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EFA 47 Nixon vs Trucks PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohsin Zaidi (ranked 4606 p4p, 535 weight class) and Asko Vilenius (ranked 6900 p4p, 679 weight class). Asko Vilenius 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mohsin Zaidi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asko Vilenius!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vilenius throws a jab when Zaidi was well out of range.
Vilenius listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Mohsin Zaidi has been cut.
Zaidi gets the takedown into side control.
Zaidi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Vilenius is avoiding damage well.
Zaidi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Vilenius some visible discomfort.
It looks like Asko Vilenius has been cut.
Sloppy strikes there by Zaidi.
Zaidi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vilenius is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Vilenius wants to control but Zaidi postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Zaidi.
Zaidi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Zaidi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Zaidi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Zaidi misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilenius is looking for a sweep.
Zaidi cracks Vilenius with an elbow. That is naaassty.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vilenius can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vilenius is looking for a sweep.
Vilenius wants to control but Zaidi postures up.
An elbow from Zaidi crashes against the mat.
Zaidi working the strikes but Vilenius uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Zaidi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vilenius makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vilenius.
Zaidi throwing strikes but missing.
Zaidi is looking to work some ground and pound but Vilenius has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zaidi.
Vilenius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zaidi.
Zaidi throws a big right hand that misses.
Vilenius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zaidi is one step ahead there.
Vilenius pulls Zaidi in close to prevent any damage.
Zaidi throws a big elbow that misses.
Vilenius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zaidi.
Vilenius has momentary wrist control but Zaidi slips an elbow through the middle.
Zaidi trying to control the position from guard on top but Vilenius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vilenius wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaidi throws a big elbow that misses.
Zaidi throwing strikes from guard but Vilenius blocks nicely.
Zaidi throwing strikes from guard but Vilenius blocks nicely.
Zaidi preventing the sweep.
Vilenius has momentary wrist control but Zaidi slips an elbow through the middle.
Zaidi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vilenius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zaidi.
Vilenius is trying to control the position but Zaidi postures up.
Zaidi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vilenius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zaidi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaidi working the head and body with strikes.
Zaidi lands some shots froms side control.
Zaidi in side control lands a decent elbow.
Zaidi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Zaidi cracks Vilenius with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Vilenius dodges the ground and pound from Zaidi.
Vilenius really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zaidi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The strikes coming from Zaidi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Zaidi working the body and head with strikes.
Vilenius parries the strikes from Zaidi easily there. Zaidi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Vilenius to escape.
Vilenius tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes there by Zaidi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohsin Zaidi dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zaidi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zaidi shoots in and drives through. Vilenius sprawls well.
Nice defenses there by Zaidi.
Nice shot by Vilenius.
Zaidi throws a leg kick but Vilenius sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zaidi shoots in and drives through. Vilenius sprawls well.
Vilenius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaidi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vilenius misses with a looping right.
And Zaidi counters with a quick kick to the body but Vilenius blocks it.
Vilenius cracks Zaidi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zaidi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vilenius slaps away a takedown attempt from Zaidi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohsin Zaidi. 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.
Vilenius comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zaidi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vilenius.
Zaidi is rocked!
Mohsin Zaidi's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vilenius steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Zaidi is out on his feet! Vilenius sets himself and nearly takes Zaidi's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Asko Vilenius!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Danger (ranked 2401 p4p, 320 weight class) and Wellington Dias (ranked 4138 p4p, 485 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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219 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Danger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wellington Dias!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dias darts in looking for a takedown but Danger gets double underhooks and turns Dias into the cage.
A left lands for Danger.
A jab lands there for Danger.
Danger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Danger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Danger stuffs the takedown attempt from Dias. Dias gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Danger.
Carlos Danger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danger scores with a decent looking hook.
Dias gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Danger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dias has his takedown stuffed
and Danger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carlos Danger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wellington Dias.
The fighters circling - Danger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And Dias tries to counter it with a takedown but Danger pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danger lunges at Dias with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dias's hand.
Danger misses with a looping right.
Danger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dias was well out of range. Poor timing from Danger.
Danger throws a looping overhand right but Dias ducks down to avoid it.
Danger scores with a nice right hand.
Danger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dias staying out of range there.
Nice sprawl there from Danger as Dias shoots in.
Danger jabs Dias right on the nose. Dias blinks but takes it well.
Danger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Danger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dias uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danger.
