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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sione Feti (ranked 23531 p4p, 841 weight class) and Duncan Ferguson (ranked 8297 p4p, 737 weight class). Duncan Ferguson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213 lbs
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221 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sione Feti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duncan Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ferguson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Feti being controlled here, momentarily.
Ferguson trying to control the position from guard on top but Feti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Feti controlling Ferguson's posture.
Ferguson preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson is looking to work some ground and pound but Feti has wrist control.
Ferguson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ferguson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Feti controlling Ferguson's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Feti manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ferguson has Feti in his guard.
Feti stays in close to Ferguson's body and controls the position.
Ferguson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Feti controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ferguson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ferguson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Feti is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ferguson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Feti gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Feti passes Ferguson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Feti takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ferguson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Feti.
Feti stalling.
Ferguson is in trouble now - Feti has advanced to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ferguson is still trying to improve position.
Ferguson wants to control but Feti is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferguson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Feti tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ferguson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ferguson wants to control but Feti is having none of it.
Feti controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson wants to control but Feti is having none of it.
Feti controlling from mount.
Feti tries to control but Ferguson wriggling away.
Ferguson is looking to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sione Feti dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Feti displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ferguson.
Ferguson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Feti counters with a nice leg kick.
Ferguson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Feti jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sione Feti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duncan Ferguson.
Feti goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ferguson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ferguson shoots for a double leg takedown but Feti sprawls well. He's pushed Ferguson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson tries for a takedown but Feti circles away easily
and Feti counters with a nice body shot.
Ferguson is breathing heavily.
Ferguson misses with a takedown
and Feti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ferguson tries to clinch but Feti moves out of range.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Feti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Feti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ferguson misses with a takedown
letting Feti counter with a right hand.
Ferguson shoots and misses
and Ferguson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Feti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Feti lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Ferguson crumples to the floor! Feti milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sione Feti!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skender Baruti (ranked 3821 p4p, 405 weight class) and Yoshihiro Nakayama (ranked 6051 p4p, 581 weight class). Nakayama has chosen Destructive Power as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Skender Baruti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Skender Baruti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshihiro Nakayama!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakayama fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nakayama closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Baruti's guard.
Nakayama is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Baruti holds on and takes a little breather.
Baruti wants to sweep here but Nakayama controlling him for the moment.
Baruti keeping moving, preventing Nakayama from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakayama throwing strikes from guard but Baruti blocks nicely.
Nakayama wants to control from the top but Baruti keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakayama distracts Baruti with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Baruti is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nakayama is aware though and is defending well.
Baruti wants to sweep but no luck.
Baruti has Nakayama pulled in close to control his posture.
Baruti looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nakayama has picked Baruti up and slammed him! Baruti can't keep hold of the triangle and Nakayama manages to pass to side control!
Nakayama in side control, throwing shots but Baruti defends.
Nakayama throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nakayama works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Baruti tries to buck Nakayama off but Nakayama is having none of it.
Nakayama postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama scoring with punches from side control.
Baruti's coaches at Big dawg 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.
Baruti is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Nakayama is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Baruti wants to control but Nakayama is having none of it.
Nakayama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nakayama with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Skender Baruti has been cut.
Baruti is in a horrible position here. Nakayama smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nakayama looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakayama scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Baruti avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nakayama.
Baruti working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baruti taking shots to the head.
Baruti is rocked!
Nakayama wants to control the pace but Baruti is squirming around nicely.
Nakayama sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Nakayama putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oh Baruti is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Skender Baruti's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Baruti can't escape the position.
Baruti seems to have got his legs back now.
Baruti takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Baruti tries to lock up and control but Nakayama gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nakayama landing strikes from the mount and Baruti is in trouble!
Nakayama lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jeez, Skender Baruti's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Skender Baruti's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yoshihiro Nakayama!
A very excited looking Yoshihiro Nakayama made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Bate (ranked 2994 p4p, 269 weight class) and Eric Anderson (ranked 6877 p4p, 447 weight class). Bate's entrance music is Shot Em'. A fine choice. Anderson has chosen Out of Control as his entrance music. Tyler Bate has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyler Bate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson lands with a nice body punch.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Bate.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Bate clobbers Anderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bate wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bate looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Bate circles away and keeps his distance.
