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GAMMA#655 Volkov v Pierno PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Blasts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Godfrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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193 lbs
17 - 5 - 1 |
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195 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rupert Blasts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Godfrey!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godfrey throws out a loose jab but Blasts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blasts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Godfrey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Godfrey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Godfrey tries to clinch up but Blasts circles away and keeps his distance.
Blasts swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Blasts thows a leg kick but Godfrey checks it
and Godfrey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blasts misses with a two punch combination.
Godfrey moves into the clinch.
Godfrey tries to throw a body punch but Blasts avoids it by throwing Godfrey back against the cage.
Blasts digs a right hand into Godfrey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Godfrey's gas tank.
Godfrey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blasts.
Blasts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Godfrey throws an elbow but it misses.
A short uppercut from Godfrey.
Godfrey takes a knee to the side of the body.
I was talking to Blasts's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
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!
Godfrey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blasts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Godfrey tries to work over Blasts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blasts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blasts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godfrey managing to block the knees to the body from Blasts.
Godfrey tries to work over Blasts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Godfrey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Godfrey managing to block the knees to the body from Blasts.
Blasts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Godfrey.
Godfrey blocks a body shot from Blasts.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Godfrey.
Blasts struggles to land a body shot inside as Godfrey controls his hands.
Godfrey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blasts backwards.
Blasts blocking some punches.
Godfrey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blasts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Godfrey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blasts backwards.
Blasts working Godfrey over with knees to the body.
Godfrey working aggressively here.
Godfrey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blasts lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Godfrey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blasts working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Godfrey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blasts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Godfrey misses with a body punch.
Godfrey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blasts lands a left hand that snaps the head of Godfrey backwards.
A knee to the head by Blasts.
Blasts lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Godfrey landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Blasts.
Godfrey throws a punch but it's blocked by Blasts.
Blasts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Godfrey.
Blasts tries to throw a body punch but Godfrey avoids it by throwing Blasts back against the cage.
Godfrey tries a body shot but Blasts blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Blasts.
Blasts lands a body shot.
Godfrey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blasts backwards.
Blasts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Godfrey fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blasts cracks Godfrey with a nice body shot.
Blasts misses with a knee strike.
Godfrey avoiding damage as Blasts throws knees to the body.
Blasts missing with knees to the body.
Blasts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blasts landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blasts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Godfrey's elbow.
Godfrey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Godfrey throws a punch but it's blocked by Blasts.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blasts obliges.
Blasts is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Godfrey is defending well for now.
Godfrey tries to work over Blasts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Godfrey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Godfrey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blasts's elbow.
Blasts lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Godfrey backwards.
A short uppercut from Blasts.
Blasts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blasts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blasts lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blasts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Godfrey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blasts lands a hook to the side of the head.
Godfrey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blasts avoids it.
Blasts tries to land knees in the clinch but Godfrey avoids the damage to the body.
Blasts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blasts missing with knees to the body.
Blasts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Godfrey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blasts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Blasts.
Blasts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blasts lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blasts with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Godfrey misses with an elbow strike.
Blasts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blasts lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Godfrey blocks a body shot from Blasts.
Godfrey lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rupert Blasts dominated that round.
That's time! Blasts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blasts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Godfrey.
Blasts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blasts lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blasts cracks the inside of Godfrey's front leg.
Blasts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Godfrey can do to turn this around?
Some bone on bone action there as Godfrey checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Godfrey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blasts under the eye.
Blasts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Godfrey. That did some damage!
Blasts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Godfrey.
Godfrey slips under a jab from Blasts.
Blasts fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Godfrey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Godfrey throws a jab but it's blocked by Blasts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godfrey blocks a leg kick.
Godfrey checks a leg kick.
Blasts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blasts throws a body punch but Godfrey moves out of range.
Godfrey takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godfrey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A jab from Godfrey finds it's way through Blasts's defenses.
Godfrey blocks a leg kick.
Blasts throws a leg kick but Godfrey moved away.
Blasts throws a big shot that misses.
Blasts lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blasts fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Godfrey checks it well.
Blasts moves out of range as Godfrey strikes.
Blasts throws a leg kick
and Godfrey counters with a straight right hand.
That kick from Blasts tenderised Godfrey's leg. Godfrey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jab, jab by Godfrey - just one landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Godfrey.
Blasts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Godfrey.
Godfrey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Godfrey lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blasts misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blasts wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Godfrey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blasts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Godfrey misses with a hook
and Blasts counters with an outside leg kick.
Blasts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Godfrey lands a jab to the head.
A left lands for Blasts.
Godfrey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blasts sizes up Godfrey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blasts misses the body punch
and Godfrey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Godfrey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blasts. Blasts circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Godfrey misses with a right hand
and Blasts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Godfrey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blasts throws a right and a left that Godfrey avoids nicely.
Blasts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Godfrey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Godfrey throws a hook but Blasts avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blasts can pounce on him.
Blasts misses the shot to the body.
Godfrey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blasts.
Blasts lands the left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Godfrey. That snapped Blasts's head back.
Godfrey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rupert Blasts has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Blasts scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Godfrey.
Blasts lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Godfrey lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Blasts.
A head punch on the inside from Blasts fails to land.
Godfrey misses with some punches.
Godfrey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blasts avoids it.
Blasts landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Blasts.
Godfrey is breathing heavily.
Blasts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey misses with some punches.
Blasts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Godfrey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blasts lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blasts putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Godfrey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Blasts.
Blasts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Blasts.
Blasts landing knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Blasts scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blasts lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Blasts.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blasts obliges.
Blasts lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blasts landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blasts working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blasts scores a nice knee to the body.
Blasts trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rupert Blasts dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Blasts scores with a decent looking hook.
Godfrey on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Godfrey wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Godfrey misses its intended target.
Godfrey looks to land a left hand but Blasts moved out of range nicely.
Godfrey slips a jab from Blasts.
Blasts scoring well with a low kick there.
Blasts throws a leg kick but Godfrey checks it.
Blasts blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blasts throws a leg kick but Godfrey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rupert Blasts is winning the standup battle so far.
Blasts is looking to clinch but Godfrey is avoiding it.
Blasts connects with an inside leg kick.
Blasts lands a head shot.
Godfrey just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godfrey avoids the head kick by Blasts.
Blasts slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Godfrey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A low kick from Blasts misses
and Godfrey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blasts misses with a body punch
letting Godfrey counter with a right hand.
Godfrey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blasts is out of range.
Blasts is looking to counter the offense by Godfrey and move into the clinch.
Blasts lands a jab to the nose.
Blasts closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Godfrey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blasts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blasts swings for the body but Godfrey moves out of range.
Godfrey pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Blasts back to the cage. Godfrey follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Godfrey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Godfrey there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blasts scores with a leg kick.
Godfrey tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blasts walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Godfrey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It seemed like Godfrey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blasts scores with a hook.
Bobby Godfrey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blasts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Godfrey.
Godfrey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blasts lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Godfrey is rocked!
Godfrey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blasts connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Godfrey scrambles back to his feet.
Godfrey is still on wobbly legs! Can Blasts finish him?
Blasts cracks the inside of Godfrey's front leg.
Blasts walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Godfrey looks up at the clock. Bad move! Blasts lands a right hand from hell, dropping Godfrey. Blasts pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rupert Blasts!
Rupert Blasts bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mason Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Champ - By: Ghostface Killah. Musashi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Obama Sings. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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180 lbs
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172 lbs
20 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mason Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryu Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall misses with an uppercut.
Musashi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marshall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marshall lands a nice hook to Musashi's body. Musashi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marshall definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Marshall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've been informed that Musashi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Musashi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Musashi works over Marshall's head and body with a nice combination.
Musashi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Marshall wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slow jab from Marshall misses its intended target.
Musashi defending well as Marshall loads up on a big left hand.
Marshall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Musashi fails to land with a series of punches.
Marshall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marshall misses with a straight left.
Marshall scores with a leg kick.
Musashi throws a looping overhand right but Marshall ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Marshall misses the target.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown but Musashi shows good takedown defense.
Marshall takes one on the button.
Musashi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Marshall back to the cage. Musashi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice jab there from Musashi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marshall's sensitive parts.
Musashi moves out of range of the strikes.
Marshall looks to land a left hand but Musashi moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Marshall misses.
Marshall ducks under a wild hook from Musashi.
Marshall misses with a straight left.
Musashi throws a hook to the side of Marshall's head but Marshall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marshall fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Musashi.
Musashi takes a swing at Marshall's ribcage but misses.
Musashi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Musashi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marshall changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Marshall lands with a nice body punch.
Marshall scores with a punch to the head.
Marshall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Musashi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slow jab from Musashi misses its intended target.
Mason Marshall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshall takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marshall misses with an uppercut.