Dias is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dias doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Danger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dias changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Danger lands with an uppercut that bounces Dias off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Dias tries to counter it with a takedown but Danger pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Danger connects with a single shot there.
Danger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dias.
Danger throws a looping overhand right but Dias ducks down to avoid it.
Danger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Danger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dias drops his hands momentarily and Danger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Danger is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dias fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice jab there from Danger.
Dias slips a jab from Danger.
Danger misses with an uppercut. Dias saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias tries for a takedown but Danger circles away easily
enabling Danger to counter with a crisp jab.
Good shot there by Danger.
Dias takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Danger misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Danger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Danger.
Dias bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dias changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Danger throws out a loose jab but Dias uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danger misses with an uppercut.
Dias takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Danger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dias momentarily.
Dias slips under a jab.
Dias is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Danger throws a lazy right hand but Dias sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dias with the counter takedown but Danger avoids it easily.
Carlos Danger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dias.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danger leaves Dias with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Danger misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dias takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dias.
Danger moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dias slips a jab from Danger.
Dias has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dias there as he acknowledges the shot.
Danger misses the jab.
Dias changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
No luck for Dias with that takedown attempt.
Danger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Danger dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dias defending well as Danger loads up on a big left hand.
No luck for Dias with that takedown attempt.
Danger lands a glancing blow to the side of Dias's head.
A slow jab from Danger misses its intended target.
Dias displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Danger throws out the jab.
Dias drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Danger defends it well.
Dias goes for a double leg but Danger avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Danger continues to drive forward.
Dias misses with a takedown attempt - Danger sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Carlos Danger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wellington Dias.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Danger.
Dias shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Danger defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Danger swivels and escapes.
Danger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dias can do to turn this around?
A punch lands to the side of Dias 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dias on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A shot to the liver by Danger. Beautiful body shot.
Danger throws a lazy right hand but Dias sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carlos Danger is winning the standup battle so far.
Danger misses with a straight left.
Dias doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Danger counters with a left to the body.
Dias is breathing heavily.
Danger throws out a loose jab but Dias uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Dias tries to counter it with a takedown but Danger pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dias is trying desperately to land a takedown but Danger is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dias.
Danger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Danger misses with an uppercut. Dias saw that one coming.
Dias drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Danger defends it well.
Danger lands a jab to Dias's midsection.
Danger lands with a hook. Dias tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wellington Dias is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danger throws an overhand right that lands on Dias's shoulder, as Dias tries to avoid the shot.
Danger scores with a decent looking hook.
Danger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dias in his tracks.
Dias fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Danger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dias bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Danger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Danger looks to land a left hand but Dias moved out of range nicely.
Danger works the jab nicely.
Danger throws a jab but it's blocked by Dias.
Danger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dias's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danger cracks Dias with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dias misses with a takedown attempt
letting Danger counter with a right hand.
Dias gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Danger throws a jab when Dias was well out of range.
Danger throws a hook but Dias avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Danger there.
Danger throws a big shot that misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Dias might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Danger has got the better of the exchanges.
Dias moves out of range of the strikes.
Danger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dias shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Danger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Danger lands with a nice body punch.
Danger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dias's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danger misses with a straight right.
Dias feints the counter takedown.
Danger looks to land a right hand but Dias moved out of range.
Dias is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dias shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Danger throws a big shot that misses.
Dias is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Danger connects with a body shot.
A slow jab from Danger misses its intended target.
Danger lands with an overhand left.
Dias tries to move into range but Danger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dias has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dias fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Danger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Danger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Danger dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dias walks into a stiff left hand from Danger.
Dias fails with a takedown attempt.
A cross from Danger lands.
Danger connects with a right hand. Dias shakes it off.
Dias is rocked!
Danger cracks Dias with a good jab.
Dias is still on wobbly legs! Can Danger finish him?
Dias blocks a jab.
Dias drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Danger defends it well.
Dias shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Danger connects with a body shot that sends Dias's belly button to the back.
Danger throws a lazy right hand but Dias sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dias seems to have recovered his senses.
Danger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Danger connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias ducks under a wild hook from Danger.
Dias shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Danger pinned against the cage. Danger gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Danger punishes Dias's body with a nice straight punch.
Dias slips under a jab.
Dias takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Danger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dias slips under a jab from Danger.
Danger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Danger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dias. Dias circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dias.
Dias feints the counter takedown.
Danger cracks a nice hook into Dias's ribs.
Dias moves away from the strike by Danger.
