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HFC 114: Curran vs Tsuruta PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Rousey (ranked 2484 p4p, 262 weight class) and Riza Rakija (ranked 2619 p4p, 266 weight class). Rousey comes to the cage accompanied by Creepy Jackalope Eye by Supersuckers. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rakija's choice of entrance music: Rakija. Riza Rakija is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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166 lbs
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167 lbs
13 - 12 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 26 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ronald Rousey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Riza Rakija!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rousey throws a hook to the side of Rakija's head but Rakija sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rousey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rakija dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rousey's corner calls for a 1-2. Rousey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rakija showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rousey.
Rousey closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rakija quickly recovers to half guard.
Rousey is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rousey prevents Rakija from improving his position.
Rousey is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rakija controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakija is staying active underneath Rousey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rousey is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rakija has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rakija keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Rousey is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rakija has his hands clasped together around Rousey's back. He's all about the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rakija is trying to control but can't.
Rakija is trying to control but Rousey manages to pass to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rousey can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rakija is looking to escape.
Rakija working to try and regain half guard.
Rakija tries to lock up and control but Rousey gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rakija is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakija tries to hold on but Rousey postures up.
Rousey looking to secure an arm triangle but Rakija defends it well.
Rousey punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rousey avoids the attempt from Rakija to control.
A nice elbow there by Rousey.
We've been hearing good reports from Rousey'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.
Rousey looking to control but Rakija is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rakija doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakija wants to hold on but Rousey pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rakija keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rakija keeps trying to improve his position.
Rakija defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rousey.
Rousey prevents Rakija from getting the reversal.
Rakija tries to hold on but Rousey pushes him away.
Rakija can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rakija wants to control but Rousey is having none of it.
Rousey has hold of Rakija's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rakija manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Rousey dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rousey with a hook.
Rousey is looking to chop away at Rakija's legs.
Rakija is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rakija scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rakija tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rousey half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rousey fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rakija misses with a hook
and Rousey counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rakija.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rakija.
Rousey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakija displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rousey throws out the jab.
Good leg kick by Rousey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rakija with a hook.
Rakija gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Our spies down at at Hellfire Antechamber inform us that Rakija has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Rousey throws an elbow that misses. Rakija uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rousey's guard. Nice move by Rakija!
Rakija trying to control the position from guard on top but Rousey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rousey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rakija defends well.
Rakija drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rousey looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rousey looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rousey!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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Rakija can't do much from the bottom here.
Rousey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rakija can do to turn this around?
Rousey thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rousey advances to full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousey lands with some strikes.
Rakija is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rakija keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Rousey.
Rakija wants to control but Rousey is having none of it.
Rakija is working to get back to half guard.
Rousey pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousey has hold of Rakija's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rakija manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rakija tries to hold on but Rousey pushes him away.
Rakija is desperately trying to improve his position but Rousey has a good base and remains in mount.
Rousey putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rakija gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rakija wants to get back to full guard.
Ronald Rousey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rousey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rakija defending well though.
Rakija is trying to control but can't.
Rousey is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Rousey 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. This is the final round!
Rakija bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rakija tries to work over Rousey's front leg with a kick but Rousey checks it.
Rousey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rakija defends it nicely.
Rousey fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rakija avoids it really well and circles away.
Rousey moves away from the strike by Rakija.
Rousey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rakija counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rousey cracks a nice hook into Rakija's ribs.
Rousey swinging wildly here.
Rousey throws a head kick that misses
and Rakija counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rakija counters with a good low kick that Rousey was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronald Rousey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rakija is looking to slow Rousey down with leg kicks.
Rakija looks to land a body kick but Rousey moved away.
Rousey throws a poor cross that misses
and Rakija counters with a straight right hand.
Rakija paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A head kick misses from Rousey.
Rousey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rakija finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rousey feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rakija.
Ronald Rousey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rakija throws a leg kick which misses Rousey's front leg but catches the back leg as Rousey tries to avoid it.
Ronald Rousey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rakija leaves Rousey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rakija fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rousey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Riza Rakija has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ronald Rousey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakija has closed the distance and engaged Rousey in a clinch.
Rousey tries to break the clinch but Rakija is controlling the position.
Rakija goes for a takedown attempt but Rousey pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rakija bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rakija trying to control the position but Rousey is working away.
Rousey tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakija is working to tighten his grip on Rousey's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Rousey has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Rakija is really squeezing tight and eventually Rousey passes out! Rakija breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Riza Rakija!
A very excited looking Riza Rakija made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Ronald Rousey was interviewed post fight and said 'My hat's off to my opponent. He fought a great fight and won fair and square. I'm glad we were able to put on an exciting fight for you fans. Give it up, people!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Holger The Dane (ranked 1847 p4p, 282 weight class) and Brett Hartlock (ranked 1729 p4p, 270 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hartlock's choice of entrance music: Shoot To Thrill by AC/DC. Brett Hartlock has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Holger The Dane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brett Hartlock!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartlock clinches up with The Dane and pushes him back against the cage.
The Dane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hartlock has a couple of punches blocked by The Dane.
Hartlock misses with the head strike.
The Dane tries to work over Hartlock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hartlock controlling the action here for a moment.
Hartlock tries to work over The Dane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Dane trying to land knees to the body.
Hartlock throws a punch but it's blocked by The Dane.
Hartlock has The Dane pressed against the cage, preventing The Dane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Dane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Dane is trying to stall.
The Dane tries to throw a body punch but Hartlock avoids it by throwing The Dane back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartlock is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The Dane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Dane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hartlock or not.
Hartlock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Dane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hartlock throws a leg kick
and The Dane counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hartlock thinking.
Hartlock darts in and clinches The Dane up against the cage.
Hartlock takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hartlock misses with a punch on the inside.
Hartlock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Dane blocks a head kick by Hartlock.
The Dane fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hartlock is out of range.
The Dane thuds a left hand into Hartlock's body.
The Dane throws a solid leg kick but Hartlock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The Dane.
