looks to land a left hand but Tiernan moved out of range nicely.
Tiernan tries to counter with a clinch but Dall shakes him off and moves away.
Tiernan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tiernan misses with a few strikes there.
Nice body kick there by Tiernan.
Dall scores with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Dall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tiernan doesn't seem phased though.
Tiernan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiernan scores with a jab. Dall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A clash of legs there as Tiernan blocks the low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiernan connects with a body shot.
Tiernan looks to land a combination. Dall sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A shot to the body from Dall misses
and Tiernan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Tiernan misses.
Dall ducks under a wild hook from Tiernan.
Tiernan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Dall. Those never looked like landing.
Dall throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tiernan steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dall.
Tiernan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dall tries to work over Tiernan's front leg with a kick but Tiernan checks it.
Dall avoids the body shot from Tiernan.
Dall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tiernan tries to land a leg kick but Dall saw it coming and moves away.
Dall lands with a slapping head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dall fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tiernan is out of range.
Tiernan looks to land a right hand but Dall moved out of range.
Tiernan misses with a low kick.
Dall throws a leg kick but Tiernan moved away.
A swing and a miss from Dall.
Tiernan takes one on the button.
Dall dives in for a single leg takedown but Tiernan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tiernan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tiernan. Tiernan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A combination from Tiernan does no damage.
Tiernan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tiernan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tiernan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tiernan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tiernan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Conor Tiernan.
I think Tiernan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor Tiernan!

Our winner, Conor Tiernan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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RATING
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Rynkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Blitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rynkowski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mama Selita - 303. Sebastian Rynkowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?



175 cm
29
154 lbs
7 - 7 - 0
175 cm
22
152 lbs
7 - 8 - 0
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastian Rynkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Blitz!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rynkowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rynkowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Rynkowski shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Blitz is trying to defend but Rynkowski finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Blitz is looking for a sweep. Rynkowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rynkowski is controlling the pace.
Blitz is trying to control but Rynkowski passes into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rynkowski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blitz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Blitz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rynkowski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rynkowski sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Blitz is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Rynkowski tries for a kimura but Blitz is defending well.
Rynkowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blitz keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rynkowski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blitz, who protects the arm well.
Blitz can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blitz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Blitz trying to hold on to Rynkowski's head to control him but Rynkowski postures up.

Rynkowski is working for a kimura but Blitz is defending it quite comfortably.
Rynkowski wants to control but Blitz is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rynkowski seems to be looking for submissions.

Rynkowski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Blitz tries to roll over but Rynkowski keeps him under control.
Blitz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rynkowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rynkowski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Rynkowski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Blitz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rynkowski is working away from the top position though.
Blitz is trying to stand up here but Rynkowski is controlling him well.
Rynkowski passes into side control, despite Blitz's attempt to control the position.
Blitz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rynkowski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A lull in the action here.
Rynkowski trying to control the position but Blitz is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Rynkowski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.



Blitz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Blitz throws a strike but Rynkowski avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Blitz preventing the sweep.
Blitz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rynkowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blitz wants to control from the top but Rynkowski keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rynkowski looking for a guillotine here but Blitz defends easily.
Blitz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rynkowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Rynkowski, not yet.

Rynkowski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blitz preventing the sweep.

Rynkowski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Blitz wants to control from the top but Rynkowski keeps moving.
Sebastian Rynkowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blitz stopping the sweep attempt from Rynkowski.
Blitz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Rynkowski has his foot on Blitz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blitz works his way back into a safe position though.

Rynkowski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blitz is aware though and is defending well.
Blitz controls from within his opponent's guard.

Rynkowski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blitz is aware though and is defending well.
Blitz sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rynkowski working for a triangle but Blitz defends it easily.
Blitz wanted to stand there but Rynkowski had control of the position.
Blitz trying to control the position from guard on top but Rynkowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Blitz feints and as Rynkowski raises his hands in defense, Blitz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rynkowski wants to sweep but no luck.
Rynkowski trying to keep a closed guard but Blitz is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rynkowski keeping moving, preventing Blitz from controlling successfully.
My spies in Russian Fighting Community Gym inform me that Blitz has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Blitz stays in close to Rynkowski's body and controls the position.
Blitz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rynkowski's guard.
Rynkowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blitz can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Rynkowski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rynkowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Blitz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!