Dias slips under a jab.
Dias takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dias uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Danger.
Dias is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Danger tests Dias's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Danger jabs Dias to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dias misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Carlos Danger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wellington Dias.
Dias keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Danger.
Danger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dias changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danger digs a good hook to Dias's body.
Dias doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Danger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dias takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dias shoots and misses
and Danger counters with a straight right hand.
Danger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dias looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Danger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dias takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Danger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Danger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dias. Dias circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab lands there for Danger.
Dias displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Danger throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danger lunges at Dias with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dias's hand.
Danger drops Dias with a huge uppercut! Dias drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Danger is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Danger!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mikel Ramos Jnr (ranked 3812 p4p, 312 weight class) and Ken Shamrock (ranked 8029 p4p, 448 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ken Shamrock was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mikel Ramos Jnr !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos Jnr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shamrock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Shamrock misses.
Ramos Jnr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramos Jnr is just out of range.
Shamrock lands a slapping body shot.
Shamrock lands a jab to Ramos Jnr 's midsection.
Ramos Jnr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shamrock cracks Ramos Jnr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ramos Jnr fails to land the takedown.
Shamrock throws out a counter right but Ramos Jnr avoids it with no problem.
Ramos Jnr tries to clinch there but Shamrock circles away.
Shamrock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramos Jnr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 10th planet rio in the buildup to the fight.
Shamrock dips to his left and cracks Ramos Jnr with an uppercut!
Ramos Jnr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos Jnr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice straight punches there by Shamrock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shamrock.
Shamrock connects with the punch.
Ramos Jnr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock throws a body shot but no joy.
Ken Shamrock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos Jnr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shamrock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ramos Jnr throws the left hand but Shamrock avoids the punch easily.
Shamrock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shamrock getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shamrock has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ramos Jnr avoids the body shot from Shamrock.
Ramos Jnr ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Jab from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Ramos Jnr moves out of range as Shamrock strikes.
Shamrock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ramos Jnr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ramos Jnr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shamrock.
Ramos Jnr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ramos Jnr throws a lazy uppercut
and Shamrock counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramos Jnr is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ken Shamrock!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between CM Punk (ranked 1816 p4p, 237 weight class) and Rielly Adams (ranked 3344 p4p, 385 weight class). Adams has chosen Walk as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, CM Punk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rielly Adams!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Punk.
CM Punk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams avoids the head kick by Punk.
Punk takes a swing at Adams's ribcage but misses.
Adams avoids the head kick by Punk.
Good standup being displayed there by Adams as he connects with a hook.
Adams blocks a head kick by Punk.
A nice side step and Adams releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Punk tries a head kick but it misses.
Adams 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.
Punk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Punk misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adams! But no joy.
Punk lands a jab.
Punk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adams throws a right and a left that Punk avoids nicely.
Punk wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Punk lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Punk throws a hook to the side of Adams's head but Adams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adams takes a kick to the side of the head.
Adams lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Punk walks into a stiff left hand from Adams.
A head kick from Punk lands but Adams takes it in his stride.
Punk walks straight into a right hand from Adams - that's dropped him! Adams jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Punk from any more punishment! Punk complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rielly Adams!
Rielly Adams decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Zimmerman (ranked 2823 p4p, 336 weight class) and Pat Yaj (ranked 2279 p4p, 282 weight class). Zimmerman comes into the arena with Cosmic Sand - 9h00 blaring out of the sound system. Rickson Zimmerman had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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195 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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rickson Zimmerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pat Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimmerman drops his hands momentarily and Yaj takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zimmerman looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Yaj connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yaj throws a monster overhand right that drops Zimmerman! Yaj follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pat Yaj!
Pat Yaj very nearly forgot to thank Quark'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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Mutt (ranked 24085 p4p, 669 weight class) and Dagon Saouza (ranked 4063 p4p, 420 weight class). Saouza has chosen Kodak Black - as his entrance music. Nigel Mutt has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nigel Mutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dagon Saouza !
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saouza moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Saouza , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saouza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saouza wants to clinch up but Mutt keeps it at a distance.
Mutt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mutt looks to throw the jab but Saouza is out of range.
Saouza closes the distance and pushes Mutt back into the cage.
Mutt breaks the clinch.
Mutt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saouza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saouza drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mutt defends it well.
Mutt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Saouza goes for a takedown attempt but Mutt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mutt gets a clinch.
Mutt breaks from the clinch.