Good exchange - Musashi coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Musashi.
Marshall throws a big shot that misses.
Marshall throws a jab when Musashi was well out of range.
Good exchange - Musashi coming out on top.
Marshall misses with a straight left.
Marshall scores with a punch to the head.
Marshall avoids the head kick by Musashi.
Musashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marshall moves out of range as Musashi strikes.
Musashi swinging wildly here.
Marshall appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Marshall is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Musashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marshall was well out of range. Poor timing from Musashi.
Marshall changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A jab from Marshall misses.
A little jabbing left from Musashi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marshall looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Musashi working for a triangle but Marshall defends it easily.
Marshall makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marshall is in close to Musashi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Marshall with a nice head shot there.
Marshall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marshall with a nice head shot there.
Musashi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Musashi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Marshall gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Marshall scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall landing with the ground and pound.
Marshall makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Marshall passes Musashi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Marshall looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Musashi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Marshall works his way into side control.
Marshall landing strikes.
Marshall is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Musashi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Marshall lands a few punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Musashi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Marshall off and has taken his back!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Musashi controlling well, preventing Marshall from escaping the position.
Marshall is keeping busy.
Marshall can't escape the position.
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 Mason Marshall will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Musashi.
Marshall looks for a takedown but Musashi sprawls well.
A cross from Musashi lands.
Musashi lands a leg kick that knocks Marshall off balance momentarily.
Musashi misses with a wild combination.
Musashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marshall throws a series of punches but Musashi avoids them all with ease.
Musashi is looking for the big counter here.
Musashi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marshall throws out the jab.
Musashi scores with a nice strike.
Marshall throws out a loose jab but Musashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshall throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slow jab from Marshall misses its intended target.
Marshall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Musashi!
Musashi throws a looping overhand right but Marshall ducks down to avoid it.
Musashi lands a nice hook to Marshall's body. Marshall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Musashi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Musashi.
Marshall tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Musashi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marshall misses with a low kick.
Marshall is trying hard to land a takedown here. Musashi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marshall misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Musashi to counter with a crisp jab.
Ryu Musashi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marshall blocks a low kick nicely.
Musashi throws a leg kick but Marshall sees it coming and moves out of range.
Musashi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Musashi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Marshall misses.
A little jabbing left from Musashi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Musashi throws out a loose jab but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Marshall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Marshall misses the target.
Marshall defending well as Musashi loads up on a big left hand.
Marshall takes a swing at Musashi's ribcage but misses.
Ryu Musashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Musashi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marshall.
Musashi slips a straight right by Marshall.
Marshall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Musashi.
Musashi thuds a left hand into Marshall's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Musashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Musashi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marshall misses with a hook.
Marshall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Musashi. Musashi obviously looking to wear him down.
Musashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marshall.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Musashi! But no joy.
Musashi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Marshall misses with a low kick as Musashi jumps back.
Marshall is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marshall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Musashi.
Musashi staying out of range there.
Marshall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Musashi circles away quickly and effectively.
Musashi feints a counter leg kick.
Musashi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Marshall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Musashi misses its intended target.
Marshall throws a jab but it's blocked by Musashi.
Musashi looks to land a left hand but Marshall moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Marshall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marshall shoots in looking for a takedown but Musashi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marshall's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Marshall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick from Musashi lands but Marshall takes it in his stride.
It looks like Mason Marshall has been cut.
Marshall throws a shot from downtown. Musashi moves away and avoids it.
Musashi dodges the punch combination from Marshall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall misses with a lunging right hand
and Musashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ryu Musashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Marshall misses.
Musashi avoids the body shot from Marshall.
Musashi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Musashi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marshall circles away quickly and effectively.
Musashi slips under a jab from Marshall.
Marshall connects with a body shot.
Musashi slips a jab from Marshall.
Musashi defending well as Marshall loads up on a big left hand.
Musashi drops his hands momentarily and Marshall takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Musashi misses with a wild combination.
Musashi tries to work over Marshall's front leg with a kick but Marshall checks it.
Marshall lands with a cross.
Musashi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marshall looks to throw the jab but Musashi is out of range.
Musashi tries a low kick but Marshall avoids it.
Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Musashi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Musashi catches Marshall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marshall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Musashi moves out of range of the body kick.
Marshall on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marshall scores with a nice right hand.
Musashi jabs Marshall right on the nose. Marshall blinks but takes it well.
Marshall tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marshall loads up on a big right hand but Musashi slips the punch.
Musashi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Marshall takes a step back to recover.
Musashi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marshall.
Musashi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Musashi lands a lovely overhand right.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown but Musashi shows good takedown defense.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marshall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Musashi throws a chopping leg kick but Marshall manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Musashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Musashi needs to keep his hands up - Marshall had a free shot at his head there.
Marshall misses with a left hand
and Musashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Musashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mason Marshall's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Marshall looks to score with a jab to the body but Musashi is just out of range.
Marshall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Musashi.
Marshall lands with a straight right. Musashi didn't see that one coming.
Marshall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marshall closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Musashi to the mat! Musashi manages to get full guard.
Musashi working for a triangle but Marshall defends it easily.
Musashi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marshall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Marshall working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marshall working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Musashi's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marshall is working hard here to advance position.
Marshall works over Musashi with some ground and pound from guard.
Marshall scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marshall chips away with some ground and pound.
Musashi is looking to cinch up a triangle. Marshall throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Musashi's body to avoid the submission. Musashi has instead reached around Marshall's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Musashi arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ryu Musashi!
Ryu Musashi gave a mention to KAISER Nutrition - Q160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Will Genia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrik Vasilev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasilev is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mr. Probz - Waves (Robin Schulz Remix Radio Edit). 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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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Genia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrik Vasilev!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasilev digs a good body shot into Genia's ribs.
Genia throws a low kick but Vasilev avoids it.
Genia just misses with a punch to the body.
Vasilev let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vasilev.
Vasilev with a nice cross.
Genia lands the left hand.
It looks like Adrik Vasilev has been cut.
Vasilev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasilev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Genia.
Will Genia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Genia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vasilev circles away quickly and effectively.
Genia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vasilev digs a good hook to Genia's body.
Vasilev forces Genia back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasilev blocks an uppercut.
Vasilev prevents a body shot from Genia.
Genia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vasilev is keeping busy.
Genia tries to land knees in the clinch but Vasilev avoids the damage to the body.
Genia scores with a shoulder strike.
Genia working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilev breaks from the clinch.
Vasilev stalks Genia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Genia's face. Genia staggers backwards, shaken.
Genia lands a jab to the nose.
Genia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vasilev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Genia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasilev manages to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vasilev!
Genia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vasilev defends it nicely.
Genia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasilev.
Genia swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasilev.
Genia misses with a two punch combination.
Vasilev has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Vasilev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Genia sets himself, and Vasilev steps forward looking for the clinch! Genia avoids it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasilev just misses with a punch to the body.
Genia takes a swing at Vasilev's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Genia misses with a hook.
Genia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Genia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Genia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vasilev wants to land a leg kick but Genia is out of range.
Genia throws an off balance right hand
and Vasilev counters with a nice leg kick.
Genia scores with a body shot.
Vasilev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Genia.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Genia, right into the meat.
Genia misses with a hook
and Vasilev counters with a body kick that stops Genia in his tracks momentarily.
Genia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vasilev ducks under a wild hook from Genia.
Vasilev wants to counter with a clinch but Genia pushes him away.
Genia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Genia missing with a left hand there. Vasilev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vasilev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia tests Vasilev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vasilev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Genia throws a body punch but Vasilev moves out of range.
Vasilev throws a front kick aimed at Genia's knee but Genia avoids it well.
Good leg kick by Vasilev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Genia misses with a looping left.
Genia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vasilev.
Genia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Genia as he connects with a hook.
A solid body kick from Vasilev.
Genia misses with a hook
and Vasilev counters with an inside leg kick.
Genia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vasilev was well out of range. Poor timing from Genia.
Vasilev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Genia.
Genia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasilev slips a jab from Genia.
Genia swings for the body but Vasilev moves out of range.
Vasilev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Genia throws a low kick but Vasilev moves out of range easily.
Vasilev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vasilev catches Genia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Genia cracks a nice hook into Vasilev's ribs.
Genia throws an overhand right that lands on Vasilev's shoulder, as Vasilev tries to avoid the shot.
Genia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vasilev. Vasilev obviously looking to wear him down.
Genia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vasilev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Genia.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Genia misses with a looping right.
Vasilev blocks a low kick nicely.
Vasilev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That has opened up Adrik Vasilev's cut even more.
Vasilev moves away from the strike by Genia.
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 Will Genia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adrik Vasilev's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vasilev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Genia.
