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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Sanchez (ranked 8645 p4p, 682 weight class) and Bifjocky Tamali (ranked 3429 p4p, 400 weight class). Miguel Sanchez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Sanchez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bifjocky Tamali! The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
A left lands for Tamali.
Sanchez forces Tamali back against the cage and clinches. Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tamali misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Sanchez. A shot in the inside from Tamali. A short left from Tamali. Tamali makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Tamali. Tamali lands with a light punch inside. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Tamali lands a right hand. Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tamali.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Tamali.
Sanchez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Tamali lands an uppercut. Tamali scores with a shot to the side of Sanchez's head. Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tamali lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/rocked2.gif) Sanchez is rocked! Tamali makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Oh Sanchez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Tamali lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanchez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Sanchez tries to work over Tamali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Tamali lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Tamali lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A nice right hand lands inside from Tamali. Tamali lands a shoulder strike. Tamali lands a big right hand that drops Sanchez! The killer instinct kicks in and Tamali finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Tamali!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bifjocky Tamali!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Celininho Franco (ranked 3460 p4p, 361 weight class) and Lazlo Ofique (ranked 4453 p4p, 445 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Celininho Franco! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lazlo Ofique! The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ofique scores with a one two! Franco had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Ofique avoids the head kick by Franco.
Ofique misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ofique throws a one two combo.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut2.gif) It looks like Celininho Franco has been cut.
Ofique moves into the clinch successfully.
Franco changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ofique fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ofique is looking to clinch but Franco is avoiding it.
Franco feinted with a counter takedown. Ofique feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Francos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Franco takes a shot right to the bread basket. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ofique digs a good body shot into Franco's ribs.
Franco fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ofique sprawls well initially but Franco persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Franco is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Ofique pushes Franco off looking to stand but Franco dives back in and keeps control.
Franco is trying to control. Ofique wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Franco prevents Ofique from standing back up.
Ofique keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Franco is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ofique pushes Franco off looking to stand but Franco dives back in and keeps control.
Franco missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Ofique is trying to stand up here but Franco is controlling him well. Franco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ofique keeps working. Ofique is looking to escape.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/refstandup3.gif) The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Lazlo Ofique seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Ofique defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Franco. Ofique changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Franco dives in and grabs Ofique's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ofique pushes down on Franco's head and hops out. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Celininho Franco. That's going to take a lot out of him. Ofique misses with a jab, cross combination.
Franco is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ofique. Franco tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ofique sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Franco somewhat. Ofique is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Some wild striking there from Ofique.
Franco is looking for a counter combo. Lazlo Ofique is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Franco goes for a double leg but Ofique avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ofique continues to drive forward. Ofique is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Franco with a body shot. Ofique ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Franco moves away. Ofique swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Franco seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Ofique scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Franco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ofique.
Franco half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Ofique slaps away a takedown attempt from Franco, before circling back to the center of the mat. A looping hook to the body misses from Ofique. Franco does a little dance to reset his feet. Ofique is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Franco rather than just go for the knockout. Franco walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. No joy there for Ofique, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Franco tries to counter with a takedown but Ofique is quick to defend against it.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Franco keeps the fight on the outside. Franco looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Ofique throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Franco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Ofique is looking to clinch. Ofique fails in his attempt to clinch. Franco fails with the takedown. Ofique swinging wildly here.
A nice combination there by Ofique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazlo Ofique dominated that round. The cut man is working on Celininho Franco's cut. That's time! Franco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ofique throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Ofique lands a two punch combo.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/rocked2.gif) Franco is rocked! Ofique misses with a two punch combination.
