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HFC 97:Costa vs Miller PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evangelos Ergazakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Kahn (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evangelos Ergazakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Solomon Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ergazakis moves into the clinch.
Ergazakis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kahn fails to land.
Ergazakis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kahn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ergazakis.
Kahn gets through Ergazakis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ergazakis taking a breather.
Kahn lands with a left to the head.
Ergazakis tries to stall but Kahn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ergazakis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kahn is defending well for now.
A body shot lands from Kahn.
Ergazakis cracks Kahn with a nice body shot.
Kahn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ergazakis tries to land a knee to the head but Kahn blocks with his arms.
Ergazakis trying to stall but Kahn improves his position.
Kahn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ergazakis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Kahn.
Kahn breaks the clinch.
Ergazakis darts in trying to clinch
and Kahn counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ergazakis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kahn finds it's way round the side to connect with Ergazakis's head.
Kahn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ergazakis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kahn misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Kahn.
Kahn misses with a body punch.
Ergazakis misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ergazakis.
Kahn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kahn misses with some punches.
Ergazakis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kahn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ergazakiss head.
Kahn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ergazakis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ergazakis fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kahn.
Ergazakis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kahn avoids it.
Kahn stops a takedown attempt from Ergazakis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kahn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ergazakis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kahn.
Ergazakis is looking to control Kahn's arms but Kahn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ergazakis has his back to the cage.
A body shot lands from Kahn.
Kahn stops a takedown attempt from Ergazakis.
Kahn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kahn struggles to land a body shot inside as Ergazakis controls his hands.
Ergazakis landing knees to the body.
Ergazakis connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Solomon Kahn has been cut.
Ergazakis tries to work over Kahn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kahn struggles to land a body shot inside as Ergazakis controls his hands.
Kahn lands an uppercut.
Ergazakis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kahn blocks it with crossed arms.
Kahn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ergazakis is rocked!
Ergazakis tries to throw a body punch but Kahn avoids it by throwing Ergazakis back against the cage.
Ergazakis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ergazakis trying to stall but Kahn improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Kahn fails to land.
Ergazakis blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn blocking some punches.
Ergazakis misses with a knee to the head.
Kahn throws a head punch that misses.
Ergazakis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kahn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kahn lands a body punch.
Ergazakis takes a shot to the head.
Ergazakis is breathing heavily.
Ergazakis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kahn after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evangelos Ergazakis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kahn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ergazakis backwards.
Oh Ergazakis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Kahn.
Kahn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ergazakis backwards.
Kahn throws a big uppercut that drops Ergazakis! More strikes from Kahn and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ergazakis lies dazed against the cage as Kahn celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solomon Kahn!
A victorious Solomon Kahn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Radoslaw Tomaszewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theros Ironfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Theros Ironfist told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Radoslaw Tomaszewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Theros Ironfist!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ironfist throws a lazy right hand but Tomaszewski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Ironfist.
Radoslaw Tomaszewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomaszewski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ironfist misses with a double jab.
Ironfist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tomaszewski lands a glancing blow to the side of Ironfist's head.
Ironfist throws a head kick that misses.
Ironfist throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski sizes up Ironfist with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ironfist throws a sloppy head kick and Tomaszewski moves out of range easily.
Tomaszewski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ironfist sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ironfist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ironfist lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tomaszewski circles away quickly and effectively.
Tomaszewski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ironfist shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tomaszewski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tomaszewski misses with a straight left.
Tomaszewski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sloppy strikes from Ironfist. Those never looked like landing.
Ironfist has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ironfist there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomaszewski takes the fight into the clinch.
Tomaszewski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tomaszewski prevents a takedown attempt there.
A frustrated look appears on Ironfist's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tomaszewski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tomaszewski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tomaszewski lands with a short shot to the head.
Ironfist is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tomaszewski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Radoslaw Tomaszewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theros Ironfist.
Ironfist looks winded!
Ironfist can't find room to land a body shot as Tomaszewski controls the action.
Ironfist has Tomaszewski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tomaszewski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ironfist takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Tomaszewski as the two fighters clinch.
Tomaszewski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tomaszewski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tomaszewski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ironfists head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomaszewski lands a nice shot to the body.
Tomaszewski digs a right hand underneath Ironfist's ribcage. Ironfist let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tomaszewski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tomaszewski.
Tomaszewski scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomaszewski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tomaszewski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ironfist is rocked!
A short right from Tomaszewski.
Ironfist is still on wobbly legs! Can Tomaszewski finish him?
Tomaszewski unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Ironfist! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Tomaszewski is unloading with more strikes now! Ironfist drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Radoslaw Tomaszewski!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ely Scrubs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osvaldo Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ely Scrubs has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ely Scrubs seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ely Scrubs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Osvaldo Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Scrubs to score with a decent uppercut.
Scrubs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomez was well out of range. Poor timing from Scrubs.
Gomez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scrubs.
Gomez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Scrubs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gomez thinking.
A big right from Scrubs misses.
