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RBFC 84:Tavares vs Yamamoto 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seb Sha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Perkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perkovic has chosen Nema Predaje by Thompson as his entrance music. Marko Perkovic is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seb Sha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marko Perkovic!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sha.
Perkovic cracks Sha with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Perkovic scores with a shot to the body.
Perkovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sha ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sha lands a nice shot that snaps Perkovic's head back.
Perkovic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sha shoots in but no luck this time.
Perkovic misses with a low kick.
Sha is looking to counter punch.
Perkovic lands with a nice body punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkovic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Perkovic works Sha's body with a nice hook.
Sha shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sha showed some decent athleticism there.
Sha thows a huge punch but Perkovic dodges it nicely.
Sha trying to control the action but Perkovic is working from the bottom.
Sha 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkovic is looking for a sweep. Sha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sha throwing shots but Perkovic is blocking nicely.
Sha is looking to advance position but Perkovic won't allow it.
Sha throwing shots but Perkovic is blocking nicely.
Perkovic keeping hold of Sha's head, controlling as best he can.
Perkovic is looking to control Sha's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Perkovic avoid being mounted?
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.
Sha is looking to advance position but Perkovic won't allow it.
Sha throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Perkovic keeps working.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Perkovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sha. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sha not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Perkovic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sha.
Sha throwing shots but Perkovic is blocking nicely.
Sha is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Perkovic has managed to free his arm - good work.
Perkovic is doing well to control the position and prevent Sha from advancing to side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic throws a leg kick which misses Sha's front leg but catches the back leg as Sha tries to avoid it.
Sha has a takedown stuffed.
Sha connects with a looping right hand.
Sha throws a good cross that connects.
Perkovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Sha moves away from the strike by Perkovic.
Sha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perkovic throws out the jab.
Sha looks to land a right hand but Perkovic moved out of range.
Perkovic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sha rather than just go for the knockout.
Sha lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sha.
A shot to the body from Perkovic misses
and Perkovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sha takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sha misses with a hook. Perkovic ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sha changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Perkovic looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sha working the ground and pound but Perkovic is defending the strikes.
Sha is looking to take a break and control but Perkovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Perkovic is trying to control Sha's posture but Sha avoids it.
Perkovic felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sha misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sha lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Perkovic down.
An elbow from Sha crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seb Sha dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Perkovic cracks a nice hook into Sha's ribs.
Perkovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sha lands a nice hook to Perkovic's body. Perkovic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Perkovic throws a big shot that misses.
Sha scores with a three punch combo!
Sha throws out a powerful jab.
Sha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sha checks a leg kick.
Sha ducks under a wild hook from Perkovic.
Perkovic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Perkovic avoids the body shot from Sha.
Perkovic appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sha ducks under a wild hook from Perkovic.
Perkovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Perkovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy left from Sha finds it's target.
Perkovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sha.
Sha looks to land a body kick but Perkovic moved away.
Sha connects with a jab.
Sha throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Perkovic on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkovic blocks a head kick by Sha.
Perkovic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marko Perkovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sha throws a looping overhand right but Perkovic ducks down to avoid it.
A cross from Sha lands.
Perkovic ducks under a wild hook from Sha.
Perkovic misses with a hook. Sha ducked under it nicely.
Sha throws a series of punches but Perkovic avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Sha.
Sha on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Perkovic feints and then cracks Sha's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sha down.
Sha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perkovic can do to turn this around?
Perkovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sha.
Sha 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.
Sha checks the leg kick nicely there.
Perkovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Sha misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkovic looks to land a right hand but Sha moved out of range.
Perkovic misses with a looping left.
Sha was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sha.
Perkovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkovic is looking to slow Sha down with leg kicks.
Perkovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Sha throws a chopping leg kick but Perkovic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Perkovic scores with a hook.
Sha needs to keep his hands up - Perkovic had a free shot at his head there.
Sha is rocked!
Sha cracks Perkovic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oh Sha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sha throws a jab when Perkovic was well out of range.
Sha seems to have got his legs back now.
Perkovic lands a big uppercut and Sha crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sha looks OK. Perkovic waves Sha back to his feet!
Sha cracks Perkovic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Perkovic is rocked!
Sha knocks out Perkovic with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Sha before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Sha picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Seb Sha!
Our winner, Seb Sha, 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Osvaldo Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Osvaldo Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Stark!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stark throws a lazy head kick
and Gomez counters with a left and a right that stings Stark.
Gomez jabs Stark right on the nose. Stark blinks but takes it well.
Stark is rocked!
Stark wants to slow Gomez down by chopping away at his legs.
Stark is still on wobbly legs! Can Gomez finish him?
Gomez cracks Stark with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Stark tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Gomez pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Stark is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osvaldo Gomez!
An out of breath Osvaldo Gomez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Todd Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Rynkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cannon comes to the cage accompanied by The Conquering- Black Moor. Rynkowski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mama Selita - 303 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Sebastian Rynkowski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Todd Cannon's chin.
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181 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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154 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 9 - 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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastian Rynkowski!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rynkowski stays in close to Cannon's body and controls the position.
Cannon is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Rynkowski has his hands clasped together but Cannon extends and breaks Rynkowski's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Cannon.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Todd Cannon!
Todd Cannon very nearly forgot to thank Voodoo Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abioye Nazari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Mayflower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazari 's entrance music is Do You Call My Name by Ra. A fine choice. Larry Mayflower is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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242 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abioye Nazari !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larry Mayflower!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazari throws a combination that misses
and Mayflower counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nazari actively working from the bottom here.
Mayflower is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nazari looking for submissions off his back.
Nazari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayflower trying to pass the guard but Nazari defending well.
Nazari punching from the bottom.
Nazari wants to get back to full guard but Mayflower has mounted him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazari tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mayflower with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Mayflower avoids the attempt from Nazari to control.
Nazari regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nazari wants to get back to full guard.
Nazari is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mayflower pulls his head out easily.
Mayflower is trying to control. Nazari wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayflower working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nazari is in trouble now - Mayflower has advanced to mount!