Hartlock drops down looking to force a counter takedown but The Dane defends it well.
We've been told by The Dane's head coaches at The Coffee Shop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The Dane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Brett Hartlock has been cut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from The Dane lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hartlock has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hartlock and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hartlock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Dane.
The Dane misses with a low kick.
The Dane 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!
Hartlock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The Dane misses with a looping right.
Hartlock is trying to counter with his kicks.
A low kick from The Dane is predictable there
and Hartlock counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hartlock wants to control from the top but The Dane keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartlock's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hartlock is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hartlock scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hartlock stopping the sweep attempt from The Dane.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hartlock working some strikes from top position.
The Dane has momentary wrist control but Hartlock slips an elbow through the middle.
Hartlock trying to control but The Dane is working from the bottom.
Hartlock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hartlock seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hartlock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartlock not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hartlock stands up over The Dane, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hartlock stays in close to The Dane's body and controls the position.
Hartlock trying to control but The Dane is working from the bottom.
Hartlock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hartlock wants to control from the top but The Dane keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hartlock wants to pass the guard but The Dane is keeping the position.
Hartlock has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The Dane controls Hartlock momentarily but Hartlock frees himself.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The Dane wants to clinch.
Hartlock throws a leg kick which misses The Dane's front leg but catches the back leg as The Dane tries to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from The Dane lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hartlock has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hartlock and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hartlock looks to clinch
and The Dane counters with a body kick.
The Dane avoids a kick to the body.
The Dane doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hartlock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Dane.
Hartlock throws out a counter right but The Dane avoids it with no problem.
Hartlock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hartlock just misses with a punch to the body.
The Dane scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brett Hartlock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brett Hartlock's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The Dane 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.
The Dane lands with a good body shot.
Hartlock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Dane misses with a head kick.
The Dane throws a body kick that misses.
Hartlock slips under a jab from The Dane.
The Dane scores with a head kick. Hartlock tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The Dane throws a lazy right hand but Hartlock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Dane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Dane throws a jab but it's blocked by Hartlock.
A little jabbing left from Hartlock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hartlock has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Dane finds it's way round the side to connect with Hartlock's head.
The Dane misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Dane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hartlock scoring well with a low kick there.
Hartlock pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Dane is out of range and Hartlock settles back down.
Hartlock connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Dane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hartlock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartlock works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The Dane ducks right into an uppercut from Hartlock.
The Dane throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The Dane jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hartlock checks a leg kick.
Hartlock gets the takedown into side control.
Hartlock is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, The Dane has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hartlock misses with the ground and pound.
Brett Hartlock has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hartlock cracks The Dane with a big right hand but The Dane just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hartlock working the strikes but The Dane uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hartlock with the ground and pound but The Dane uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The Dane knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hartlock on the ground.
Hartlock trying to control the position from guard on top but The Dane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartlock looking to pass the guard.
Hartlock preventing the sweep.
The Dane has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hartlock wants to control from the top but The Dane keeps moving.
Hartlock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dane being controlled here, momentarily.
The Dane is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Dane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hartlock.
Hartlock lands a right hook to the body.
The Dane scores with a nice right hand.
Hartlock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Dane has time to react.
The Dane throws a lazy body kick
and Hartlock counters with a stiff right hand.
The Dane throws a sloppy head kick and Hartlock moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hartlock.
Hartlock has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartlock throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Dane connects with a solid leg kick.
Hartlock lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of The Dane 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The Dane throws a nice looking combination but Hartlock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holger The Dane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hartlock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Dane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hartlock shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hartlock trying to control but The Dane is working from the bottom.
Hartlock is looking to work some ground and pound but The Dane has wrist control.
Hartlock trying to control the position from guard on top but The Dane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hartlock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Dane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hartlock slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Hartlock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brett Hartlock's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hartlock misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from The Dane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hartlock misses with a leg kick
letting The Dane counter with a right hand.
Hartlock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hartlock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Dane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holger The Dane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Dane.
The Dane looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The Dane looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hartlock works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hartlock 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.
Hartlock takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The Dane blocks a leg kick.
Hartlock just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromThe Dane.
The Dane cracks the inside of Hartlock's front leg.
The Dane throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hartlock counters with a nice low kick that buckles The Dane's knee momentarily.
Hartlock throws a jab when The Dane was well out of range.
The Dane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Dane misses with a kick to the body
and Hartlock counters with a shoot takedown. The Dane fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartlock chips away with some ground and pound.
Hartlock content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hartlock looking to sit in guard and control but The Dane gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hartlock working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Dane doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Dane manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The Dane would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The Dane won't allow Hartlock to sweep him here.
Hartlock is controlling The Dane's posture.
The Dane postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dane decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The Dane rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hartlock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hartlock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The Dane misses with a body shot
and Hartlock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Dane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hartlock.
Hartlock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Dane is looking to score with low kicks.
The Dane misses with a leg kick.
The Dane misses with a wild body shot.
Hartlock closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into The Dane's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartlock throws a strike but The Dane rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dane wants to get up but he can't break Hartlock's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The Dane tries to free his leg and advance position but Hartlock is retaining full guard.
The Dane wants to get up but he can't break Hartlock's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The Dane has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hartlock looking for a guillotine here but The Dane defends easily.
The Dane trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hartlock's guard.
Hartlock bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Dane's guard.
The Dane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartlock wants to control from the top but The Dane keeps moving.
Hartlock wants to pass the guard but The Dane is keeping the position.
Hartlock controls from within his opponent's guard.
The Dane is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hartlock is aware though and is defending well.
Hartlock lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Holger The Dane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hartlock forces his way into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brett Hartlock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hartlock winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brett Hartlock!
Brett Hartlock spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cletus Landry (ranked 1252 p4p, 65 weight class) and Ricardo Monteban (ranked 2005 p4p, 104 weight class). Landry's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, country boy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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40
136 lbs
32 - 19 - 3 |
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35
148 lbs
29 - 21 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
32 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Cletus Landry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Monteban!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monteban slips a jab from Landry.