Scrubs moves into the clinch.
Gomez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scrubs is defending well for now.
I was talking to Scrubs's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Scrubs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gomez tries to land knees in the clinch but Scrubs avoids the damage to the body.
Scrubs stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Scrubs presses Gomez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Scrubs digs a right hand underneath Gomez's ribcage. Gomez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Scrubs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gomez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scrubs.
Scrubs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Scrubs avoiding damage as Gomez throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Scrubs jumps into guard, dragging Gomez to the mat.
Gomez is fighting to break Scrubs's control of his arms but Scrubs is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Scrubs escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gomez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez looking to pass the guard.
Scrubs trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scrubs is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gomez defends well.
Scrubs is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Scrubs keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
Gomez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gomez slips nicely into half guard.
Gomez trying to control from half guard but Scrubs is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scrubs trying to control here.
Scrubs is not content to let Gomez control the position.
Scrubs moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gomez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gomez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scrubs keeps working.
Scrubs is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as Gomez stalls from top position.
Scrubs is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is looking to take a break and control but Scrubs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scrubs is looking to regain half guard here but Gomez keeps moving and retains side control.
Gomez is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Scrubs is looking for a sweep.
Gomez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Gomez tries to advance to mount but can't.
Gomez slows the pace down.
Gomez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scrubs keeps working.
Gomez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Scrubs's legs.
That's four 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.
Scrubs manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gomez tries to get to full guard but Scrubs has control of the leg.
Well, if Scrubs is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gomez is trying to get back to full guard.
Scrubs trying to mount his opponent but Gomez defends it.
Scrubs performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gomez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Scrubs's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Scrubs's back!
Scrubs manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gomez's guard. Nice work there by Scrubs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ely Scrubs dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gomez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Scrubs, pushing him back against the cage.
Scrubs swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomez blocks a body shot from Scrubs.
Scrubs tries to pull guard but Gomez holds him up against the cage and eventually Scrubs drops back down to his feet.
Scrubs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gomez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scrubs avoids it.
Gomez taking a breather.
Gomez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Scrubs misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scrubs tries to pull guard but Gomez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gomez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gomez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gomez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gomez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gomez with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez tries a knee to the head but Scrubs blocks it.
Gomez is trying to maintain a safe position but Scrubs gets an underhook and turns Gomez into the cage.
Scrubs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Scrubs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scrubs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gomezs head.
A knee to the head by Gomez.
Gomez blocks a body shot from Scrubs.
Osvaldo Gomez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gomez takes a shot to the head.
Gomez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scrubs avoids it.
Scrubs lands an uppercut.
Scrubs jumps into guard, dragging Gomez to the mat.
Gomez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scrubs is keeping the position for now.
Scrubs throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Scrubs working a defensive guard here.
Scrubs is really struggling to control Gomez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Scrubs keeps moving.
Scrubs has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gomez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gomez tries to free his leg and advance position but Scrubs is retaining full guard.
Gomez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scrubs is keeping the position for now.
Gomez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez trying to control but Scrubs is working from the bottom.
Gomez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Scrubs is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gomez defends well.
Gomez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gomez being controlled here momentarily.
Gomez trying to control but Scrubs is working from the bottom.
Gomez passes into half guard.
Gomez is controlling the pace.
Gomez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Scrubs does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Scrubs gets full guard.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Scrubs keeps moving.
Scrubs had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gomez defends it easily.
Gomez tries to free his leg and advance position but Scrubs is retaining full guard.
Gomez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scrubs working a defensive guard here.
Gomez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Osvaldo Gomez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Scrubs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Scrubs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gomez connects with a body shot that sends Scrubs's belly button to the back.
Scrubs listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Scrubs looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomez is just out of range.
Gomez throws out a loose jab but Scrubs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomez throws a lazy right hand but Scrubs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scrubs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Scrubs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Scrubs is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Scrubs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scrubs jabs Gomez right on the nose. Gomez blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez throws a hook to the side of Scrubs's head but Scrubs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gomez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scrubs.
Ely Scrubs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez clinches up with Scrubs and pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Gomez.
Scrubs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Scrubs tries a body shot but Gomez blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Scrubs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gomez tries to land knees in the clinch but Scrubs avoids the damage to the body.
Gomez prevents a body shot from Scrubs.
Scrubs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scrubs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez tries to land knees in the clinch but Scrubs avoids the damage to the body.
A right hand to the body from Scrubs.
Scrubs fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A right hand to the body from Scrubs.
Gomez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scrubs is defending well for now.
Scrubs manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gomez controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scrubs keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
Gomez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Scrubs is controlling Gomez's posture.
Scrubs trying to keep a closed guard but Gomez is proving a slippery customer.
Gomez looking to pass the guard.
Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Scrubs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomez postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scrubs pulls Gomez in close to his closed guard and prevents Gomez from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Scrubs is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scrubs scores with a jab to the body.
Scrubs tests Gomez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice shot by Scrubs.