Blitz tries to clinch there but Rynkowski circles away.

Rynkowski gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Rynkowski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Blitz is just riding it out for now. Rynkowski eventually gives up the hold.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rynkowski in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blitz is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rynkowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blitz tries to get to full guard but Rynkowski has control of the leg.
Rynkowski is looking to take a break and control but Blitz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Rynkowski is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Blitz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rynkowski.

Rynkowski seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Blitz trying to control here.
Rynkowski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Rynkowski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rynkowski is trying to control the action in half guard but Blitz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Blitz is holding on to half guard well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blitz trying to control here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rynkowski fails with the takedown

and Blitz counters by moving into the clinch.
Rynkowski tries to pull guard but Blitz won't allow it.
Blitz looking to slow down the pace here.
Rynkowski has Blitz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Blitz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastian Rynkowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Blitz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rynkowski shoots in for a takedown but Blitz shows good takedown defense.
Good leg kick by Blitz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blitz jabs Rynkowski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blitz tries to clinch but Rynkowski is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blitz has managed to clinch.
Blitz lands a good knee to the midsection. Rynkowski won't want to take too many of those.
Blitz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Blitz pulls Rynkowski into guard.
Blitz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rynkowski trying to control but Blitz is working from the bottom.
Rynkowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blitz wants to control the position but Rynkowski says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rynkowski is controlling the pace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blitz tries to get to full guard but Rynkowski has control of the leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Blitz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blitz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Blitz!

John Blitz managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Mohito Fightwear (Laundry), into his post fight interview.
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RATING
21%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Todd Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cannon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Conquering- Black Moor. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!



180 cm
23
181 lbs
9 - 7 - 0
180 cm
30
175 lbs
9 - 7 - 0
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank


Voodoo Nutrition


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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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Todd Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Jensen!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jensen tries to avoid it but Cannon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jensen to the ground. Jensen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Jensen drives through with a takedown into Cannon's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cannon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jensen trying to control the position from guard on top but Cannon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jensen stopping the sweep attempt from Cannon.
Jensen wants to control from the top but Cannon keeps moving.

Cannon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jensen defends well.
Cannon keeping moving, preventing Jensen from controlling successfully.
My spies in Barbell Brigade - $1000 inform me that Jensen has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cannon working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jensen has passed into half guard!

Jensen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen is stalling here. Cannon is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jensen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Cannon has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jensen is trying to improve his position.

Cannon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cannon tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Jensen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cannon's best efforts.
Jensen manages to get to full guard.

Jensen is looking for a triangle but Cannon pushes his legs off easily.
Jensen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cannon manages to get himself to full guard.

Jensen trying to control the position from guard on top but Cannon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jensen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cannon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jensen has managed to get both his arms back between Cannon's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cannon's guard.

Jensen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cannon defends it well.
Cannon is looking to improve his position.
Jensen passes to full mount!

Jensen goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Cannon turns into him and now he's in Jensen's guard.

Jensen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cannon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jensen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cannon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cannon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cannon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cannon wants to pass the guard but Jensen is keeping the position.
Jensen keeping moving, preventing Cannon from controlling successfully.
Jensen is trying to control the position but Cannon postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cannon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jensen looking for a sweep. Not yet Jensen, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Jensen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!



Jensen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cannon's guard.
Jensen trying to control but Cannon is working from the bottom.

Cannon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jensen defends well.
Cannon keeping moving, preventing Jensen from controlling successfully.
Cannon working a defensive guard but Jensen manages to pass into side control anyway.

Jensen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jensen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannon struggling a bit here.

Jensen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cannon has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen wants to control but Cannon is keeping him busy.
Cannon wants to control but Jensen postures up.
Jensen trying to control the position but Cannon is working away.

Jensen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cannon, who protects the arm well.

Jensen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jensen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cannon can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cannon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cannon is working hard here to advance position.

Jensen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jensen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cannon manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jensen's best efforts.

Jensen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jensen wants to control but Cannon is keeping him busy.

Jensen is trying to work for a kimura but Cannon is defending well.
Cannon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jensen is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cannon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Jensen seems to be looking for submissions.
Cannon is not content to let Jensen control the position.
Cannon wants to control but Jensen is keeping busy.
Jensen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Jensen seems to be looking for submissions.
Cannon works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cannon trying to keep a closed guard but Jensen is proving a slippery customer.
Jensen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jensen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Jensen has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Cannon is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Jensen yanks on the arm and Cannon is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Jensen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brian Jensen!
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Tauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!