Nazari is looking to improve his position but Mayflower isn't that keen on the idea.
Mayflower wants to take Nazari 's back but he can't do it this time.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mayflower working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Nazari keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nazari gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazari is looking to improve his position.
Nazari is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mayflower pulls his head out easily.
Nazari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nazari is staying active underneath Mayflower, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nazari wants to control but Mayflower is keeping busy.
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.
Mayflower wants to pass to mount but Nazari is defending the position.
Mayflower scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nazari is concentrating on defense, preventing Mayflower from advancing position.
Nazari is looking to control Mayflower's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nazari avoid being mounted?
Nazari won't allow Mayflower to pass to mount.
Nazari looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mayflower working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Nazari 's thigh. Nazari counters though and makes it back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Mayflower dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mayflower drives through and clinches with Nazari against the cage.
Nazari 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nazari throws a right hand that Mayflower ducks under and follows up with a left that Mayflower also avoids with ease.
Mayflower avoids the head kick by Nazari .
Nazari misses with a series of wild punches.
Mayflower feints the counter takedown.
Nazari scores with a head kick.
It looks like Larry Mayflower has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazari throws a series of strikes that have Mayflower backpedaling.
Nazari connects with a nice looking jab.
Nazari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nazari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mayflower.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayflower takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mayflower gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mayflower drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nazari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nazari jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nazari fails to land with a series of punches.
Mayflower lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mayflower ducks under a wild hook from Nazari .
Mayflower is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nazari looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nazari connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mayflower's hands.
Nazari shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mayflower eats them both and turns towards Nazari to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nazari goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayflower instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nazari .
Nazari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nazari pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mayflower back to the cage. Nazari follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nazari swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Mayflower counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nazari escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mayflower gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nazari keeping full guard, as Mayflower tries to pass.
Nazari will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nazari tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Larry Mayflower has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nazari throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayflower preventing the sweep.
Mayflower postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nazari wants to hit a switch here but Mayflower passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Nazari there!
Mayflower prevents Nazari from getting the reversal.
Mayflower cracks Nazari with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nazari tries to hold on but Mayflower postures up.
Nazari slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayflower wants to take a breather but Nazari is having none of it.
Nazari is trying to control but Mayflower manages to pass to mount!
Nazari is trying to escape the mount.
Mayflower wants to take his opponent's back but Nazari doesn't allow it.
Nazari reaches up and holds on to Mayflower to control the position.
Mayflower prevents Nazari from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abioye Nazari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Larry Mayflower's cut.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Mayflower as he connects with a hook.
Nazari moves into range and connects with a jab.
Abioye Nazari is winning the standup battle so far.
Mayflower drives through and clinches with Nazari against the cage.
Mayflower blocks an elbow strike.
Nazari lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mayflower backwards.
Nazari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nazari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mayflower throws out the jab.
Mayflower displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nazari throws out the jab.
And Mayflower tries to counter it with a takedown but Nazari pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nazari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mayflower feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazari lands with an overhand left.
Abioye Nazari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nazari scores with a jab. Mayflower acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mayflower staying out of range there.
Mayflower feints the counter takedown.
Nazari lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayflower is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nazari .
Nazari misses with a combination
so Mayflower counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nazari looking for subs off his back but Mayflower has passed one foot through into half guard.
Mayflower slows the pace down in half guard.
Mayflower wants to control but Nazari is keeping him busy.
Nazari is looking to get back to full guard here but Mayflower has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazari is trying to control Mayflower's posture but Mayflower avoids it.
Nazari is not content to let Mayflower control the position.
Nazari tries to bench press Mayflower off him but Mayflower keeps the position.
Mayflower is looking to take a break and control but Nazari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nazari is trying to buck Mayflower off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayflower laying and praying for a moment but Nazari takes advantage and regains half guard.
Mayflower seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mayflower throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mayflower trying to control from half guard but Nazari is working away.
Mayflower is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mayflower wants to free his trapped foot but Nazari is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nazari trying to control but Mayflower postures up.
Nazari flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mayflower wants to pass the guard but Nazari is defending well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nazari throws a sloppy head kick and Mayflower moves out of range easily.
Mayflower gets a clinch.
Nazari works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mayflower.
Nazari stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nazari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Abioye Nazari .
I think Nazari 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abioye Nazari !
After winning the bout, Abioye Nazari thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Nemkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Nemkov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Nemkov. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nemkov throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
Oleg Nemkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nemkov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lopez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lopez.
Lopez misses with a combination
and Nemkov counters with a two punch combo.
Nemkov throws a body kick that misses
and Lopez counters with a low kick, right behind Nemkov 's knee.
Nemkov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lopez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nemkov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nemkov throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease.
Lopez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lopez throws a low kick but Nemkov moves out of range easily.
Nemkov unleashes a big counter combination but Lopez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nemkov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lopez counters with a low kick, right behind Nemkov 's knee.
Lopez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nemkov is out of range and Lopez settles back down.
Nemkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Frank Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemkov misses with a jab, cross combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Lopez misses the target.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Nemkov.
A left and a right from Nemkov both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Frank Lopez has been cut.
Lopez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nemkov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lopez counters with a nice body kick.
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but Nemkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nemkov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nemkov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nemkov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lopez sees it coming and defends easily.
Lopez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Lopez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nemkov's guard.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Nemkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nemkov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Lopez advances position into side control!
Nemkov can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Nemkov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nemkov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nemkov is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Lopez trying to pass the guard but Nemkov defending well.
Lopez is keen to just control but Nemkov is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nemkov actively working from the bottom here.
Lopez thows a huge punch but Nemkov dodges it nicely.
Nemkov tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Nemkov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Nemkov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lopez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lopez's back!
Nemkov working for a choke but Lopez is defending well.
Lopez breaks Nemkov's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Lopez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nemkov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lopez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nemkov is proving hard to escape from.
Nemkov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lopez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nemkov.