Oh Franco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Franco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Franco seems to have got his legs back now. Franco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ofique pinned against the cage. Ofique gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ofique displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Franco. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Celininho Franco. That's going to take a lot out of him. Ofique swinging wildly here.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Ofique throws a series of punches but Franco moves out of range. Franco seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Ofique lands with a nice body punch. A combination from Ofique does no damage. Ofique lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ofique throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Franco drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ofique sprawls and moves away. Franco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Franco fails with a takedown attempt. It seemed like Ofique was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Lazlo Ofique seems to be getting the better of the standup. Ofique misses with a wild body shot. Franco feinted with a counter takedown.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Ofique throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Franco tries to counter with a takedown but Ofique is quick to defend against it. Franco tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ofique sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Franco somewhat. Ofique looks to score with a jab to the body but Franco is just out of range. Franco changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Ofique swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Franco attempts a counter takedown but Ofique avoids it well and moves away. Ofique digs a good body shot into Franco's ribs. Ofique lands an overhand right. This has been an exciting period of action! Some wild striking there from Ofique.
Franco drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ofique sprawls and moves away.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. A punch combination from Ofique misses. Sloppy strikes from Ofique. Those never looked like landing. Franco tries to counter with a takedown but Ofique is quick to defend against it.
Ofique takes the fight into the clinch. Ofique lands with a light punch inside. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Franco turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ofique can do anything to dispel that myth. Ofique is trying to escape and get back to his feet. Ofique really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Franco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Franco misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Ofique is trying to get back to his feet.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franco tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Ofique is trying to escape and get back to his feet. Ofique is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. Franco postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazlo Ofique showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Celininho Franco's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Franco misses with a takedown attempt and Ofique counters with a left to the body. Ofique scores with a jab to the jaw. Ofique moves in looking to clinch but Franco pushes him off. Ofique misses with a few strikes there.
Franco tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ofique swivels and escapes. Ofique lands a nice looking body shot.
Franco's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ofique connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Franco scrambles back to his feet. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Franco doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. A shot to the liver by Ofique. Beautiful body shot. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Ofique scores with a shot to the body.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Ofique connects with a combination that backs up Franco into the cage. Ofique lands a flurry of punches that gets past Franco's guard. Franco is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Ofique bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lazlo Ofique! Lazlo Ofique took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Aspire Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Cristopher La Vellei (ranked 3380 p4p, 354 weight class) and Dan Monroe (ranked 4984 p4p, 464 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Cristopher La Vellei! 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, Dan Monroe! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Monroe misses with a straight left. Monroe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Monroe throws a shot from downtown. La Vellei moves away and avoids it. Monroe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Monroe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Monroe has La Vellei pressed against the cage.
Monroe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
La Vellei digs a right hand into Monroe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Monroe's gas tank. Monroe throws an elbow that misses.
La Vellei avoids the elbow strike from Monroe, against the cage.
Monroe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with La Vellei's elbow. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Monroe working aggressively here.
La Vellei is trying to trip Monroe. He has hold of a leg but Monroe is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. La Vellei persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Monroe is trying to control the position but La Vellei postures up. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Monroe is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. La Vellei slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Monroe has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but La Vellei has passed into side control.
La Vellei working away. Monroe is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Monroe gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
La Vellei is working for a submission of some sort.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. La Vellei lands a nice short elbow. Monroe moves into full guard.
Monroe controls La Vellei momentarily but La Vellei frees himself. La Vellei prevents Monroe from getting back to his feet. Monroe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Monroe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed La Vellei's head. Monroe missing with the ground and pound from half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Monroe winds up and cracks La Vellei with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Monroe looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Monroe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Monroe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but La Vellei does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Monroe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. La Vellei defending well though. La Vellei controlling the position well. La Vellei is not content to let Monroe control the position.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Monroe tries to stand but his hand is stuck under La Vellei. Monroe looks to land a strike but La Vellei avoids it nicely and regains full guard. Monroe throws a big right hand that misses. La Vellei looking to sweep here. No luck so far. La Vellei keeping moving, preventing Monroe from controlling successfully. La Vellei looking to hit a scissor sweep but Monroe is one step ahead there.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/refstandup3.gif) The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Monroe wants to clinch up but La Vellei keeps it at a distance. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Monroe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Monroe dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch but La Vellei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Monroe doesn't manage to clinch there - La Vellei circles away.
La Vellei defending well as Monroe loads up on a big left hand. La Vellei misses with a jab, cross combination.