172 cm
21
147 lbs
8 - 1 - 0
182 cm
30
156 lbs
10 - 6 - 0
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Lowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Tauer!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tauer moves out of range as Lowe strikes.
Nice shot lands for Lowe.
Tauer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lowe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lowe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Lowe misses.
Tauer replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lowe blocks it well.
Tauer swings for the body but Lowe moves out of range.
Tauer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tauer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lowe takes a step back to recover.
Tauer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tauer looks to land a right hand but Lowe moved out of range.
Lowe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lowe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Axis of Evil in the buildup to the fight.
An inside leg kick from Tauer misses.
Lowe tried to counter with a leg kick but Tauer avoided it.
Lowe throws a leg kick but Tauer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tauer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tauer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe works the jab nicely.
Lowe misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Lowe.
Tauer throws out a loose jab but Lowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
It appears Lowe was looking to counter with a kick there.
Lowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tauer was well out of range. Poor timing from Lowe.
Tauer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tauer.
Lowe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lowe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tauer throws a jab but it's blocked by Lowe.

Tauer moves into the clinch.
Tauer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lowe backwards.

Lowe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lowe ducks right into an uppercut from Tauer.
Tauer wants to clinch up but Lowe keeps it at a distance.
Lowe tries to land a front kick but Tauer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big right from Lowe misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Tauer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tauer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lowe counters with a nice body shot.
Tauer throws a poor cross that misses
and Lowe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lowe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tauer has time to react.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lowe.
Lowe throws a solid leg kick but Tauer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lowe.
Lowe thumps Tauer with a low kick.
Lowe's corner calls for a 1-2. Lowe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tauer misses with an uppercut.
Lowe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tauer has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Tauer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tauer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lowe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Tauer is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tauer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lowe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tauer misses with a body shot
and Lowe counters with a right hand to the body.
Tauer throws a sloppy head kick and Lowe moves out of range easily.
Lowe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Lowe.

Tauer clinches.
Lowe prevents a body shot from Tauer.
Tauer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tauer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lowe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tauer is trying to maintain a safe position but Lowe gets an underhook and turns Tauer into the cage.
Tauer prevents Lowe from breaking the clinch.
Tauer just leaning against Lowe, taking a breather.
Lowe is trying to break the clinch but Tauer is controlling him.

Lowe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lowe swings for the body but Tauer moves out of range.
Tauer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tauer is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tauer throws a right and a left that Lowe avoids nicely.
Lowe wants to land a leg kick but Tauer is out of range.
Lowe pushes Tauer away with a front kick.
Lowe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tauer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lowe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tauer.
Lowe moves out of range of the leg kick from Tauer.
Lowe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tauer 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.
Lowe throws a right and a left that Tauer avoids nicely.
Tauer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A quick step to the side and Lowe tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tauer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lowe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tauer tries to land a body kick
and Lowe counters with a right hand to the body.
Lowe jabs at Tauer's body.
Tauer throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Lowe 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.


