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ABW 37 Douglas - Nurmagomedov PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Kurabas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurabas comes to the cage accompanied by Wavy. Jorge Kurabas had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jorge Kurabas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Santos!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Kurabas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kurabas with a hook.
Santos jabs Kurabas right on the nose. Kurabas blinks but takes it well.
Santos's corner calls for a 1-2. Santos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Santos moves out of range as Kurabas strikes.
Kurabas connects with the punch.
Kurabas works the jab nicely.
Kurabas missing with a left hand there. Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kurabas throws a sloppy body shot
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kurabas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurabas scores with a hook.
Kurabas throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Santos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kurabas misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kurabas.
Santos cracks Kurabas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kurabas throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
Santos throws out a counter right but Kurabas avoids it with no problem.
Santos scores with a jab.
Santos slips a jab from Kurabas.
Kurabas thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Santos responds with a good body kick, but Kurabas manages to step out the way in time.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Kurabas is out of range.
Kurabas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kurabas catches Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kurabas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Santos staying out of range there.
Santos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kurabas connects with a jab.
Kurabas scores with a shot to the body.
Santos slips a straight right by Kurabas.
Kurabas throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Jorge Kurabas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kurabas has time to react.
Santos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Santos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kurabas misses with the combination.
Kurabas defending well as Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Kurabas is looking to counter punch.
Santos lands an overhand right.
Kurabas throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice cross by Kurabas.
Santos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kurabas is rocked!
Santos throws a leg kick but Kurabas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kurabas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Santos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kurabas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos.
A big left from Kurabas misses.
Kurabas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kurabas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurabas moves forwards but Santos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurabas was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
A left lands for Kurabas.
Santos avoids the body shot from Kurabas.
Kurabas misses with a hook.
Santos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kurabas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Santos finds it's way round the side to connect with Kurabas's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Kurabas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A big right from Kurabas misses.
Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Santos slips a straight right by Kurabas.
Santos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kurabas with a jab.
Kurabas just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos throws an off balance right hand
and Kurabas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kurabas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Despite the aggression on Santos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Santos walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos swings for the body but Kurabas moves out of range.
Santos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kurabas throws a big shot that misses.
Santos misses with a right hand
and Kurabas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Kurabas.
Kurabas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kurabas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Santos motions for Kurabas to come forward. Santos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kurabas throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Kurabas needs to keep his hands up - Santos had a free shot at his head there.
Kurabas throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kurabas misses the body punch
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurabas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Santos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Santos thows a leg kick but Kurabas checks it
and Kurabas counters with a nice body shot.
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 Jorge Kurabas will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Santos blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for Kurabas.
Santos swings for the body but Kurabas moves out of range.
Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Kurabas's shoulder, as Kurabas tries to avoid the shot.
Kurabas lands with a nice body punch.
Santos defending well as Kurabas loads up on a big left hand.
Santos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Santos defending well as Kurabas loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Santos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kurabas throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Santos throws a leg kick but Kurabas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kurabas throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kurabas. Kurabas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed right hand from Kurabas misses the target.
A cross from Kurabas lands.
Nice defenses there by Santos.
Santos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kurabass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos lands with an overhand left.
Kurabas throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kurabas.
Santos scores with the left hand. Kurabas knows he should have avoided that one.
Kurabas misses with a wild body shot.
Kurabas takes one to the chin there.
Kurabas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kurabas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kurabas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kurabas counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Santos misses the target.
Kurabas was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kurabas just misses with a punch to the body.
Kurabas throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Kurabas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kurabas misses with an uppercut
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurabas misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kurabas ducks right into an uppercut from Santos.
Oh Kurabas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kurabas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kurabas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos throws the left hand but Kurabas avoids the punch easily.
Kurabas seems to have got his legs back now.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Kurabas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Santos.
Santos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kurabas scores with a nice strike.
Good shot there by Santos.
Kurabas misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Kurabas misses the target.
Santos moves forwards but Kurabas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kurabas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Santos scores with a jab to the head.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Kurabas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurabas misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Kurabas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kurabas shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Santos eats them both and turns towards Kurabas to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Danga de danga de dang - Santos scores with a four punch combination!