Gomez darts in and clinches Scrubs up against the cage.
Scrubs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Scrubs managing to block the knees to the body from Gomez.
Gomez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scrubs is defending well for now.
Scrubs lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Scrubs.
Gomez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Scrubs managing to block the knees to the body from Gomez.
Scrubs pulls guard successfully.
Gomez controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scrubs is trying to control the position but Gomez postures up.
Gomez being controlled here momentarily.
Scrubs keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
Scrubs not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ely Scrubs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gomez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Scrubs keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gomez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scrubs tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ely Scrubs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scrubs has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ely Scrubs!
A relieved looking Ely Scrubs thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Blitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin's entrance music is Tron Cat- Tyler, The Creator. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Blitz!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blitz swivels and escapes.
Franklin moves into the clinch.
Franklin lands a takedown into guard.
Franklin throwing strikes but missing.
Blitz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Franklin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Franklin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Franklin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Franklin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franklin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blitz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Franklin throws a big elbow that misses.
Franklin postures up.
Franklin 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.
Franklin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Blitz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Blitz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Blitz!
Franklin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Blitz.
Franklin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Blitz trying to control from the bottom.
Franklin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blitz taking some punishment here, with Franklin in his half guard.
Blitz gets full guard.
Franklin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Franklin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Franklin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Franklin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Blitz is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Franklin, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franklin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Franklin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blitz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blitz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blitz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Franklin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Franklin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blitz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Franklin is tightening it up a little... Blitz has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Blitz reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Blitz taps out! Nice BJJ there by Franklin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). James Franklin!
James Franklin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
John Blitz was interviewed post fight and said 'Have to train my wrestling'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Rewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Gruff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gruff comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shut Up - Stormzy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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245 lbs
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Rewell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Gruff!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruff takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rewell tries to keep at a distance but Gruff has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rewell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gruff ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gruff no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rewell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gruff wants to sweep but no luck.
Gruff manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rewell manages to get himself to full guard.
Rewell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruff makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gruff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruff postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gruff working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rewell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gruff in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rewell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rewell looking for a sweep. Not yet Rewell, not yet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gruff working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Rewell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gruff manages to get himself to full guard.
Gruff wants to sweep here but Rewell controlling him for the moment.
Rewell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rewell trying to control the position from guard on top but Gruff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruff throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Gruff working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rewell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rewell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rewell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gruff wants to sweep but no luck.
Rewell trying to control the position from guard on top but Gruff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rewell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gruff looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rewell is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruff takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rewell throws a series of punches but Gruff avoids them all with ease.
Gruff looks to land a left hand but Rewell moved out of range nicely.
Gruff slips a straight right by Rewell.
Gruff looks to throw the jab but Rewell is out of range.
As Gruff backs away, Rewell returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gruff misses with a body punch
and Rewell counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gruff misses with a straight right.
Gruff misses with a straight left.
Rewell throws a chopping leg kick but Gruff manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Billy Gruff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruff throws a hook to the side of Rewell's head but Rewell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gruff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rewell.
Gruff throws a looping overhand right but Rewell ducks down to avoid it.
Gruff moves away from the strike by Rewell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruff misses with an uppercut
and Rewell counters with a stiff right hand.
Rewell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gruff.
Rewell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rewell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gruff throws out the jab.
Rewell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gruff.
Gruff takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gruff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rewell.
Gruff misses with a looping left.
Rewell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rewell misses the shot to the body.
Gruff tries to counter with a clinch but Rewell shakes him off and moves away.
Rewell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rewell throws the left hand but Gruff avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gruff. Rewell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gruff misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Gruff misses the target.
Rewell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alexander Rewell will probably get the nod.
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.
Gruff swings for the body but Rewell moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gruff.
Gruff scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice defenses there by Rewell.
Rewell throws a hook but Gruff blocks it.
Gruff looks to throw the jab but Rewell is out of range.
Rewell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gruff fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Rewell.
Gruff has managed to clinch.
Rewell blocks a body shot from Gruff.
Rewell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gruff lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rewell backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rewell's elbow.
Rewell scores with a shoulder strike.
Rewell controlling the action here for a moment.
Rewell struggles to land a body shot inside as Gruff controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruff wants a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gruff.
Rewell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rewell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gruff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rewell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rewell lands a shot to the body.
Rewell throws a punch but it's blocked by Gruff.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gruff.
Rewell looking to stall.
Gruff lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Gruff.
Rewell is pressed up against the cage. Gruff has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rewell down to the mat. Rewell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rewell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gruff.
Alexander Rewell is winning the standup battle so far.
Gruff misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Gruff misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Gruff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruff throws an overhand right that lands on Rewell's shoulder, as Rewell tries to avoid the shot.
Rewell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gruff swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rewell.
Gruff misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rewell misses with the body kick
and Gruff counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gruff is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Gruff takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gruff misses with a leg kick.
Jab from Rewell.
Rewell walks into a jab.