Monteban misses with a low kick as Landry jumps back.
Landry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Monteban. That did some damage!
Landry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Landry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monteban sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Landry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monteban manages to avoid it.
Landry lands with an overhand left.
Cletus Landry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Landry ducks under a wild hook from Monteban.
Landry looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Landry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Monteban checks it well.
Monteban steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Landry.
Landry throws a big shot that misses.
Good work by Monteban as he checks the leg kick.
Landry throws a jab when Monteban was well out of range.
Monteban closes the distance and pushes Landry back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Landry lands a nice knee to the body.
Landry tries to land knees in the clinch but Monteban avoids the damage to the body.
Landry stops a takedown attempt from Monteban.
Landry breaks from the clinch.
Monteban tries to move into range but Landry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Landry misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Monteban was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteban connects with a single shot there.
Landry misses with a body shot.
Landry slips under a jab from Monteban.
Landry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monteban.
Cletus Landry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Landry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monteban moves away.
Landry throws out a loose jab but Monteban uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monteban shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Landry napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Landry explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
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!
Monteban tries to close the distance and clinch up but Landry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Monteban checks a leg kick.
Monteban waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Landry.
Landry 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.
The fighters circling - Landry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Monteban ducks under a wild hook from Landry.
Landry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Landry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Monteban is out of range and Landry settles back down.
A good leg kick by Landry.
Landry lands with a nice combination. Monteban backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteban lands a nice hook to Landry's body. Landry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Landry slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Monteban checks a low kick from Landry.
Landry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monteban moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Monteban shoots in and drives through. Landry sprawls well.
Monteban tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Landry swivels and escapes.
Landry looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cletus Landry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Monteban.
Landry looks to throw the jab but Monteban is out of range.
Landry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Monteban throws a solid leg kick but Landry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Monteban.
Landry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Landry misses with a few strikes there.
Landry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Monteban backs up against the cage.
Landry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Monteban changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Landry misses with a body shot.
Landry scores with a one two! Monteban had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Landry scores with a sloppy right hand. Monteban should have avoided that one.
Monteban throws a chopping leg kick but Landry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Landry was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Monteban takes a swing at Landry's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monteban thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monteban thuds his shin into the meat of Landry's side.
Landry scores with a nice strike.
Landry moves out of range of the strikes.
Monteban throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Landry tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Monteban is in Landry's guard.
Landry controls Monteban momentarily but Monteban frees himself.
Monteban preventing the sweep.
Landry keeping moving, preventing Monteban from controlling successfully.
Landry looking for a sweep. Not yet Landry, not yet.
Landry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Monteban being controlled here momentarily.
Landry trying to keep a closed guard but Monteban is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monteban with a nice head shot there.
Monteban working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Landry's head.
Monteban working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Monteban tries to free his leg and advance position but Landry is retaining full guard.
Monteban trying to control but Landry is working from the bottom.
Monteban postures up and lands a big shot to Landry's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monteban postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Landry has momentary wrist control but Monteban slips an elbow through the middle.
Landry pulls Monteban in close to his closed guard and prevents Monteban from doing any damage or advancing position.
Monteban throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus Landry dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Monteban loads up on a big right hand but Landry slips the punch.
Landry misses with a wild body shot.
Monteban throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jab by Landry.
Monteban throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monteban throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Landry on the side of the head.
Landry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monteban can do to turn this around?
Monteban looks to score with a jab to the body but Landry is just out of range.
Landry misses with a body shot
and Landry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Landry attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Landry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Landry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Landry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Landry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Monteban backs up against the cage.
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!
Monteban's corner calls for a 1-2. Monteban obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Monteban takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Monteban is looking to land body kicks.
Monteban checks the leg kick nicely there.
Monteban jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good shot there by Monteban.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monteban has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Landry finds it's way round the side to connect with Monteban's head.
Monteban tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Landry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Landry lunges at Monteban with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Monteban's hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Monteban misses the target.
Landry scores with a nice strike.
Monteban rushes Landry and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Monteban keeps control of Landry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Monteban blocks the elbow strike.
Landry is trying to push Monteban away but Monteban has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Landry breaks the clinch.
Monteban looks to land a body kick but Landry moved away.
Landry goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Landry throws a hook to the side of Monteban's head but Monteban sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monteban drives through and clinches with Landry against the cage.
Landry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Landry tries to land knees in the clinch but Monteban avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Landry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Monteban backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monteban lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Landry fails to land.
Landry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Landry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Landry goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Monteban shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Landry napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Landry throws Monteban to one side and escapes!
A clash of legs there as Landry blocks the low kick.
Nice body punch from Monteban.
Monteban throws a body kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Monteban.
Landry connects with a body shot.
Monteban forces Landry back against the cage and clinches.
Landry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Monteban tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Landry throws an elbow but misses.
Landry wants to get back to striking at distance but Monteban won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry is looking to break free of the clinch but Monteban has double underhooks.
Landry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Monteban keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Landry's efforts to push away.
Landry wants to get back to striking at distance but Monteban won't allow it.
Landry wants to get back to striking at distance but Monteban won't allow it.
Landry is trying to push Monteban away but Monteban has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Monteban is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Landry can't fight it off and eventually Monteban manages to take the fight to the floor. Landry looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Monteban keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Landry's head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Monteban working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Landry wants to stand but Monteban is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Landry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Monteban has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Monteban landing some decent shots from guard.
Ricardo Monteban has got the better of the ground game so far.
Landry keeping moving, preventing Monteban from controlling successfully.
Landry working a defensive guard here.
Monteban postures up in Landry's guard and throws a big left but Landry blocks it.
Monteban prevents Landry from getting back to his feet.
Monteban is looking to work some ground and pound but Landry has wrist control.
Landry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monteban is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Monteban throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cletus Landry will probably get the nod.
That's time! Landry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Landry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Monteban connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monteban tries to work over Landry's front leg with a kick but Landry checks it.
Monteban gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Monteban decides to pull guard.