Lopez trying to hold on to Nemkov's head to control him but Nemkov postures up.
Nemkov is working for a kimura but Lopez is defending it quite comfortably.
Lopez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nemkov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nemkov's back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez throwing sloppy strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oleg Nemkov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Lopez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nemkov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lopez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lopez is pulling down on Nemkov's head to control his posture.
Nemkov wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Lopez wants to hit a switch here but Nemkov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lopez there!
Lopez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nemkov landing strikes from the mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez wants to hold on but Nemkov pushes him away.
Nemkov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lopez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nemkov lands a couple of good shots and Lopez has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Oleg Nemkov has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Nemkov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemkov is working the ground and pound. Can Lopez escape?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Nemkov looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Lopez gets back to half guard.
Nemkov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lopez defends it well.
Lopez gets full guard.
Nemkov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lopez is keeping the position for now.
Nemkov prevents Lopez from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lopez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Nemkov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nemkov stopping the sweep attempt from Lopez.
Lopez is working hard here to advance position.
Nemkov looking to pass the guard.
Nemkov throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nemkov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nemkov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lopez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lopez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nemkov trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov stopping the sweep attempt from Lopez.
Lopez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nemkov postures up and lands a big shot to Lopez's brow.
Lopez has momentary wrist control but Nemkov slips an elbow through the middle.
Nemkov scoring with some ground and pound.
Nemkov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nemkov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nemkov with a nice head shot there.
Nemkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nemkov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lopez wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Nemkov is now in half guard.
Nemkov is looking for a kimura here.
Lopez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lopez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nemkov throwing strikes but missing.
Lopez tries to strike from the bottom.
Nemkov lands a couple of digs.
Nemkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Lopez is retaining full guard.
Lopez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lopez 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.
Lopez is looking to stand up but Nemkov isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Nemkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Lopez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nemkov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nemkov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lopez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nemkov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nemkov fails to land with a series of punches.
Lopez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nemkov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lopez looks to land a combination but Nemkov avoids it well.
Lopez throws a body shot but no joy.
Oleg Nemkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Nemkov.
Nemkov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez.
Lopez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nemkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Nemkov.
It looked like Lopez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nemkov.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Nemkov checks it.
Nemkov scores with the left hand. Lopez knows he should have avoided that one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Nemkov feints a jab promting Lopez to slip. Nemkov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lopez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nemkov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nemkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Nemkov slips a jab from Lopez.
Lopez stuffs the takedown.
Lopez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oleg Nemkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nemkov misses with an uppercut
and Lopez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nemkov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nemkov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nemkov walks into a straight right hand from Lopez.
Nemkov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lopez throwing a counter right hand but Nemkov manages to avoid it.
Nemkov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez.
Oleg Nemkov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nemkov throws a combination that misses
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
Lopez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nemkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Lopez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nemkov.
Nemkov has his takedown stuffed
and Lopez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Frank Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Nemkov.
Lopez blocks a jab.
Nemkov is looking to land body kicks.
Lopez digs a good body shot into Nemkov's ribs.
Nemkov shoots for a double leg takedown but Lopez sprawls well. He's pushed Nemkov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lopez lands with a nice body punch.
Nemkov fails to land with a series of punches.
Nemkov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nemkov's head.
Lopez misses with a low kick as Nemkov jumps back.
Nemkov slips a jab from Lopez.
A punch combination from Nemkov misses.
Lopez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lopez throws a shot to the body.
Lopez misses the body punch
and Nemkov counters with a two punch combo.
Nemkov misses with the combination.
Lopez thuds his right hand into Nemkov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lopez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nemkov 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nemkov 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nemkov throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.
Lopez thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lopez cracks the inside of Nemkov's front leg.
Nemkov scores with a one two! Lopez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nemkov throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease.
Nemkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Nemkov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nemkov feints a jab promting Lopez to slip. Nemkov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lopez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nemkov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oleg Nemkov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nemkov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oleg Nemkov!
A victorious Oleg Nemkov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert J Fredrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Bradford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonny Bradford has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Robert J Fredrick's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert J Fredrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sonny Bradford!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredrick throws a combination that misses
and Bradford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fredrick connects with a nice looking jab.
Fredrick lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bradford lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fredrick takes a step back to recover.
Bradford walks into a stiff left hand from Fredrick.
Bradford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fredrick.
Bradford moves out of range as Fredrick strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fredrick throws a series of punches but Bradford avoids them all with ease.
Fredrick connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fredrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fredrick misses with a jab to the body
and Bradford counters with a series of strikes. Fredrick will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrick just misses with a punch to the body.
Bradford looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bradford lands a big head kick that sends Fredrick to the canvas! Bradford follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sonny Bradford!
An out of breath Sonny Bradford thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dobber Snodgrass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Pritchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dobber Snodgrass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Pritchard!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pritchard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jimmy Pritchard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pritchard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pritchard misses with a hook
and Snodgrass counters with a nice uppercut.
Pritchard walks into a jab.
Pritchard throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Snodgrass counter with a right hand.
Pritchard throws a jab but it's blocked by Snodgrass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Pritchard.
Snodgrass is looking to counter the offense by Pritchard and move into the clinch.
Pritchard misses with a hook
and Snodgrass makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've been told by Snodgrass's head coaches at WIGGLEBOTTOM'S that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Snodgrass staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snodgrass ducks under a wild hook from Pritchard.
Snodgrass drives through and clinches with Pritchard against the cage.
Snodgrass tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pritchard lands with a light punch inside.
Snodgrass misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pritchard pushes Snodgrass back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pritchard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pritchard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pritchard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Snodgrass backwards.
Pritchard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pritchard swings wildly with an uppercut but Snodgrass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pritchard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Snodgrass tries to work over Pritchard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snodgrass tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pritchard's elbow.
Pritchard scores with a shot to the side of Snodgrass's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Pritchard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snodgrass with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Snodgrass tries a body shot but Pritchard blocks it.
Pritchard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pritchard lands with a left to the head.