Gruff moves out of range of the strikes.
Rewell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gruff.
Rewell misses with a body kick.
Rewell throws a lazy head kick
and Gruff counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gruff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rewell.
Rewell misses with a body kick.
Rewell misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rewell ducks under a wild hook from Gruff.
Rewell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gruff's calf.
A slow jab from Rewell misses its intended target.
Gruff misses with an uppercut. Rewell saw that one coming.
Gruff throws a jab when Rewell was well out of range.
Rewell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gruff.
Rewell with a nice cross.
Rewell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gruff is rocked!
Rewell throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gruff is still on wobbly legs! Can Rewell finish him?
Gruff is breathing heavily.
Gruff is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Rewell doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Gruff crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Gruff's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexander Rewell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stannis Baratheon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seb Sha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seb Sha is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stannis Baratheon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seb Sha!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baratheon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sha backs up against the cage.
Baratheon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sloppy strikes from Sha. Those never looked like landing.
Sha pivots, looking for a leg kick but Baratheon is out of range and Sha settles back down.
Baratheon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Baratheon.
Sha shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baratheon defends it nicely.
Baratheon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Baratheon does no damage.
Sha avoids the body shot from Baratheon.
No joy there for Sha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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!
Baratheon misses with a double jab
and Sha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sha finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Baratheon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sha in his tracks.
A swing and a miss from Sha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baratheon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sha.
Sha scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sha misses with a combination
and Baratheon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baratheon throws a series of punches but Sha avoids them all with ease.
Sha throws a chopping leg kick but Baratheon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Baratheon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Seb Sha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baratheon.
Sha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Sha.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been told by Baratheon's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sha lands a head shot.
Baratheon connects with a body shot.
Baratheon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sha manages to avoid it.
Baratheon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baratheon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sha. That's going to slow Baratheon down.
Baratheon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sha was well out of range. Poor timing from Baratheon.
Baratheon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sha stalks Baratheon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Baratheon's face. Baratheon staggers backwards, shaken.
Baratheon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sha was well out of range. Poor timing from Baratheon.
Sha shoots in but no luck this time.
As Sha looks to move away, Baratheon throws a big counter combo but Sha just gets out of the way.
Sha feints and as Baratheon raises his hands in defense, Sha changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sha trying to control the position from guard on top but Baratheon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baratheon trying to control the position.
Sha avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sha accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sha showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sha passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sha tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sha has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baratheon is looking for a sweep.
Sha lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sha scoring with punches from side control.
Baratheon is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sha connects with a decent elbow.
Baratheon is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Baratheon is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sha landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Baratheon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Baratheon.
Baratheon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sha had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Baratheon defends it easily.
Baratheon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sha is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baratheon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baratheon wants to work for an arm triangle but Sha is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Baratheon is thwarting Sha's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seb Sha dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Baratheon misses with an uppercut.
Baratheon slips a straight right by Sha.
Baratheon throws a series of punches but Sha avoids them all with ease.
Sha pushes Baratheon away with a front kick.
Baratheon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sha, right into the meat.
Sha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baratheon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sha shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sha showed some decent athleticism there.
Sha lands with a punch from half guard.
Sha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baratheon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baratheon gets back to full guard.
Baratheon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sha's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Baratheon trying to keep a closed guard but Sha is proving a slippery customer.
Baratheon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sha defends it easily.
Baratheon looking for a sweep. Not yet Baratheon, not yet.
Sha working some strikes from top position.
Baratheon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Baratheon keeping moving, preventing Sha from controlling successfully.
Sha is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sha with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sha's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sha postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sha landing some decent shots from guard.
Baratheon throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sha escapes and throws Baratheon's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Baratheon takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baratheon tries to bench press Sha off him but Sha keeps the position.
Baratheon looks to move to half guard but instead Sha has passed into mount! Damn!
Baratheon wants to hold on but Sha pushes him away.
Seb Sha has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon taking shots to the head.
Sha with good strikes from the mount here!
Sha is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Baratheon has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Baratheon taking shots to the head.
Baratheon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Baratheon is working hard here to advance position.
Sha is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Baratheon is in a horrible position here. Sha smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baratheon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sha lands a couple of good shots and Baratheon has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Sha is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Baratheon trying to control the hands but Sha won't let him.
Baratheon wants to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seb Sha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Baratheon swinging wildly here.
Sha cracks the inside of Baratheon's front leg.
Sha misses with an uppercut
and Baratheon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baratheon throws a series of punches but Sha avoids them all with ease.
Baratheon misses with a hook. Sha ducked under it nicely.
Sha throws a right hand that Baratheon ducks under and follows up with a left that Baratheon also avoids with ease.
Sha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Baratheon scores with a four punch combination!
Baratheon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Baratheon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sha counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sha scores with a leg kick.
A combination from Baratheon does no damage.
Sha blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sha lands a jab to the nose.
Stannis Baratheon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sha shoots in and drives through. Baratheon sprawls well.