Landry wants to stand but Monteban has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Monteban working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Landry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Monteban is tightening it up a little... Landry has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Landry reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Landry taps out! Nice BJJ there by Monteban!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ricardo Monteban!
After winning the bout, Ricardo Monteban 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pittsburgh Steelers (ranked 772 p4p, 24 weight class) and Huberto Arnaboldi (ranked 1179 p4p, 38 weight class). Huberto Arnaboldi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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26
300 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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28
296 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
KO power |
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pittsburgh Steelers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huberto Arnaboldi !
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arnaboldi tries to move into range but Steelers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Huberto Arnaboldi has been cut.
Arnaboldi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Steelers momentarily.
Arnaboldi throws a nice looking combination but Steelers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arnaboldi throws the left hand but Steelers avoids the punch easily.
Arnaboldi throws a leg kick but Steelers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Steelers cracks Arnaboldi with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Steelers has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Arnaboldi to stand back up!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arnaboldi throws a lazy body kick
and Steelers counters with a huge right that knocks Arnaboldi out cold! Steelers is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pittsburgh Steelers!
Pittsburgh Steelers very nearly forgot to thank Fatty's amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iosue Nicu (ranked 612 p4p, 94 weight class) and Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 1108 p4p, 159 weight class). Nicu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is It's Dark and Hell Is Hot. 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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28
216 lbs
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216 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iosue Nicu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yes Man Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicu misses with a shot to the body
and Sanchez counters by clinching up.
Nicu tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nicu is trying to break free.
Sanchez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nicu stalls.
Sanchez lands a left hand.
Nicu blocking some punches.
Nicu presses Sanchez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nicu backwards.
Sanchez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Iosue Nicu has been cut.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Nicu controls his hands.
Nicu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Nicu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nicu tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nicu's elbow.
Nicu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicu manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez lands a jab.
Sanchez scores with a hook.
Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Nicu's front leg but catches the back leg as Nicu tries to avoid it.
Nicu thows a body kick. Sanchez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Nicu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good leg kick by Nicu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sanchez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nicu scores with a push kick.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Nicu keeps it at a distance.
Nicu is looking for a counter combo.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Nicu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nicu is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Sanchez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Nicu is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.
A jab from Nicu finds it's way through Sanchez's defenses.
Sanchez misses with the body kick
and Nicu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sanchez's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Sanchez - just one landing.
Nicu throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nicu.
Nicu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Nicu quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Nicu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nicu.
Nicu tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez gets a clinch.
Sanchez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Nicu blocks it.
Sanchez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nicu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicu is leaning against Sanchez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nicu lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Sanchez as the two fighters clinch.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nicu breaks the clinch.
Nicu misses with a body kick.
Nicu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanchez.
Sanchez moves out of range as Nicu throws a body kick.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Nicu moves out of range.
Sanchez cracks the inside of Nicu's front leg.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nicu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nicu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Sanchez there.
Nicu keeps Sanchez at a distance using the push kick.
Nicu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Nicu keeps it at a distance.
Nicu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nicu - that will leave a mark!
Yes Man Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Nicu.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Nicu moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez wants to clinch.
A low kick from Nicu misses
and Sanchez counters with a good low kick that Nicu was not able to check.
Sanchez digs a good hook to Nicu's body.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nicu cracks the inside of Sanchez's front leg.
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Sanchez works on Nicu's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanchez.
Nicu is trying to push Sanchez away but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sanchez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nicu tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nicu misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yes Man Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iosue Nicu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nicu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Sanchez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sanchez lands a nice shot that snaps Nicu's head back.
Nicu throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Nicu pushes him off.
Sanchez lands with a shot to the body.
Nicu throws a lazy head kick
and Sanchez counters with a left and a right that stings Nicu.
A jab lands there for Sanchez.
Nicu is rocked!
Sanchez misses with an uppercut
and Nicu counters with a good low kick that Sanchez was not able to check.
Oh Nicu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nicu thumps Sanchez with a low kick.
Sanchez rushes Nicu and presses him up against the cage.
Nicu seems to have got his legs back now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nicu.
Sanchez lands with a right to the head.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Nicu.
Sanchez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez cracks Nicu with a nice body shot.
Nicu has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nicu's elbow.
Nicu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanchez.
Nicu misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nicu.
Yes Man Sanchez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A frustrated look appears on Nicu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sanchez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez digs a right hand underneath Nicu's ribcage. Nicu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Nicu.
Sanchez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Sanchez tries to work over Nicu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nicu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Nicu on the inside.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Nicu lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanchez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nicu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sanchez can turn it around.
Nicu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nicu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Nicu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nicu drops his hands momentarily and Sanchez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yes Man Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nicu swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking hook.
Sanchez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nicu can pounce on him.
Nicu scores with a nice right hand.
Nicu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanchez. Sanchez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nicu misses with a body kick.
Nicu moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Nicu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nicu. Nicu obviously looking to wear him down.
Nicu throws a push kick but Sanchez slaps the foot to one side.
Nicu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanchez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nicu counters with a low kick, right behind Sanchez 's knee.
Nicu is looking to score with low kicks.
Nicu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nicu's hands.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Nicu ducks down to avoid it.
Nicu connects with a single shot there.
An inside leg kick from Sanchez misses.
Nicu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez rushes Nicu and presses him up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sanchez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nicu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanchez or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicu pushes Sanchez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanchez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Nicu.
Nicu misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Sanchez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nicu.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Nicu.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Nicu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nicu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nicu wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nicu.
A hook to the body from Sanchez.
Nicu swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yes Man Sanchez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Iosue Nicu'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!
Nicu throws a head kick that misses.
Nicu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanchez lands with a slapping head kick.
Nicu slips a jab from Sanchez.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nicu misses with a looping left.
Sanchez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Sanchez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nicu moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez scores with a jab. Nicu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sanchez has managed to clinch.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Nicu misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nicu fails to land.
Sanchez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicu misses with some punches.
Nicu cracks Sanchez with a nice body shot.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez digs a right hand into Nicu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nicu's gas tank.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nicu throws an elbow but misses.