Monroe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by La Vellei. La Vellei really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. La Vellei throws a low kick but Monroe avoids it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Monroe enables La Vellei to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Monroe manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Monroe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Monroe 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. La Vellei working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Monroe looking for a guillotine here but La Vellei defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. La Vellei postures up.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Monroe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from La Vellei. La Vellei trying to control the position from guard on top but Monroe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Monroe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. La Vellei manages to get himself to full guard.
Monroe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Monroe preventing the sweep. La Vellei controlling the position. Monroe wants to control from the top but La Vellei keeps moving. Monroe looking to sit in guard and control but La Vellei gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Monroe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Monroe looking to sweep here. No luck so far. La Vellei throws a strike but Monroe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Monroe looking to sit in guard and control but La Vellei gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Monroe controls La Vellei momentarily but La Vellei frees himself. Monroe throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Monroe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Monroe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst La Vellei is controlling him.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Monroe trying to keep a closed guard but La Vellei is proving a slippery customer.
Monroe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. La Vellei postures up.
Monroe is looking to sweep but instead, La Vellei has passed into half guard.
La Vellei will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. La Vellei is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! La Vellei throwing strikes here but Monroe is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Monroe tries to get back to half guard but can't. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. La Vellei takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Monroe is working to get back to half guard.
La Vellei avoids the attempt from Monroe to control. La Vellei fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Monroe is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Monroe gets back to half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
La Vellei throws a nice outside leg kick. Jean Cristopher La Vellei is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. La Vellei fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Monroe misses with an uppercut. La Vellei saw that one coming. Monroe thows a left - swing and a miss! La Vellei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monroe manages to avoid it. La Vellei lands with a right hand. Good exchange - La Vellei coming out on top. A jab from Monroe misses. A swing and a miss from Monroe. A decent looking body kick lands there for La Vellei. Monroe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from La Vellei. Monroe throws out a counter right but La Vellei avoids it with no problem. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by La Vellei. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Monroe is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on La Vellei's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Monroe trying to control here.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Monroe tries to kick La Vellei off but La Vellei keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. La Vellei is thwarting Monroe's attempts to control the position.
Monroe has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but La Vellei is on him like a limpet, forcing Monroe back against the cage. Monroe working aggressively here.
Monroe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Monroe swings wildly with an uppercut but La Vellei uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Vellei has Monroe pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. La Vellei pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Monroe tumbling to the mat - La Vellei dives into Monroe's guard.
Monroe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. La Vellei distracts Monroe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Monroe looking to sweep here. No luck so far. La Vellei seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Jean Cristopher La Vellei overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Monroe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in La Vellei's guard.
La Vellei is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Monroe trying to control but La Vellei is working from the bottom.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Monroe wants to get up but he can't break La Vellei's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Monroe stopping the sweep attempt from La Vellei. La Vellei wants to get back to his feet but Monroe is in a dominant position and won't allow it. La Vellei controlling the position.
Monroe drops back, looking for a kneebar! La Vellei looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. La Vellei looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from La Vellei!
La Vellei misses with the ground and pound.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei tries for a kimura but Monroe is defending well. Monroe is looking for a sweep. La Vellei is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. Monroe is looking to regain half guard here but La Vellei keeps moving and retains side control. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Monroe is still trying to improve position.
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 Jean Cristopher La Vellei. I think La Vellei 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28 Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28 Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jean Cristopher La Vellei! Our winner, Jean Cristopher La Vellei, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ultime Fauchelevent (ranked 3544 p4p, 368 weight class) and Jake Bird (ranked 3203 p4p, 334 weight class). Fauchelevent comes to the cage accompanied by Rue des Cascades. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
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275 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ultime Fauchelevent! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Bird! The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bird drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fauchelevent is looking for a triangle but Bird pushes his legs off easily.