Bate swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bate swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Anderson rushes Bate and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bate lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson throws a body punch but Bate moves out of range.
Bate is looking to counter punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bate misses with a body shot.
Bate has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Arvins Bootcamp in the buildup to the fight.
Anderson throws a body kick that misses.
Anderson tries to clinch but Bate is having none of it.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Bate.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
Bate is looking to counter punch.
Bate takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bate counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bate is just out of range.
Anderson swings for the body but Bate moves out of range.
Bate swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bate doesn't seem bothered though.
Anderson misses with a shot to the body
and Bate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bate lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.
Anderson moves into range and clinches up with Bate.
Bate prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson is working Bate over against the cage.
Bate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bate's elbow.
Bate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson misses the body punch
and Bate counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderson thinking.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Bate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson wants to clinch but Bate slips to the side
letting Bate counter with a right hand.
Anderson tries to clinch but Bate moves out of range.
Bate appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bate takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bate to score with a decent uppercut.
Anderson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Anderson wants to clinch but Bate slips to the side
and Bate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Anderson misses
and Bate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson misses with a hook. Bate ducked under it nicely.
Bate takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bate keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Anderson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bate is out of range.
Bate works Anderson's body with a nice hook.
Bate is looking to wear down Anderson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anderson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bate counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Bate jabs Anderson right on the nose. Anderson blinks but takes it well.
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!
Anderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bate lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Anderson. Beautiful body shot.
Bate fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson scores with a jab to the head.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Bate counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Bate to acknowledge the strikes.
Anderson lands with a shot to the body.
Bate is breathing heavily.
Bate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Bate lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Eric Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Bate swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anderson jabs Bate right on the nose. Bate blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson throws a body punch but Bate moves out of range.
Anderson wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tyler Bate will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bate checks the leg kick nicely there.
Anderson gets a clinch.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson lands a nice hook to Bate's body. Bate takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anderson gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Bate.
Anderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Bate breaks from the clinch.
Bate scores with a nice head shot.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bate moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bate misses with a body shot.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate catches Anderson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Bate is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Anderson misses with a body shot
and Bate counters with a nice body shot.
Anderson has managed to clinch.
Bate breaks from the clinch.
Bate misses with a hook to the body
and Anderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Bate moves out of range.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Bate.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bate.
Bate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bate controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Bate.
Bate breaks the clinch.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anderson rushes Bate and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Eric Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyler Bate is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Anderson tries to clinch but Bate moves out of range.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Bate circles away.
It looked like Bate wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
A little feinted left hand from Bate on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson connects with a body shot.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson feints a jab promting Bate to slip. Anderson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bate slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Anderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bate's elbow.
Anderson trying to stall but Bate improves his position.
Bate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson takes one to the chin there.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bate changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bate changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson wants to clinch
and Bate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bate with a hook.
Bate has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bate misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bate was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bate, as that shot connected.
Anderson walks into a straight right hand from Bate.
Anderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Bate should have avoided that one.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Bate keeps it at a distance.
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Bate keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Bate misses the target.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bate crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Anderson - the referee stops the clock and Bate gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Anderson. Bate manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Bate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bate ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anderson misses with a jab to the body
and Bate counters with a nice body shot.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson wants to clinch but Bate slips to the side
and Bate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bate connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bate lands with a straight right. Anderson didn't see that one coming.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson misses the body punch
and Bate counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bate scores with a sloppy right hand. Anderson should have avoided that one.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Bate's shoulder, as Bate tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson wants to clinch
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bate misses the shot to the body.
Anderson unleashes a big counter combination but Bate bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bate fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson misses with a body punch
and Bate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Bate wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bate misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson misses with a hook
and Bate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bate.
Anderson moves out of range as Bate strikes.
Bate slips under a jab from Anderson.
Anderson jabs at Bate's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Bate keeps it at a distance.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bate.
Anderson jabs at Bate's body.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Bate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bate moves away.
Bate connects with a right hand. Anderson shakes it off.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bate looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bate manages to avoid it.
It looked like Bate was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Anderson.
Anderson drives through and clinches with Bate against the cage.
Bate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Bate wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson rushes Bate and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bate manages to break the clinch.
Anderson looks to land a combination. Bate sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson misses the jab.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bate looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Bate with a hook.