Mutt slips a jab and a cross from Saouza .
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!
Saouza tries to clinch but Mutt moves out of range.
A left and a right from Saouza both land. Nice combination.
Mutt is breathing heavily.
Saouza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mutt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mutt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saouza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oooooh!!! Saouza has knocked Mutt down with a huge combo! Saouza steps away and waves a wobbly Mutt back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Mutt is rocked!
Mutt misses with a series of wild punches.
Oh Mutt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saouza throws a right hand that Mutt ducks under and follows up with a left that Mutt also avoids with ease.
Mutt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saouza tries to close the distance and clinch but Mutt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mutt seems to have got his legs back now.
Saouza lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mutt misses with a few strikes there.
Saouza is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Saouza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mutt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saouza throws a nice looking combination but Mutt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mutt dodges the punch combination from Saouza .
Saouza looks to land a combination but Mutt avoids it well.
As Saouza looks to move away, Mutt throws a big counter combo but Saouza just gets out of the way.
Saouza misses with a double jab.
Mutt rushes Saouza and presses him up against the cage.
Saouza tries to break free but Mutt pushes him back against the cage.
Saouza lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mutt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saouza .
Mutt looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Saouza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mutt swinging wildly here.
Saouza misses with a wild combination.
Saouza wants to clinch.
As Saouza looks to move away, Mutt throws a big counter combo but Saouza just gets out of the way.
Saouza fails to land with a series of punches.
Saouza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mutt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Saouza moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Saouza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mutt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mutt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saouza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saouza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mutt, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutt breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Saouza . Those never looked like landing.
Saouza throws a series of punches but Mutt moves out of range.
It looked like Mutt was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Saouza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mutt.
Saouza fails to land with a series of punches.
Saouza tries to clinch but Mutt moves out of range.
Saouza pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mutt back to the cage. Saouza follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Saouza drives through and clinches with Mutt against the cage.
Mutt is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mutt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saouza misses with a series of wild punches.
Mutt misses with a few strikes there.
Saouza swinging wildly here.
Saouza is looking to clinch but Mutt is avoiding it.
Saouza misses with a double jab.
Dagon Saouza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saouza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saouza has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Saouza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mutt.
Mutt takes a swing at Saouza 's ribcage but misses.
Saouza misses with the combination.
Mutt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saouza .
Saouza throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mutt forces Saouza back against the cage and clinches.
Saouza has had enough of the clinch but Mutt keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saouza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mutt manages to break the clinch.
Saouza looks to land a combination. Mutt sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mutt circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dagon Saouza dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Saouza . Those never looked like landing.
Mutt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mutt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Saouza , pushing him back against the cage.
Saouza gets control of Mutt's arms and successfully pulls guard. Saouza will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Saouza wriggles free and stands up.
Nigel Mutt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mutt misses with an uppercut. Saouza saw that one coming.
Saouza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mutt.
Mutt tries to bum rush Saouza with a series of wild strikes but Saouza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saouza throws a right and a left that Mutt avoids nicely.
Mutt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mutt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saouza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mutt.
Saouza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mutt seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saouza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mutt.
Saouza doesn't manage to clinch there - Mutt circles away.
Saouza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Mutt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saouza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mutt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saouza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saouza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mutt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mutt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saouza manages to avoid it.
Mutt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Saouza , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Saouza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mutt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mutt throws a big counter combination but Saouza scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Saouza wants to clinch up but Mutt keeps it at a distance.
Mutt throws a big counter combination but Saouza scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
No joy there for Saouza , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Saouza .
Saouza throws a right and a left that Mutt avoids nicely.
Mutt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saouza .
Saouza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Saouza looks to move away, Mutt throws a big counter combo but Saouza just gets out of the way.
Saouza forces Mutt back against the cage and clinches.
Saouza tries to break free but Mutt pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danga de danga de dang - Saouza scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saouza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mutt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mutt misses with an uppercut. Saouza saw that one coming.
Saouza tries to clinch but Mutt moves out of range.
Saouza looks to land a combination but Mutt avoids it well.
Saouza defending well as Mutt loads up on a big left hand.
Saouza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saouza throws a nice looking combination but Mutt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saouza misses with a series of wild punches.
Saouza misses with a series of wild punches.
Mutt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Saouza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutt breaks the clinch.
Mutt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saouza throws a nice looking combination but Mutt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mutt tries to clinch but Saouza moves out of range.