Bird tries to stand but Fauchelevent is controlling from the bottom. Fauchelevent 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. Bird looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bird is posturing up here but Fauchelevent has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Bird tries to roll out but it's too tight and Bird has to tap! Slick submission there by Fauchelevent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan Glascoe (ranked 3018 p4p, 360 weight class) and Alexey Markov (ranked 3692 p4p, 480 weight class). Evan Glascoe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent MT
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Glascoe! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Markov! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Markov throws a combination that misses and Glascoe counters with a solid body kick. Markov connects with the punch. Glascoe ducks under a wild hook from Markov. Alexey Markov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Glascoe avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Markov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Glascoe. Glascoe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Markov throws a hook to the side of Glascoe's head but Glascoe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A counter left hand to the body from Glascoe misses its target. Markov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. We've been hearing reports that Glascoe has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Glascoe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Glascoe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Glascoe slips a straight right by Markov. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Markov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Glascoe sees it coming and avoids it easily. Markov throws a chopping leg kick but Glascoe manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Glascoe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Markov finds it's way round the side to connect with Glascoe's head. Glascoe throws a jab but it's blocked by Markov. Good shot there by Markov.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Glascoe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Markov throws a shot from downtown. Glascoe moves away and avoids it. Glascoe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Markov looks to land a right hand but Glascoe moved out of range. Glascoe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Markov. Glascoe tries to counter with a takedown but Markov is quick to defend against it. Markov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Glascoe was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Markov. Markov throws the left hand but Glascoe avoids the punch easily. Glascoe tries to counter with a takedown but Markov is quick to defend against it. Markov looks to land a right hand but Glascoe moved out of range. Glascoe drops down looking for a counter takedown but Markov sprawls and moves away. Markov lands with a hook. Glascoe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Glascoe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Markov throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Markov throws the left hand but Glascoe avoids the punch easily. Markov throws a nice looking combination but Glascoe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Glascoe tries to move into range but Markov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Glascoe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Glascoe moves away from the strike by Markov. Markov misses with an uppercut
and Glascoe counters with a nice double leg into guard. Glascoe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Glascoe postures up in Markov's guard and throws a big left but Markov blocks it. Markov keeping full guard, as Glascoe tries to pass. Glascoe trying to control the position from guard on top but Markov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Glascoe 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. Markov has Glascoe pulled in close to control his posture.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Glascoe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/refstandup3.gif) The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Glascoe ducks under a wild hook from Markov. Glascoe changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Markov scores with a three punch combo!
Markov misses with a straight left. Glascoe moves away from the strike by Markov. Markov lands a jab to the head.
Markov misses with a right hand enabling Glascoe to counter with a crisp jab.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut.gif) It looks like Alexey Markov has been cut. Markov swinging wildly here.
Nice uppercut lands for Markov. That snapped Glascoe's head back.
Good standup being displayed there by Markov as he connects with a hook. Markov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice defenses there by Glascoe. Glascoe feinted with a counter takedown. Markov misses with a lunging right hand
and Glascoe counters with a nice body kick. 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! Markov throws the left hand but Glascoe avoids the punch easily. Markov throws an off balance right hand
and Markov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Glascoe shoots for a double leg takedown but Markov sprawls well. He's pushed Glascoe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Markov. Markov misses with a hook. Glascoe ducked under it nicely. Markov misses with a looping right. Markov swings for the body but Glascoe moves out of range.
Glascoe misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Markov throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Glascoe tries to counter with a takedown but Markov is quick to defend against it. Some wild striking there from Markov.
Markov scores with a punch to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Markov dominated that round. The cut man is working on Alexey Markov's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Markov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Glascoe. Glascoe drops down looking for a counter takedown but Markov sprawls and moves away. Markov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Markov lands a jab. Glascoe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Glascoe moves out of range as Markov strikes. Markov looks to land a left hand but Glascoe moved out of range nicely. Markov scores with a hook to the body. Glascoe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Glascoe ducks under a wild hook from Markov. Glascoe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Glascoe moves out of range as Markov strikes. Glascoe is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Markov misses with a hook. Markov punishes Glascoe's body with a nice straight punch. Markov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Glascoe has time to react. Glascoe ducks under a wild hook from Markov.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Markov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Markov throws a series of punches but Glascoe moves out of range. Markov has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Glascoe staying out of range there. Markov throws a jab but it's blocked by Glascoe. Glascoe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Markov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alexey Markov seems to be getting the better of the standup. Glascoe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Glascoe lands with a right hand. Glascoe blocks a low kick nicely. Markov looks to score with a jab to the body but Glascoe is just out of range. Glascoe misses with a head kick.