Anderson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bate counters with a straight right hand.
Bate takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Anderson misses with a jab to the body
letting Bate counter with a right hand.
Bate fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bate was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
As Anderson looks to move away, Bate throws a big counter combo but Anderson just gets out of the way.
A nice combination there by Anderson.
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 Tyler Bate.
I think Bate has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Bate!
Post fight, Tyler Bate took to the microphone: 'And this guy thought he was the featherweight champion? This division is a joke and I'll continue to prove that until it is time for me to move on to lightweight.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Nigouera (ranked 4912 p4p, 503 weight class) and Ultime Fauchelevent (ranked 3143 p4p, 337 weight class). Fauchelevent has chosen Rue des Cascades as his entrance music. Rodrigo Nigouera has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Nigouera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ultime Fauchelevent!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Nigouera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fauchelevent 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.
It looks like Rodrigo Nigouera has been cut.
Fauchelevent rushes Nigouera and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fauchelevent drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fauchelevent drops Nigouera onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Nigouera is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Nigouera is rocked!
Fauchelevent has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nigouera uses from the top position.
Oh Nigouera is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fauchelevent working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nigouera doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Fauchelevent is tightening it up a little... Nigouera has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Nigouera reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Nigouera taps out! Nice BJJ there by Fauchelevent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ultime Fauchelevent!
A relieved looking Ultime Fauchelevent thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Thomas (ranked 3698 p4p, 425 weight class) and Gene Tunney (ranked 3500 p4p, 407 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Big Bad John. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, John Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gene Tunney !
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Tunney .
Thomas goes for a double leg but Tunney avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tunney continues to drive forward.
Thomas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tunney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas is rocked!
Thomas tries for a takedown but Tunney circles away easily
and Tunney counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Thomas off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Tunney follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Thomas was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gene Tunney !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Haily (ranked 2279 p4p, 269 weight class) and Brian Jensen (ranked 6556 p4p, 583 weight class). Brian Jensen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Haily!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Jensen!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haily clinches up with Jensen and pushes him back against the cage.
Haily keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jensen's efforts to push away.
Jensen is looking to break free of the clinch but Haily has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jensen.
Jensen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Haily keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jensen's efforts to push away.
Jensen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haily has him pressed against the cage.
Haily digs a right hand underneath Jensen's ribcage. Jensen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A frustrated look appears on Jensen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Haily lands with a right to the head.
Jensen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Haily lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jensen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haily tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jensen tries to break the clinch but Haily is controlling the position.
Jensen is trying to break the clinch but Haily is controlling him.
Haily misses with a body punch.
Jensen wants to break free but Haily has control.
Jensen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haily lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Haily scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haily scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Haily prevents Jensen from breaking the clinch.
Haily pushes Jensen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jensen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jensen is trying to force a seperation but Haily has the dominant position.
Haily can't find room to land a body shot as Jensen controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Haily scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jensen is rocked!
Jensen blocks an uppercut.
Jensen is still on wobbly legs! Can Haily finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Haily.
Haily lands a right hand.
Haily lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Haily scores with a hook to the body.
Haily throws a big uppercut that drops Jensen! More strikes from Haily and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Jensen lies dazed against the cage as Haily celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Haily!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boris Kane (ranked 2125 p4p, 285 weight class) and Alen Ohanian (ranked 1671 p4p, 215 weight class). Kane's entrance music is Seek N Strike. A fine choice. Alen Ohanian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boris Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alen Ohanian!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane throws a hook to the side of Ohanian's head but Ohanian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Ohanian. Those never looked like landing.
Ohanian is looking to score with low kicks.
Kane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Ohanian.
Ohanian is looking for the big counter here.
Kane has his takedown stuffed
and Ohanian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ohanian scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kane in his tracks.
Ohanian thuds his shin into the meat of Kane's side.
Kane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good work by Kane as he checks the leg kick.
Kane changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ohanian tries to land a front kick but Kane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ohanian misses with a low kick.
Ohanian lands the left hand.
Kane takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kane is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ohanian connects with a superb combination that knocks Kane out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Ohanian before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Kane!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alen Ohanian!
Alen Ohanian seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corban Storm (ranked 1418 p4p, 185 weight class) and Kung Po (ranked 979 p4p, 132 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corban Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kung Po!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Storm bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Storm definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Po is looking for a sweep.