Tauer throws a body kick that misses.
A lazy body kick from Lowe
and Tauer counters with a straight right hand.
Lowe misses with a body shot
and Tauer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lowe is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Lowe.
Tauer scores with a nice strike.
Tauer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tauer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lowe on the side of the head.
Tauer throws a head kick but Lowe moves out of range.
Mike Lowe is winning the standup battle so far.
Lowe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lowe.
Tauer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lowe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lowe.
Lowe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lowe misses with a body kick.
Tauer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lowe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Tauer.
Tauer tries to move into range but Lowe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lowe connects with a looping right hand.
Tauer throws a right hand that misses
and Lowe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lowe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tauer can do to turn this around?
Lowe is looking to land body kicks.
Tauer loads up on a big right hand but Lowe slips the punch.
Lowe throws an off balance right hand
and Tauer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Max Tauer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tauer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lowe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lowe scores with a punch to the head.
Tauer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tauer tries to clinch
and Lowe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tauer is still on wobbly legs! Can Lowe finish him?
Lowe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tauer seems to have recovered his senses.
Tauer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lowe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tauer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice jab there from Lowe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe moves out of range of the strikes.
Lowe scores with a nice right hand.
Lowe avoids the body shot from Tauer.
Lowe misses with a leg kick
and Tauer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lowe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lowe scores with a one two! Tauer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lowe lands with a cross.
Tauer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lowe. Lowe obviously looking to wear him down.
Tauer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lowe.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tauer checks a leg kick.
Tauer throws an overhand right that lands on Lowe's shoulder, as Lowe tries to avoid the shot.
Lowe looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tauer, right into the meat.
Lowe lands a lovely overhand right.
Lowe scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tauer throws a jab but it's blocked by Lowe.
Lowe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tauer is out of range and Lowe settles back down.
Nice body kick from Lowe.
Tauer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crunch! Tauer slams his shin into Lowe's torso.
Lowe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tauer.
Tauer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tauer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lowe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tauer. Lowe does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Lowe tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tauer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lowe's sensitive parts.
Lowe dips to his left and cracks Tauer with an uppercut!
Lowe lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lowe misses with a wild body shot.
Tauer misses with an uppercut
and Lowe counters with a stiff right hand.
Lowe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A swing and a miss from Tauer.
Lowe cracks Tauer with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Tauer tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Lowe pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Tauer is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Lowe!
Mike Lowe seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
74%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terryn Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dall comes to the cage accompanied by Skin for Skin. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?



195 cm
24
290 lbs
8 - 3 - 0
187 cm
31
270 lbs
17 - 9 - 0
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
Excellent grappler
Brawler
Good gas tank


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terryn Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Machado!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Dall.
Dall jabs Machado right on the nose. Machado blinks but takes it well.

It looks like Roger Machado has been cut.
Dall chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dall throws a wild body kick that Machado sees coming a mile off.
Machado tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dall throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Machado's head.
Machado with a poor takedown
and Dall counters with a good low kick that Machado was not able to check.

Dall gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dall 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machado looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Dall had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Machado defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dall swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Machado drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dall dives on top into guard.

Dall throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Machado looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dall tries to free his leg and advance position but Machado is retaining full guard.
Dall throwing strikes from guard but Machado blocks nicely.
Machado keeping full guard, as Dall tries to pass.

Machado looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Machado is on top in guard.

Machado trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dall keeping full guard, as Machado tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Machado postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dall is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Machado, into his guard.

Dall slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall works his foot free and advances to mount.
Machado working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dall pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Machado tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dall wants to take Machado's back but he can't do it this time.
Dall throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Dall jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Machado is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Machado and Dall has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dall is trying to get an arm triangle but Machado is defending well.

Dall tries for a kimura but Machado is defending well.
Machado wants to control but Dall postures up.
Machado is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Machado sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Machado actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terryn Dall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Machado's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!



Machado shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dall's guard.

Dall had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Machado defends it easily.
Machado wants to control from the top but Dall keeps moving.
Dall 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Machado drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dall looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dall looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dall!

Dall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Machado can do to turn this around?
Machado is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dall off and has taken his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Machado working for a choke but Dall is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Dall's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Machado looking for the choke but no joy.
Dall wants to escape the position.

Dall defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Machado's arms.
Dall wants to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dall defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.

Dall is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Machado is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Machado has escaped and now he's on top!

Machado passes into half guard.

Machado is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Machado trying to control from half guard but Dall is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Machado's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Machado's back!

Dall looking for the RNC.
You can see the frustration on Machado's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Machado breaks Dall's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Machado trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Dall had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Machado defends it easily.
Dall keeping moving, preventing Machado from controlling successfully.
Machado looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Machado doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Machado manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Dall escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Machado gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Machado advances position into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Machado is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dall knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dall is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Machado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roger Machado's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!


Machado tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dall sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Machado somewhat.
Dall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Machado tries for a takedown but Dall circles away easily
and Dall counters with a nice low kick that buckles Machado's knee momentarily.
Machado tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dall swings away with a body shot that misses

and Machado counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Machado wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dall keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Machado seems to be working for a kimura but Dall defends the submission attempt.
Dall tries to get to full guard but Machado has control of the leg.

Machado looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dall is looking for a sweep. Machado is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Machado is looking to advance position but Dall won't allow it.
Dall is pressing down on Machado's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Dall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Machado pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dall is keeping the position for now.