Kurabas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Santos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Kurabas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Santos doesn't seem phased though.
Santos looks to land a left hand but Kurabas moved out of range nicely.
Kurabas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
Kurabas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos misses with a hook. Kurabas ducked under it nicely.
Jorge Kurabas is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Kurabas.
Kurabas was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kurabas throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Kurabas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurabas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
A little jabbing left from Santos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Santos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kurabas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kurabas looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Santos ducks right into an uppercut from Kurabas.
Kurabas misses with an uppercut.
Kurabas scores with a nice strike.
Kurabas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Kurabas lands with an uppercut that bounces Santos off the cage and back into range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santos scores with a jab.
Santos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Kurabas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Kurabas dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kurabas throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Kurabas slips a straight right by Santos.
Kurabas misses with a two punch combination.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kurabas.
Kurabas misses with an uppercut. Santos saw that one coming.
Kurabas just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Santos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kurabas.
Kurabas throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Kurabas is out of range.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurabas manages to avoid it.
Santos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurabas is just out of range.
Kurabas looks to land a combination. Santos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kurabas.
Kurabas drops his hands momentarily and Santos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Santos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Kurabas.
Santos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kurabas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Santos scrambles back to his feet.
Santos has Kurabas up against the cage in a clinch.
Kurabas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Santos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kurabas lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos slows down the pace here.
Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santos lands with a right to the head.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kurabas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Daniel Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jorge Kurabas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Santos.
Kurabas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Kurabas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kurabas walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurabas scores with a jab.
Santos motions for Kurabas to come forward. Santos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Santos misses with a looping left.
Santos drops Kurabas with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kurabas looks back up at him and smiles so Santos waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurabas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kurabas misses with a wild body shot.
Kurabas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santos drops Kurabas with a naaaaasty hook - Kurabas is in real trouble here! Santos dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Santos!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Daniel Santos made sure he mentioned Red Light Coffeeshop - Q160/$250, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nigga Blackie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: enguinha pocoto. Alexandre Garcia 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nigga Blackie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexandre Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blackie connects with a solid leg kick.
Garcia tries to keep at a distance but Blackie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Garcia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blackie has him pressed against the cage.
Blackie misses with an elbow strike.
Garcia tries a body shot but Blackie blocks it.
We've been informed that Garcia 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.
Garcia lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Blackie tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Garcia manages to move to mount!
Blackie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Blackie has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Garcia content just to control the position here.
Blackie wants to control but Garcia is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackie can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia controlling the position easily from mount.
Blackie flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Garcia lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Garcia controlling his opponent.
Garcia breaks from Blackie's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Blackie tries to buck Garcia off but Garcia takes his back!
Blackie tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackie defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Garcia keeps control of the position as Blackie tries to break free.
What can Blackie do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Blackie is trying to get back to his feet but Garcia has full control of the position and if anything, Blackie has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Good control from Garcia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia struggling to keep hold of the position.
Garcia really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Blackie.
Garcia's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Garcia struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blackie is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Garcia trying to control momentarily.
Garcia is trying to stick to Blackie's back but Blackie is turning into Garcia. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Garcia's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Blackie.
Garcia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia looking for a triangle here. Blackie is fighting it but it looks tight! Garcia pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Blackie is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Alexandre Garcia!
Alexandre Garcia decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Skinner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kron Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kron Kai is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Skinner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kron Kai!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Kai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kai.
Skinner throws a head kick that misses
and Kai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Skinner throws a lazy head kick
and Kai counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Skinner off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Kai follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Skinner was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kron Kai!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Conrad Calacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malako Lahua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conrad Calacon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Malako Lahua!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lahua takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Calacon throws a body kick that misses.
Lahua now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Calacon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A shot to the liver by Calacon. Beautiful body shot.
Lahua on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Conrad Calacon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calacon takes a swing at Lahua's ribcage but misses.
Lahua misses with a looping left.
Calacon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lahua throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Calacon's waist but Calacon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lahua off to one side.