Po defending against the ground and pound.
Storm cracks Po with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Po is looking for a sweep.
Storm landing strikes.
Po throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Po walks into a stiff left hand from Storm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Storm lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Storm throws a push kick but Po slaps the foot to one side.
Po just misses with a punch to the body.
Storm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A lazy left from Storm finds it's target.
Po has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Storm misses.
Storm paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Po throws a push kick but Storm slaps the foot to one side.
Storm moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Storm misses with a hook.
A jab from Storm misses.
Storm looks to land a left hand but Po moved out of range nicely.
Po throws a hook but Storm blocks it.
Po takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Storm misses with a kick to the body
and Po counters with a leg kick.
Storm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Storm misses with a leg kick
and Po counters with a series of strikes. Storm will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Po uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Storm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Storm misses
and Storm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good standup being displayed there by Po as he connects with a hook.
Nice jab there from Storm.
Po looks to score with a jab to the body but Storm is just out of range.
Po lands a leg kick that knocks Storm off balance momentarily.
Storm gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Po counters with a nice body shot.
Storm connects with the punch.
Po moves out of range as Storm strikes.
Po flicks out a counter leg kick but Storm steps away.
Storm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Po.
A head kick misses from Po.
Storm moves out of range of the body kick.
Po cracks Storm with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Storm throws a poor cross that misses
and Po counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Storm misses with the body kick
and Po counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Storm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Po misses with a body kick.
Storm looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Po tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Storm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Storm was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Po throws a leg kick that misses.
Storm tries a head kick but it misses.
Kung Po is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Po throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Po tries to close the distance and clinch up but Storm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Storm plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Po swings for the body but Storm moves out of range.
Po ducks under a wild hook from Storm.
Storm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Po.
Storm scores with a jab to the jaw.
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Po.
Storm attempts a counter takedown but Po avoids it well and moves away.
Storm lets loose with a powerful body kick. Po will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Po misses
and Storm makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Storm with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Storm blocks a leg kick.
Po throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Storm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Storm punishes Po's body with a nice straight punch.
Corban Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Storm is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Po closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Storm keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Po misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Storm throws out a powerful jab.
Storm connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corban Storm dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Storm blocks the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Storm misses the target.
Kung Po has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Storm shoots in looking for a takedown but Po manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Storm's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Storm lands a jab to Po's midsection.
Storm walks into a left hand.
Storm throws a body shot but no joy.
Storm looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Storm checks a leg kick nicely.
Storm fails to land the takedown.
Po lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corban Storm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Po.
Po thinks about the counter body kick.
A low kick from Storm is predictable there
and Po counters with a solid body kick.
Po dips to his left and cracks Storm with an uppercut!
A jab lands there for Storm.
Storm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Po on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po slips a jab from Storm.
Storm scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Po throws a low kick but Storm avoids it.
Storm throws a body shot but no joy.
Po lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Storm at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Po. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Po.
Po ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Storm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Po throws a leg kick but Storm sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Po thows a body kick. Storm tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Po moves out of range of the body kick from Storm.
Po changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Storm misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Storm does it's job there.
Storm missing with a left hand there. Po was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Storm looks to score with a jab to the body but Po is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Storm. Po does a little dance to reset his feet.
Po flicks out a counter leg kick but Storm steps away.
Storm throws a chopping leg kick but Po manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Po throws a counter combo.
Po slips under a jab from Storm.
A low kick from Po misses
so Storm counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Po keeping moving, preventing Storm from controlling successfully.
Storm is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Po is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Po tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Po is controlling Storm's posture.
Storm won't allow Po to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm wants to control from the top but Po keeps moving.
Po is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Storm dives into side control.
Storm trying to control the position but Po is working away.
Po is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Corban Storm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Storm working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Po tries to kick Storm off but Storm keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Po tries to roll over but Storm keeps him under control.
Po blocking the ground and pound attempt from Storm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po is trying is best to control the position here.
Po trying to control but Storm postures up.
Storm is trying to control. Po wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Storm throwing shots but Po is blocking nicely.
Po is looking to improve his position.
Po is still trying to improve position.
Storm looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Storm throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Po has hold of Storm's hands but Storm slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corban Storm dominated that second round.