Machado got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dall has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Machado has managed to get both his arms back between Dall's legs - danger averted.
Machado tries to free his leg and advance position but Dall is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dall throws his legs up looking for a submission but Machado uses it to pass to side control.

Machado looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Machado tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dall is looking for a sweep.

Machado tries for a kimura but Dall is defending well.
Dall manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Dall looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Machado sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dall's guard.

Machado is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dall has managed to free his arm - good work.

Dall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Machado pulls his head out easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Machado passes to full mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Machado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Machado has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Machado!

Roger Machado was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
33%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cristian Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!



173 cm
23
150 lbs
8 - 1 - 0
172 cm
23
158 lbs
10 - 4 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank


Lion Fightwear
Conviction


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cristian Tavares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francisco Costa!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Costa.
Costa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tavares at a distance.
Costa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tavares moves away.
Tavares misses with a body shot.
Costa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tavares.
Tavares with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tavares ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Costa walks into a stiff left hand from Tavares.
Tavares throws a looping overhand right but Costa ducks down to avoid it.
Costa slips a straight right by Tavares.
Tavares connects with a body shot.
Tavares throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tavares misses with a kick to the body.
Tavares throws a shot from downtown. Costa moves away and avoids it.
Costa throws out a counter right but Tavares avoids it with no problem.
Costa checks a low kick from Tavares.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares misses with a wild combination.
Costa checks a leg kick.
Costa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tavares throws a right hand that Costa ducks under and follows up with a left that Costa also avoids with ease.
Costa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tavares sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tavares throws a jab when Costa was well out of range.
Costa scores with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tavares, as that shot connected.
Tavares throws a jab but it's blocked by Costa.
Costa misses with a wild body shot.
Costa throws a head kick that misses
and Tavares counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab from Tavares.
Cristian Tavares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Costa lands a really nice looking cross but Tavares seems unphased.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares swings widly with a right hand

and Costa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Costa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Tavares looking for a guillotine here but Costa defends easily.
Tavares controlling Costa's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costa trying to control but Tavares is working from the bottom.
Tavares trying to control the position here.
Tavares trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tavares swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tavares is controlling Costa's posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Costa looking to pass the guard.
Tavares controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tavares seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Costa throws a hook but Tavares avoids it easily.
Costa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Costa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tavares swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Costa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tavares jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Costa walks into a left hand.
Tavares lands with an uppercut that bounces Costa off the cage and back into range.
Tavares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Tavares throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Costa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tavares moves away.
Tavares throws a push kick but Costa slaps the foot to one side.
A big left from Tavares misses.
Tavares is looking to score with low kicks.
Tavares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Costa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cristian Tavares dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!


Tavares throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tavares lands a jab to Costa's midsection.
Costa blocks a low kick nicely.
Costa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Tavares is predictable there
and Costa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tavares misses with a hook. Costa ducked under it nicely.
A nice side step and Costa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tavares misses with an uppercut.
Costa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tavares digs a good hook to Costa's body.
Costa misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tavares throws a poor cross that misses
and Tavares takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Costa looks to land a right hand but Tavares moved out of range.
Costa moves out of range as Tavares strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares slips under a jab.
Costa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tavares.
A clash of legs there as Costa blocks the low kick.
Tavares throws a hook but Costa blocks it.
A big left from Tavares misses.
A little jabbing left from Costa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Costa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tavares finds it's way round the side to connect with Costa's head.
Costa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cristian Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tavares misses with a hook
and Costa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Tavares misses its intended target.
Costa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tavares with a body shot.
Tavares connects with a body shot.
Costa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tavares.
Costa staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa slips under a jab from Tavares.
Tavares throws a good cross that connects.
Tavares connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costa connects with a body shot that sends Tavares's belly button to the back.
Tavares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Costa can do to turn this around?
Tavares fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tavares takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tavares throws a hook but Costa blocks it.
Costa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tavares lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tavares throws a body kick that misses.
Costa avoids a kick to the body.
Tavares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tavares ducks under a wild hook from Costa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa tries a head kick but it misses.
Tavares swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tavares misses with a straight left.
Costa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Tavares misses the target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tavares!
Costa lands a slapping body shot.
A good leg kick by Tavares.
Tavares connects with a right hand. Costa shakes it off.
Costa moves out of range of the body kick from Tavares.
Costa moves away from the strike by Tavares.
Costa misses with a body shot.
Costa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Costa throws a leg kick but Tavares sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tavares jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tavares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Costa.