Baratheon went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sha misses with a series of wild punches.
Sha throws a lazy body kick
and Baratheon counters with a two punch combo.
Baratheon fails to land with a series of punches.
Sha looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A punch combination from Baratheon misses.
Sha throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Baratheon was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Baratheon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sha throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Baratheon's waist but Baratheon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sha off to one side.
Baratheon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sha.
A combination from Sha does no damage.
Baratheon is looking to counter punch.
A left and a right from Baratheon both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sha fails to land with a series of punches.
Stannis Baratheon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baratheon.
Baratheon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baratheon walks into a straight right hand from Sha.
A shot to the body from Sha misses
and Baratheon counters with a crisp one two that drops Sha! Baratheon thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sha to his feet! Sha is in big trouble!
Sha is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baratheon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sha.
Sha is still on wobbly legs! Can Baratheon finish him?
Sha throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Baratheon's waist but Baratheon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sha off to one side.
Stannis Baratheon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seb Sha.
Baratheon misses with a double jab
and Sha counters with a nice uppercut.
Sha seems to have recovered his senses.
Baratheon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sha shoots for a takedown but Baratheon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sha slips a jab and a cross from Baratheon.
Sha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baratheon.
As Sha looks to move away, Baratheon throws a big counter combo but Sha just gets out of the way.
Sha moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sha throws a series of punches but Baratheon avoids them all with ease.
Sha throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baratheon counters with a straight right hand.
Sha takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Some wild striking there from Baratheon.
Sha with the counter takedown but Baratheon avoids it easily.
Sha is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Baratheon's half guard.
Sha moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Baratheon.
Sha lands some shots froms side control.
Check out the look on Sha's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Seb Sha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Sha's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baratheon is trying to control Sha's posture but Sha avoids it.
Sha controlling from side mount.
Baratheon tries to improve position but can't.
Baratheon misses with a strike from the bottom.
Sha is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Baratheon's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seb Sha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sha 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seb Sha!
During a confident post fight interview, Seb Sha thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Gentry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sni Probong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gentry comes to the cage accompanied by Triumph - Wu Tang Clan. Probong has chosen Bodhi Mandala as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Gentry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Sni Probong!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gentry throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Probong counters with a thumping low kick.
Gentry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good shot there by Gentry.
Gentry swings away with a body shot that misses
and Probong counters with a good low kick that Gentry was not able to check.
Gentry misses with a looping right.
Probong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Probong misses with a body kick.
Gentry seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Probong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gentry.
Jab by Gentry.
Gentry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Probong throws the left hand but Gentry avoids the punch easily.
Gentry swinging wildly here.
Decent striking displayed by Gentry there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Probong misses.
Probong tries to move into range but Gentry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gentry misses with a body shot
and Probong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gentry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Probong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gentry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Probong throws a good cross that connects.
Gentry throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Probong counters with a head kick. That will keep Gentry thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gentry scores with a nice body kick.
Gentry misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Probong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gentry slips a jab from Probong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentry looks to throw the jab but Probong is out of range.
Gentry ducks under a wild hook from Probong.
Gentry digs a good body shot into Probong's ribs.
Gentry throws a looping overhand right but Probong ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Probong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gentry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Gentry catches Probong right on the button with a cross.
Matt Gentry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gentry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Probong misses with a hook. Gentry ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Gentry misses the target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Probong.
Probong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Gentry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gentry throws a leg kick
and Probong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gentry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Gentry was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Probong.
Probong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gentry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentry stuns Probong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gentry throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gentry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A solid body kick from Probong.
Jab by Probong.
Gentry lands a nice shot to the body.
Probong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gentry.
Gentry is looking to wear down Probong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Probong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Probong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gentry's head backwards.
Good exchange - Gentry coming out on top.
Gentry connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Probong momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gentry is looking to clinch.
Probong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Probong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gentry on the side of the head.
Sni Probong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Probong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Probong there.
Nice uppercut lands for Gentry. That snapped Probong's head back.
Gentry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Probong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Probong looks to land a left hand but Gentry moved out of range nicely.
Gentry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Probong moves out of range as Gentry strikes.
Gentry is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Probong slips under a jab.
Probong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gentry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Probong looks to land a left hand but Gentry moved out of range nicely.
Gentry misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Matt Gentry will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Probong connects with a jab.
Probong moves away from the strike by Gentry.
Gentry throws a sloppy body shot
and Probong counters with a nice body shot.
Gentry takes a swing at Probong's ribcage but misses.
Gentry misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Probong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Probong blocks a jab.
Gentry clinches with his opponent.
Probong breaks from the clinch.
Gentry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Probong misses
and Gentry counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Probong moves away from the strike by Gentry.
An inside leg kick lands from Gentry.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gentry is defended easily by Probong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentry misses with a head kick.
Probong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Some bone on bone action there as Probong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice side step and Probong releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Probong moves out of range of the strikes.
Gentry takes a swing at Probong's ribcage but misses.