Vasilev feints and then cracks Genia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Genia down.
Genia misses with a hook
letting Vasilev counter with a right hand.
Genia looks to throw the jab but Vasilev is out of range.
Vasilev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vasilev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasilev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vasilev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Genia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vasilev counters by clinching up.
Vasilev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vasilev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Genia throws a shot from downtown. Vasilev moves away and avoids it.
Genia takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheers as Vasilev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Genia doesn't seem phased though.
Genia misses with an uppercut. Vasilev saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasilev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Genia throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Vasilev to counter with a crisp jab.
Vasilev digs a good hook to Genia's body.
Genia misses with a hook. Vasilev ducked under it nicely.
Genia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vasilev connects with a solid leg kick.
Genia scores with the left hand. Vasilev knows he should have avoided that one.
Genia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vasilev. Vasilev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vasilev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Genia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vasilev ducks under a wild hook from Genia.
Vasilev throws the left hand but Genia avoids the punch easily.
Genia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasilev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genia misses with a left hand
and Vasilev counters with a good low kick that Genia was not able to check.
Genia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vasilev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vasilev clinches up with Genia and pushes him back against the cage.
Vasilev missing with knees to the body.
Vasilev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vasilev manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Genia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Genia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vasilev throws out the jab.
Vasilev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vasilev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Genia doesn't seem bothered though.
Vasilev lands with a nice body punch.
Vasilev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Genia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Genia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vasilev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Will Genia is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Genia throws out the jab.
Genia connects with the punch.
Nice jab there from Vasilev.
Vasilev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Genia throws out the jab.
Genia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Genia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vasilev tries to counter with a clinch but Genia shakes him off and moves away.
Genia avoids the body shot from Vasilev.
Genia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Genia throws a hook but Vasilev avoids it easily.
Vasilev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Genia throws a jab but it's blocked by Vasilev.
Vasilev throws a good cross that connects.
Genia misses with a looping left.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A lazy left from Genia finds it's target.
Genia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vasilev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev avoids the body shot from Genia.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasilev misses with a wild body shot.
Genia looks to land a combination but Vasilev avoids it well.
Genia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Genia misses with a straight left.
Genia backing away here, and Vasilev unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Genia defending well as Vasilev loads up on a big left hand.
Vasilev moves in looking to clinch but Genia pushes him off.
Vasilev is looking to score with low kicks.
Jab by Genia.
Genia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Genia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vasilev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Genia manages to avoid it.
Vasilev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Genia's sensitive parts.
Vasilev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vasilev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Genia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adrik Vasilev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Adrik Vasilev's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Genia throws a body punch but Vasilev moves out of range.
Vasilev is looking for the big counter here.
Vasilev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vasilev slips a straight right by Genia.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vasilev.
Genia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasilev manages to avoid it.
Vasilev thuds his shin into the meat of Genia's side.
Vasilev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Genia. Vasilev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasilev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vasilev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasilev moves out of range of the strikes.
Genia checks a leg kick.
Vasilev misses with a few strikes there.
Genia misses the body punch
and Vasilev counters with a low kick, right behind Genia 's knee.
Genia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vasilev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilev throws a body punch but Genia moves out of range.
Genia misses with a hook. Vasilev ducked under it nicely.
Vasilev is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Vasilev moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Genia obliges.
Vasilev is trying to stall.
Genia misses with a punch on the inside.
Vasilev blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Vasilev fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Vasilev.
Genia managing to block the knees to the body from Vasilev.
Genia scores with a shot to the side of Vasilev's head.
Vasilev has Genia pressed against the cage.
Vasilev breaks from the clinch.
Genia throws the left hand but Vasilev avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genia misses with a body kick.
Genia misses with a shot to the body
enabling Vasilev to counter with a crisp jab.
Vasilev wants to clinch but Genia slips to the side
and Genia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Genia looks to land a left hand but Vasilev moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Genia shoots in for a double leg but Vasilev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vasilev.
Genia throws a lazy right hand but Vasilev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vasilev.
Genia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Genia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Genia tries to move into range but Vasilev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vasilev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Genia throws a hook but Vasilev avoids it easily.
Vasilev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Genia in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Genia.
Vasilev is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Genia misses with an uppercut
and Vasilev counters with a good low kick that Genia was not able to check.
Vasilev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Genia's head.
Genia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vasilev takes one to the chin there.
Vasilev throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Vasilev.
Vasilev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Genia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vasilev scrambles back to his feet.
Vasilev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vasilev flicks out a counter leg kick but Genia steps away.
Vasilev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasilev. Genia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Genia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasilev misses with a low kick.
Genia misses with a right hand
and Vasilev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genia swings widly with a right hand
and Vasilev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vasilev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Genia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vasilev lands a nice looking body shot.
Vasilev slips under a jab.
Vasilev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Genia throws out the jab.
Genia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vasilev counters with an inside leg kick.
Genia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasilev.
Vasilev wants to counter the offense by Genia and move into the clinch position.
Vasilev scoring well with a low kick there.
Vasilev throws a head kick but Genia moves out of range.
Genia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vasilev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Genia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vasilev slips under a jab.
Genia throws a right hand that Vasilev ducks under and follows up with a left that Vasilev also avoids with ease.
Genia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrik Vasilev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vasilev 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrik Vasilev!
Our winner, Adrik Vasilev, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wolfram Stelzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stelzer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Business Time. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfram Stelzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Shamrock.
A little jabbing left from Shamrock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stelzer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stelzer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shamrock takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stelzer with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Shamrock.
It seemed like Shamrock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stelzer throws a poor cross that misses
and Shamrock counters with a straight right hand.
Stelzer scores with a decent looking hook.
Stelzer misses with an uppercut. Shamrock saw that one coming.
Shamrock throws out a counter right but Stelzer avoids it with no problem.
Stelzer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shamrock manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock lands the left hand.
It looks like Wolfram Stelzer has been cut.
A lazy left from Stelzer finds it's target.
Stelzer misses with an uppercut
and Shamrock counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stelzer.
Shamrock throws out a counter right but Stelzer avoids it with no problem.
Bobby Shamrock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Shamrock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stelzer thuds his right hand into Shamrock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stelzer misses with a looping left.
Stelzer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wolfram Stelzer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stelzer swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
And Shamrock responds with a good body kick, but Stelzer manages to step out the way in time.
Stelzer misses with an uppercut
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shamrock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stelzer.
Shamrock throws out a counter right but Stelzer avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Stelzer misses its intended target.
Stelzer throws out a loose jab but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer misses with a lunging right hand
and Shamrock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shamrock moves away from the strike by Stelzer.
Shamrock throws a counter combo.
Stelzer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stelzer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Stelzer misses.
Stelzer swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Shamrock counter with a right hand.
Shamrock takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shamrock defending well as Stelzer loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Shamrock releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Stelzer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shamrock counters with a stiff right hand.
Stelzer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shamrock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the body from Stelzer misses
and Shamrock counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stelzer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shamrock moves out of range as Stelzer strikes.
Shamrock lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Stelzer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shamrock connects with a body shot that sends Stelzer's belly button to the back.
Stelzer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shamrock backs up against the cage.
Stelzer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stelzer throws a lazy right hand but Shamrock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shamrock unleashes a big counter combination but Stelzer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Shamrock takes one to the side of the head.
Stelzer tries for a takedown but Shamrock circles away easily
and Shamrock counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Stelzer.
Shamrock wants to counter the offense by Stelzer and move into the clinch position.
Stelzer misses with an uppercut
and Shamrock counters with a nice body shot.
Shamrock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stelzer scores with a hook to the body. Shamrock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shamrock slips under a jab.
Shamrock steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Stelzer.
Stelzer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shamrock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stelzer lands a nice shot to the body.
Stelzer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shamrock's hands.
Stelzer misses with a right hand
and Shamrock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfram Stelzer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wolfram Stelzer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stelzer misses with an uppercut
and Shamrock counters with a stiff right hand.
Stelzer throws a body shot but no joy.
Stelzer misses with an uppercut
and Shamrock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stelzer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stelzer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shamrock can do to turn this around?
Stelzer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shamrock manages to avoid it.
Stelzer misses with a hook.
Shamrock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shamrock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stelzer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stelzer just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shamrock! But no joy.
Stelzer misses with a wild body shot.
Stelzer throws an off balance right hand
and Shamrock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wolfram Stelzer's cut is getting worse.
Stelzer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shamrock manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stelzer misses the body punch
and Shamrock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stelzer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Stelzer.
Shamrock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stelzer thuds a left hand into Shamrock's body.
Stelzer throws a lazy uppercut
and Shamrock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stelzer throws a sloppy body shot
and Shamrock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stelzer looks to land a right hand but Shamrock moved out of range.