Glascoe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A swing and a miss from Markov.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Markov misses with a lunging right hand
and Glascoe lands a stunning uppercut that sends Markov to the mat!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/rocked.gif) Markov is rocked! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Glascoe controlling the action here. Markov is still in real trouble! Can Glascoe finish him? Glascoe is nestled in close to Markov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Markov is looking for a sweep. Glascoe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Markov seems to have recovered his senses.
Glascoe is trying to work for a kimura but Markov is defending well.
Markov is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment. Markov is refusing to be controlled, as Glascoe sits in half guard. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Glascoe wants to control but Markov is keeping him busy.
Glascoe is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Markov as he works his way to full guard.
Markov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Glascoe's corner is telling him to maintain position. Markov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Glascoe is one step ahead there. Glascoe trying to control the position from guard on top but Markov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Markov has his hands on Glascoe's head, controlling the position.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Markov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/refstandup3.gif) The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Glascoe misses with a wild body shot. Glascoe tries to move into range but Markov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Glascoe slips a jab from Markov. Glascoe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Glascoe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Glascoe digs a good body shot into Markov's ribs. Glascoe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Markov misses with a straight right. Glascoe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Some wild striking there from Markov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Markov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Alexey Markov's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Glascoe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Markov scores with a body shot.
Markov throws the left hand but Glascoe avoids the punch easily. Markov thows a left - swing and a miss! Glascoe slips under a jab. Markov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Glascoe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Markov won't be happy with that.
Glascoe working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Glascoe is trying to ground and pound but Markov uses the momentary lack of control by Glascoe to regain half guard. Markov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round.
Glascoe seems to be looking for submissions.
Well, if Glascoe is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Glascoe is trying to control. Markov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Glascoe wants to free his trapped foot but Markov is holding on for dear life with his legs. Glascoe is trying to control the action in half guard but Markov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Markov tries to get to full guard but Glascoe has control of the leg. Glascoe trying to control the action but Markov is working from the bottom. Markov trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Glascoe there. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Glascoe controlling the action here. Glascoe is looking to advance position but Markov won't allow it.
Glascoe is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Evan Glascoe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Glascoe connects with a nice short shot to Markov's temple. Markov is positioning himself well to prevent Glascoe advancing to mount. Glascoe is looking to take a break and control but Markov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Evan Glascoe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Glascoe is working for a submission of some sort.
Glascoe is nestled in close to Markov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Glascoe is working for a submission of some sort.
Glascoe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Glascoe is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Markov is just riding it out for now. Glascoe eventually gives up the hold. Glascoe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight! Evan Glascoe showed his dominance in that final round. I think Markov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29 Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29 Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexey Markov! Alexey Markov gave a mention to Organic Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brent Reid (ranked 3301 p4p, 346 weight class) and David Taylor (ranked 4393 p4p, 428 weight class). Reid comes to the cage accompanied by At The Hundredth Meridian - The Tragically Hip. Brent Reid has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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173 lbs
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181 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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brent Reid! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Taylor ! The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Reid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor .
An attempted straight right counter from Reid misses the target. Taylor throws a body shot but no joy. Good standup being displayed there by Taylor as he connects with a hook. A leg kick checked by Taylor . Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Reid has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Taylor moves out of range of the strikes. Taylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reid.
