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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Molby (ranked 8313 p4p, 709 weight class) and Antonio Sanchez (ranked 8923 p4p, 724 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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 Hilo, Jan Molby!
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, Antonio Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Molby drives through with a takedown into Sanchez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sanchez wriggles free and stands up.
Molby thows a body kick. Sanchez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Molby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Molby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Molby counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Molby working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Molby working away.
Sanchez gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molby controlling from the full mount.
Molby landing shots from mount.
Molby looking to finish Sanchez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sanchez!
Sanchez has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Molby controlling the position easily from mount.
Molby lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Molby lands a big elbow.
Molby sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Molby wants to control the pace but Sanchez is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molby lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sanchez is in a horrible position here. Molby smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Molby tries to control but Sanchez wriggling away.
Molby working Sanchez over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Molby.
Molby lands a heavy elbow.
Molby fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molby lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Molby landing strikes from the mount and Sanchez is in trouble!
Molby sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Molby pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sanchez is rocked!
Molby landing shots from mount.
Molby in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Molby 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.
Molby raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sanchez is still in real trouble! Can Molby finish him?
Molby controlling from mount.
Molby postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Sanchez in real trouble here! The ref calls for Sanchez to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Molby!
Our winner, Jan Molby, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Power Max (ranked 8710 p4p, 646 weight class) and Arnold Stein (ranked 4842 p4p, 491 weight class). Power Max has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Power Max!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arnold Stein!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Max takes one to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Stein as he connects with a hook.
Stein lands with a straight right. Max didn't see that one coming.
Max shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stein as he avoids it easily.
Stein stuffs the takedown.
Stein looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stein is pawing at Max, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Max's nose. Max is badly hurt! Stein pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Max tries desperately to hold on but Stein is relentless in his assault! As Max receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Stein away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnold Stein!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connor Mclendon (ranked 7617 p4p, 590 weight class) and Randy Savage (ranked 7096 p4p, 569 weight class). Savage has chosen Pomp & Circumstance as his entrance music. Connor Mclendon has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor Mclendon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Savage!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Mclendon.
Mclendon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Despite the aggression on Savage's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Savage checks a low kick from Mclendon.
Savage tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mclendon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savage avoids the head kick by Mclendon.
Savage slips a jab from Mclendon.
Savage now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mclendon misses with a combination
and Savage counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mclendon!
Mclendon struggling a bit here.
Savage controls the position.
Mclendon tries to buck Savage off but Savage is having none of it.
Mclendon can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage decides to stand back up. Savage steps back and let's Mclendon get back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Mclendon.
Savage only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mclendon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Mclendon.
Mclendon throws a sloppy head kick
and Savage counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Mclendon.
Savage tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mclendon throws a right hand that Savage ducks under and follows up with a left that Savage also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclendon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Savage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Savage is looking for the big counter here.
Mclendon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Savage counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mclendon is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mclendon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Savage.
Mclendon is looking for a sweep. Savage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Savage controlling the action here.
Mclendon is looking to improve his position.
Mclendon wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Savage has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mclendon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savage manages to avoid it.
As Mclendon backs off Savage throws a huge counter combo but Mclendon manages to avoid it all.
Mclendon lands a head kick!
It looks like Randy Savage has been cut.
Mclendon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savage is looking for the big counter here.
Mclendon throws a leg kick
and Savage counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mclendon pulls Savage in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclendon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Savage works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Savage tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Savage seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
It looks like Savage might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Connor Mclendon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Randy Savage's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mclendon takes a swing at Savage's ribcage but misses.
Savage slips under a jab.
Savage feints the counter takedown.
Mclendon scoring well with a low kick there.
Mclendon throws a lazy body kick
and Savage counters with a single leg into guard. Mclendon didn't expect that.
Mclendon being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage is continuing to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclendon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Savage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mclendon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Randy Savage has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mclendon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mclendon has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Savage has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mclendon is trying to get back to half guard.
Mclendon trying his best to control but Savage has mounted him.
Mclendon is just holding on here. Savage manages to take his back.
Savage keeps control of the position as Mclendon tries to break free.
What can Mclendon do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Mclendon just trying to survive but Savage is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Mclendon wants to escape the position.
Mclendon is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mclendon defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Savage has good solid back control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Savage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Savage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Savage's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mclendon throws a right and a left that Savage avoids nicely.
Savage moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Savage avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mclendon tries a head kick but it misses.
We've been informed that Savage has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Savage moves out of range as Mclendon strikes.
Savage wants to counter with a clinch but Mclendon pushes him away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mclendon. Savage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Savage feints the counter takedown.
Savage slips a straight right by Mclendon.
Savage feints the counter takedown.
Mclendon throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mclendon tries to bum rush Savage with a series of wild strikes but Savage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Savage wants to counter the offense by Mclendon and move into the clinch position.
Mclendon misses with a double jab
and Savage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Connor Mclendon is winning the standup battle so far.
Mclendon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Savage! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclendon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savage moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mclendon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Despite the aggression on Savage's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A head kick by Mclendon misses
and Savage counters with a three punch combo that has Mclendon backing up. Mclendon nods at Savage to acknowledge the strikes.