It seemed like Shamrock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shamrock walks into a stiff left hand from Stelzer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws an overhand right that lands on Stelzer's shoulder, as Stelzer tries to avoid the shot.
Shamrock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stelzer with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stelzer swings widly with a right hand
and Shamrock counters with a nice uppercut.
Wolfram Stelzer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Stelzer misses with a hook to the body
and Shamrock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stelzer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stelzer misses with a hook
enabling Shamrock to counter with a crisp jab.
Stelzer with a poor takedown
and Shamrock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stelzer misses with a left hand
and Shamrock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stelzer is rocked!
Stelzer misses the body punch
and Shamrock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Stelzer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stelzer tries to clinch but Shamrock moves away
and Shamrock counters with a good, hard body kick but Stelzer shrugs it off.
Stelzer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shamrock scores with a counter punch that sends Stelzer to the canvas! Shamrock smells blood - he's punishing Stelzer with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Stelzer has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Shamrock!
A relieved looking Bobby Shamrock 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenta Yuudai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patterson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Llama In My Living Room. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Floyd Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenta Yuudai!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Yuudai.
Yuudai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Patterson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Patterson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice jab there from Yuudai.
Patterson throws a hook to the side of Yuudai's head but Yuudai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yuudai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yuudai throws a combination. Patterson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Patterson jabs Yuudai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Patterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patterson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A thudding body kick lands there by Patterson!
Patterson motions for Yuudai to come forward. Patterson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yuudai shoots in but no luck this time.
Patterson misses with a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Yuudai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick misses from Patterson.
Yuudai ducks right into an uppercut from Patterson.
Yuudai blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson missing with a left hand there. Yuudai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Patterson.
Yuudai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patterson.
Yuudai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yuudai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patterson.
Patterson misses with an uppercut. Yuudai saw that one coming.
Patterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Yuudai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yuudai closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Patterson to the mat! Patterson manages to get full guard.
Yuudai drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Patterson dives on top into guard.
Yuudai is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yuudai throws his legs up looking for a submission but Patterson uses it to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuudai tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yuudai is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Patterson is staying tight to Yuudai's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Yuudai tries to buck Patterson off but Patterson is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuudai is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Patterson off and has taken his back!
Yuudai patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Patterson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Patterson showing good submission defense here.
Patterson won't enjoy being in this position. Yuudai looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Patterson is tapping - it's over boys! Yuudai picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kenta Yuudai!
Kenta Yuudai was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Kuznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Ridgeway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ridgeway is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Forgotten War. Mathew Ridgeway has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
22 - 16 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mathew Ridgeway!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetsov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kuznetsov avoids the body shot from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway misses with a straight right.
Ridgeway fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ridgeway lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuznetsov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kuznetsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ridgeway moves away.
Ridgeway throws a head kick but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Ridgeway is looking to land body kicks.
Ridgeway throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kuznetsov.
Ridgeway fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kuznetsov is out of range.
Ridgeway has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kuznetsov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ridgeway dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kuznetsov. That did some damage!
Kuznetsov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ridgeway tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut there from Ridgeway.
Mathew Ridgeway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kuznetsov checks a leg kick.
Ridgeway tries to score with a low kick but Kuznetsov moves his leg out of the way.
Kuznetsov takes a swing at Ridgeway's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuznetsov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ridgeway fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kuznetsov clinches up with Ridgeway and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov prevents a body shot from Ridgeway.
Kuznetsov stalls.
Ridgeway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ridgeway tries a body shot but Kuznetsov blocks it.
Kuznetsov swings wildly with an uppercut but Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kuznetsov just leaning against Ridgeway, taking a breather.
Ridgeway tries a body shot but Kuznetsov blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway avoiding damage as Kuznetsov throws knees to the body.
Ridgeway lands a body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kuznetsov throws an elbow but misses.
Our sources have told us that Kuznetsov has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ridgeway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Ridgeway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ridgeway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuznetsov trying to land knees to the body.
Ridgeway tries to work over Kuznetsov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway blocks an elbow strike from Kuznetsov.
Ridgeway lands a hook that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Nice elbow from Kuznetsov.
Ridgeway lands a nice shot to the body.
Ridgeway misses with a punch to the body.
Ridgeway misses with a body punch.
Kuznetsov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway presses Kuznetsov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ridgeway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ridgeway.
Kuznetsov trying to land knees to the body.
Kuznetsov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kuznetsov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ridgeway dodges an elbow strike from Kuznetsov.
Ridgeway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ridgeway blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ridgeway.
Kuznetsov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuznetsov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Kuznetsov.
Ridgeway lands an uppercut.
Ridgeway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuznetsov tries to land knees in the clinch but Ridgeway avoids the damage to the body.
Kuznetsov lands an elbow inside that Ridgeway shrugs off.
Kuznetsov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kuznetsov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ridgeway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuznetsov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Ridgeway misses.
Kuznetsov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ridgeway takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ridgeway closes the distance and pushes Kuznetsov back into the cage.
Ridgeway lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kuznetsov or not.
Ridgeway content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ridgeway tries a body shot but Kuznetsov blocks it.
Kuznetsov missing with knees to the body.
Ridgeway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ridgeway lands with a right to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ridgeway can't find room to land a body shot as Kuznetsov controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Ridgeway lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuznetsov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway blocks an elbow strike from Kuznetsov.
Ridgeway throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ridgeway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ridgeway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ridgeway struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuznetsov controls his hands.
Ridgeway presses Kuznetsov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ridgeway scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ridgeway throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ridgeway stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ridgeway misses with some punches.
Kuznetsov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuznetsov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ridgeway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ridgeway misses with a punch to the body.
Ridgeway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuznetsov's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Ridgeway dominated that round.
That's time! Kuznetsov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kuznetsov throws the left hand but Ridgeway avoids the punch easily.
Ridgeway slips a straight right by Kuznetsov.
Ridgeway feints and then cracks Kuznetsov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kuznetsov down.
Ridgeway jabs Kuznetsov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ridgeway tries to clinch but Kuznetsov is having none of it.
Ridgeway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuznetsov throws a head kick that misses.
Ridgeway fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kuznetsov slips under a jab from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway thumps Kuznetsov with a low kick.
Kuznetsov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ridgeway.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight right.
Ridgeway flicks out a counter leg kick but Kuznetsov steps away.
Ridgeway moves out of range of the leg kick from Kuznetsov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ridgeway uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ridgeway cracks the inside of Kuznetsov's front leg.
Kuznetsov staying out of range there.
Ridgeway moves forwards but Kuznetsov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Ridgeway there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ridgeway lands a nice hook to Kuznetsov's body. Kuznetsov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kuznetsov misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov misses the jab.
Ridgeway fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kuznetsov is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ridgeway. Kuznetsov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Kuznetsov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ridgeway tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuznetsov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuznetsov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ridgeway counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ridgeway thumps Kuznetsov with a low kick.
Ridgeway scoring well with a low kick there.
Ridgeway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ridgeway misses with a body shot.
Kuznetsov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ridgeway wants to slow Kuznetsov down by chopping away at his legs.
Kuznetsov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ridgeway manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ridgeway punishes Kuznetsov's body with a nice straight punch.
Mathew Ridgeway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ridgeway lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ridgeway connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice defenses there by Ridgeway.
Kuznetsov walks into a straight right hand from Ridgeway.
Kuznetsov takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ridgeway struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuznetsov controls his hands.
Ridgeway misses with a punch to the body.
Ridgeway swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ridgeway lands with a right to the head.
Kuznetsov lands a right hand.
Ridgeway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ridgeway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ridgeway struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuznetsov controls his hands.
Ridgeway lands a nice uppercut.
Ridgeway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ridgeway has a couple of punches blocked by Kuznetsov.
Ridgeway presses Kuznetsov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kuznetsov throws a head punch that misses.
Kuznetsov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ridgeway is defending well for now.
Kuznetsov throws an elbow that misses.
Ridgeway lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ridgeway pushes Kuznetsov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kuznetsov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ridgeway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ridgeway lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov is rocked!
Ridgeway slowing the pace effectively.
Oh Kuznetsov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ridgeway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuznetsov seems to have got his legs back now.
Ridgeway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuznetsov's elbow.
Ridgeway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ridgeway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuznetsov's elbow.
Kuznetsov lands a knee to the head.
Ridgeway lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ridgeway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ridgeway wants to stall.
A short right from Ridgeway.
Mathew Ridgeway seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ridgeway misses with some punches.
Kuznetsov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ridgeway's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Ridgeway.
Ridgeway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ridgeway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuznetsov landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ridgeway has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ridgeway lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Ridgeway.
A right hand to the body from Kuznetsov.
Ridgeway lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ridgeway misses with the head strike.