Pritchard blocks an uppercut.
Pritchard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pritchard misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snodgrass.
Pritchard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snodgrass tries to work over Pritchard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snodgrass stalls.
Snodgrass prevents a body shot from Pritchard.
Pritchard misses with an elbow over the top.
Pritchard lands with a light punch inside.
Pritchard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pritchard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pritchard can't find room to land a body shot as Snodgrass controls the action.
Pritchard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Snodgrass lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pritchard backwards.
Snodgrass misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pritchard gets through Snodgrass's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pritchard blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Snodgrass.
Pritchard struggles to land a body shot inside as Snodgrass controls his hands.
Pritchard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Pritchard.
Pritchard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pritchard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pritchard throws a punch but it's blocked by Snodgrass.
Snodgrass pushes Pritchard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pritchard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pritchard is leaning against Snodgrass and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pritchard blocking some punches.
Pritchard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pritchard swings wildly with an uppercut but Snodgrass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snodgrass working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snodgrass avoiding damage as Pritchard throws knees to the body.
Snodgrass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pritchard lands a body shot.
Snodgrass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snodgrass managing to block the knees to the body from Pritchard.
A left hand lands to the body for Pritchard.
Pritchard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Snodgrass misses with the head strike.
Pritchard can't find room to land a body shot as Snodgrass controls the action.
Pritchard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pritchard swings wildly with an uppercut but Snodgrass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pritchard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pritchard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pritchard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pritchard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snodgrass.
Snodgrass tries to work over Pritchard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pritchard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Snodgrass tries to throw a body punch but Pritchard avoids it by throwing Snodgrass back against the cage.
Snodgrass throws a head punch that misses.
Pritchard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Snodgrass backwards.
Snodgrass tries to throw a body punch but Pritchard avoids it by throwing Snodgrass back against the cage.
Pritchard misses with some punches.
Snodgrass lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Pritchard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pritchard digs a good body shot into Snodgrass's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pritchard. Snodgrass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snodgrass was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pritchard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pritchard throws a shot to the body.
Pritchard looks to throw the jab but Snodgrass is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Snodgrass tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Pritchard misses
and Snodgrass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Pritchard.
Snodgrass doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pritchard throws a head kick that Snodgrass semi-blocks.
Pritchard misses with a body punch
and Pritchard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Pritchard. Those never looked like landing.
Snodgrass displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pritchard throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pritchard. Snodgrass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snodgrass was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Snodgrass displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pritchard throws out the jab.
Snodgrass wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pritchard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pritchard. Snodgrass does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Pritchard tries to get set, Snodgrass tries to push him back and clinch up but Pritchard manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snodgrass takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Snodgrass blocks a jab.
Pritchard slips under a jab.
Pritchard throws an off balance right hand
and Snodgrass counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Snodgrass takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pritchard misses with a double jab
and Snodgrass counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pritchard thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pritchard misses with a jab to the body
and Snodgrass counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snodgrass connects with a looping right hand.
Pritchard misses with a low kick as Snodgrass jumps back.
Snodgrass closes the distance and pushes Pritchard back into the cage.
Pritchard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Snodgrass or not.
Pritchard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Snodgrass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snodgrass lands a hook that snaps the head of Pritchard backwards.
Pritchard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Pritchard.
Pritchard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Snodgrass is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pritchard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jimmy Pritchard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pritchard lands with a short shot to the head.
Pritchard swings wildly with an uppercut but Snodgrass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pritchard tries a body shot but Snodgrass blocks it.
Snodgrass lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pritchard fails to land.
Pritchard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Snodgrass is defending well for now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pritchard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Snodgrass.
Snodgrass working aggressively here.
Pritchard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Snodgrass.
Snodgrass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pritchard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pritchard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pritchard blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Snodgrass fails to land.
Snodgrass blocks a body shot from Pritchard.
Snodgrass tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pritchard's elbow.
Snodgrass digs a right hand into Pritchard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pritchard's gas tank.
Pritchard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snodgrass throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Pritchard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Pritchard just misses with a punch to the body.
Snodgrass was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Snodgrass uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pritchard.
A quick step to the side and Snodgrass tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Pritchard.
Snodgrass is looking to counter punch.
Pritchard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pritchard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Snodgrass keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snodgrass is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pritchard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snodgrass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pritchard.
A little feinted left hand from Snodgrass on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Snodgrass avoids the body shot from Pritchard.
Snodgrass throwing a counter right hand but Pritchard manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pritchard misses with a hook to the body
and Snodgrass moves into the clinch.
Snodgrass lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pritchard prevents a body shot from Snodgrass.
Snodgrass lands a body punch in the clinch.
Snodgrass tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pritchard's elbow.
Nice body punch from Pritchard.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Snodgrass on the inside.
Pritchard misses with the head strike.
Pritchard misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Pritchard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pritchard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Snodgrass backwards.
Pritchard has a couple of punches blocked by Snodgrass.
Snodgrass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pritchard misses with a body punch.
Snodgrass misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pritchard lands with a left to the head.
Dobber Snodgrass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy Pritchard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Snodgrass fails to land.
Snodgrass blocks a body shot from Pritchard.
Snodgrass misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pritchard.
Pritchard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Snodgrass misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Snodgrass misses with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Snodgrass - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A right hand to the body from Snodgrass.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snodgrass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pritchard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Snodgrass.
A head punch on the inside from Snodgrass fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snodgrass misses with a knee strike.
Snodgrass misses with some punches.
Snodgrass with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snodgrass misses with a punch to the body.
Snodgrass lands a nice uppercut.
Pritchard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Snodgrass.
Snodgrass has a couple of punches blocked by Pritchard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pritchard.
Pritchard misses with the head strike.
Snodgrass throws a punch but it's blocked by Pritchard.
Snodgrass misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard blocks an uppercut.
Pritchard prevents a body shot from Snodgrass.
Snodgrass misses with some punches.
Snodgrass controlling the action here for a moment.
Snodgrass misses with a punch on the inside.