That's time! Storm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Storm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Po throws out the jab.
Storm misses with a body kick.
Storm throws a jab when Po was well out of range.
Po misses with a low kick.
Po doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Po takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Po fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Storm scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice uppercut there from Storm.
Nice defenses there by Po.
Po steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Po connects with a leg kick. Storm looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Po.
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Po.
Corban Storm is winning the standup battle so far.
Storm throws a front kick that sends Po stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po throws a leg kick which misses Storm's front leg but catches the back leg as Storm tries to avoid it.
Po misses with a body kick.
Storm digs a good body shot into Po's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Po.
Storm moves out of range as Po throws a body kick.
Storm swinging wildly here.
Po was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A chopping leg kick lands by Po.
Storm connects with a solid leg kick.
Storm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Storm moves out of range of the body kick.
Po moves forwards but Storm connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm fails with the takedown.
Storm stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Po misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Storm.
A slapping leg kick lands for Storm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm throws a shot from downtown. Po moves away and avoids it.
Po lands a lovely overhand right.
Po slips a straight right by Storm.
Storm takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Po misses the body punch
enabling Storm to counter with a crisp jab.
Po just misses with a punch to the body.
Po ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Storm moves away.
Corban Storm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Storm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Storm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Po tries to bum rush Storm with a series of wild strikes but Storm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Storm seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Storm thuds a left hand into Po's body.
Po misses with a low kick.
Storm lands with a right hand.
Storm cracks Po with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Po has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Storm lands a head shot.
Storm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Po appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Storm throws an off balance right hand
and Po counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Storm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Po.
Po uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Storm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Po misses with a kick to the body.
Storm throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Po 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.
Po swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Storm connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Po throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Storm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Po misses with a looping right.
Storm tried to counter with a leg kick but Po avoided it.
Storm scores with a one two! Po had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Storm fakes the leg kick and cracks Po in the body.
Storm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Po takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Storm lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corban Storm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Storm has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corban Storm!
A less than humble Corban Storm 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George Steve (ranked 1732 p4p, 180 weight class) and Pretentious Kneecap (ranked 1167 p4p, 119 weight class). Steve kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You. Pretentious Kneecap has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, George Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pretentious Kneecap!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kneecap keeps the fight on the outside.
Kneecap keeps the fight on the outside.
Kneecap misses with a two punch combination.
Steve misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kneecap bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steve's head.
Steve checks the leg kick.
Kneecap 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.
Kneecap scores with a decent looking hook.
Kneecap has Steve up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneecap can't find room to land a body shot as Steve controls the action.
Kneecap blocks a body shot from Steve.
Kneecap misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneecap misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Steve lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kneecap backwards.
Steve is pushing Kneecap up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kneecap misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Steve on the inside.
Steve tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kneecap smiles and moves away.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch but Kneecap swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kneecap swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Steve misses with a low kick.
Kneecap dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steve. That did some damage!
Steve lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've been told by Steve's head coaches at Seppo's Massage Temple that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kneecap is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve.
Kneecap uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Steve has time to react.
Kneecap moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kneecap shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kneecap scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneecap misses the shot to the body.
Steve fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kneecap, pushing him back against the cage.
Steve will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kneecap up against the cage.
Kneecap tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneecap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneecap works on Steve's body with a couple of short punches.
Kneecap tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneecap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
Kneecap lands a body shot in the clinch.
Steve tries a knee to the head but Kneecap blocks it.
Kneecap misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kneecap.
Kneecap digs a right hand underneath Steve's ribcage. Steve let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kneecap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Kneecap fails to land.
Kneecap swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneecap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steve tries to stall but Kneecap uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneecap tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Kneecap back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneecap tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Kneecap back against the cage.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Kneecap misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneecap misses with a punch to the body.
Kneecap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Kneecap fails to land.
Steve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneecap misses with a punch to the body.
Kneecap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve manages to break the clinch.
Steve tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steve misses the jab.
Steve moves in looking to clinch but Kneecap pushes him off.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kneecap moves away.
Kneecap tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Kneecap.
Kneecap gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kneecap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kneecap as Steve tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Steve tries to land knees in the clinch but Kneecap avoids the damage to the body.
Steve has a couple of punches blocked by Kneecap.