Ridgeway is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kuznetsov is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Ridgeway - that landed with a thud.
Ridgeway throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuznetsov stalling in the clinch but Ridgeway improves position.
Ridgeway struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuznetsov controls his hands.
Ridgeway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ridgeway.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kuznetsov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ridgeway's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ridgeway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuznetsov blocks a body shot from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Ridgeway showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ridgeway getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kuznetsov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kuznetsov slips under a jab.
Ridgeway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuznetsov.
Ridgeway throws an overhand right that lands on Kuznetsov's shoulder, as Kuznetsov tries to avoid the shot.
Ridgeway fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ridgeway misses with a hook. Kuznetsov ducked under it nicely.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick but Kuznetsov checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuznetsov. Ridgeway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight right.
Ridgeway with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ridgeway stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kuznetsov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ridgeway thuds a left hand into Kuznetsov's body.
Ridgeway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ridgeway.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ridgeway scores with a leg kick.
Ridgeway scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov swings for the body but Ridgeway moves out of range.
Kuznetsov swats away the attempt to clinch by Ridgeway.
Kuznetsov misses with a hook. Ridgeway ducked under it nicely.
Ridgeway throws a head kick that misses.
Kuznetsov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kuznetsov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ridgeway. Ridgeway obviously looking to wear him down.
Ridgeway looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ridgeway throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kuznetsov blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Ridgeway.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kuznetsov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ridgeway drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ridgeway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A good leg kick by Ridgeway.
Some bone on bone action there as Ridgeway checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kuznetsov misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ridgeway! But no joy.
Ridgeway misses with an uppercut. Kuznetsov saw that one coming.
Ridgeway waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuznetsov misses with a body shot.
Ridgeway fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ridgeway clinches up against the cage.
Kuznetsov can't find room to land a body shot as Ridgeway controls the action.
A hook to the body from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway misses with a punch on the inside.
Ridgeway misses with a punch to the body.
Ridgeway tries to work over Kuznetsov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Ridgeway - that landed with a thud.
Ridgeway blocks an uppercut.
Kuznetsov blocks a body shot from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway blocks a body shot from Kuznetsov.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ridgeway blocks the elbow strike.
Alexandr Kuznetsov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Kuznetsov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ridgeway is keeping busy.
Kuznetsov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ridgeway has Kuznetsov pressed against the cage.
Kuznetsov lands an elbow inside that Ridgeway shrugs off.
Ridgeway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuznetsov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ridgeway lands with a light punch inside.
Ridgeway working aggressively here.
Ridgeway blocks the elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kuznetsov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kuznetsov tries to stall but Ridgeway uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kuznetsov tries to stall but Ridgeway uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ridgeway tries to work over Kuznetsov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ridgeway lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ridgeway lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ridgeway.
Mathew Ridgeway is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kuznetsov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ridgeway on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ridgeway presses Kuznetsov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Ridgeway as the two fighters clinch.
Ridgeway struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuznetsov controls his hands.
Ridgeway throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuznetsov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ridgeway tries to work over Kuznetsov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands a hook that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Ridgeway misses with a body punch.
Ridgeway scores with a hook to the body.
Ridgeway tries a body shot but Kuznetsov blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuznetsov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mathew Ridgeway comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ridgeway 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mathew Ridgeway!
Mathew Ridgeway thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jutta Hanolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus McTearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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198 lbs
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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
22 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jutta Hanolla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 20 - 4, fighting out of New York, Rufus McTearson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanolla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanolla lands a nice hook to McTearson's body. McTearson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hanolla just misses with a punch to the body.
McTearson misses with a head kick.
We've been informed that McTearson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hanolla looks to land a body kick but McTearson moved away.
McTearson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
No joy there for McTearson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hanolla tests McTearson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McTearson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hanolla tries to land a front kick but McTearson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A swing and a miss from McTearson.
Hanolla walks into a left hand.
McTearson slips under a jab from Hanolla.
Hanolla fakes the leg kick and cracks McTearson in the body.
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!
Hanolla lands a nice leg kick that just misses McTearson's sensitive parts.
McTearson misses with a head kick.
Hanolla looks to land a body kick but McTearson moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanolla looks for the body kick but McTearson saw that one coming.
Hanolla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McTearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanolla.
McTearson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hanolla scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hanolla throws a wild body kick that McTearson sees coming a mile off.
A punch combination from Hanolla misses.
Hanolla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hanolla connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McTearson momentarily.
Hanolla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McTearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanolla.
A head kick misses from Hanolla.
Hanolla misses with a body shot.
McTearson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hanolla is looking to wear down McTearson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McTearson connects with a looping right hand.
McTearson throws a push kick but Hanolla slaps the foot to one side.
Hanolla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McTearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanolla.
Hanolla takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hanolla takes a swing at McTearson's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McTearson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hanolla at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McTearson tries to bum rush Hanolla with a series of wild strikes but Hanolla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McTearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanolla lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McTearson throws a right hand that Hanolla ducks under and follows up with a left that Hanolla also avoids with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hanolla.
A looping hook to the body misses from McTearson. Hanolla does a little dance to reset his feet.
McTearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hanolla lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McTearson throws a hook but Hanolla blocks it.
A good leg kick by McTearson.
Hanolla drops McTearson with a beautiful combination! McTearson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hanolla is looking for the KO!
It looks like Rufus McTearson has been cut.
Hanolla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanolla avoids a punch combination nicely.
McTearson cracks Hanolla with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McTearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanolla manages to avoid it.
McTearson cracks Hanolla with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hanolla scores with a nice right hand.
McTearson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Decent striking displayed by Hanolla there.
McTearson lunges at Hanolla with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hanolla's hand.
Hanolla throws a hook to the side of McTearson's head but McTearson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McTearson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanolla.
Hanolla swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McTearson avoids the head kick by Hanolla.
Hanolla buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McTearson looks to land a left hand but Hanolla moved out of range nicely.
Hanolla moves out of range of the body kick from McTearson.
McTearson throws a right and a left that Hanolla avoids nicely.
Hanolla cracks McTearson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McTearson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanolla.
Hanolla loads up on a big right hand but McTearson slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McTearson! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by McTearson. That's going to slow Hanolla down.
Hanolla looks to score with a jab to the body but McTearson is just out of range.
Hanolla cracks the inside of McTearson's front leg.
Hanolla is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McTearson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hanolla's calf.
McTearson wants to clinch up but Hanolla keeps it at a distance.
Hanolla takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hanolla throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McTearson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hanolla.
Hanolla scores with a jab to the head.
Hanolla throws a head kick that misses.
McTearson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanolla.
McTearson moves out of range of the body kick from Hanolla.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hanolla.
Hanolla looks to score with a jab to the body but McTearson is just out of range.
McTearson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jutta Hanolla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rufus McTearson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hanolla jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hanolla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McTearson avoids the body shot from Hanolla.
As Hanolla backs off McTearson throws a huge counter combo but Hanolla manages to avoid it all.
McTearson swings for the body but Hanolla moves out of range.
It looks like Hanolla has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hanolla clobbers McTearson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hanolla checks a leg kick.
Hanolla throws a lazy body kick
and McTearson counters with a leg kick.
Hanolla throws a body punch but McTearson moves out of range.
McTearson avoids a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McTearson. Hanolla shrugs it off though.
McTearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jutta Hanolla is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTearson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hanolla's head backwards.
Hanolla looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hanolla throws a jab but it's blocked by McTearson.
Hanolla scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hanolla throws a leg kick but McTearson moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanolla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanolla looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McTearson moves away from the strike by Hanolla.
McTearson fakes the leg kick and cracks Hanolla in the body.
An inside leg kick from McTearson misses.
And Hanolla counters with a quick kick to the body but McTearson blocks it.
McTearson scores with a jab to the head.
Hanolla takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A left lands for McTearson.
Hanolla cracks McTearson with a good jab.
Hanolla throws a leg kick but McTearson checks it.
Hanolla walks into a left hand.
McTearson wants to slow Hanolla down by chopping away at his legs.
McTearson misses with a straight left.
McTearson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hanolla misses with a hook.
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!
Some bone on bone action there as McTearson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hanolla on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanolla is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McTearson can do to turn this around?
McTearson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McTearson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hanolla's head backwards.
McTearson scores with a shot to the body.
Hanolla misses with a body shot.
Hanolla throws a series of punches but McTearson moves out of range.
McTearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McTearson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McTearson throws a sloppy head kick and Hanolla moves out of range easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but McTearson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hanolla has got the better of the exchanges.
Hanolla checks a low kick from McTearson.
Hanolla lands a nice shot that snaps McTearson's head back.
McTearson throws a leg kick but Hanolla moved away.