Pritchard working aggressively here.
Snodgrass misses with some punches.
Snodgrass taking a breather.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pritchard can't find room to land a body shot as Snodgrass controls the action.
Snodgrass throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dobber Snodgrass showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pritchard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Pritchard!
Dobber Snodgrass was interviewed post fight and said 'I never turn down a fight... That was brutal. Somebody will pay for this.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Marston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Bangsit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marston comes to the cage accompanied by Bring it on motherfucker. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucas Marston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Bangsit!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bangsit shoots in but no luck this time.
Bangsit shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marston sprawls well. Marston wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bangsit gets slowly back to his feet.
Marston is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bangsit misses with a takedown
and Marston counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lucas Marston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Bangsit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marston misses with a few strikes there.
Marston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice side step and Bangsit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangsit shoots in but no luck this time.
Marston swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Marston misses with a leg kick.
We've been told by Marston's head coaches at LOD: Club Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bangsit tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marston swivels and escapes.
Marston scores with a nice head shot.
Bangsit has his takedown stuffed
and Marston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bangsit circles away quickly and effectively.
Bangsit changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Marston misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Marston. No joy for Bangsit on that attempt.
Marston scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bangsit with a poor takedown
and Marston counters with a right hand to the body.
Marston misses with an uppercut. Bangsit saw that one coming.
Bangsit looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Nice sprawl there from Marston as Bangsit shoots in.
Marston misses the jab.
Marston throws a leg kick but Bangsit checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston drops Bangsit with a beautiful combination! Bangsit stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Marston is looking for the KO!
Bangsit is rocked!
It looks like Andy Bangsit has been cut.
Bangsit shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marston pinned against the cage. Marston gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bangsit is still on wobbly legs! Can Marston finish him?
Marston sends Bangsit crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Marston is motioning to the referee to let Bangsit up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marston lands with a good body shot.
Bangsit seems to have recovered his senses.
Bangsit closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Marston quickly recovers to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangsit is looking for a kimura here.
Bangsit is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Marston!
Bangsit working for a submission but Marston is keeping him at bay.
Marston working to try and regain half guard.
Bangsit punishing his opponent with strikes.
Marston tries to hold on but Bangsit pushes him away.
Bangsit punching from mount but Marston doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bangsit thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bangsit is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Marston is surviving well by controlling Bangsit's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Marston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andy Bangsit's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bangsit tries for a takedown but Marston sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Marston lands with an uppercut that bounces Bangsit off the cage and back into range.
Marston misses with a body shot.
And Bangsit responds with a good body kick, but Marston manages to step out the way in time.
Marston throws out a powerful jab.
Marston throws a lazy uppercut
and Bangsit counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bangsit.
Marston looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangsit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangsit drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Marston manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bangsit has Marston in his guard.
Bangsit has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Marston is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bangsit.
Bangsit is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bangsit is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Marston off and has taken his back!
Marston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bangsit can do to turn this around?
Marston fending off the submission attempt from Bangsit.
Bangsit looking to break Marston's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Marston remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Bangsit will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Marston is trying to break free.
Bangsit has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marston looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Bangsit has got his arm under Marston's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Marston has spun round into Bangsit's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Bangsit being controlled here, momentarily.
Bangsit has his foot on Marston's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Marston works his way back into a safe position though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bangsit looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bangsit has momentary wrist control but Marston slips an elbow through the middle.
Marston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marston cracks Bangsit with a solid left hand.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Marston wants to stand but Bangsit has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Marston makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangsit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Marston avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bangsit is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Marston is aware though and is defending well.
Bangsit looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Marston passes into half guard.
Marston is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Marston perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Marston missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bangsit looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bangsit misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marston missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bangsit is looking to get back to full guard here but Marston has managed to pass to side control instead.
The ground and pound from Marston seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bangsit avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Marston.
Bangsit tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Marston wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Marston creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bangsit sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Marston scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bangsit to see if he's OK.
Marston looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bangsit is working to avoid the ground and pound but Marston connects with a decent elbow.
Bangsit is rocked!
Bangsit throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Bangsit is still in real trouble! Can Marston finish him?
Marston working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Marston dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andy Bangsit's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Bangsit drives through with a takedown into Marston's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bangsit seems to have recovered his senses.
Marston has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bangsit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bangsit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marston bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bangsit's guard.
Marston has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bangsit controls Marston momentarily but Marston frees himself.
Bangsit is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Marston defends well.
Bangsit wants to sweep here but Marston controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston trying to control but Bangsit is working from the bottom.
Marston stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bangsit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bangsit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marston wants to get up but he can't break Bangsit's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Marston avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marston tries to free his leg and advance position but Bangsit is retaining full guard.
Marston avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marston's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Marston won't allow Bangsit to sweep him here.
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.
Marston stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bangsit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bangsit had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Marston defends it easily.
Bangsit escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Marston gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Marston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marston trying to control the position from guard on top but Bangsit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marston in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bangsit wants to sweep but no luck.
Marston trying to control the position from guard on top but Bangsit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marston wants to pass the guard but Bangsit is keeping the position.
Bangsit working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marston doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Marston manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bangsit is keeping the position for now.
Bangsit keeping moving, preventing Marston from controlling successfully.
Marston passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Bangsit trying to control from the bottom.
Marston perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bangsit tries to roll over but Marston keeps him under control.
Still in half guard, Marston seems content to control.
Marston working over Bangsit with some ground and pound. Bangsit looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bangsit is looking to improve his position.
Bangsit looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marston with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bangsit is staying active underneath Marston, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marston blocks the strikes from Bangsit.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marston wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bangsit keeps working.
Marston prevents Bangsit from improving his position.
Bangsit is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Marston's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Marston's back!
Bangsit is persistently looking for the submission but Marston is defending it well.
Marston fending off the submission attempt from Bangsit.
Andy Bangsit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucas Marston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bangsit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marston controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Bangsit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marston 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Marston!