Sanchez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nicu can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Nicu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Nicu.
Nicu throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Nicu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nicu.
Sanchez misses with a kick to the body
and Nicu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez misses with a jab to the body
and Nicu counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sanchez scores with a leg kick.
Sanchez lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez swings for the body but Nicu moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Nicu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nicu moves out of range of the body kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Nicu lands a nice looking body kick.
Nicu wants to slow Sanchez down by chopping away at his legs.
Nicu misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanchez.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nicu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yes Man Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanchezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nicu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Nicu does it's job there.
Nicu throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez clinches up against the cage.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Sanchez.
Nicu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanchez or not.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Nicu controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nicu.
Nicu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nicu.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nicu wants to stall.
Nicu can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanchez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Nicu blocks it.
Nicu misses with some punches.
Sanchez is leaning against Nicu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanchez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Iosue Nicu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nicu.
Nicu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nicu throws a head punch that misses.
Nicu digs a right hand underneath Sanchez's ribcage. Sanchez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nicu is stalling here.
Nicu tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Nicu lands with a light punch inside.
Nicu throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yes Man Sanchez.
I've got Sanchez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vova Klimov (ranked 715 p4p, 99 weight class) and Aloysius Wiremu (ranked 1738 p4p, 227 weight class). Wiremu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Billy Joel - The River of Dreams. Vova Klimov had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Aloysius Wiremu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vova Klimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aloysius Wiremu!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiremu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Vova Klimov has been cut.
Wiremu throws out a loose jab but Klimov uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Klimov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wiremu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wiremu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Klimov scores with a jab. Wiremu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Klimov connects with a nice looking jab.
Wiremu cracks Klimov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wiremu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Klimov misses with a straight left.
Klimov misses with a straight right.
Klimov misses with a looping right.
Klimov throws a lazy right hand but Wiremu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Klimov does it's job there.
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!
Wiremu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wiremu looks to land a right hand but Klimov moved out of range.
Klimov throws a jab when Wiremu was well out of range.
Klimov misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Wiremu.
Wiremu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wiremu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klimov.
Wiremu throws an overhand right that lands on Klimov's shoulder, as Klimov tries to avoid the shot.
Klimov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Klimov throws a looping overhand right but Wiremu ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Wiremu misses its intended target.
Wiremu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wiremu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Klimov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A head kick misses from Wiremu.
Klimov throwing a counter right hand but Wiremu manages to avoid it.
Wiremu misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Wiremu.
Wiremu is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Klimov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wiremu.
Wiremu takes a swing at Klimov's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klimov looks to land a right hand but Wiremu moved out of range.
Klimov looks to land a combination but Wiremu avoids it well.
Klimov moves out of range as Wiremu strikes.
Wiremu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Aloysius Wiremu has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klimov misses with a two punch combination.
Wiremu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Klimov counters with a stiff right hand.
Klimov misses with a looping right.
Wiremu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Klimov lands with a straight right. Wiremu didn't see that one coming.
Klimov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Wiremu does it's job there.
Wiremu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Klimov throws out the jab.
Wiremu lands a leg kick that knocks Klimov off balance momentarily.
Klimov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wiremu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Klimov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Klimov.
A telegraphed right hand from Klimov misses the target.
Wiremu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wiremu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klimov.
Klimov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A cross from Klimov lands.
Wiremu scores with a head kick. Klimov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wiremu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wiremu throws a combination. Klimov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Klimov is rocked!
Wiremu ducks under a wild hook from Klimov.
Oh Klimov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wiremu tries to clinch up.
Klimov seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiremu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wiremu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wiremu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiremu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Klimov throws out the jab.
Klimov swings widly with a right hand
and Wiremu counters with a thumping low kick.
Wiremu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Klimov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wiremu.
Klimov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wiremu.
Wiremu doesn't manage to clinch there - Klimov circles away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Klimov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wiremu - the referee stops the clock and Klimov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wiremu. Klimov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wiremu darts in and clinches Klimov up against the cage.
Klimov is struggling to control the position.
Klimov tries to work over Wiremu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klimov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wiremu lands a left hand.
Klimov misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wiremu as Klimov tries to tie him up.
Klimov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aloysius Wiremu will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wiremu throws a body kick that misses.
Klimov moves out of range of the body kick.
A combination from Wiremu does no damage.
Wiremu lands with a straight right. Klimov didn't see that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Wiremu.
Klimov is looking to counter punch.
Klimov connects with the punch.
Wiremu slips under a jab from Klimov.
Wiremu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Klimov with a body shot.
Wiremu throws a head kick but Klimov moves out of range.
Wiremu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klimov manages to avoid it.
Wiremu throws a lazy uppercut
and Klimov counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klimov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wiremu throws a body shot but no joy.
Wiremu throws a head kick that misses.
Klimov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wiremu.
Wiremu lunges at Klimov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Klimov's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiremu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wiremu ducks under a wild hook from Klimov.
Wiremu lands a head kick. Klimov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wiremu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wiremu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wiremu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wiremu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Klimov misses the shot to the body.
Wiremu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wiremu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klimov manages to avoid it.
Wiremu looks to throw a body kick
and Klimov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Klimov wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiremu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wiremu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Klimov takes a step back to recover.
Wiremu misses with a head kick.
Wiremu thuds his shin into the meat of Klimov's side.
Klimov avoids a kick to the body.
Klimov instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Klimov.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wiremu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wiremu misses with some punches.
Wiremu blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Klimov.
Klimov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wiremu throws a punch but it's blocked by Klimov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Wiremu.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klimov.
Klimov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wiremu backwards.
Klimov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Wiremu fails to land.
Klimov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wiremu connects with an inside leg kick.
Klimov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wiremu staying out of range there.
Klimov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klimov ducks right into an uppercut from Wiremu.
Aloysius Wiremu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wiremu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Klimov avoids the body shot from Wiremu.
Klimov throws a big shot that misses.
Wiremu replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Klimov blocks it well.
Klimov throws a jab when Wiremu was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klimov misses the jab.