McTearson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hanolla connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McTearson scrambles back to his feet.
McTearson keeps Hanolla at a distance using the push kick.
McTearson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hanolla back to the cage. McTearson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanolla buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McTearson misses with a looping right.
Hanolla fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McTearson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McTearson misses with a body shot.
Hanolla scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hanolla takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McTearson misses with a few strikes there.
Hanolla needs to keep his hands up - McTearson had a free shot at his head there.
Rufus McTearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McTearson slips under a jab from Hanolla.
Hanolla does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hanolla lands a nice leg kick that just misses McTearson's sensitive parts.
Hanolla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanolla works the jab nicely.
Hanolla scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanolla finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McTearson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hanolla is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTearson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanolla checks a low kick from McTearson.
McTearson throws a leg kick but Hanolla sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McTearson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McTearson throws a jab when Hanolla was well out of range.
Hanolla misses with a head kick.
Hanolla wants to slow McTearson down by chopping away at his legs.
McTearson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanolla.
McTearson throws a series of punches but Hanolla avoids them all with ease.
A jab from McTearson misses.
McTearson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McTearson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hanolla lands with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanolla connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McTearson throws the left hand but Hanolla avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanolla misses the target.
McTearson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rufus McTearson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rufus McTearson's cut.
That's time! Hanolla's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
McTearson keeps Hanolla at a distance using the push kick.
McTearson throws a shot to the body.
Hanolla scoring well with a low kick there.
McTearson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hanolla takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McTearson misses with a hook. Hanolla ducked under it nicely.
Hanolla tries to land a front kick but McTearson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hanolla throws a push kick but McTearson slaps the foot to one side.
Hanolla drops his hands momentarily and McTearson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanolla showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McTearson.
Hanolla misses the shot to the body.
Hanolla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McTearson manages to avoid it.
Hanolla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McTearson moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson moves away from the strike by Hanolla.
McTearson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McTearson misses with a body shot.
McTearson motions for Hanolla to come forward. McTearson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by McTearson.
Hanolla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McTearson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McTearson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McTearson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanolla.
McTearson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McTearson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Hanolla.
McTearson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanolla was well out of range. Poor timing from McTearson.
McTearson wants to slow Hanolla down by chopping away at his legs.
A leg kick checked by Hanolla.
Hanolla moves out of range of the body kick.
McTearson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson just misses with a punch to the body.
McTearson avoids the body shot from Hanolla.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McTearson thows a left - swing and a miss!
McTearson throws a series of punches but Hanolla avoids them all with ease.
Hanolla looks for the body kick but McTearson saw that one coming.
Hanolla throws a push kick but McTearson slaps the foot to one side.
Hanolla connects with an inside leg kick.
Hanolla throws a body kick that misses.
McTearson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanolla throws out the jab.
McTearson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hanolla at a distance.
McTearson throws a hook but Hanolla blocks it.
McTearson throws a head kick that half lands.
Hanolla throws a head kick that misses.
Hanolla throws a head kick that misses.
Hanolla motions for McTearson to come forward. Hanolla throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson throws a front kick that sends Hanolla stumbling back into the cage.
McTearson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McTearson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hanolla lands with a shot to the body.
McTearson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanolla throws a leg kick but McTearson sees it coming and moves out of range.
McTearson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hanolla has time to react.
Hanolla avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hanolla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McTearson throws a head kick but Hanolla moves out of range.
McTearson throws the left hand but Hanolla avoids the punch easily.
Hanolla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McTearson tries to clinch but Hanolla moves out of range.
McTearson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab from Hanolla.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanolla misses with a body shot
and McTearson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McTearson moves out of range of the body kick from Hanolla.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McTearson - that will leave a mark!
McTearson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hanolla moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hanolla goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McTearson moves out of range as Hanolla throws a body kick.
Hanolla just misses with a punch to the body.
McTearson moves forwards but Hanolla connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hanolla pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hanolla misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McTearson moves out of range of the body kick.
McTearson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McTearson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McTearson misses with a straight right.
Hanolla misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rufus McTearson.
I think McTearson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jutta Hanolla!
After winning the bout, Jutta Hanolla thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Mstislav Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Pierno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkov comes to the cage accompanied by Россия. The crowd seem to be enjoying Pierno's choice of entrance music: Sick Puppies - You're Going Down . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
28 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilya Mstislav Volkov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Pierno!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pierno.
Volkov misses with a jab to the body
and Pierno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Volkov slips a jab from Pierno.
Ilya Mstislav Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Volkov connects with a leg kick. Pierno looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pierno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Volkov can pounce on him.
Pierno missing with a left hand there. Volkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Volkov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pierno takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pierno.
Volkov misses with a body kick.
Pierno fails in his attempt to clinch.
Volkov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Volkov tries to bum rush Pierno with a series of wild strikes but Pierno uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov ducks under a wild hook from Pierno.
Pierno with a jab.
Pierno tries to clinch there but Volkov circles away.
Pierno misses with a looping right.
Volkov lands a leg kick that knocks Pierno off balance momentarily.
Volkov throws a body punch but Pierno moves out of range.
Pierno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Volkov misses with a body kick.
Volkov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Amsterdam in the buildup to the fight.
Volkov sizes up Pierno with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Volkov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Volkov takes a swing at Pierno's ribcage but misses.
Volkov scores with a hook to the body. Pierno takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pierno takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sloppy strikes from Pierno. Those never looked like landing.
As Pierno tries to get set, Volkov tries to push him back and clinch up but Pierno manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierno shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Volkov eats them both and turns towards Pierno to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pierno swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Volkov counters with a good low kick that Pierno was not able to check.
Volkov slips under a jab.
Pierno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierno.
Pierno connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pierno throws out a loose jab but Volkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierno misses with a hook. Volkov ducked under it nicely.
Volkov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pierno manages to circle out of the way.
Pierno throws an overhand right that lands on Volkov's shoulder, as Volkov tries to avoid the shot.
Volkov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pierno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Volkov.
Volkov misses with a straight left.
Volkov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pierno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Volkov connects with the punch.
A nice combination there by Pierno.
Volkov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno tries to clinch there but Volkov circles away.
Some wild striking there from Pierno.
Volkov avoids the body shot from Pierno.
Volkov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Pierno scores with a one two! Volkov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pierno throws a lazy right hand but Volkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pierno misses with a hook
and Volkov counters with an outside leg kick.
Pierno moves away from the strike by Volkov.
Volkov misses with the combination.
Pierno throws a combination. Volkov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A shot to the liver by Volkov. Beautiful body shot.
Pierno throws an off balance right hand
and Volkov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Volkov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Piernos head.
Pierno misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pierno.
Pierno blocks an uppercut.
Pierno scores with a shot to the side of Volkov's head.
Volkov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Volkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Volkov misses with a body punch.
Pierno misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Volkov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Volkov.
Volkov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pierno backwards.
Pierno throws a punch but it's blocked by Volkov.
Pierno keeps control of Volkov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volkov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Volkov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Volkov fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Volkov.
Volkov breaks from the clinch.
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 Ilya Mstislav Volkov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pierno takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pierno throws an off balance right hand
enabling Volkov to counter with a crisp jab.
Pierno misses the shot to the body.
Volkov feints and then cracks Pierno's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pierno down.
Volkov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Volkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierno.
A jab from Pierno misses.
Volkov misses the jab.
Volkov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Volkov works Pierno's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Volkov sets himself, and Pierno steps forward looking for the clinch! Volkov avoids it this time.
Volkov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Volkov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Volkov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pierno's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno tries to clinch but Volkov moves out of range.
Ilya Mstislav Volkov is winning the standup battle so far.
Volkov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Volkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Volkov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Pierno misses with a few strikes there.
Pierno throws a body shot but no joy.
Volkov walks into a jab.
Pierno gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Volkov is looking to slow Pierno down with leg kicks.
Volkov slips a straight right by Pierno.
The crowd cheers as Volkov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pierno doesn't seem phased though.
Volkov throws a head kick but Pierno moves out of range.
Volkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pierno is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pierno defending well as Volkov loads up on a big left hand.
Pierno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volkov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Pierno.
Tim Pierno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Nice uppercut there from Pierno.
Volkov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Volkov!
Volkov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pierno has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Volkov looks to land a left hand but Pierno moved out of range nicely.
Volkov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pierno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Volkov throws a jab when Pierno was well out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Volkov there.
Pierno moves out of range of the strikes.
Volkov scores with a punch to the head.
Nice body kick there by Volkov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno ducks under a wild hook from Volkov.
A slapping leg kick lands for Volkov.
Volkov misses with an uppercut.
Volkov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pierno has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Volkov lands with an overhand left.
Pierno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Volkov catches Pierno right on the button with a cross.