Lucas Marston made sure to mention his sponsor, MayheM sportswear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Bellum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellum has chosen Daddy Yankee - Limbo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Devon Bailey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Bellum!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey dips to his left and cracks Bellum with an uppercut!
Bailey connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Bailey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bellum throws a counter combo.
Devon Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey is looking to clinch but Bellum is avoiding it.
Bellum keeps the fight on the outside.
Bailey throws out a loose jab but Bellum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bailey throws a body punch but Bellum moves out of range.
Bailey jabs at Bellum's body.
Bellum cracks the inside of Bailey's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey misses with a right hand
and Bellum counters with a low kick, right behind Bailey 's knee.
Bailey misses with a looping right.
Bellum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bailey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bellum moves away.
Bailey throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Bellum to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Devon Bailey has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey misses the jab.
Bailey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bellum is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bellum scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bailey scores with a hook to the body. Bellum takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bailey, as that shot connected.
Bellum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bailey sets himself, and Bellum steps forward looking for the clinch! Bailey avoids it this time.
Bailey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bailey loads up on a big right hand but Bellum slips the punch.
Bailey throws out a loose jab but Bellum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bellum misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Bailey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A punch lands to the side of Bailey 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellum on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bailey. Bailey obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bailey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bellum.
Bailey throws a jab when Bellum was well out of range.
Bellum appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bailey misses with a body punch
and Bellum counters with a nice body shot.
Bailey lands a jab to Bellum's midsection.
Bailey throws a jab when Bellum was well out of range.
Bailey lands with a shot to the body.
Bellum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bailey manages to avoid it.
Bellum defending well as Bailey loads up on a big left hand.
Bailey misses with a left hand
and Bellum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bellum scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellum throws a nice looking combination but Bailey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bailey misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bellum. Bailey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bellum doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bellum takes a swing at Bailey's ribcage but misses.
Bellum connects with a body shot that sends Bailey's belly button to the back.
Bailey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bellum.
Bailey takes a swing at Bellum's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bellum! But no joy.
Bailey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bellum throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bellum has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bellum throws a hook to the side of Bailey's head but Bailey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bailey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bailey scores with a hook to the body. Bellum takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bailey lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Bailey.
Bailey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bailey throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bellum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Bailey misses.
Decent striking displayed by Bailey there.
Bellum moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Bailey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Devon Bailey's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bailey staying out of range there.
Bailey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bellum can do to turn this around?
Bailey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bellum counters with a straight right hand.
Bellum turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bellum on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Devon Bailey is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bellum. That's going to slow Bailey down.
A jab lands there for Bailey.
Bailey takes a swing at Bellum's ribcage but misses.
Bellum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bailey throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Bellum.
Bailey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bellum.
Bailey thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey looks to score with a jab to the body but Bellum is just out of range.
Bellum appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bellum checks a low kick from Bailey.
Bellum just misses with a punch to the body.
Bailey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bellum ducks under a wild hook from Bailey.
Bellum misses with a leg kick.
Bailey appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bellum swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bailey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bellum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bailey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bellum misses with a left hand
and Bellum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bailey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bailey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bellum sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellum misses with a low kick.
Bailey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bailey throws a body punch but Bellum moves out of range.
Bailey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bellum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bailey misses with a wild body shot.
Bailey misses with a low kick.
Bailey misses with a wild body shot.
Bailey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bellum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bailey feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellum defending well as Bailey loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bellum! But no joy.
Bailey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bellum was well out of range. Poor timing from Bailey.
It seemed like Bellum was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bailey scores with a spinning back kick!
Bailey checks a leg kick.
Bailey connects with a looping right hand.
Bailey misses with a leg kick
and Bellum counters with a right hand to the body.
Bellum changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bellum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bellum replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bailey blocks it well.
Bellum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bellum drops his hands momentarily and Bailey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bellum counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice cross by Bailey.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bailey just misses with a punch to the body.
Bailey throws a lazy right hand but Bellum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bellum now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A nice combination there by Bailey.
Bailey misses with a body shot.
Bailey misses with a hook. Bellum ducked under it nicely.
A nice side step and Bellum releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bailey throws a sloppy body shot
and Bellum counters with a series of strikes. Bailey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bellum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Bailey misses its target.
Bailey has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Bailey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Devon Bailey's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bailey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bellum was well out of range. Poor timing from Bailey.
Bailey throws a lazy right hand but Bellum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bellum was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bailey throws a leg kick but Bellum sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bailey darts in trying to clinch
and Bellum counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bellum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bellum swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bellum misses with a head kick.
Bailey scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bellum shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey moves into the clinch.
Bailey lands with a short shot to the head.
Bailey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bailey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bellum.
Bailey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bellum is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bellum swings wildly with an uppercut but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bellum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bailey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bailey as Bellum tries to tie him up.
Bellum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bailey has a couple of punches blocked by Bellum.
Bailey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bailey fails to land.
Bailey swings wildly with an uppercut but Bellum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bellum swings wildly with an uppercut but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bailey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bailey tries to throw a body punch but Bellum avoids it by throwing Bailey back against the cage.
Bellum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bailey has a couple of punches blocked by Bellum.
Bailey misses with the head strike.
Bailey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bailey swings wildly with an uppercut but Bellum uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bellum misses with the head strike.
Bellum blocks a body shot from Bailey.
Bellum throws a punch but it's blocked by Bailey.
Bellum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bellum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bailey throws a hook but Bellum blocks it.
Bellum tries to counter with a clinch but Bailey shakes him off and moves away.
Bailey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bellum at a distance.
Bellum moves forwards but Bailey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey rushes Bellum and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bailey throws a punch but it's blocked by Bellum.
Bellum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Devon Bailey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bailey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bailey works on Bellum's body with a couple of short punches.
Bellum blocking some punches.
Bellum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Bellum.
Bailey has a couple of punches blocked by Bellum.
Bailey takes a shot to the head.
Bailey can't find room to land a body shot as Bellum controls the action.