Saouza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saouza is looking to clinch but Mutt is avoiding it.
Saouza throws a right and a left that both miss.
A quick step to the side and Mutt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saouza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mutt circles away quickly and effectively.
Saouza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mutt.
Saouza clinches up with Mutt and pushes him back against the cage.
Saouza breaks the clinch.
Saouza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mutt circles away quickly and effectively.
Mutt fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Saouza , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dagon Saouza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saouza throws a series of punches but Mutt avoids them all with ease.
Mutt darts in and clinches Saouza up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mutt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saouza 's efforts to push away.
Saouza is trying to break free.
Mutt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saouza moves into range and clinches up with Mutt.
Saouza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mutt breaks the clinch.
Saouza looks to land a combination but Mutt avoids it well.
Mutt throws a series of punches but Saouza avoids them all with ease.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Saouza 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Saouza misses.
Sloppy strikes from Mutt. Those never looked like landing.
Saouza misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dagon Saouza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Saouza throws a right hand that Mutt ducks under and follows up with a left that Mutt also avoids with ease.
Saouza looks to land a combination but Mutt avoids it well.
Saouza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saouza fails to land with a series of punches.
Mutt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mutt went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mutt lands the left hand.
Mutt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mutt is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Saouza .
Saouza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mutt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saouza lands with a nice combination. Mutt backs away looking to recover.
Mutt is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Saouza 's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Saouza gets tackled into the cage by Mutt. Mutt maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mutt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Saouza , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mutt takes the fight into the clinch.
Mutt breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saouza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mutt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mutt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saouza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mutt is looking for a counter combo.
Mutt is looking to clinch.
Mutt misses with the combination.
Saouza closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Saouza scores with a three punch combo!
Saouza misses with a wild combination.
Saouza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mutt takes the fight into the clinch.
Saouza can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saouza breaks the clinch.
Saouza tries to clinch up but Mutt circles away and keeps his distance.
Saouza clinches up with Mutt and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saouza tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nigel Mutt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mutt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saouza looks to land a combination but Mutt avoids it well.
Mutt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A combination from Saouza does no damage.
Saouza lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Saouza throws a right and a left that Mutt avoids nicely.
Saouza misses with the combination.
Mutt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saouza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saouza tries to clinch there but Mutt circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Mutt misses.
A punch combination from Saouza misses.
Saouza tries to clinch up but Mutt circles away and keeps his distance.
Mutt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saouza .
Mutt throws a body shot but no joy.
Saouza throws a right hand that Mutt ducks under and follows up with a left that Mutt also avoids with ease.
Saouza lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mutt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saouza .
Saouza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saouza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saouza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saouza walks into a straight right hand from Mutt.
Saouza throws a series of punches but Mutt moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saouza throws a series of punches but Mutt avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saouza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saouza throws a nice looking combination but Mutt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mutt misses with a series of wild punches.
Saouza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saouza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Saouza is looking to control Mutt's arms but Mutt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Saouza has his back to the cage.
Mutt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saouza instigates a clinch.
Mutt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saouza lands a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mutt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nigel Mutt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dagon Saouza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Saouza instigates a clinch.
Saouza tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dagon Saouza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Saouza 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dagon Saouza !
During a confident post fight interview, Dagon Saouza thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Hamilton (ranked 3760 p4p, 394 weight class) and Ander Silva (ranked 3350 p4p, 358 weight class). Hamilton comes to the cage accompanied by Alexander Hamilton. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Hamilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ander Silva!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hamilton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hamilton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva tries to clinch but Hamilton moves out of range.
Hamilton misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hamilton throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hamilton.
Silva gets a clinch.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hamilton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hamilton blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Hamilton's ribcage. Hamilton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Hamilton pulls Silva into guard.
Hamilton working a defensive guard here.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Hamilton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamilton wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Hamilton is trying to keep Silva in close.
Hamilton 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.
Hamilton keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Hamilton wants to control the position but Silva says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Hamilton has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamilton is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hamilton avoid being mounted?
Silva is working for a kimura but Hamilton is defending it quite comfortably.
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.
Hamilton is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Hamilton is looking to improve his position.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Hamilton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is working for a kimura but Hamilton is defending it quite comfortably.
Hamilton manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Hamilton controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Hamilton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hamilton controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Hamilton keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Hamilton wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four 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.
Hamilton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Hamilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamilton feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Hamilton changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hamilton is aware though and is defending well.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hamilton wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hamilton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hamilton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ander Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hamilton.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hamilton looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva tries to roll over but Hamilton keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamilton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ander Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hamilton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva moves into full guard.