Steve tries to land a knee to the head but Kneecap blocks with his arms.
Steve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneecap misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Kneecap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steve lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kneecap backwards.
Kneecap lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Kneecap goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kneecap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneecap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
Steve just leaning against Kneecap, taking a breather.
Kneecap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Steve content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kneecap misses with a punch to the body.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pretentious Kneecap dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kneecap scores with a nice head shot.
A shot to the liver by Steve. Beautiful body shot.
Kneecap lands a glancing blow to the side of Steve's head.
Steve loads up on a big right hand but Kneecap slips the punch.
Kneecap throws an overhand right that lands on Steve's shoulder, as Steve tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot by Kneecap.
Good shot there by Kneecap.
Steve throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kneecap blocks a jab.
Steve with a jab.
Kneecap throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice jab there from Kneecap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kneecap connects with a crisp jab.
Steve throws an overhand right that lands on Kneecap's shoulder, as Kneecap tries to avoid the shot.
A left lands for Steve.
Kneecap tries to clinch but Steve moves out of range.
Pretentious Kneecap seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kneecap blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve lands with a cross.
Kneecap throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kneecap throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steve.
Steve takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Steve missing with a left hand there. Kneecap was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kneecap throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Steve counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Steve rushes Kneecap and presses him up against the cage.
Steve scores with a shot to the side of Kneecap's head.
Kneecap fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneecap lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kneecap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
Steve prevents a body shot from Kneecap.
Kneecap tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
Steve pushes Kneecap back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kneecap. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kneecap throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Steve prevents a body shot from Kneecap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneecap managing to block the knees to the body from Steve.
Kneecap lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneecap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneecap works on Steve's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kneecap.
Kneecap lands with a left to the head.
Steve using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kneecap has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Steve prevents a body shot from Kneecap.
Kneecap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Steve.
Kneecap throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steve.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kneecap as Steve tries to tie him up.
Steve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steve's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kneecap closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kneecap.
Kneecap lands a left hand.
Steve lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kneecap backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneecap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kneecap misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Kneecap.
Kneecap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steve breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kneecap swats away the attempt to clinch by Steve.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steve looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kneecap throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
Kneecap wants to slow Steve down by chopping away at his legs.
Steve doesn't manage to clinch there - Kneecap circles away.
Kneecap scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kneecap keeps the fight on the outside.
Steve tries to clinch there but Kneecap circles away.
Steve jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kneecap swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kneecap counters with a nice uppercut.
Kneecap throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Steve swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steve moves into range and clinches up with Kneecap.
Pretentious Kneecap seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kneecap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steve with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneecap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
Steve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kneecap tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Kneecap back against the cage.
Steve lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Steve.
Steve lands a shot to the body.
Steve taking a breather.
Good body shot from Kneecap.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneecap works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Steve breaks from the clinch.
Steve gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kneecap working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pretentious Kneecap will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kneecap misses with a straight right.
Kneecap gets tackled into the cage by Steve. Steve maintains the clinch.
A hook to the body from Kneecap.
Kneecap prevents a body shot from Steve.
Kneecap lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kneecap misses with a body punch.
Kneecap tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneecap swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneecap misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kneecap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneecap misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneecap working aggressively here.
Kneecap gets through Steve's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Steve looking to throw knees to the head but Kneecap is blocking nicely.
Kneecap working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Steve.
Steve pushes Kneecap back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve trying to stall but Kneecap improves his position.
Kneecap throws a head punch that misses.
Steve takes a shot to the head.
Kneecap digs a right hand into Steve's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steve's gas tank.
Kneecap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneecap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneecap lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Kneecap as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kneecap.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Steve scores with a hook to the body.
Kneecap lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kneecap misses with a punch to the body.
Steve stalls.
Good body shot from Kneecap.
Steve breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steve looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pretentious Kneecap is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneecap misses with a wild body shot.
Kneecap bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Steve's head backwards.
Kneecap moves away from the strike by Steve.
Steve is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kneecap moves into the clinch.
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!
Steve scores with a shoulder strike.
Steve leaning against his opponent.
Steve stalling against the cage.
Steve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kneecap has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steve stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneecap blocking some punches.
Kneecap blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steve pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
George Steve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kneecap blocks the elbow strike.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneecap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneecap on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneecap fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kneecap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneecap can't find room to land a body shot as Steve controls the action.