Gentry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matt Gentry is winning the standup battle so far.
Good exchange - Probong coming out on top.
Probong blocks the body kick.
Probong scores with the left hand. Gentry knows he should have avoided that one.
Probong scores with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gentry.
Gentry defending well as Probong loads up on a big left hand.
Gentry tries to land a front kick but Probong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentry tries a low kick but Probong avoids it.
Gentry staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Probong misses the target.
Gentry forces Probong back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gentry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gentry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Probong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Probong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gentry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Probong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Probong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gentry throws out the jab.
Probong throws out a counter right but Gentry avoids it with no problem.
Gentry looks to throw a body kick
and Probong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gentry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Probong throws a big shot that misses.
Probong throws a hook to the side of Gentry's head but Gentry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gentry throws a leg kick but Probong sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Probong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gentry misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Probong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gentry throws a poor cross that misses
and Probong counters with a nice body shot.
Gentry throws a shot to the body.
Gentry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Probong only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gentry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Probong feints a counter leg kick.
Gentry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Probong.
Probong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gentry feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gentry misses with a straight left.
Gentry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Probong misses with a right hand
and Gentry counters with a nice body shot.
Gentry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gentry.
Probong walks into a jab.
Gentry goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Probong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gentry throws a hook but Probong blocks it.
Probong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gentry cracks Probong with an open hand slap.
Probong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gentry.
Gentry misses with a body shot.
Gentry throws a right hand that Probong ducks under and follows up with a left that Probong also avoids with ease.
Probong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gentry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gentry.
Probong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Gentry dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gentry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Probong moves away.
Probong throws out a loose jab but Gentry uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Probong misses its intended target.
Probong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Probong motions for Gentry to come forward. Probong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Probong swats away the attempt to clinch by Gentry.
Gentry is looking to clinch but Probong is avoiding it.
Probong tried to score with a low kick but Gentry checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Probong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Probong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gentry.
Probong throws a big counter head kick but Gentry avoids it with no problem.
Gentry throws a lazy right hand but Probong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Probong swings for the body but Gentry moves out of range.
Gentry is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Probong moves away.
Gentry tries a low kick but Probong avoids it.
Probong motions for Gentry to come forward. Probong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gentry connects with a solid leg kick.
Gentry lands a right hook to the body.
Gentry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Probong throws a hook to the side of Gentry's head but Gentry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gentry throws a hook but Probong avoids it easily.
Gentry backing away here, and Probong unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gentry with a nice cross.
Probong misses with a straight right.
It looked like Gentry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gentry misses with a leg kick
and Probong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gentry avoids the body shot from Probong.
Gentry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probong misses with a looping left.
Probong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gentry.
Sni Probong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gentry throws a jab but it's blocked by Probong.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gentry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gentry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gentry throws a sloppy head kick
and Probong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gentry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Probong throws a hook but Gentry avoids it easily.
Gentry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Probong moves away.
Probong throws out a counter right but Gentry avoids it with no problem.
Gentry looks to throw the jab but Probong is out of range.
Probong now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Probong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gentry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probong takes a swing at Gentry's ribcage but misses.
Probong lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gentry drops his hands momentarily and Probong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Probong throws a big shot that misses.
Probong swings widly with a right hand
and Gentry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Probong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gentry digs a good hook to Probong's body.
Probong moves out of range as Gentry strikes.
Gentry takes the fight into the clinch.
Probong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Probong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gentry dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentry wants to take the fight to the mat but Probong manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gentry stalling in the clinch but Probong improves position.
A right hook to the body lands for Gentry.
Probong throws a head punch that misses.
Probong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gentry avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Probong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gentry.
Probong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gentry backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Probong lands a right hand.
Probong just leaning against Gentry, taking a breather.
Gentry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Probong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Gentry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Probong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Probong lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gentry takes a step back to recover.
Gentry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Probong tries to avoid it but Gentry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Probong to the ground. Probong escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sni Probong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gentry has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Gentry!
Matt Gentry decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Russell Northrop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Wellman Iv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Northrop comes to the cage accompanied by Alive And Kicking. Shane Wellman Iv has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight 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 Las Vegas, Russell Northrop!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Wellman Iv!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Northrop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wellman Iv.
Russell Northrop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wellman Iv walks into a stiff left hand from Northrop.
Northrop avoids the body shot from Wellman Iv.
A swing and a miss from Northrop.
Wellman Iv defending well as Northrop loads up on a big left hand.
Wellman Iv slips under a jab from Northrop.
Northrop shoots in for a takedown but Wellman Iv shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Northrop avoids the body shot from Wellman Iv.
Wellman Iv lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wellman Iv is looking to slow Northrop down with leg kicks.
A big left from Northrop misses.
Wellman Iv dodges the punch combination from Northrop.
Wellman Iv misses with a looping right.
Northrop shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Northrop is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Northrop throwing shots but Wellman Iv is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellman Iv keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Northrop wants to free his trapped foot but Wellman Iv is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Northrop not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Northrop is looking for a kimura but Wellman Iv is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Northrop to get the leverage.