Bellum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bellum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bailey blocking some punches.
Bailey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bailey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bailey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bellum backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bailey blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throws a punch but it's blocked by Bellum.
Bellum is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bellum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bailey's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Bailey fails to land.
Bellum pushes Bailey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bailey pushes Bellum back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bellum has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bellum blocking some punches.
Bellum struggles to land a body shot inside as Bailey controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bailey.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bailey.
Bellum breaks from the clinch.
Bellum attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bailey throws out a loose jab but Bellum uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Bellum misses.
Bailey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Bailey clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Devon Bailey's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bailey scores with a shot to the body.
Bellum ducks under a wild hook from Bailey.
Bellum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bailey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bellum was well out of range. Poor timing from Bailey.
Bellum scoring well with a low kick there.
Bailey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bailey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bailey throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey lands a nice looking body shot.
Bailey misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick misses from Bellum.
Bailey is looking for a counter combo.
Bellum swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bailey counters with a nice uppercut.
Bellum takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bellum misses the body punch
and Bailey counters with a nice body kick.
Bellum is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bailey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bailey scores with a jab. Bellum acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bellum is rocked!
Bailey misses with a looping right.
Bellum is still on wobbly legs! Can Bailey finish him?
Bailey has closed the distance and engaged Bellum in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bailey throws a head punch that misses.
Bailey throws an elbow but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bellum takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bailey throws an elbow but misses.
Bailey unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Bellum! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Bailey is unloading with more strikes now! Bellum drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devon Bailey!
Devon Bailey retains his light heavyweight title!
Devon Bailey thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cristian Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kotetsu Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavares comes to the cage accompanied by oh, check it out, he's rocking his Jr. Olympic Gold medals. Kotetsu Yamamoto acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cristian Tavares!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kotetsu Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto blocks a jab.
Tavares pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamamoto tries to counter by closing the distance.
Yamamoto staying out of range there.
Tavares misses with a lunging right hand
and Yamamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yamamoto throws a body punch but Tavares moves out of range.
Tavares moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tavares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tavares connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yamamoto's hands.
Yamamoto blocks a jab.
Tavares looks to land a right hand but Yamamoto moved out of range.
Tavares ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yamamoto slips a jab and a cross from Tavares.
Tavares throws out a loose jab but Yamamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tavares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamamoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tavares misses with a straight left.
Yamamoto is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Tavares scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tavares on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tavares tests Yamamoto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yamamoto has Tavares up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto lands a hook that snaps the head of Tavares backwards.
A hook to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto misses with some punches.
Tavares digs a right hand into Yamamoto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yamamoto's gas tank.
Tavares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamamoto looking to stall.
Yamamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto misses with some punches.
Yamamoto misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Tavares fails to land.
Yamamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Tavares controls his hands.
Tavares lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamamoto backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto misses with a punch to the body.
Tavares prevents a body shot from Yamamoto.
A hook to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tavares.
Yamamoto misses with some punches.
Yamamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tavares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamamoto leaning against his opponent.
Tavares throws a head punch that misses.
Yamamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Tavares controls the action.
A hook to the body from Yamamoto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamamoto lands an uppercut.
Yamamoto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yamamoto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tavares misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Yamamoto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tavares lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yamamoto or not.
Yamamoto is trying to maintain a safe position but Tavares gets an underhook and turns Yamamoto into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Yamamoto as the two fighters clinch.
I was talking to Tavares's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Yamamoto tries to work over Tavares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamamoto digs a right hand into Tavares's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tavares's gas tank.
Yamamoto misses with a body punch.
Yamamoto is stalling here.
Tavares misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto blocks a body shot from Tavares.
Yamamoto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yamamoto tries a body shot but Tavares blocks it.
Yamamoto working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yamamoto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto looking to stall.
Tavares misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tavares.
Yamamoto scores with a shoulder strike.
Tavares blocking some punches.
Yamamoto wants to stall.
Yamamoto lands with a right to the head.
Tavares lands a left hand.
Tavares misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Tavares.
Tavares tries to work over Yamamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tavares lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yamamoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamamoto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kotetsu Yamamoto will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tavares throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yamamoto punishes Tavares's body with a nice straight punch.
Yamamoto gets a clinch.
Yamamoto blocks a body shot from Tavares.
Yamamoto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yamamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tavares prevents a body shot from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tavares gets through Yamamoto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yamamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamamoto misses with the head strike.
Tavares lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares working aggressively here.
Yamamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamamoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tavares working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yamamoto has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tavares seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Yamamoto can turn it around.
Yamamoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yamamoto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yamamoto working aggressively here.
Kotetsu Yamamoto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yamamoto tries to throw a body punch but Tavares avoids it by throwing Yamamoto back against the cage.
Yamamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Tavares controls the action.
Yamamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tavares can't find room to land a body shot as Yamamoto controls the action.
Tavares lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yamamoto.
Tavares softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tavares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yamamoto.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Tavares controls the action.
Tavares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamamoto's elbow.
Tavares lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yamamoto backwards.
Yamamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares tries to work over Yamamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tavares throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yamamoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yamamoto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yamamoto tries a body shot but Tavares blocks it.
Yamamoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamamoto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tavares.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamamoto tries a body shot but Tavares blocks it.
Yamamoto presses Tavares against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tavares throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yamamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tavares lands a shoulder strike.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Yamamoto in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Yamamoto tries to throw a body punch but Tavares avoids it by throwing Yamamoto back against the cage.
Yamamoto lands with a short shot to the head.
Yamamoto tries to throw a body punch but Tavares avoids it by throwing Yamamoto back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Come on Yamamoto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yamamoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yamamoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Tavares blocks a body shot from Yamamoto.
Tavares scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tavares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamamoto misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tavares fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tavares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamamoto misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands a shot to the body.
Yamamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Tavares controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto taking a breather.
Yamamoto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tavares backwards.
Yamamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tavares's elbow.