Wiremu throws a low kick, looking for Klimov's leg but Klimov calmly moves out of range.
Klimov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wiremu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiremu lands a head shot.
Wiremu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Klimov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Klimov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wiremu staying out of range there.
Wiremu throws a jab but it's blocked by Klimov.
Nice shot by Wiremu.
Wiremu swinging wildly here.
Klimov scores with a jab. Wiremu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Klimov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Klimov throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aloysius Wiremu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wiremu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Klimov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wiremu instigates a clinch.
Klimov is working Wiremu over against the cage.
Wiremu has a couple of punches blocked by Klimov.
Wiremu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klimov tries a knee to the head but Wiremu blocks it.
Nice body punch from Klimov.
Wiremu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klimov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Klimov.
A jab from Klimov misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiremu ducks under a wild hook from Klimov.
Wiremu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Klimov with a body shot.
Klimov misses with a straight right.
Wiremu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klimov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wiremu avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wiremu. That's going to slow Klimov down.
Wiremu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Klimov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klimov sizes up Wiremu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wiremu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Wiremu.
Klimov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Klimov misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wiremu! But no joy.
Klimov blocks the body kick.
Klimov looks to land a left hand but Wiremu moved out of range nicely.
Klimov moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWiremu.
Wiremu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Klimov is looking to counter punch.
Wiremu cracks Klimov with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiremu slips under a jab from Klimov.
Wiremu connects with a body shot that sends Klimov's belly button to the back.
Klimov slips a jab and a cross from Wiremu.
An attempted straight right counter from Klimov misses the target.
Wiremu ducks under a wild hook from Klimov.
Wiremu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Klimov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wiremu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Klimov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wiremu was well out of range. Poor timing from Klimov.
Wiremu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wiremu cracks Klimov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Klimov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wiremu doesn't manage to clinch there - Klimov circles away.
Wiremu throws a head kick that half lands.
Klimov misses with a right hand
and Wiremu counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiremu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vova Klimov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wiremu throws a body shot but no joy.
Wiremu throws a head kick that Klimov semi-blocks.
A telegraphed right hand from Klimov misses the target.
Wiremu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Klimov with a body shot.
Klimov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Klimov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big left from Klimov misses.
Wiremu clinches.
Wiremu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wiremu scores with a shot to the side of Klimov's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klimov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klimov.
Klimov gets through Wiremu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Klimov.
Wiremu misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klimov misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Klimov.
Wiremu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klimov breaks the clinch.
Wiremu keeps the fight on the outside.
Wiremu slips under a jab from Klimov.
Klimov throws an overhand right that lands on Wiremu's shoulder, as Wiremu tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Wiremu.
Klimov lands with a cross.
Wiremu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Klimov, pushing him back against the cage.
Wiremu throws a punch but it's blocked by Klimov.
Wiremu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head punch on the inside from Klimov fails to land.
Wiremu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Klimov walks into a straight right hand from Wiremu.
Aloysius Wiremu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Klimov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wiremu momentarily.
Wiremu is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vova Klimov.
Well Wiremu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aloysius Wiremu!
Our winner, Aloysius Wiremu, 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.
The defeated Vova Klimov had this to say: 'Fuck you!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cristian Tavares (ranked 282 p4p, 35 weight class) and Scott Keene (ranked 922 p4p, 113 weight class). Tavares comes to the cage accompanied by I DON'T GET TIRED. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cristian Tavares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Keene!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tavares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Keene slips under a jab from Tavares.
Keene throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tavares sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keene scores with a jab.
It looks like Cristian Tavares has been cut.
Tavares misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Tavares.
Tavares slips a straight right by Keene.
Tavares lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares throws a leg kick which misses Keene's front leg but catches the back leg as Keene tries to avoid it.
Keene throws a shot from downtown. Tavares moves away and avoids it.
Tavares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keene.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares swings widly with a right hand
enabling Keene to counter with a crisp jab.
Tavares moves into range and clinches up with Keene.
Keene misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tavares softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Keene lands a right hand.
Tavares pulls guard effortlessly.
Tavares is looking for a triangle but Keene pushes his legs off easily.
Tavares escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Keene gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tavares trying to keep a closed guard but Keene is proving a slippery customer.
Keene slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keene is fighting to break Tavares's control of his arms but Tavares is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Keene really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tavares. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tavares has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Keene can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Keene is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Keene postures up.
Tavares is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tavares is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Keene defends well.
Tavares is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Keene frees his head nicely. Oh but Tavares has switched to an armbar! Keene is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Cristian Tavares!
A less than humble Cristian Tavares misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shoei Braz (ranked 1180 p4p, 168 weight class) and Crenflow Dolla (ranked 399 p4p, 58 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shoei Braz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crenflow Dolla!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dolla lands an overhand right.
Shoei Braz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dolla defends it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dolla! But no joy.
Dolla lands a really nice looking cross but Braz seems unphased.
It looks like Shoei Braz has been cut.
Dolla cracks Braz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Braz moves forwards but Dolla connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Braz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dolla is trying to stand up here but Braz is controlling him well.
Braz is working for a submission of some sort.
Braz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dolla kicks Braz off and gets back to his feet.
Dolla has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Dolla does it's job there.
Braz dives in and grabs Dolla's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dolla pushes down on Braz's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braz shoots for a double leg takedown but Dolla sprawls well. He's pushed Braz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shoei Braz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Braz has his takedown stuffed
and Dolla counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Braz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dolla is trying to get back to his feet.
Dolla throws Braz to one side and escapes!
Crenflow Dolla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dolla connects with a jab.
Dolla has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Braz closes the distance and clinches up with Dolla, looking for a takedown. Braz pushes Dolla against the cage but Dolla circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dolla is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Braz misses with a takedown attempt
and Dolla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Braz is breathing heavily.
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!
Dolla moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Braz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dolla lands a big head kick that sends Braz tumbling to the mat! Dolla takes a step backwards and waves Braz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Braz is rocked!
Dolla fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Braz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Braz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little jabbing left from Dolla on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice jab there from Dolla.