Mclendon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Savage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mclendon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mclendon throws a leg kick but Savage checks it.
Mclendon throws a head kick but Savage moves out of range.
Connor Mclendon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Mclendon is predictable there
and Savage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mclendon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Savage lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mclendon throws a series of punches but Savage moves out of range.
Savage is trying to counter with his kicks.
A head kick misses from Mclendon.
Savage avoids a kick to the body.
Savage appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Connor Mclendon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Savage blocks a leg kick.
As Mclendon backs off Savage throws a huge counter combo but Mclendon manages to avoid it all.
Mclendon is looking to wear down Savage with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclendon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Savage counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savage is stalling in the full guard.
Mclendon is trying to keep Savage in close.
Savage is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage prevents Mclendon from getting back to his feet.
Mclendon is working an open guard so Savage takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mclendon throws a head kick but Savage moves out of range.
Savage looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mclendon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Savage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mclendon throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
so Savage counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Savage is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Savage controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Savage preventing the sweep.
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 Connor Mclendon.
I think Mclendon 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Connor Mclendon!
A relieved looking Connor Mclendon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Randy Savage had this to say: 'I'm talking about all the way to the top, yeah. I'm justifiably in a position that I'd rather not be in. But the cream will rise to the top, ooh yeah. Macho Madness!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Bailey (ranked 5963 p4p, 554 weight class) and Cobweb Cooter (ranked 3312 p4p, 369 weight class). Bailey's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, NWA-Fuck Tha Police. Cooter has chosen Porch Honky as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Bailey!
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, Cobweb Cooter!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bailey seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bailey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ray Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Bailey misses
letting Cooter counter with a right hand.
Bailey misses with a head kick.
Cooter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Baileys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bailey lands a jab to the nose.
Cooter moves out of range of the body kick.
Bailey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cooter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice cross by Cooter.
Bailey misses with a wild combination.
Cooter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cooter drops Bailey with a big left hand and mounts him. Bailey is in big trouble!
Bailey is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Bailey in real trouble here! The ref calls for Bailey to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cobweb Cooter!
An out of breath Cobweb Cooter thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Ray Bailey spoke after the fight, saying 'i'll be back bigger, better and stronger. I'll fight anybody anywhere bitches'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Pacheco (ranked 4838 p4p, 245 weight class) and Demarte Pena (ranked 3249 p4p, 172 weight class). Pena has chosen Mesmo Assim as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Pacheco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demarte Pena!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pacheco if he has to take too many more of those.
Pena forces Pacheco back against the cage and clinches.
Pena lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pacheco backwards.
Pena prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pena stalls.
Pacheco has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pena after a bit of a struggle.
Pena controlling the action here for a moment.
Pena jumps into guard, dragging Pacheco to the mat.
Pacheco controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pacheco thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena wants to sweep here but Pacheco controlling him for the moment.
Pena punching from the bottom - just letting Pacheco know he's still in a fight.
Pena wants to sweep but no luck.
Pacheco postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco trying to control but Pena is working from the bottom.
Pena throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pacheco passes Pena's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pacheco seems to be looking for submissions.
Pena is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pacheco is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pena sees it coming and defends easily.
Pena trying to control here.
Pena is doing well to control the position and prevent Pacheco from advancing to side control.
Pacheco sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pena defending well though.
Pena wants to get back to full guard.
Pacheco seems to be looking for submissions.
Pacheco blocks the strikes from Pena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena tries to roll over but Pacheco keeps him under control.
Pena regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pena is trying to keep Pacheco in close.
Pena looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pacheco is one step ahead there.
Pena is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pacheco wants to control from the top but Pena keeps moving.
Pena looking for a sweep. Not yet Pena, not yet.
Pena keeping full guard, as Pacheco tries to pass.
Pacheco decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pena, up you get!
Pena clinches with his opponent.
Pacheco has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Pena is trying to keep an underhook but Pacheco manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Pena is looking to control Pacheco's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pena avoid being mounted?
Pacheco looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco wants to take a breather but Pena is having none of it.
Pena misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Pena is not content to let Pacheco control the position.
Pena misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Pena tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Pacheco trying to control the pace.
Pacheco lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pacheco really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pacheco trying to control the action but Pena is working from the bottom.
Pena tries to get to full guard but Pacheco has control of the leg.
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.
Pena is trying to stand back up but Pacheco is controlling him
Pena throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pena is not content to let Pacheco control the position.
Pena is looking for a sweep. Pacheco is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pacheco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pena keeps working.
Pena looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pena looking for submissions off his back.
Pacheco throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pacheco lands strikes from half guard.
Pena is defending against the submission attempts here by Pacheco.
Pacheco is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jose Pacheco will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pacheco shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pena manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pacheco advances position into side control!
Pena is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Pacheco is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Pacheco sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pacheco prevents Pena from getting the reversal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena wants to hold on but Pacheco pushes him away.