Calacon scores with a leg kick.
Lahua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lahua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Calacon.
Lahua misses with an uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lahua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calacon stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good body shot from Calacon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The referee calls for Lahua to work.
Nice body punch from Calacon - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Calacon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Lahua.
Lahua drops down looking for an ankle pick but Calacon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Conrad Calacon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Calacon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lahua throws a lazy uppercut
and Calacon counters with a good low kick that Lahua was not able to check.
Lahua walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lahua misses with a hook.
A jab lands there for Calacon.
Calacon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Calacon instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calacon tries to throw a body punch but Lahua avoids it by throwing Calacon back against the cage.
Calacon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calacon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lahua looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lahua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Calacon avoiding damage as Lahua throws knees to the body.
Calacon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Conrad Calacon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malako Lahua.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Calacon.
A short right from Lahua on the inside.
Lahua is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Calacon is keeping busy.
Calacon scores with a hook to the body.
Calacon prevents a body shot from Lahua.
Lahua throws a punch but it's blocked by Calacon.
Lahua throws a punch but it's blocked by Calacon.
Lahua takes a shot to the head.
Lahua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Calacon's elbow.
Lahua tries to stall but Calacon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Calacon slowing the pace effectively.
Calacon lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calacon manages to break the clinch.
Lahua misses with a takedown attempt
and Calacon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Calacon, right into the meat.
Lahua throws a hook but Calacon avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Calacon.
Lahua misses with an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Calacon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Calacon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lahua misses with an uppercut. Calacon saw that one coming.
Calacon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lahua moves in looking to clinch but Calacon pushes him off.
Lahua throws a poor cross that misses
and Calacon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lahua takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lahua fails with the takedown
and Calacon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lahua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calacon connects with a crisp jab.
Lahua might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Calacon throws a leg kick which misses Lahua's front leg but catches the back leg as Lahua tries to avoid it.
Calacon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lahua.
Lahua walks into a left hand.
A left and a right from Lahua both land. Nice combination.
Calacon dips to his left and cracks Lahua with an uppercut!
Calacon scores with a kick to the body.
Calacon lands a right hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Lahua. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lahua.
Lahua throws a poor cross that misses
and Calacon counters with a low kick, right behind Lahua 's knee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lahua. Calacon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Calacon.
Lahua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conrad Calacon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Calacon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Calacon moves into range and clinches up with Lahua.
Calacon breaks from the clinch.
Lahua takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That kick from Calacon tenderised Lahua's leg. Lahua is trying to keep his angry face on.
Calacon lands a right hook to the body.
Lahua misses with a straight right.
Calacon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lahua throws a leg kick which misses Calacon's front leg but catches the back leg as Calacon tries to avoid it.
Calacon scores with a nice body kick.
Lahua looks to land a combination but Calacon avoids it well.
Calacon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lahua. Lahua circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calacon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Calacon.
Lahua shoots in looking for a takedown. Calacon tries to sprawl out of it but Lahua keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Calacon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calacon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lahua misses with an uppercut.
Lahua gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Calacon lands a nice shot to the body.
Conrad Calacon is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Calacon.
Lahua throws a hook to the side of Calacon's head but Calacon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Calacon jabs at Lahua's body.
Lahua lands a jab to the head.
Lahua misses with a straight left.
Lahua shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Calacon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lahua can do to turn this around?
Lahua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lahua throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Calacon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Calacon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Calacon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lahua has time to react.
Calacon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lahua.
Lahua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lahua walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Calacon scores with a nice right hand.
Calacon lands a slapping body shot.
Calacon cracks the inside of Lahua's front leg.
Calacon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Calacon lands a jab to Lahua's midsection.
Calacon lands the left hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Calacon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Calacon throws a shot to the body.
Lahua's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lahua misses with a hook
and Calacon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Calacon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lahua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Calacon.
Calacon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Calacon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Calacon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Calacon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Calacon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lahua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Calacon works over Lahua's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calacon works the jab nicely.
Lahua takes one to the chin there.
Lahua is rocked!