Costa clinches.
Costa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tavares misses with a punch on the inside.
Tavares throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Costas head.
Costa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tavares fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Costa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cristian Tavares is winning the standup battle so far.
Costa takes one on the button.
An inside leg kick from Tavares misses.
An inside leg kick from Tavares misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cristian Tavares dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!


Costa 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.
Tavares lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Costa is rocked!
Good work by Costa as he checks the leg kick.
Costa is still on wobbly legs! Can Tavares finish him?
Costa moves forwards but Tavares connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tavares cracks Costa with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Costa tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Tavares pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Costa is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cristian Tavares!
Cristian Tavares decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
57%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shoei Braz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stannis Baratheon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!



175 cm
31
205 lbs
15 - 8 - 0
193 cm
27
223 lbs
8 - 3 - 0
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank


Highland Clothing


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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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Shoei Braz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stannis Baratheon!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baratheon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Braz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Baratheon's guard.
Braz stopping the sweep attempt from Baratheon.
Braz wants to pass the guard but Baratheon is keeping the position.
Braz postures up.
Braz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Baratheon tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Braz drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Braz as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Baratheon screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Braz! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Shoei Braz!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Shoei Braz waved his t-shirt featuring KnockOut's logo in front of the cameras.
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
100%

 

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Uryan Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tron Cat- Tyler, The Creator. The key to victory for Uryan Hall has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.



178 cm
28
155 lbs
8 - 6 - 0
170 cm
25
145 lbs
8 - 2 - 0
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible
Excellent grappler
Counter fighter
Powerful


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uryan Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a lazy right hand but Franklin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
And Franklin tries to counter it with a takedown but Hall pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Franklin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
Franklin feints the counter takedown.

Hall dives in and scores a takedown into Franklin's guard.

Franklin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hall defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall controls from within his opponent's guard.

Franklin is looking for a triangle here but Hall uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin tries to buck Hall off but Hall is having none of it.
Hall wants to control but Franklin is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hall wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hall trying to control the position but Franklin is working away.
Hall tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Franklin tries to improve position but can't.
Franklin gets back to half guard.

Franklin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Franklin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hall pulls his head out easily.

Franklin actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Franklin looking for submissions off his back.
Hall controlling the action here.

Franklin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hall is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Franklin actively working from the bottom here.

Franklin actively working from the bottom here.

Franklin actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hall wants to free his trapped foot but Franklin is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Franklin looking for submissions off his back.

Franklin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hall pulls his head out easily.

Franklin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Franklin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Hall is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hall is trying to control. Franklin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Franklin wants to get back to full guard.

Hall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Franklin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hall seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Franklin defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uryan Hall dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!


Franklin avoids the body shot from Hall.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Franklin.

Hall shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hall showed some decent athleticism there.
Franklin moves into full guard.

Franklin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hall gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Uryan Hall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Franklin looking for a guillotine here but Hall defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Franklin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Franklin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Franklin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hall is aware though and is defending well.
Hall slips nicely into half guard.

Franklin looking for submissions off his back.
Hall trying to pass the guard but Franklin defending well.
Hall is controlling the pace.

Franklin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hall in particular looking to stall.
Hall wants to take a breather but Franklin is having none of it.

Franklin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hall pulls his head out easily.
Hall content to control rather than advance.

Franklin looking for submissions off his back.
Hall is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Franklin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall content to control rather than advance.

Franklin actively working from the bottom here.
Hall tries to pass the half guard into mount. Franklin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hall moves into full mount! Franklin won't be happy about that!
Hall controlling his opponent.
Franklin working to try and regain half guard.
Hall controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Franklin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Franklin has given up his back here. Will Hall look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Franklin is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Hall has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Franklin can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uryan Hall dominated that second round.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!


Hall scores with a jab to the body.
Franklin darts in looking for a takedown but Hall gets double underhooks and turns Franklin into the cage.
Hall darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hall lands a nice shot that snaps Franklin's head back.

Hall changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Franklin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Franklin manages to get back to half guard.
Hall seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Franklin actively working from the bottom here.