Steve lands a shoulder strike.
Steve tries a knee to the head but Kneecap blocks it.
Kneecap blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneecap avoiding damage as Steve throws knees to the body.
Steve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steve has Kneecap pushed against the cage.
Steve tries a knee to the head but Kneecap blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pretentious Kneecap.
Well Kneecap 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pretentious Kneecap!
An out of breath and clearly excited Pretentious Kneecap thanked XFighter Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khalabib Nurmy (ranked 2028 p4p, 260 weight class) and Luther Jones (ranked 289 p4p, 39 weight class). Jones has chosen One - Metallica as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khalabib Nurmy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Luther Jones!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Nurmy.
Nurmy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but Nurmy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Nurmy has control of the leg.
Jones wants to sweep but Nurmy has passed to side control!
Jones is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Jones on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jones tries to improve position but can't.
Nurmy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones parries the strikes from Nurmy easily there. Nurmy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jones to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmy working the ground and pound.
Jones tries to buck Nurmy off but Nurmy is having none of it.
Nurmy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jones down.
Nurmy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
An elbow from Nurmy crashes against the mat.
Nurmy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jones down.
Nurmy in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jones felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Nurmy working the ground and pound but Jones is defending the strikes.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Jones gets back to half guard.
Nurmy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Nurmy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmy is working for a submission of some sort.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones wants to sweep here but Nurmy controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmy with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nurmy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nurmy stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Nurmy lands a couple of digs.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Nurmy slips an elbow through the middle.
Nurmy preventing the sweep.
Nurmy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones is on top in guard.
Jones passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nurmy keeps working.
Nurmy on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones happy to just control the position for now.
Nurmy wants to control but Jones postures up.
Nurmy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones tries to advance to mount but can't.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Nurmy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nurmy manages to get back to half guard.
Jones wants to take a breather but Nurmy is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalabib Nurmy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nurmy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones thuds a left hand into Nurmy's body.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Nurmy looking for a takedown.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Nurmy controls the action.
Nurmy is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Nurmy takes a shot to the head.
I was talking to Nurmy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nurmy lands with a left to the head.
Nurmy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nurmy is defending well.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones is looking to take this one to the mat.
Khalabib Nurmy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luther Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Nurmy regains guard immediately.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Nurmy.
Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jones passes Nurmy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nurmy gets full guard.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nurmy is keeping the position for now.
Jones postures up.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nurmy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nurmy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Nurmy is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones advances to half guard.
Nurmy manages to get to full guard.
Nurmy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones pushes down on Nurmy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jones slows the pace down in half guard.
Nurmy tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nurmy has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nurmy keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nurmy is on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nurmy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmy throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Jones escapes and throws Nurmy's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Nurmy is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Jones working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nurmy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nurmy keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jones wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nurmy avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nurmy avoids it really well and circles away.
It looked like Nurmy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nurmy's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Nurmy is retaining full guard.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nurmy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmy is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Nurmy throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Nurmy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones works over Nurmy with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones works over Nurmy with some ground and pound from guard.
Nurmy keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones is pushing down on Nurmy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nurmy is fighting to maintain full guard but Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nurmy taking some punishment here, with Jones in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nurmy actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Nurmy is trying to get back to full guard.
Nurmy looking for submissions off his back.
Jones is stalling here. Nurmy is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jones seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Nurmy has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Nurmy landing strikes.
Nurmy lands a nice forearm strike.
Jones on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmy scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard.
Nurmy looks up at the clock and then as Jones takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nurmy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Nurmy is working Jones over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nurmy scoring with punches from side control.
Nurmy cracks Jones with a big elbow.
Nurmy throws a strike aimed at the side of Jones's head but Jones avoids it well.
Nurmy in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nurmy creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jones sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jones tries to improve position but can't.
Khalabib Nurmy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to control Nurmy's posture but Nurmy avoids it.
Nurmy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jones to see if he's OK.
Nurmy throws a strike aimed at the side of Jones's head but Jones avoids it well.
Jones is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nurmy connects with a decent elbow.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nurmy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jones gets back to full guard.
Jones wants to sweep here but Nurmy controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khalabib Nurmy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nurmy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khalabib Nurmy!
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