Pierno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Volkov at a distance.
Volkov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Volkov moves away from the strike by Pierno.
Pierno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Volkov.
Pierno jabs Volkov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pierno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Volkov doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Volkov looks to land a right hand but Pierno moved out of range.
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!
Volkov dodges the punch combination from Pierno.
Pierno misses with a hook.
Volkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Volkov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pierno in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Pierno walks into a stiff left hand from Volkov.
Volkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pierno throws a left and a right that both miss
and Volkov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ilya Mstislav Volkov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pierno misses with some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Volkov throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierno.
Pierno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Mstislav Volkov 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.
Volkov works Pierno's body with a nice hook.
Pierno misses with a few strikes there.
Volkov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pierno moves out of range as Volkov strikes.
Pierno wants to counter the offense by Volkov and move into the clinch position.
Pierno lands a body shot.
Pierno throws a series of punches but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov lands a slapping body shot.
Pierno takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Volkov avoids the body shot from Pierno.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Volkov misses.
Pierno misses with a shot to the body
and Volkov counters by clinching up.
Pierno lands with a right to the head.
Volkov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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!
Pierno tries a body shot but Volkov blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov struggles to land a body shot inside as Pierno controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Volkov.
Pierno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Volkov misses with a punch to the body.
Volkov breaks from the clinch.
Volkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Volkov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pierno.
Pierno takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Volkov.
Volkov scores with a jab.
Pierno moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Volkov lands a head shot.
Pierno wants to clinch up but Volkov keeps it at a distance.
Volkov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pierno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Volkov throws out the jab.
Pierno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierno.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Pierno.
Pierno throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pierno on the side of the head.
Pierno's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Volkov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Volkov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good work by Pierno as he checks the leg kick.
Volkov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pierno misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Volkov.
Nice straight punches there by Volkov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Volkov.
Pierno moves out of range of the body kick from Volkov.
Volkov scores with a kick to the body.
Pierno misses with a right hand
and Volkov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Volkov misses with a wild body shot.
Pierno looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice jab there from Volkov.
Pierno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Volkov takes one on the button.
Volkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierno.
Pierno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jab, jab by Pierno - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkov throws a hook to the side of Pierno's head but Pierno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Volkov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pierno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pierno misses the jab.
Volkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pierno can do to turn this around?
Pierno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pierno moves away from the strike by Volkov.
Volkov thumps Pierno with a low kick.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierno moves away.
Pierno tries to bum rush Volkov with a series of wild strikes but Volkov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Volkov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pierno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Mstislav Volkov clearly takes 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.
The fighters circling - Pierno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pierno closes the distance and clinches.
Volkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pierno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Volkov slips a jab and a cross from Pierno.
Volkov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Volkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Volkov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pierno takes a step back to recover.
Volkov throws out a loose jab but Pierno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierno blocks a head kick by Volkov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov misses with a hook
letting Pierno counter with a right hand.
Volkov dodges the punch combination from Pierno.
Volkov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pierno.
Volkov misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno throws a shot from downtown. Volkov moves away and avoids it.
Volkov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pierno throws a big shot that misses.
Pierno tries to clinch up but Volkov circles away and keeps his distance.
Pierno goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pierno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volkov.
Volkov lands with a straight right. Pierno didn't see that one coming.
Volkov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pierno throws a looping overhand right but Volkov ducks down to avoid it.
Pierno throws a lazy uppercut
and Volkov counters with a straight right hand.
Pierno checks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Pierno.
Pierno throws a right hand that misses
and Volkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pierno lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big left from Volkov misses.
Volkov misses with a straight left.
Pierno throws a counter combo.
Volkov misses the shot to the body.
Pierno falls off balance throwing a combination
and Volkov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A body shot lands from Volkov.
Pierno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Volkov misses with a punch to the body.
Pierno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Volkov's elbow.
Volkov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pierno blocking some punches.
Pierno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.
Pierno throws a head punch that misses.
Volkov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pierno backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov has had enough of the clinch but Pierno keeps him there for the moment.
Pierno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.
Volkov breaks from the clinch.
Pierno misses with a straight left.
Volkov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pierno moves out of range as Volkov strikes.
Pierno throws an off balance right hand
letting Volkov counter with a right hand.
Volkov slips a jab and a cross from Pierno.
A punch combination from Pierno misses.
Pierno misses with an uppercut. Volkov saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Volkov.
Volkov connects with a right hand. Pierno shakes it off.
Volkov staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierno on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Volkov misses with an uppercut
and Pierno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pierno throws an off balance right hand
and Volkov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Pierno.
Volkov throws the left hand but Pierno avoids the punch easily.
Volkov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pierno swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Volkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pierno sizes up Volkov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pierno steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Volkov. That one must have hurt.
Volkov throws out a leg kick but Pierno moves out of range and Volkov only half commits.
Volkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pierno appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A slow jab from Pierno misses its intended target.
Volkov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pierno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ilya Mstislav Volkov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Volkov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Volkov throws the kick towards the body but Pierno avoids it.
Pierno throws a jab but it's blocked by Volkov.
Volkov tries to counter by clinching up but Pierno breaks away and moves out of range.
Pierno throws the left hand but Volkov avoids the punch easily.
Volkov moves away from the strike by Pierno.
Volkov is looking to counter punch.
Pierno swings widly with a right hand
and Volkov counters with a low kick, right behind Pierno 's knee.
Pierno throws a hook but Volkov avoids it easily.
Volkov throws a jab when Pierno was well out of range.
Pierno tries to counter by closing the distance.
Volkov lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pierno doesn't seem bothered though.
Volkov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Volkov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Pierno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov misses with a looping left.
Pierno wants to counter the offense by Volkov and move into the clinch position.
Volkov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pierno on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Volkov.
Volkov motions for Pierno to come forward. Volkov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pierno wants to counter the offense by Volkov and move into the clinch position.
Pierno has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Volkov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pierno finds it's way round the side to connect with Volkov's head.
Pierno lands a really nice looking cross but Volkov seems unphased.
Volkov slips a straight right by Pierno.
As Pierno tries to get set, Volkov tries to push him back and clinch up but Pierno manages to avoid the attempt.
Pierno tries to clinch but Volkov moves out of range.
Pierno misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pierno. Volkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tim Pierno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Volkov misses its intended target.
Pierno throws a right hand that Volkov ducks under and follows up with a left that Volkov also avoids with ease.
Pierno has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Volkov.
Volkov scores with a punch to the head.
Pierno on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Pierno.
Pierno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Volkov.
Volkov scores with a nice body kick.
Pierno wants to clinch up but Volkov keeps it at a distance.
Pierno is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Volkov throws a hook but Pierno blocks it.
Volkov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Volkov misses with a series of wild punches.
Ilya Mstislav Volkov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Volkov.
Pierno throws a series of punches but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov connects with a looping right hand.
Pierno throws a left and a right that both miss
and Volkov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Pierno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Volkov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pierno connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice shot by Volkov.
Pierno misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Volkov counters with a nice body shot.
Volkov misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierno.
Pierno avoids a kick to the body.
Volkov lands a nice shot that snaps Pierno's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierno staying out of range there.
Volkov misses with a few strikes there.
Pierno throws out a counter right but Volkov avoids it with no problem.
Pierno walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Volkov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Volkov throws a hook but Pierno avoids it easily.
Pierno lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pierno throws a series of punches but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Pierno misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ilya Mstislav Volkov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Volkov 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilya Mstislav Volkov!
Ilya Mstislav Volkov retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Ilya Mstislav Volkov 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 Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Dias Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Asai !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Dias Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asai tries to clinch up but Dias Jimenez circles away and keeps his distance.
Dias Jimenez scores with a head kick.
Dias Jimenez tried to score with a low kick but Asai checks it.
Asai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Asai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dias Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asai moves away.
Asai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dias Jimenez finds it's way round the side to connect with Asai 's head.
Asai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Asai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dias Jimenez jabs Asai right on the nose. Asai blinks but takes it well.
Asai misses with a head kick.
Dias Jimenez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Asai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dias Jimenez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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!
Dias Jimenez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dias Jimenez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Asai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dias Jimenez slips under a jab from Asai .
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dias Jimenez! But no joy.
Dias Jimenez drops his hands momentarily and Asai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Asai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Asai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dias Jimenez throws the left hand but Asai avoids the punch easily.
Asai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Asai misses with an uppercut
and Dias Jimenez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Asai throws a jab but it's blocked by Dias Jimenez.
Asai is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dias Jimenez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Asai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Yoshihiro Asai has been cut.
Asai misses with a head kick.
Asai moves out of range of the leg kick from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dias Jimenez blocks the body kick.
Dias Jimenez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dias Jimenez moves out of range as Asai strikes.