Oh Braz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shoei Braz's cut is getting worse.
Braz misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolla cracks Braz with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Braz falls to his knees and Dolla doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crenflow Dolla!
Crenflow Dolla managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Aspire Clothing, into his post fight interview.
Shoei Braz was interviewed post fight and said 'I`ll be back'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill The Kid (ranked 525 p4p, 81 weight class) and Russell Northrop (ranked 251 p4p, 34 weight class). Northrop has chosen Alive And Kicking as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bill The Kid could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Russell Northrop's chin.
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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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill The Kid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Northrop!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Northrop fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Kid looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Kid slips a jab from Northrop.
Northrop lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Northrop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like The Kid wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Northrop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Kid can pounce on him.
The Kid misses with a straight left.
Northrop throws a hook but The Kid blocks it.
The Kid moves out of range of the body kick.
Northrop misses with an uppercut.
The Kid throws a counter high kick but Northrop was just alert enough to avoid it.
Northrop staying out of range there.
Northrop misses with a body kick.
The Kid is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Kid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Kid slips a straight right by Northrop.
Northrop throws a poor cross that misses
and Northrop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Northrop lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Northrop.
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!
The Kid blocks a jab.
The Kid looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northrop connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between The Kid's hands.
Northrop throws a poor cross that misses
and The Kid counters with a right hand to the body.
Northrop displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The Kid defending well as Northrop loads up on a big left hand.
The Kid was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Northrop throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Kid throws a counter high kick but Northrop was just alert enough to avoid it.
A punch combination from Northrop misses.
The Kid is looking to counter punch.
The Kid throws a jab but it's blocked by Northrop.
Northrop gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Kid breaks the clinch.
Northrop closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Kid takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Northrop misses with a double jab.
Northrop throws a right hand that The Kid ducks under and follows up with a left that The Kid also avoids with ease.
Northrop swings widly with a right hand
and The Kid counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Northrop stuns The Kid with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Northrop misses the shot to the body.
Northrop lands a slapping body shot.
Northrop lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Kid backs up against the cage.
The Kid keeps the fight on the outside.
A quick step to the side and The Kid tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Northrop slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Northrop falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Kid counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Northrop thinking.
Northrop connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Kid momentarily.
The Kid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Northrop.
The Kid swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Russell Northrop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Kid on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Northrop drives through with a takedown into guard.
Northrop postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Northrop trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Kid is looking to stand up but Northrop isn't so interested in that idea.
The Kid keeping full guard, as Northrop tries to pass.
The Kid preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Northrop with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Kid has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Northrop is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Northrop is trying to drag The Kid to the mat but The Kid just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The Kid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Kid manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Northrop rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Kid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Kid's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Northrop connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The Kid scrambles back to his feet.
The Kid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Northrop.
The Kid swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The Kid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Northrop.
Northrop shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The Kid defends it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from The Kid on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The Kid on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Northrop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Kid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Kid swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Northrop throws a leg kick
and The Kid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Northrop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Kid.
The Kid throwing a counter right hand but Northrop manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Northrop dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The Kid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Northrop.
Northrop throws a push kick but The Kid slaps the foot to one side.
The Kid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Northrop.
The Kid is looking to counter punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Northrop!
Northrop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Kid ducks right into an uppercut from Northrop.
Northrop bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Kid's head.
The Kid avoids the body shot from Northrop.
The Kid throwing a counter right hand but Northrop manages to avoid it.
Russell Northrop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Northrop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Northrop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Kid 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.
Northrop lands a lovely overhand right.
Northrop bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Northrop is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. The Kid looks calm but he's in trouble here. Northrop gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. The Kid is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Northrop lets go of the hold and The Kid can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Russell Northrop! Russell Northrop retains his welterweight title!
Russell Northrop gave a mention to Project Mayhem in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Curran (ranked 35 p4p, 4 weight class) and Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 1039 p4p, 126 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Curran!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Tsuruta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Randy Curran has been cut.
Tsuruta looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tsuruta prevents Curran from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tsuruta trying to control the action but Curran is working from the bottom.
Curran is trying to control but can't.
Curran is staying active underneath Tsuruta, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Curran is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tsuruta thows a huge punch but Curran dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Curran's coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Tsuruta thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tsuruta working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curran wants to improve his position but Tsuruta is controlling well.
Tsuruta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Curran keeps working.
Curran is trying to maintain the position but Tsuruta is very close to passing his half guard.
My spies in Pride inform me that Tsuruta has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Curran kicks Tsuruta off and gets back to his feet.
Tsuruta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tsuruta looking to sit in guard and control but Curran gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tsuruta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Curran slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tsuruta is trying to control the position but Curran postures up.
Tsuruta is looking to stand up but Curran isn't so interested in that idea.
Curran is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta 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.
Curran wants to pass the guard but Tsuruta is keeping the position.
Curran is stalling in the full guard.
Tsuruta is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Curran has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tsuruta keeping moving, preventing Curran from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Curran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsuruta.
Curran fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tsuruta.
Curran lands a big head kick that sends Tsuruta tumbling to the mat! Curran takes a step backwards and waves Tsuruta back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Tomomi Tsuruta has been cut.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Curran enables Tsuruta to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Curran manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Curran seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tsuruta is in close to Curran's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Curran is pulling down on Tsuruta's head to control his posture.
Tsuruta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Curran dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tsuruta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tsuruta unleashes a big counter combination but Curran bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tsuruta connects with a right hand. Curran shakes it off.
Tsuruta is looking to clinch but Curran is avoiding it.
Curran is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A solid body kick from Curran.
Tsuruta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Curran counters with a nice uppercut.
Curran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Curran scores with a kick to the midsection.
Curran looks for the body kick but Tsuruta saw that one coming.
Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Curran.
Tsuruta gets the takedown into side control.
Curran throws Tsuruta to one side and escapes!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curran scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tsuruta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Curran swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tsuruta avoids a kick to the body.