Franklin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Franklin looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Hall pushes past his half guard into mount!
Franklin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hall is looking to work his way around to Franklin's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Franklin is looking to get to half guard.
Franklin is trying to reverse the position but instead Hall has taken his back - oops!

Hall tightening his grip on Franklin, looking for the choke.
Hall is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Hall is looking to control Franklin but Franklin is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

Hall looking for the RNC.
Franklin rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Franklin looking for submissions off his back.

Franklin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hall wants to control but Franklin is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is taking a breather. Franklin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Franklin looking for submissions off his back.

Franklin actively working from the bottom here.
Hall stalling.

Franklin looking for a kimura from the bottom but Hall passes into side control!
Uryan Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Franklin is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Hall is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Hall trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Franklin is trying desperately to improve position.
Hall wants to control the pace but Franklin is squirming around nicely.
Franklin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
James Franklin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hall controlling the position easily from mount.
Franklin is trying to reverse the position but instead Hall has taken his back - oops!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Franklin defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uryan Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hall has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uryan Hall!

Uryan Hall decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Milne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Milne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?



192 cm
24
255 lbs
12 - 2 - 0
192 cm
24
265 lbs
11 - 5 - 0
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank


Spartan Nutrition


Lion Fightwear


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Milne!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuruta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Milne misses with a looping right.
We've been hearing reports that Tsuruta has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Milne lands a jab to Tsuruta's midsection.
Milne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tsuruta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Milne throws a hook to the side of Tsuruta's head but Tsuruta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Milne throws a hook but Tsuruta avoids it easily.
Milne throws a leg kick but Tsuruta sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Tsuruta was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Milne.
Milne misses with a low kick.
Milne misses the body punch

and Tsuruta holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Milne - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tsuruta presses Milne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Milne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tsuruta backwards.
Milne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tsuruta is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Milne pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Milne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta misses with some punches.
Milne has a couple of punches blocked by Tsuruta.
Milne looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Milne tries a body shot but Tsuruta blocks it.
Milne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tsuruta tries a body shot but Milne blocks it.
Milne cracks Tsuruta with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milne.
Milne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Milne.
Milne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tsuruta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuruta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuruta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuruta looking to slow down the pace here.
Milne lands a body shot.
Milne working aggressively here.
Tsuruta misses with a punch to the body.
Milne has a couple of punches blocked by Tsuruta.
Come on Tsuruta - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice left hand lands by Tsuruta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tsuruta scores with a shot to the side of Milne's head.
Milne wants to stall.
Tsuruta misses with a punch to the body.
Tsuruta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Milnes head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsuruta.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsuruta stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tsuruta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tsuruta throws a punch but it's blocked by Milne.
Tsuruta lands a shot to the body.
Tsuruta scores with a hook to the body.
Tsuruta is working for takedown but Milne is calmly controlling the position for now.
Milne can't find room to land a body shot as Tsuruta controls the action.
A short right from Milne.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tsuruta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tsuruta misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Tsuruta to work.
A head punch on the inside from Milne fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milne lands a hook that snaps the head of Tsuruta backwards.
Milne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Milne is looking to control Tsuruta's arms but Tsuruta gets an underhook and turns him. Now Milne has his back to the cage.
Tsuruta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Milne misses with the head strike.
Tsuruta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Milne misses with the head strike.
Milne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuruta is stalling here.
Milne lands with a light punch inside.
Milne throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsuruta.
Milne is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomomi Tsuruta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsuruta digs a right hand underneath Milne's ribcage. Milne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tsuruta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Milnes head.
Milne struggles to land a body shot inside as Tsuruta controls his hands.
Tsuruta leaning his opponent against the cage.

Tsuruta gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Milne regains guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsuruta won't allow Milne to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta tries to free his leg and advance position but Milne is retaining full guard.
Tsuruta scoring with some ground and pound.
Tsuruta throws a big right hand that misses.
Milne wants to get back to his feet but Tsuruta is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tsuruta throwing strikes but missing.
Milne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tsuruta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tsuruta 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.
Milne looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tsuruta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Milne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tsuruta is in close to Milne's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tsuruta distracts Milne with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tomomi Tsuruta will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!