Lahua takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calacon is looking to clinch.
A jab lands there for Lahua.
Lahua drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Calacon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Calacon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lahua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Calacon fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lahua just manages to avoid it.
Calacon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lahua is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lahua is still on wobbly legs! Can Calacon finish him?
Calacon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lahua shoots in looking for a takedown. Calacon tries to sprawl out of it but Lahua keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Calacon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lahua seems to have recovered his senses.
Conrad Calacon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malako Lahua.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calacon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conrad Calacon dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Calacon scoring well with a low kick there.
Lahua 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.
Calacon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lahua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lahua looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lahua has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lahua takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice uppercut lands for Calacon. That snapped Lahua's head back.
Calacon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Calacon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lahua shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Calacon as he jumps to the side.
Calacon scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calacon scores with a jab to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Calacon there.
Lahua is trying desperately to land a takedown but Calacon is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lahua.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calacon lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calacon blocks a jab.
Lahua throws a leg kick
and Calacon counters with a straight right hand.
Lahua lands a lovely overhand right.
An inside leg kick lands from Calacon.
Calacon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Calacon is looking to clinch but Lahua is avoiding it.
Lahua tries a quick counter leg kick but Calacon is wise to it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Calacon. Lahua shrugs it off though.
Calacon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lahua throws a lazy right hand but Calacon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lahua throws a series of punches but Calacon avoids them all with ease.
Good standup being displayed there by Calacon as he connects with a hook.
Calacon works the jab nicely.
Calacon ducks under a wild hook from Lahua.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Calacon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lahua has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Calacon.
Lahua misses with a hook.
Lahua is looking to chop away at Calacon's legs.
Lahua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calacon moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Calacon misses the target.
Calacon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lahua swings for the body but Calacon moves out of range.
Calacon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Calacon connects with a body shot.
Calacon wants to clinch up but Lahua keeps it at a distance.
Lahua doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Calacon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Calacon throws a shot to the body.
Lahua fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Calacon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lahua has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lahua throws a sloppy head kick and Calacon moves out of range easily.
Lahua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice jab there from Calacon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calacon lands a lovely overhand right.
Lahua shoots in for a takedown but Calacon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lahua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lahua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Calacon scores with a leg kick.
Lahua scores with a crisp jab that stopped Calacon in his tracks.
Malako Lahua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left and a right from Calacon both land. Nice combination.
Calacon clinches.
Calacon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lahua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Calacon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Calacon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Calacon as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calacon lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Calacon.
Calacon digs a right hand into Lahua's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lahua's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Calacon.
Calacon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lahua has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Calacon.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Calacon lands with a left to the head.
Calacon manages to break the clinch.
Calacon lands with a shot to the body.
Lahua misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Calacon misses the target.
Lahua takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lahua misses with a low kick.
Calacon moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Calacon on the inside.
Calacon lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Lahua to his knees! Calacon keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conrad Calacon!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Burnside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ackroyd Bloggs (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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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Burnside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ackroyd Bloggs!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnside throws a hook to the side of Bloggs's head but Bloggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bloggs closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burnside drags the fight down to the ground.
Bloggs decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A punch lands to the side of Burnside 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Burnside misses with an uppercut. Bloggs saw that one coming.
Ackroyd Bloggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burnside lands with a right hand.
Bloggs is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Burnside lands with a straight right. Bloggs didn't see that one coming.
Bloggs fails to land the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Burnside misses the target.
Bloggs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bloggs moves into range and clinches up with Burnside.
Burnside is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bloggs tries for a takedown but Burnside manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloggs manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've been hearing good reports from Burnside's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Burnside stopping the sweep attempt from Bloggs.
Bloggs is working an open guard so Burnside takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nice jab there from Burnside.
It looks like Ackroyd Bloggs has been cut.
Bloggs fails with a takedown attempt.
Magnus Burnside has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ackroyd Bloggs.
Bloggs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Burnside lands a jab.
Bloggs wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bloggs.
Burnside clobbers Bloggs with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Burnside throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bloggs on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Bloggs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burnside misses the jab.