Taylor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Reid with a body shot. Reid fails with the takedown. Taylor changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Reid throws a poor cross that misses
letting Taylor counter with a right hand. Reid fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Taylor checks it well. Reid doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Taylor drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Reid defends it well. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Taylor 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. A left lands for Reid.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Reid cracks Taylor with an open hand slap. Taylor with a body punch. A glancing blow. Taylor misses with a left hand enabling Reid to counter with a crisp jab. Taylor scores with a jab to the jaw. Taylor connects with a body shot. Reid on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Reid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively. Taylor 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reid connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Taylor scrambles back to his feet. Taylor misses with a hook. Reid ducked under it nicely. Reid throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor . Taylor drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Reid defends it well. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Reid takes one to the chin there. A jab from Taylor finds it's way through Reid's defenses.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/rocked2.gif) Reid is rocked! Jab from Reid. Oh Reid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Taylor cracks Reid with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Reid tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Taylor pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Reid is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Taylor !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Menshikov (ranked 3731 p4p, 390 weight class) and Ike Ibeabuchi (ranked 1764 p4p, 186 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Menshikov! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ike Ibeabuchi! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Menshikov throws a looping overhand right but Ibeabuchi ducks down to avoid it. Ibeabuchi slips under a jab from Menshikov. Menshikov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Menshikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Menshikov looks to land a left hand but Ibeabuchi moved out of range nicely. Ibeabuchi throws out a counter right but Menshikov avoids it with no problem. Menshikov lands a jab to Ibeabuchi's midsection. Menshikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ibeabuchi throws a counter combo. Menshikov cracks Ibeabuchi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Ibeabuchi staying out of range there. Ibeabuchi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Ibeabuchi defending well as Menshikov loads up on a big left hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Menshikov misses with a hook
and Ibeabuchi counters with a lovely straight right hand! Menshikov misses with a lunging right hand
and Ibeabuchi counters with a lovely straight right hand! Ibeabuchi throws a shot from downtown. Menshikov moves away and avoids it. Menshikov is looking to counter punch. Ibeabuchi 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. Menshikov throws a poor cross that misses
and Ibeabuchi counters with a one-two 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! Ibeabuchi slips a straight right by Menshikov.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Menshikov misses with a left hand and Ibeabuchi counters with a left to the body. Ibeabuchi slips under a jab from Menshikov. Ibeabuchi is looking for the big counter here. Ibeabuchi misses with a body shot.
Menshikov misses with a left hand and Ibeabuchi counters with a straight punch to the midsection. A jab from Menshikov misses.
Ibeabuchi drops Menshikov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Menshikov looks back up at him and smiles so Ibeabuchi waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/rocked2.gif) Menshikov is rocked!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut2.gif) It looks like Maxim Menshikov has been cut. Menshikov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Oh Menshikov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Menshikov is breathing heavily. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Ibeabuchi moves away from the strike by Menshikov. Menshikov seems to have got his legs back now.
Ibeabuchi sends Menshikov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ibeabuchi is motioning to the referee to let Menshikov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet! Menshikov works Ibeabuchi's body with a nice hook. Ibeabuchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Menshikov. Menshikov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Menshikov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ibeabuchi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Menshikov throws a lazy uppercut
and Ibeabuchi counters with a big right hand! Oh Menshikov is in trouble here! Ibeabuchi follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ike Ibeabuchi! Ike Ibeabuchi is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ciro Terranova (ranked 3234 p4p, 383 weight class) and Mihai Viteazul (ranked 3851 p4p, 439 weight class). Viteazul comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Capul lui Mihai Viteazul kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ciro Terranova! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mihai Viteazul! The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Terranova throws a body shot but no joy. Viteazul will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Viteazul rushes Terranova and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Viteazul manages to break the clinch.
Viteazul misses with a hook
and Terranova connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Viteazul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Viteazul drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Terranova wants to get back to his feet but Viteazul drags him back down. Viteazul scoring with punches from side control. Viteazul looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Terranova is avoiding damage well.
Terranova wants to get back to his feet but Viteazul drags him back down.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Viteazul grinds an elbow into Terranova's temple. Viteazul wants to lay and pray for a moment but Terranova keeps working. Terranova pushes Viteazul away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Viteazul gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Viteazul in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Terranova takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Viteazul working the ground and pound.
Viteazul wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Terranova, who protects the arm well.