Hamilton trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hamilton passes into side control.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Hamilton keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hamilton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Hamilton wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Hamilton tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to buck Hamilton off but Hamilton is having none of it.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hamilton misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva is trying to control Hamilton's posture but Hamilton avoids it.
Hamilton is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
Silva is pushing Hamilton's head away, looking to escape. Hamilton manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four 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.
Silva manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Hamilton defends it.
Silva not doing much here.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hamilton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hamilton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva stalling away here and it's allowed Hamilton to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
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 Alexander Hamilton will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Hamilton. Hamilton gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva gets caught napping as Hamilton dives in and scores a takedown. Silva manages to retain guard.
Hamilton trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hamilton has his hands clasped together but Silva extends and breaks Hamilton's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Silva.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ander Silva!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cormac McCarthy (ranked 2501 p4p, 283 weight class) and Tiago Franco (ranked 3406 p4p, 385 weight class). Tiago Franco struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Cormac McCarthy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cormac McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tiago Franco!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Franco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Franco goes for a takedown attempt but McCarthy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Franco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McCarthy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Franco punishes McCarthy's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters circling a little - McCarthy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McCarthy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Franco. That did some damage!
McCarthy 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.
Franco fails to land with a series of punches.
McCarthy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Franco walks into a stiff left hand from McCarthy.
Franco throws a nice looking combination but McCarthy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCarthy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Franco tries to clinch but McCarthy moves out of range.
Franco closes the distance but McCarthy moves to the side
and McCarthy counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franco tries to clinch up.
Franco shoots in looking for a takedown. McCarthy tries to sprawl out of it but Franco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McCarthy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco closes the distance but McCarthy moves to the side
and McCarthy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Franco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McCarthy counters with a one-two to the body.
Franco is rocked!
Cormac McCarthy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiago Franco.
McCarthy scores with a leg kick.
Franco fails with the takedown
and McCarthy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Franco looks winded!
McCarthy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Franco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McCarthy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Franco is still on wobbly legs! Can McCarthy finish him?
Franco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McCarthy fakes the body blow, causing Franco to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Franco goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cormac McCarthy!
Cormac McCarthy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thor DeNeuve (ranked 1558 p4p, 163 weight class) and Haislan Garcia (ranked 788 p4p, 90 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thor DeNeuve!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haislan Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeNeuve has closed the distance and engaged Garcia in a clinch.
Garcia lands a left hand that snaps the head of DeNeuve backwards.
Garcia stops a takedown attempt from DeNeuve.
DeNeuve prevents a body shot from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
Garcia lands an uppercut.
DeNeuve taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Garcia - that landed with a thud.
DeNeuve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
DeNeuve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcia lands a right hand that snaps the head of DeNeuve backwards.
Garcia lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!
Garcia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
DeNeuve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
DeNeuve misses with a body punch.
DeNeuve is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Garcia pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Garcia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
DeNeuve scores with a shot to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia lands with a left to the head.
Garcia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garcia.
DeNeuve misses with a hook from the clinch.
DeNeuve looking to slow down the pace here.
Garcia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
DeNeuve misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
A short uppercut from Garcia.
Garcia lands a left hand that snaps the head of DeNeuve backwards.
Still in the clinch, Garcia scores with a nice short uppercut.
DeNeuve throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.
DeNeuve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
DeNeuve is looking to control Garcia's arms but Garcia gets an underhook and turns him. Now DeNeuve has his back to the cage.
DeNeuve swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia cracks DeNeuve with a nice body shot.
DeNeuve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeNeuve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garcia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've been informed that Garcia has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Garcia scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Garcia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeNeuve.
Garcia scores with a shot to the side of DeNeuve's head.
Garcia is leaning against DeNeuve and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
DeNeuve stalling in the clinch but Garcia improves position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garcia.
Garcia gets through DeNeuve's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
DeNeuve gets through Garcia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
Garcia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia tries a body shot but DeNeuve blocks it.
Garcia pushes DeNeuve back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by DeNeuve.
Garcia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down DeNeuve.
DeNeuve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeNeuve tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing DeNeuve back against the cage.
Garcia scores with a shoulder strike.
Garcia lands with a right to the head.
Garcia struggles to land a body shot inside as DeNeuve controls his hands.
DeNeuve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands with a left to the head.