Tsuruta lands a jab to Milne's midsection.
Tsuruta misses with an uppercut. Milne saw that one coming.
Milne swats away the attempt to clinch by Tsuruta.
Milne looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Milne clinches up with Tsuruta and pushes him back against the cage.
Milne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsuruta's elbow.
Harry Milne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Milne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tsuruta goes for a takedown attempt but Milne pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tsuruta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tsuruta moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tsuruta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Milne.
Tsuruta half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Milne with a hook.
Tsuruta moves forwards but Milne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Milne misses with a looping left.
Milne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tsuruta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Milne.
Tsuruta shoots in looking for a takedown but Milne manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tsuruta's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A cross from Tsuruta lands.
Tsuruta fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Milne.
Tsuruta tries to close the distance and clinch but Milne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tsuruta ducks under a wild hook from Milne.
A counter left hand to the body from Tsuruta misses its target.
Milne misses with a right hand
and Tsuruta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harry Milne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tsuruta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milne scores with a sloppy right hand. Tsuruta should have avoided that one.
Milne throws a hook but Tsuruta blocks it.
Tsuruta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Milne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Milne misses.
Milne throws a lazy head kick
and Milne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice jab there from Milne.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tsuruta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harry Milne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomomi Tsuruta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Milne keeps the fight on the outside.
Tsuruta moves out of range of the strikes.
Tsuruta keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Milne scores with a shot to the body.
Milne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tsuruta.
The fighters circling - Milne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Milne misses with a hook to the body
and Tsuruta counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Milne moves into range and clinches up with Tsuruta.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Milne is defending well.
Milne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tsuruta blocking some punches.
Tsuruta is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Milne is defending well.
Tsuruta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Milne's elbow.
Tsuruta lands with a left to the head.
Milne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Milne tries a body shot but Tsuruta blocks it.

Milne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tsuruta has a takedown stuffed.
Milne throws a head kick but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Tsuruta wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tsuruta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milne moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milne is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd cheers as Milne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tsuruta doesn't seem phased though.
Milne misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Milne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!


Milne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Milne lands with a shot to the body.
Milne misses with a right hand
and Milne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Milne moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tsuruta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Milne throws out the jab.
Tsuruta misses the shot to the body.
Milne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tsuruta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tsuruta looks to land a combination but Milne avoids it well.
Harry Milne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsuruta closes this distance looking for a takedown but Milne circles away.
Milne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Milne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tsuruta misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Milne finds it's target.
Milne moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tsuruta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Milne.
Milne throws a series of punches but Tsuruta avoids them all with ease.
Milne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Milne 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.
It looked like Tsuruta was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Milne.
Tsuruta scores with a shot to the body.

Tsuruta shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tsuruta was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Milne tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milne can't do much from the bottom here.
Tsuruta lands a few punches from side control.
Tsuruta looks up at the clock and then as Milne takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tsuruta smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tsuruta in side control, throwing shots but Milne defends.
Tsuruta working the ground and pound.
Milne wants to get back to his feet.
Milne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Milne parries the strikes from Tsuruta easily there. Tsuruta is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Milne to escape.
Milne is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tsuruta has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Milne is trying to get back to half guard.
Tsuruta is looking to take a break and control but Milne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Milne to see if he's OK.
Milne is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tsuruta connects with a decent elbow.
Milne is looking for a sweep.
Tsuruta cracks Milne with a big elbow.

Milne is rocked!
Tsuruta throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Milne is still in real trouble! Can Tsuruta finish him?
Tsuruta throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Milne seems to have recovered his senses.
Tsuruta looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Milne is avoiding damage well.
Tsuruta throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tsuruta misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Milne is looking for a sweep.
Tsuruta sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Milne is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Milne has one of Tsuruta's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milne is looking for a sweep.
Tsuruta landing strikes.
Milne is trying to get back to half guard.
Tsuruta sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Milne is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Milne is trying to control Tsuruta's posture but Tsuruta avoids it.
Tsuruta throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tsuruta is chipping away with strikes.
Tsuruta tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tomomi Tsuruta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Milne defending against the ground and pound.
Tsuruta trying to control the action but Milne is working from the bottom.
Milne taking a bit of punishment here - Tsuruta scoring with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomomi Tsuruta showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tsuruta has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tomomi Tsuruta!

An out of breath and clearly excited Tomomi Tsuruta thanked King of Fists for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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