Terranova throws Viteazul to one side and escapes! Viteazul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Viteazul tries to clinch up and Terranova counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Mihai Viteazul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Viteazul stalks Terranova and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Terranova's face. Terranova staggers backwards, shaken. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Viteazul takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Viteazul lands a jab to the nose. Terranova throws a right and a left that both miss. Terranova bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Terranova lands a left and a right that send Viteazul crashing to the mat, dazed. Terranova thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/rocked.gif) Viteazul is rocked! Viteazul gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Terranova gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ciro Terranova!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alen Ohanian (ranked 1609 p4p, 203 weight class) and Jesus Sanchez (ranked 2101 p4p, 247 weight class). Sanchez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Duele El Carazon. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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179 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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180 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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alen Ohanian! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Sanchez! The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ohanian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez. Ohanian has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sanchez finds it's way round the side to connect with Ohanian's head. Ohanian cracks a nice hook into Sanchez's ribs. Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Ohanian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Ohanian keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ohanian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez closes the distance and pushes Ohanian back into the cage.
Ohanian breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Ohanian pushes him off. Sanchez slips under a jab. We've been informed that Sanchez 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. Sanchez throws a hook but Ohanian blocks it. Sanchez defending well as Ohanian loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Ohanian managing to block the knees to the body from Sanchez.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land. Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Sanchez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A short right from Sanchez on the inside. Sanchez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ohanian gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Ohanian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A head punch on the inside from Ohanian fails to land.
Ohanian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ohanian tries to keep at a distance but Sanchez has taken the fight into the clinch. Sanchez lands a nice uppercut. A short right hand to the side of the head by Ohanian. A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez has Ohanian pressed against the cage, preventing Ohanian from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Ohanian is leaning against Sanchez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Ohanian uses good head movement to avoid it. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez. Ohanian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez missing with knees to the body.
Ohanian manages to break the clinch.
We've been told by Ohanian's head coaches at The Coffee Shop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Sanchez throws a shot to the body.
Ohanian swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Ohanian displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch. Ohanian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ohanian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Sanchez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Ohanian dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Ohanian lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Sanchez has Ohanian pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ohanian manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. A short right from Sanchez on the inside. Ohanian tries to break the clinch but Sanchez is controlling the position. Ohanian scores with a nice hook to the head. Ohanian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Ohanian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ohanian manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ohanian. Ohanian bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanchez's head backwards.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Sloppy strikes from Ohanian. Those never looked like landing. Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ohanian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
Ohanian breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez misses with a looping left. Sanchez scores with the left hand. Ohanian knows he should have avoided that one. Danga de danga de dang - Ohanian scores with a four punch combination!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut.gif) It looks like Jesus Sanchez has been cut. Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Ohanian is just out of range. The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Ohanian swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez. Ohanian ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Sanchez takes one to the chin there. Ohanian misses with an uppercut
and Ohanian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sanchez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Ohanian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Sanchez misses with a right hand and Ohanian makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Sanchez walks into a jab. Sanchez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ohanian can pounce on him.
Ohanian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily. Ohanian misses with a double jab.
Ohanian throws a nice outside leg kick. Ohanian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Ohanian lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanchez's head. Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Ohanian with a hook. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ohanian throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Ohanian swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez. Sanchez throws a right and a left that Ohanian avoids nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alen Ohanian dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jesus Sanchez's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Ohanian is avoiding it.
Ohanian lands with a nice body punch. Alen Ohanian is winning the standup battle so far. Ohanian fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick from Ohanian.
Sanchez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ohanian slips a straight right by Sanchez. Ohanian was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. A kick lands to the mid section there for Ohanian. Sanchez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ohanian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Ohanian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around? Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ohanian swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez lands an overhand right. Ohanian pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sanchez back to the cage. Ohanian follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ohanian walks into a stiff left hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez takes a shot to the head. A short uppercut from Ohanian. Ohanian looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ohanian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Ohanian misses with a body kick. Ohanian misses with an uppercut. Ohanian lands with a shot to the body. Ohanian's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ohanian duly obliges. Ohanian misses with a few strikes there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanchez! But no joy. Sanchez throws a good cross that connects.