Dias Jimenez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Asai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dias Jimenez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dias Jimenez misses with a straight right.
Dias Jimenez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Asai moves out of range of the leg kick from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dias Jimenez ducks under a wild hook from Asai .
Dias Jimenez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dias Jimenez staying out of range there.
A jab from Dias Jimenez misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Asai just misses with a punch to the body.
Asai misses with a hook
and Dias Jimenez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dias Jimenez lands a leg kick that knocks Asai off balance momentarily.
Dias Jimenez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Asai avoids the head kick by Dias Jimenez.
Good standup being displayed there by Asai as he connects with a hook.
Asai throws a head kick but Dias Jimenez moves out of range.
Asai throws out a leg kick but Dias Jimenez moves out of range and Asai only half commits.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Asai - that will leave a mark!
Dias Jimenez tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Asai misses its intended target.
Asai checks a low kick from Dias Jimenez.
Jimmy Dias Jimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asai misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asai throws a jab but it's blocked by Dias Jimenez.
A slow jab from Dias Jimenez misses its intended target.
Dias Jimenez throws a jab when Asai was well out of range.
A low kick from Asai is predictable there
and Dias Jimenez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dias Jimenez cracks Asai with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice uppercut there from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez throws a looping overhand right but Asai ducks down to avoid it.
Dias Jimenez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dias Jimenez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice cross by Asai .
Dias Jimenez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dias Jimenez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Asai had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dias Jimenez misses with a leg kick.
Dias Jimenez throws a sloppy head kick and Asai moves out of range easily.
Dias Jimenez throws a body shot but no joy.
Dias Jimenez throws a leg kick but Asai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Asai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asai lands a head kick. Dias Jimenez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dias Jimenez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Asai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai tries to clinch up.
Dias Jimenez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dias Jimenez blocks a head kick by Asai .
Asai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dias Jimenez.
Asai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez looks to score with a jab to the body but Asai is just out of range.
Asai misses with a hook. Dias Jimenez ducked under it nicely.
Dias Jimenez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Asai .
Asai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dias Jimenez.
Nice uppercut lands for Dias Jimenez. That snapped Asai 's head back.
Dias Jimenez is looking to slow Asai down with leg kicks.
Dias Jimenez throws a hook to the side of Asai 's head but Asai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Asai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dias Jimenez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dias Jimenez blocks the body kick.
Asai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dias Jimenez moves out of range of the strikes.
Dias Jimenez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice cross by Asai .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy Dias Jimenez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yoshihiro Asai 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dias Jimenez cracks a nice hook into Asai 's ribs.
Dias Jimenez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asai misses with a straight left.
Asai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dias Jimenez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Asai .
The fight stays on the outside here - Asai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Asai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dias Jimenez blocks a head kick by Asai .
It seemed like Dias Jimenez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Asai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Asai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dias Jimenez.
Asai walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dias Jimenez.
A slow jab from Asai misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Dias Jimenez does it's job there.
Dias Jimenez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dias Jimenez in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dias Jimenez throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Asai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Asai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Asai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Asai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Asai throws a hook but Dias Jimenez avoids it easily.
Dias Jimenez lands with a nice body punch.
Asai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asai throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dias Jimenez avoids it.
A big left from Dias Jimenez misses.
Dias Jimenez scores with the left hand. Asai knows he should have avoided that one.
Asai moves out of range of the body kick.
Dias Jimenez throws a body punch but Asai moves out of range.
Dias Jimenez lands a lovely overhand right.
Asai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Asai moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Dias Jimenez. That snapped Asai 's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dias Jimenez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Asai clinches.
I was talking to Asai 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dias Jimenez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dias Jimenez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Asai s head.
Dias Jimenez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dias Jimenez misses with the head strike.
Asai wants to stall.
Asai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Asai .
Dias Jimenez has a couple of punches blocked by Asai .
Asai blocking some punches.
Dias Jimenez throws a head punch that misses.
Asai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dias Jimenez throws an elbow but it misses.
Asai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dias Jimenez struggles to land a body shot inside as Asai controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Asai fails to land.
Asai avoids a wild elbow strike from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez struggles to land a body shot inside as Asai controls his hands.
Dias Jimenez scores with a shot to the side of Asai 's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dias Jimenez as Asai tries to tie him up.
Asai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dias Jimenez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Asai backwards.
Asai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dias Jimenez is defending well for now.
Dias Jimenez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asai throws a head punch that misses.
Asai avoids a wild elbow strike from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Asai blocks the elbow strike.
Dias Jimenez blocking some punches.
Asai avoids the elbow strike from Dias Jimenez, against the cage.
Dias Jimenez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Asai missing with knees to the body.
Dias Jimenez lands an uppercut.
Dias Jimenez misses with a punch on the inside.
Dias Jimenez misses with the head strike.
Asai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Asai .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Asai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dias Jimenez backwards.
Asai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dias Jimenez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Asai lands a nice knee to the body.
Dias Jimenez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Asai trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Asai is trying to maintain a safe position but Dias Jimenez gets an underhook and turns Asai into the cage.
Dias Jimenez lands a right hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dias Jimenez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Asai 's brow.
Dias Jimenez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dias Jimenez has a couple of punches blocked by Asai .
Asai lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dias Jimenez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dias Jimenez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Dias Jimenez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yoshihiro Asai 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Asai checks a leg kick nicely.
Dias Jimenez ducks under a wild hook from Asai .
Dias Jimenez tries a quick counter leg kick but Asai is wise to it.
Asai lands a head kick. Dias Jimenez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dias Jimenez.
Jimmy Dias Jimenez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dias Jimenez swings for the body but Asai moves out of range.
Dias Jimenez misses with a kick to the body.
Asai avoids the head kick by Dias Jimenez.
Good leg kick by Dias Jimenez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Asai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dias Jimenez.
Asai slips a jab from Dias Jimenez.
Asai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dias Jimenez's head.
Dias Jimenez walks into a left hand.
Dias Jimenez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Asai slips under a jab from Dias Jimenez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dias Jimenez.
Asai misses with a low kick.
A big left from Dias Jimenez misses.
Dias Jimenez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Asai 's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Asai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez misses with a straight left.
Asai misses with a looping left.
Dias Jimenez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asai was well out of range. Poor timing from Dias Jimenez.
Asai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez misses the shot to the body.
Asai looks to land a body kick but Dias Jimenez moved away.
Dias Jimenez throws a low kick but Asai moves out of range easily.
Dias Jimenez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez staying out of range there.
Dias Jimenez looks to throw the jab but Asai is out of range.
Dias Jimenez with a nice cross.
Asai walks into a jab.
Asai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jimmy Dias Jimenez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Asai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Asai throws a hook to the side of Dias Jimenez's head but Dias Jimenez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dias Jimenez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Asai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dias Jimenez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Asai misses the target.
Asai tries to clinch up.
Dias Jimenez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dias Jimenez connects with a body shot.
Asai throws a body shot but no joy.
Dias Jimenez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Asai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dias Jimenez throws out the jab.
Asai misses with a head kick.
Dias Jimenez feints and then cracks Asai 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Asai down.
Asai staying out of range there.
Dias Jimenez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dias Jimenez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dias Jimenez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dias Jimenez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Asai .
A big left from Asai misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Asai crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dias Jimenez - the referee stops the clock and Asai gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dias Jimenez. Asai manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dias Jimenez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Asai is able to avoid easily.
Dias Jimenez throws a sloppy head kick and Asai moves out of range easily.
Good work by Asai as he checks the leg kick.
Dias Jimenez throws a push kick but Asai slaps the foot to one side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dias Jimenez.
Asai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dias Jimenez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dias Jimenez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Asai misses with a head kick.
Dias Jimenez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dias Jimenez ducks right into an uppercut from Asai .
Dias Jimenez staying out of range there.
Dias Jimenez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Asai misses.
A head kick misses from Dias Jimenez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Asai scores with a jab. Dias Jimenez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Asai blocks a head kick by Dias Jimenez.
Asai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Asai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dias Jimenez misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Asai .
Dias Jimenez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Asai is able to avoid easily.
Dias Jimenez connects with the punch.
Dias Jimenez connects with a looping right hand.
A slow jab from Dias Jimenez misses its intended target.
Dias Jimenez moves out of range as Asai throws a body kick.
And Dias Jimenez responds with a good body kick, but Asai manages to step out the way in time.
Asai misses with a straight left.
Asai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Asai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Asai tries to clinch but Dias Jimenez moves out of range.
Dias Jimenez cracks Asai with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yoshihiro Asai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dias Jimenez moves away from the strike by Asai .
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Dias Jimenez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dias Jimenez 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Dias Jimenez!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jimmy Dias Jimenez thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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