Northrop not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wellman Iv is staying active underneath Northrop, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Northrop is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wellman Iv is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wellman Iv wants to control but Northrop is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Northrop is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wellman Iv is just riding it out for now. Northrop eventually gives up the hold.
Northrop tries to pass to full mount but Wellman Iv defends it.
Northrop seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Northrop looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Northrop thows a huge punch but Wellman Iv dodges it nicely.
Wellman Iv wants to improve his position but Northrop is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northrop trying to control from half guard but Wellman Iv is working away.
Northrop sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wellman Iv defending well though.
Wellman Iv keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Northrop throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Northrop works his way into full mount!
Northrop dominating with strikes here.
Wellman Iv is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wellman Iv is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Northrop punching from mount but Wellman Iv doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Northrop is stalling here but it's allowed Wellman Iv to get half guard.
Northrop wants to pass the guard but Wellman Iv is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellman Iv keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Northrop looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Northrop looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wellman Iv with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wellman Iv is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Northrop wants to work for an arm triangle but Wellman Iv is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Northrop throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Northrop dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Northrop misses with a looping left.
Northrop jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Northrop tries to clinch but Wellman Iv moves away
and Northrop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Northrop, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Northrop fails with the takedown
and Wellman Iv cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wellman Iv has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Northrop takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slow jab from Northrop misses its intended target.
Wellman Iv now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Northrop throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Northrop shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wellman Iv eats them both and turns towards Northrop to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wellman Iv looks to land a right hand but Northrop moved out of range.
Wellman Iv connects with a looping right hand.
Russell Northrop is winning the standup battle so far.
Northrop throws an overhand right that lands on Wellman Iv's shoulder, as Wellman Iv tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick from Wellman Iv misses.
Decent striking displayed by Northrop there.
Wellman Iv lands with a shot to the body.
Wellman Iv keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Northrop.
Wellman Iv throws a shot to the body.
Northrop stuns Wellman Iv with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northrop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wellman Iv.
Northrop misses with a straight right.
Wellman Iv tries to move into range but Northrop moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wellman Iv pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Northrop takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Russell Northrop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Northrop avoids the body shot from Wellman Iv.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wellman Iv breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wellman Iv smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Northrop looks to land a combination but Wellman Iv avoids it well.
Wellman Iv throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Northrop rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wellman Iv moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wellman Iv misses with an uppercut. Northrop saw that one coming.
Wellman Iv is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Northrop.
Northrop takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Northrop throws a series of punches but Wellman Iv avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Northrop looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Northrop throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Northrop stalling away here and it's allowed Wellman Iv to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Northrop pushing down on Wellman Iv's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wellman Iv is looking to control Northrop's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wellman Iv avoid being mounted?
Northrop tries to pass to full mount but Wellman Iv defends it.
Wellman Iv tries to roll over but Northrop keeps him under control.
Northrop scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northrop throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Northrop thows a huge punch but Wellman Iv dodges it nicely.
Northrop takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Northrop looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wellman Iv wants to get back to full guard.
Northrop not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Northrop is trying to work for a kimura but Wellman Iv is defending well.
Northrop lands with a punch from half guard.
Northrop trying to control from half guard but Wellman Iv is working away.
Wellman Iv wants to control but Northrop is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Northrop seems to be looking for submissions.
Wellman Iv avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Northrop.
Wellman Iv wants to control but Northrop is keeping busy.
Northrop trying to control from half guard but Wellman Iv is working away.
Wellman Iv wants to improve his position but Northrop is controlling well.
Wellman Iv regains full guard. Nicely done.
Northrop slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Northrop dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Northrop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wellman Iv throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wellman Iv moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Northrop moves in looking to clinch but Wellman Iv pushes him off.
Wellman Iv slips a straight right by Northrop.
A head kick by Northrop misses
and Northrop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wellman Iv misses the jab.
Northrop looks to throw the jab but Wellman Iv is out of range.
Wellman Iv circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wellman Iv counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Northrop thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Northrop lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wellman Iv takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Northrop lands with a hook. Wellman Iv tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wellman Iv misses with a wild body shot.
Northrop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wellman Iv can do to turn this around?
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!
Wellman Iv on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Northrop slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northrop has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Northrop there as he acknowledges the shot.
Northrop lands with an overhand left.
Northrop misses with a body shot.
Northrop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wellman Iv.
A counter left hand to the body from Northrop misses its target.
Wellman Iv throws a jab when Northrop was well out of range.
Northrop gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Northrop is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big right from Northrop misses.
Wellman Iv looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Northrop cracks Wellman Iv with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Northrop lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wellman Iv has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wellman Iv and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Northrop lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wellman Iv dodges the punch combination from Northrop.
Wellman Iv tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Northrop was well out of range. Poor timing from Wellman Iv.