Sanchez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sanchez lands with a right to the head. Ohanian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Sanchez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Ohanian has had enough of the clinch but Sanchez keeps him there for the moment. Ohanian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards. Sanchez prevents Ohanian from breaking the clinch.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Ohanian uses good head movement to avoid it. Ohanian blocking some punches.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Sanchez is looking for a takedown.
Ohanian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Ohanian misses with a body kick. Sanchez wants to clinch up but Ohanian keeps it at a distance. Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Sanchez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Ohanian swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez. Ohanian fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez. Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Ohanian. Sanchez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ohanian connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sanchez scrambles back to his feet. Sanchez misses with a combination
and Ohanian counters with a nice body shot.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Sanchez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ohanian stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Ohanian moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sanchez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ohanian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Ohanian throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range. Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ohanian. Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Ohanian's shoulder, as Ohanian tries to avoid the shot. Sanchez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Ohanian lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Ohanian throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range. Ohanian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Ohanian throws a combination that misses and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ohanian swats him away and circles back towards the center. Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch. Ohanian pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Sanchez tries to clinch but Ohanian is having none of it. Ohanian misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanchez counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Ohanian tried to score with a low kick but Sanchez checks it. Sanchez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sanchez gets a clinch.
Ohanian breaks from the clinch.
Ohanian digs a good hook to Sanchez's body.
Sanchez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanchez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ohanian's efforts to push away. Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ohanian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ohanian throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez. A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land. A head punch blocked on the inside by Ohanian. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alen Ohanian dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Jesus Sanchez's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
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Sanchez closes the distance and pushes Ohanian back into the cage.
Ohanian breaks from the clinch.
Ohanian throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily. Ohanian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Ohanian walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Ohanian takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Ohanian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Nice cross by Ohanian. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ohanian swats him away and circles back towards the center. Sanchez moves out of range as Ohanian strikes.
Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. A shot in the inside from Sanchez. A head punch blocked on the inside by Ohanian.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohanian manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch. Ohanian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Ohanian looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Sanchez lands a nice looking body shot.
Sanchez defending well as Ohanian loads up on a big left hand. Ohanian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Sanchez tries to clinch but Ohanian moves away and Ohanian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Ohanian feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanchezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sanchez drives through and clinches with Ohanian against the cage.
Ohanian lands a right hand.
Ohanian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Ohanian throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range. Jesus Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Alen Ohanian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Ohanian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ohanian misses with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Ohanian misses the target. Ohanian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ohanian thows a body kick. Sanchez tries to catch it but that hurt him. Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Ohanian counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Ohanian scores with a decent looking hook. Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Ohanian moved out of range. Ohanian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab. Ohanian moves into range and connects with a jab. A big right from Ohanian misses. Ohanian connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Ohanian lands a lovely overhand right.
Sanchez cracks Ohanian with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sanchez has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ohanian to stand back up!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/rocked2.gif) Ohanian is rocked! Sanchez tries to clinch there but Ohanian circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Ohanian misses its target. Oh Ohanian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Ohanian moved out of range nicely. Sanchez measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Ohanian! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Jesus Sanchez! An out of breath Jesus Sanchez 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cory Cotton (ranked 8992 p4p, 592 weight class) and Chris Steve (ranked 197 p4p, 33 weight class). Cotton comes into the arena with Upchurch blaring out of the sound system. Chris Steve has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cory Cotton! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Steve! The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Steve scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. A swing and a miss from Cotton. Steve missing with a left hand there. Cotton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Steve blocks a jab. Cotton lands a nice shot to the body.
Steve swings for the body but Cotton moves out of range.
Steve takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cotton ducks right into an uppercut from Steve.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut2.gif) It looks like Cory Cotton has been cut. Steve changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Steve defending well as Cotton loads up on a big left hand. Cotton looks to land a left hand but Steve moved out of range nicely. A decent looking cross lands there for Steve.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/rocked2.gif) Cotton is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cotton walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Steve swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chris Steve! Chris Steve retains his welterweight title! In his post fight interview, Chris Steve started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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