Bloggs goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Burnside swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burnside moves away from the strike by Bloggs.
Burnside displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bloggs.
Bloggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Burnside checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bloggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Bloggs tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Burnside misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Burnside.
Bloggs has closed the distance and engaged Burnside in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloggs will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Burnside up against the cage.
Bloggs tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burnside smiles and moves away.
Bloggs has closed the distance and engaged Burnside in a clinch.
Burnside breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burnside throws the left hand but Bloggs avoids the punch easily.
Bloggs wants to clinch.
Bloggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burnside.
Bloggs with the counter takedown but Burnside avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Burnside misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bloggs! But no joy.
Burnside is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bloggs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burnside swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Burnside on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burnside throws a big shot that misses.
Burnside misses with a hook. Bloggs ducked under it nicely.
Bloggs instigates a clinch.
Burnside's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bloggs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A cross from Burnside lands.
Bloggs tries for a takedown but Burnside circles away easily
and Burnside counters with a huge right that knocks Bloggs out cold! Burnside is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Magnus Burnside!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titan Reign (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miller Light (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Miller Light enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Titan Reign!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miller Light!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Reign tenderised Light's leg. Light is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oooooh!!! Reign has knocked Light down with a huge combo! Reign steps away and waves a wobbly Light back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Miller Light has been cut.
Light with a poor takedown
and Reign makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reign looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reign feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Light's calf.
Reign misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Light takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reign lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Light needs to keep his hands up - Reign had a free shot at his head there.
Light walks straight into a right hand from Reign - that's dropped him! Reign jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Light from any more punishment! Light complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Titan Reign!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ushat Belov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko's entrance music is NeiroMonk. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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290 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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17
288 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ushat Belov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Belov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Emelianenko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Belov has one foot on Emelianenko's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Emelianenko gets tackled into the cage by Belov. Belov maintains the clinch.
Belov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Belov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Emelianenko is trying to drag Belov to the mat but Belov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belov scores with a shoulder strike.
Emelianenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Belov lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
Belov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Belov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Belov.
Belov lands with a short shot to the head.
Belov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Emelianenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Belov lands with a light punch inside.
Belov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Emelianenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Belov lands a knee to the body.
Belov is pressed up against the cage. Emelianenko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Belov down to the mat. Belov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Emelianenko tries to avoid it but Belov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Emelianenko to the ground. Emelianenko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Emelianenko gets tackled into the cage by Belov. Belov maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants a takedown but no success here.
Belov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Belov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Emelianenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Belov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Belov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Emelianenko avoiding damage as Belov throws knees to the body.
Belov lands a knee to the body.
Belov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Emelianenko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Belov prevents it.
Belov missing with knees to the body.
Belov lands a good knee to the midsection. Emelianenko won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Belov tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
Emelianenko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Belov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Emelianenkos head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Belov.
Belov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Belov lands a good knee to the midsection. Emelianenko won't want to take too many of those.
Belov lands a left hand.
Belov scores a nice knee to the body.
Belov working Emelianenko over with knees to the body.
Belov lands a good knee to the midsection. Emelianenko won't want to take too many of those.
Belov pushes Emelianenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belov scores a nice knee to the body.
Belov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Emelianenko.
Belov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belov landing knees to the body.
Belov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Belov lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Belov.
Belov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Belov.
Belov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Belov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Belov landing knees to the body.
Belov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Belov on the inside.
Belov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Belov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Belov.
Fedor Emelianenko's cut is getting worse.
Emelianenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Belov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Belov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Belov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Emelianenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Belov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Emelianenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belov lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Belov.
Fedor Emelianenko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Belov scores a nice knee to the body.
Belov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short left from Belov.
Belov lands a hook that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Knees to the body from Belov.
Still in the clinch, Belov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Belov working Emelianenko over with knees to the body.
Belov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Belov obliges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Belov.
Belov lands a knee to the body.
Belov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Belov obliges.
Belov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jeez, Fedor Emelianenko's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Belov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Belov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Belov pushes Emelianenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belov lands with a short shot to the head.