Yamamoto tries to stall but Tavares uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tavares prevents a body shot from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto tries to work over Tavares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamamoto misses with a punch to the body.
Yamamoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamamoto throws a head punch that misses.
Yamamoto throws a head punch that misses.
Yamamoto lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamamoto misses with some punches.
Tavares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kotetsu Yamamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tavares's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yamamoto works Tavares's body with a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Yamamoto.
Tavares jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yamamoto moves out of range as Tavares strikes.
Yamamoto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yamamoto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yamamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tavares moves away.
Tavares is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto moves away from the strike by Tavares.
Tavares throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tavares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamamoto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto clinches up with Tavares and pushes him back against the cage.
Yamamoto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tavares backwards.
Yamamoto has a couple of punches blocked by Tavares.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamamoto's elbow.
Yamamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Tavares controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamamoto controlling the action here for a moment.
Tavares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamamoto's elbow.
Tavares lands a nice uppercut.
Yamamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Tavares controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Tavares.
Yamamoto working aggressively here.
Tavares lands a body punch.
Yamamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Tavares controls his hands.
Yamamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tavares's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Yamamoto fails to land.
Yamamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tavares's elbow.
Yamamoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto blocks a body shot from Tavares.
Tavares misses with a punch on the inside.
Tavares lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamamoto backwards.
Tavares stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yamamoto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Yamamoto.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tavares blocks a body shot from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tavares digs a right hand into Yamamoto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yamamoto's gas tank.
Yamamoto misses with a punch to the body.
Yamamoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tavares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tavares's elbow.
Yamamoto misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tavares.
Tavares tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamamoto lands a shoulder strike.
Yamamoto lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Tavares - that landed with a thud.
Yamamoto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yamamoto blocking some punches.
Yamamoto is looking to control Tavares's arms but Tavares gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yamamoto has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tavares fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tavares.
Yamamoto blocks a body shot from Tavares.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tavares.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tavares.
Tavares misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamamoto.
Tavares misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tavares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamamoto's elbow.
Yamamoto is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yamamoto prevents a body shot from Tavares.
Yamamoto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tavares can't find room to land a body shot as Yamamoto controls the action.
Yamamoto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tavares is keeping busy.
Yamamoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tavares backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamamoto lands a hook that snaps the head of Tavares backwards.
Tavares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamamoto is looking to control Tavares's arms but Tavares gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yamamoto has his back to the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yamamoto misses with a body punch.
Tavares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Cristian Tavares did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yamamoto throws a body shot but no joy.
Yamamoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tavares looks to land a right hand but Yamamoto moved out of range.
Yamamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tavares moves away.
Yamamoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tavares throws out the jab.
Tavares misses with a wild body shot.
Tavares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamamoto throws a lazy uppercut
and Tavares counters with a right hand to the body.
Cristian Tavares is winning the standup battle so far.
Tavares looks to throw the jab but Yamamoto is out of range.
Tavares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamamoto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tavares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tavares throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yamamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tavares moves away.
Yamamoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tavares.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tavares rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yamamoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tavares scores with a decent looking hook.
Tavares swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamamoto.
Tavares scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yamamoto doesn't seem bothered though.
Tavares slips under a jab.
Yamamoto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tavares rather than just go for the knockout.
Tavares thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamamoto is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Yamamoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamamoto misses with a straight left.
Tavares throws a big shot that misses.
Yamamoto lands a nice looking body shot.
Tavares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamamoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tavares avoids the body shot from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto slips a jab from Tavares.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares needs to keep his hands up - Yamamoto had a free shot at his head there.
Tavares throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamamoto slips a straight right by Tavares.
Yamamoto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tavares doesn't seem bothered though.
Yamamoto lunges at Tavares with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tavares's hand.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tavares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto moves away from the strike by Tavares.
Yamamoto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tavares stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
An inside leg kick from Tavares misses.
Yamamoto loads up on a big right hand but Tavares slips the punch.
Tavares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamamoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamamoto cracks a nice hook into Tavares's ribs.
Yamamoto missing with a left hand there. Tavares was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Tavares misses the target.
Tavares scores with a jab.
Tavares takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yamamoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yamamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tavares manages to avoid it.
Tavares throws a looping overhand right but Yamamoto ducks down to avoid it.
Yamamoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tavares.
Yamamoto lands a right hook to the body.
Tavares waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamamoto.
A swing and a miss from Tavares.
Tavares looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamamoto is just out of range.
Yamamoto tries to counter with a clinch but Tavares shakes him off and moves away.
Tavares is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamamoto.
Tavares avoids the body shot from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto cracks a nice hook into Tavares's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Tavares misses the target.
Yamamoto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tavares connects with a body shot that sends Yamamoto's belly button to the back.
Yamamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Yamamoto misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares misses with a leg kick.
Tavares misses with a straight right.
Yamamoto avoids the body shot from Tavares.
Yamamoto lands a nice hook to Tavares's body. Tavares takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamamoto wants to clinch up but Tavares keeps it at a distance.
Yamamoto works Tavares's body with a nice hook.
Yamamoto defending well as Tavares loads up on a big left hand.
Tavares avoids the body shot from Yamamoto.
Tavares thows a left - swing and a miss!
A countering left hand to the body from Yamamoto misses.
Tavares jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yamamoto misses with an uppercut. Tavares saw that one coming.
Tavares swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tavares throws a good cross that connects.
Tavares connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A lazy left from Yamamoto finds it's target.
Tavares staying out of range there.
Tavares was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tavares lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Cristian Tavares 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!
Yamamoto jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yamamoto throws an overhand right that lands on Tavares's shoulder, as Tavares tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamamoto. Tavares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamamoto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yamamoto slips under a jab from Tavares.
Tavares scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tavares thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tavares lands a left and a right that send Yamamoto crashing to the mat, dazed. Tavares thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Yamamoto is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamamoto switches off momentarily and Tavares cracks him with a monster right hand! Yamamoto topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Tavares dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Tavares!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cristian Tavares!
Cristian Tavares retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Cristian Tavares thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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