Northrop throws out a loose jab but Wellman Iv uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shane Wellman Iv is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Northrop ducks under a wild hook from Wellman Iv.
Wellman Iv uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Northrop.
A little jabbing left from Wellman Iv on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Northrop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Northrop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wellman Iv swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wellman Iv ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Northrop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wellman Iv.
Northrop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wellman Iv misses with an uppercut.
Wellman Iv throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Northrop lands a nice shot to the body.
Northrop tries for a takedown but Wellman Iv sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wellman Iv takes a swing at Northrop's ribcage but misses.
Northrop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wellman Iv.
Northrop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Northrop shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wellman Iv pinned against the cage. Wellman Iv gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice defenses there by Wellman Iv.
Northrop missing with a left hand there. Wellman Iv was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wellman Iv throws a hook but Northrop avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northrop shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wellman Iv as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russell Northrop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wellman Iv displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Northrop.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wellman Iv! But no joy.
A big right from Wellman Iv misses.
Wellman Iv throws an off balance right hand
enabling Northrop to counter with a crisp jab.
Northrop fails in his attempt to clinch.
Northrop ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Northrop dives in for a single leg takedown but Wellman Iv sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wellman Iv cracks Northrop with an open hand slap.
Northrop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wellman Iv.
Northrop misses with a series of wild punches.
Donk. Wellman Iv catches Northrop right on the button with a cross.
Wellman Iv cracks Northrop with a good jab.
Northrop misses with an uppercut. Wellman Iv saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellman Iv ducks under a wild hook from Northrop.
Northrop thuds his right hand into Wellman Iv's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Northrop misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wellman Iv pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wellman Iv looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Decent striking displayed by Northrop there.
Wellman Iv walks into a stiff left hand from Northrop.
Northrop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Northrop lands an overhand right.
Northrop jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wellman Iv walks into a stiff left hand from Northrop.
Wellman Iv throws an overhand right that lands on Northrop's shoulder, as Northrop tries to avoid the shot.
Northrop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wellman Iv looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wellman Iv getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Northrop connects with a right hand. Wellman Iv shakes it off.
Northrop ducks under a wild hook from Wellman Iv.
Northrop will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wellman Iv misses with an uppercut. Northrop saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Northrop clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Northrop has a takedown stuffed.
Northrop ducks under a wild hook from Wellman Iv.
Northrop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wellman Iv.
Northrop was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wellman Iv misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wellman Iv misses with a straight left.
Wellman Iv scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wellman Iv loads up on a big right hand but Northrop slips the punch.
Northrop gets a takedown into half guard.
Northrop thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
Still in half guard, Northrop seems content to control.
Northrop seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wellman Iv does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Northrop wants to free his trapped foot but Wellman Iv is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Northrop prevents Wellman Iv from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northrop wants to pass to mount but Wellman Iv is defending the position.
Wellman Iv avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Northrop.
Northrop trying to control the action but Wellman Iv is working from the bottom.
Wellman Iv is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Northrop scores with a couple of nice shots.
Northrop is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wellman Iv is just riding it out for now. Northrop eventually gives up the hold.
Northrop is taking a breather. Wellman Iv says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Northrop is keen to just control but Wellman Iv is a slippery customer.
Wellman Iv trying to control from the bottom.
Northrop frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wellman Iv wants to hold on but Northrop pushes him away.
Northrop lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wellman Iv wants to hold on but Northrop pushes him away.
Northrop sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wellman Iv blocking the ground and pound.
The referee warns Wellman Iv that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northrop working Wellman Iv over with strikes here.
Wellman Iv wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Northrop.
Northrop lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wellman Iv is rocked!
Northrop lands a big elbow - Wellman Iv is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Wellman Iv is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Russell Northrop!
Russell Northrop is the new welterweight champion!
Russell Northrop thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ben Miller was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francisco Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Miller!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Costa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Miller dives in for a single leg takedown but Costa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Miller tests Costa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Miller closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Costa is trying to improve his position.
Miller cracks Costa with a big right hand but Costa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costa gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Costa trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Miller manages to pass to mount!
Miller looking to control and managing it successfully.
Miller lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller raining down shots from the mount!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Miller working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Costa regains half guard.
Costa tries to kick Miller off but Miller keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Miller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Miller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Costa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Costa is trying to get back to full guard.
Costa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Miller passes the guard and advances to mount!
Miller can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Costa is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa tries to reverse the position but Miller maintains control.
Miller tries to control but Costa wriggling away.
Costa is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Costa is looking to get to half guard.
Miller breaks from Costa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Costa tries to hold on but Miller pushes him away.
Miller sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller prevents Costa from getting the reversal.
Costa is just holding on here. Miller manages to take his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa rolls, trying to escape but Miller keeps control of the position.
Miller working for the choke.
Costa trying to control but not successfully.
Miller looking for the choke from the back.
Miller is working for a rear naked choke. Costa is not defending it well and Miller has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Costa refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Costa's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ben Miller!
A very excited looking Ben Miller made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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