Belov gets through Emelianenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Belov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Belov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Emelianenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belov lands a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from Belov.
Belov scores with a shot to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Belov lands a left hand.
Emelianenko is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Belov is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ushat Belov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Emelianenko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Belov goes for a double leg but Emelianenko avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Emelianenko continues to drive forward.
Belov moves into the clinch.
Emelianenko is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Belov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ushat Belov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Belov missing with knees to the body.
Belov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belov lands a left hand.
Emelianenko looking for a takedown.
Emelianenko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belov lands a right hand.
Belov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Belov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Belov lands with a left to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fedor Emelianenko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ushat Belov!
Fedor Emelianenko was interviewed post fight and said 'Keep it real!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Kieboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Dickinson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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149 lbs
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Forrest Kieboom!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kieboom counters with a body kick.
Dickinson fails to land the takedown.
Dickinson shoots in but Kieboom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Dickinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kieboom jabs Dickinson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dickinson with a poor takedown
and Kieboom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Jimmy Dickinson has been cut.
Dickinson has his takedown stuffed
enabling Kieboom to counter with a crisp jab.
Dickinson has his takedown stuffed
and Kieboom counters with a crisp right that sends Dickinson to the canvas! Kieboom follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Forrest Kieboom!
Forrest Kieboom seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Randy Hope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Tubridy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tubridy's choice of entrance music: Late Late theme tune. Randy Hope had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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144 lbs
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144 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randy Hope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Tubridy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hope.
Tubridy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hope looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hope misses with a wild body shot.
Hope sizes up Tubridy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hope throws the left hand but Tubridy avoids the punch easily.
Tubridy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hope looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tubridy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hope drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hope throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tubridy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tubridy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hope misses with a combination
and Tubridy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tubridy cracks Hope with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tubridy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hope looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tubridy jabs Hope to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hope throws a hook but Tubridy avoids it easily.
Tubridy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hope takes a swing at Tubridy's ribcage but misses.
Tubridy unleashes a big counter combination but Hope bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A swing and a miss from Tubridy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope walks into a jab.
Tubridy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hope was well out of range. Poor timing from Tubridy.
Tubridy rushes Hope and presses him up against the cage.
Hope has Tubridy pushed against the cage.
Tubridy blocks a body shot from Hope.
Tubridy goes for a takedown attempt but Hope pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tubridy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hope takes one on the button.
Randy Hope is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hope misses with a looping right.
Hope pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hope. Tubridy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hope jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tubridy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hope.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hope. Tubridy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hope swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tubridy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tubridy instigates a clinch.
Hope working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hope swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tubridy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tubridy blocks a jab.
Hope misses with a wild combination.
Tubridy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hope defends it well.
Tubridy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hope moves into range and clinches up with Tubridy.
Hope lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tubridy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tubridy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tubridy is looking for a takedown.
Hope missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hope.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tubridy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tubridy tries to stall but Hope uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tubridy tries to pull guard but Hope forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Randy Hope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Tubridy.
Tubridy taking a breather.
Hope lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tubridy is rocked!
Hope misses with some punches.
Tubridy is still on wobbly legs! Can Hope finish him?
Hope throws a punch but it's blocked by Tubridy.
Hope swings wildly with an uppercut but Tubridy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hope swings wildly with an uppercut but Tubridy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hope working aggressively here.
Hope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hope misses with the head strike.
Hope misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tubridy blocking some punches.
Tubridy blocking some punches.
Hope misses with a punch on the inside.
Hope misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hope working Tubridy over with knees to the body.
Hope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hope has a couple of punches blocked by Tubridy.
Hope misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hope working aggressively here.
Hope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hope misses with a punch on the inside.
Hope lands an elbow inside that Tubridy shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hope.
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!
Tubridy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tubridy blocking some punches.
Hope swings wildly with an uppercut but Tubridy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hope swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hope.
Tubridy blocking some punches.
Hope misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tubridy is working for takedown but Hope is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hope tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tubridy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hope dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hope working aggressively here.
Hope swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hope fails to land.