DeNeuve can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
DeNeuve stalling against the cage.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
DeNeuve lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Garcia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
DeNeuve lands with a light punch inside.
Garcia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
DeNeuve looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Garcia prevents a body shot from DeNeuve.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
A short right from DeNeuve on the inside.
Garcia lands a body punch.
DeNeuve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia lands a right hand.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by DeNeuve.
Garcia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia gets through DeNeuve's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands with a left to the head.
DeNeuve's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
DeNeuve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
DeNeuve throws a head punch that misses.
DeNeuve takes a shot to the head.
DeNeuve scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Garcia.
DeNeuve stalling in the clinch but Garcia improves position.
Garcia lands a left hand that snaps the head of DeNeuve backwards.
DeNeuve tries to stall but Garcia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Garcia lands with a short shot to the head.
DeNeuve tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing DeNeuve back against the cage.
DeNeuve misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia misses with some punches.
Garcia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of DeNeuve backwards.
Garcia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DeNeuve is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Garcia is working DeNeuve over against the cage.
DeNeuve is breathing heavily.
DeNeuve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Garcia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haislan Garcia dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Garcia lands a nice hook to DeNeuve's body. DeNeuve takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garcia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Garcia lands a jab.
DeNeuve misses the jab.
Garcia lands with a nice body punch.
Garcia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
DeNeuve tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling DeNeuve to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia cracks DeNeuve with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Garcia scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
DeNeuve tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
DeNeuve misses with a lunging right hand
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garcia lands a slapping body shot.
DeNeuve tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
DeNeuve wants to clinch
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia connects with a body shot.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
DeNeuve tries to move into range but Garcia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
DeNeuve drops his hands momentarily and Garcia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
DeNeuve is rocked!
A lazy left from Garcia finds it's target.
Oh DeNeuve is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
DeNeuve misses with a lunging right hand
and Garcia scores with a counter punch that sends DeNeuve to the canvas! Garcia smells blood - he's punishing DeNeuve with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! DeNeuve has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haislan Garcia!
Haislan Garcia is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Haislan Garcia 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Nixon (ranked 1375 p4p, 180 weight class) and Derek Trucks (ranked 657 p4p, 88 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Nixon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Trucks!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nixon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Trucks lands with a shot to the body.
Nixon misses with a looping left.
Trucks scores with a body shot.
Nixon swats away the attempt to clinch by Trucks.
Trucks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nixon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trucks.
Nixon misses with a hook
letting Trucks counter with a right hand.
Nixon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Derek Trucks has been cut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've been hearing reports that Nixon has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trucks presses Nixon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Trucks.
Nixon can't find room to land a body shot as Trucks controls the action.
Trucks lands a right hand.
Trucks scores with a hook to the body.
Trucks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trucks lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trucks lands a hook that snaps the head of Nixon backwards.
Still in the clinch, Trucks scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trucks tries to work over Nixon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nixon has a couple of punches blocked by Trucks.
Trucks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nixon backwards.
Trucks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nixon's elbow.
Nixon tries to break the clinch but Trucks is controlling the position.
Trucks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nixons head.
Trucks lands a hook that snaps the head of Nixon backwards.
Trucks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trucks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trucks lands with a light punch inside.
Trucks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nixon.
Trucks lands a nice shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Trucks lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nixon is breathing heavily.
Trucks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Trucks.
Trucks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trucks has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nixon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Trucks can turn it around.
Trucks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Trucks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trucks is leaning against Nixon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Trucks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Trucks.
Trucks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trucks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nixon backwards.
Trucks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nixon or not.
Trucks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nixon backwards.
Nice body punch from Trucks - that landed with a thud.
Nixon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Trucks.
Trucks is working Nixon over against the cage.
Trucks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nixon backwards.
Trucks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trucks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nixon backwards.
Trucks lands a shot to the body.
Trucks lands a body punch.
Trucks lands with a left to the head.
Nixon is looking to break free of the clinch but Trucks has double underhooks.
Trucks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nixon backwards.
Trucks scores with a shoulder strike.
Trucks lands a right hand.
Trucks lands a hook that snaps the head of Nixon backwards.
Trucks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nixon stalling in the clinch but Trucks improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trucks.
Trucks pulls guard effortlessly.
Trucks has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Nixon doesn't defend quickly enough and Trucks has managed to lock this one up! Can Nixon escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Trucks on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Derek Trucks!
Derek Trucks is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Derek Trucks thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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