Curran is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tsuruta can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curran throws a lazy uppercut
and Tsuruta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Curran throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Curran just misses with a punch to the body.
Tsuruta fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Curran sprawls well initially but Tsuruta persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Curran makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Tsuruta fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Curran sprawls well initially but Tsuruta persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Curran pushes Tsuruta off but Tsuruta dives into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsuruta thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Curran tries to bench press Tsuruta off him but Tsuruta keeps the position.
Curran wants to control but Tsuruta postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curran is looking for a sweep.
Curran wants to control but Tsuruta postures up.
Curran is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Tsuruta wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Curran, who protects the arm well.
Curran takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Curran tries to improve position but can't.
Tsuruta working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta working the head with strikes.
Tsuruta is trying to get an arm triangle but Curran is defending well.
Curran struggling a bit here.
Tsuruta is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Curran is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tsuruta is looking to take a break and control but Curran is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tomomi Tsuruta has got the better of the ground game so far.
Curran can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tsuruta tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Curran trying to remain calm as Tsuruta controls from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Curran tries to buck Tsuruta off but Tsuruta is having none of it.
Tsuruta tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tsuruta creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Curran sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Curran can't do much from the bottom here.
Tsuruta looks up at the clock and then as Curran takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tsuruta smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Curran is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Randy Curran will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Curran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tsuruta.
Curran throws a jab but it's blocked by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tsuruta.
Curran looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tsuruta avoids the body shot from Curran.
Curran tries to land a front kick but Tsuruta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Curran circles away from the clinch attempt
and Curran counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta avoids a kick to the body.
Tsuruta closes the distance and clinches.
Tsuruta throws a punch but it's blocked by Curran.
Curran misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curran tries to work over Tsuruta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Curran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuruta has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Curran regains guard immediately.
Curran has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Tsuruta is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Tsuruta lands with a right to the head.
Curran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curran takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Curran - that landed with a thud.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Curran.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tsuruta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tsuruta is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Curran can't fight it off and eventually Tsuruta manages to take the fight to the floor. Curran looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tsuruta trying to control the position from guard on top but Curran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curran manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tsuruta manages to get himself to full guard.
Tsuruta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tsuruta wants to stand but Curran is controlling the position.
Curran wants to control from the top but Tsuruta keeps moving.
Curran showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta is trying to keep Curran in close.
Curran showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Curran looking to sit in guard and control but Tsuruta gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tsuruta slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Tsuruta are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tsuruta controls the position.
The strikes coming from Tsuruta are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Curran parries the strikes from Tsuruta easily there. Tsuruta is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Curran to escape.
Curran keeping his opponent close.
Tsuruta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Curran keeps working.
Curran regains half guard.
Curran avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tsuruta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Tomomi Tsuruta just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tsuruta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Curran misses the shot to the body.
Tsuruta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Curran rushes Tsuruta and presses him up against the cage.
Tsuruta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tsuruta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Curran showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tsuruta.
Curran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Curran lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tsuruta closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tsuruta lands in his opponent's guard.
Tsuruta stopping the sweep attempt from Curran.
Tsuruta connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curran is adopting a defensive guard.
Curran controls Tsuruta momentarily but Tsuruta frees himself.
Curran controlling the position.
Curran's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Curran wants to sweep here but Tsuruta controlling him for the moment.
Tsuruta is looking to work some ground and pound but Curran has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tsuruta throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Curran misses with a shot to the body
and Tsuruta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Curran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsuruta was well out of range. Poor timing from Curran.
Curran gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Curran takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tsuruta fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Curran to the ground. Tsuruta is now in Curran's guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Tsuruta is looking to work some ground and pound but Curran has wrist control.
Tsuruta postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Curran is pulling down on Tsuruta's head. It's preventing any offense from Tsuruta, at least for the moment.
Tsuruta throwing strikes from guard but Curran blocks nicely.
Tsuruta stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curran takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Curran pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tsuruta clinches.
Tsuruta tries a body shot but Curran blocks it.
Tsuruta breaks the clinch.
Curran connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Curran misses with a head kick.
Curran gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tsuruta to score an easy takedown into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tsuruta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tsuruta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Curran is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta being controlled here momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tsuruta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tsuruta works over Curran with some ground and pound from guard.
Tsuruta wants to control from the top but Curran keeps moving.
Curran is trying to keep Tsuruta in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Curran is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curran is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomomi Tsuruta dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A cross from Curran lands.
Tsuruta closes the distance and pushes Curran back into the cage.
Curran misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curran.
Tsuruta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Curran cracks the inside of Tsuruta's front leg.
Curran avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Curran jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Curran scores with a jab to the body.
Curran wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Curran clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta breaks from the clinch.
Curran misses the jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Curran.
Curran throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tsuruta is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curran smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Curran moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tsuruta on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Curran as he connects with a hook.
Curran connects with a solid leg kick.
Tsuruta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Curran gets tackled into the cage by Tsuruta. Tsuruta maintains the clinch.
Curran blocks an uppercut.
Tsuruta breaks the clinch.
Tsuruta needs to keep his hands up - Curran had a free shot at his head there.
Tsuruta moves out of range of the body kick.
Curran avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Curran lands a glancing blow to the side of Tsuruta's head.
Tsuruta is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tsuruta rushes Curran and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tsuruta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tsuruta checks a leg kick.
Tsuruta drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Curran throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Tsuruta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Curran.
Curran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsuruta closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Curran quickly recovers to half guard.
Tsuruta missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tsuruta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Curran keeps working.
Curran holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curran keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Curran wants to get back to his feet.
Tsuruta prevents Curran from improving his position.
Tsuruta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Curran keeps working.
Curran trying to control but Tsuruta postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Curran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsuruta appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tsuruta shoots in and bounces Curran off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tsuruta is looking to pass into half guard but Curran pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Curran is in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta working a defensive guard here.
Tsuruta trying to control the position here.
Tsuruta's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Curran showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Curran has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 48:47
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Curran!
Randy Curran retains his heavyweight title!
Randy Curran decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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