Tubridy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hope tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hope misses with some punches.
Hope throws a head punch that misses.
Hope has a couple of punches blocked by Tubridy.
A head punch on the inside from Hope fails to land.
Hope tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hope throws a head punch that misses.
Hope has a couple of punches blocked by Tubridy.
Hope is breathing heavily.
Hope throws a head punch that misses.
Tubridy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tubridy blocking some punches.
Hope misses with the head strike.
Hope misses with the head strike.
Hope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hope swings wildly with an uppercut but Tubridy uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hope.
Hope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tubridy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hope lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hope throws a head punch that misses.
Hope misses with some punches.
Hope throws a head punch that misses.
Hope swings wildly with an uppercut but Tubridy uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hope misses with a punch on the inside.
Hope tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hope misses with a punch on the inside.
Hope swings wildly with an uppercut but Tubridy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tubridy blocks an uppercut.
Hope throws a head punch that misses.
Hope tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hope throws a punch but it's blocked by Tubridy.
Hope throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hope tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hope swings wildly with an uppercut but Tubridy uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Hope dominated that round.
That's time! Hope's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tubridy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tubridy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hope counters with a huge left! Tubridy is in big trouble! He's backing up but Hope isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Tubridy from any more damage. A dominating finish by Hope!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Hope!
Ryan Tubridy was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck this shit '.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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27
155 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lenny Douglas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nurmagomedov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Douglas.
Douglas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nurmagomedov throws a big shot that misses.
Douglas seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Douglas misses with a looping left.
Nurmagomedov misses with a low kick.
Douglas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donk. Nurmagomedov catches Douglas right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Lenny Douglas has been cut.
Nurmagomedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Douglas sizes up Nurmagomedov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas scores with a jab.
Nurmagomedov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Douglas if he has to take too many more of those.
Nurmagomedov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Douglas.
Douglas feints and then cracks Nurmagomedov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nurmagomedov down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Nurmagomedov misses its intended target.
Nurmagomedov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Douglas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Douglas misses with a hook.
Nurmagomedov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Douglas.
Nurmagomedov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Douglas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nurmagomedov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nurmagomedov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice body kick there by Douglas.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmagomedov wants to slow Douglas down by chopping away at his legs.
A big left from Douglas misses.
Nurmagomedov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Douglas. That did some damage!
Nurmagomedov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Douglas blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Douglas's hands.
A low kick from Douglas misses
and Nurmagomedov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov blocks a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Douglas. Beautiful body shot.
Nurmagomedov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nurmagomedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nurmagomedov checks a leg kick.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook but Douglas blocks it.
Nurmagomedov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Douglas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Douglas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Khabib Nurmagomedov has been cut.
Nurmagomedov lands a jab to the nose.
Douglas blocks a jab.
Nurmagomedov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Douglas was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov connects with a looping right hand.
Douglas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Douglas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nurmagomedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nurmagomedov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Douglas.
Douglas throws a body shot but no joy.
Nurmagomedov flicks out a counter leg kick but Douglas steps away.
Douglas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nurmagomedov.
Douglas lands a jab to Nurmagomedov's midsection.
Douglas is looking to score with low kicks.
Douglas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Douglas moves out of range.
Douglas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Douglas throws a jab when Nurmagomedov was well out of range.
Nurmagomedov follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Douglas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khabib Nurmagomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick
and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Douglas scores with a hook to the body. Nurmagomedov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nurmagomedov misses with a double jab.
Nurmagomedov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nurmagomedov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Douglas.
Nurmagomedov throws a solid leg kick but Douglas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nurmagomedov.
Douglas tries to move into range but Nurmagomedov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Douglas misses with a straight left.
Nurmagomedov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Douglas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nurmagomedov finds it's way round the side to connect with Douglas's head.
Douglas is rocked!
A low kick from Douglas misses
and Nurmagomedov scores with a counter punch that sends Douglas to the canvas! Nurmagomedov smells blood - he's punishing Douglas with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Douglas has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Khabib Nurmagomedov is the new featherweight champion!
Khabib Nurmagomedov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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