Pacheco working for a submission but Pena is keeping him at bay.
Pena throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Pacheco can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pena is looking to escape.
Pacheco avoids the attempt from Pena to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pacheco wants to take Pena's back here but Pena is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Pena tries to control Pacheco's body but Pacheco pushes him off. Pena squirms to his side and now Pacheco has his back!
Pena trying to control the action but Pacheco just sinks the hooks in.
Pena is really stuck here.
Pena looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Pacheco is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Pacheco is riding his opponent, not letting Pena buck him off.
Pacheco struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Pena's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Pacheco thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Pena tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Pacheco throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pacheco throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pacheco moves to the back.
Pena won't enjoy being in this position. Pacheco looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Pena is tapping - it's over boys! Pacheco picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jose Pacheco!
After winning the bout, Jose Pacheco thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Demarte Pena had this to say: 'This was not the end. It is just the Begin of you end. '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between BM Websphere (ranked 2497 p4p, 136 weight class) and Yodsanan Sityodtong (ranked 1592 p4p, 79 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, BM Websphere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsanan Sityodtong!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Websphere keeps the fight on the outside.
Websphere checks a leg kick.
Sityodtong does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sityodtong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sityodtong has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Websphere is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sityodtong has closed the distance and engaged Websphere in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Websphere.
Sityodtong scores with a shot to the side of Websphere's head.
Websphere misses with a punch on the inside.
Websphere lands a right hand.
Sityodtong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sityodtong gets through Websphere's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Websphere throws a head punch that misses.
Websphere breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Websphere connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sityodtong tries to clinch but Websphere moves out of range.
Sityodtong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sityodtong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sityodtong is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sityodtong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sityodtong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Websphere is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Websphere throws a head punch that misses.
Sityodtong slows down the pace here.
Sityodtong throws a head punch that misses.
Sityodtong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sityodtong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sityodtong lands a right hand.
Sityodtong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Webspheres head.
Sityodtong is trying to maintain a safe position but Websphere gets an underhook and turns Sityodtong into the cage.
Sityodtong can't find room to land a body shot as Websphere controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Sityodtong fails to land.
Websphere fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Websphere lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sityodtong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Websphere's efforts to push away.
Sityodtong misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sityodtong working aggressively here.
Websphere lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Websphere blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Websphere blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Websphere.
Websphere misses with some punches.
Sityodtong trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Websphere breaks the clinch.
Websphere takes the fight into the clinch.
Websphere lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sityodtong.
Websphere is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sityodtong is keeping busy.
Good body shot from Sityodtong.
A short right from Sityodtong on the inside.
Sityodtong just leaning against Websphere, taking a breather.
Sityodtong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sityodtong landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sityodtong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Websphere breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Websphere clinches with his opponent.
Sityodtong blocking some punches.
Sityodtong swings wildly with an uppercut but Websphere uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sityodtong misses with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Websphere.
Websphere misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Sityodtong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sityodtong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sityodtong tries a body shot but Websphere blocks it.
Websphere misses with a hook to the ribs.
Websphere breaks the clinch.
Sityodtong tries to close the distance and clinch but Websphere swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Websphere missing with a left hand there. Sityodtong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sityodtong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Websphere connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sityodtong throws a leg kick that misses.
Websphere throws an overhand right that lands on Sityodtong's shoulder, as Sityodtong tries to avoid the shot.
Websphere avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sityodtong darts in and clinches Websphere up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Sityodtong on the inside.
Websphere breaks from the clinch.
Websphere throws a push kick but Sityodtong slaps the foot to one side.
Websphere throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sityodtong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Websphere keeps the fight on the outside.
Sityodtong throws a right hand that Websphere ducks under and follows up with a left that Websphere also avoids with ease.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Websphere.
Websphere connects with an inside leg kick.
Websphere swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sityodtong.
Sityodtong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Websphere goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yodsanan Sityodtong will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Websphere thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sityodtong if he has to take too many more of those.
Websphere seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sityodtong has managed to clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sityodtong.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sityodtong.
Websphere misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sityodtong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Websphere breaks from the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sityodtong.
Sityodtong doesn't manage to clinch there - Websphere circles away.
Sityodtong takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sityodtong.
Sityodtong misses with a knee to the head.
Websphere misses with a punch on the inside.
Websphere makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sityodtong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Sityodtong.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sityodtong.
Websphere throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sityodtongs head.
Yodsanan Sityodtong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sityodtong lands with a light punch inside.
Websphere's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sityodtong has a couple of punches blocked by Websphere.
Websphere is trying to break the clinch but Sityodtong has him pressed against the cage.
Sityodtong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Websphere tries to circle away but Sityodtong has him pinned against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Sityodtong.
Websphere swings wildly with an uppercut but Sityodtong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sityodtong throws a punch but it's blocked by Websphere.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sityodtong swings wildly with an uppercut but Websphere uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sityodtong stalling the fight.
Sityodtong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sityodtong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Websphere blocks an uppercut.
Websphere is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sityodtong fails to land.
Sityodtong blocks an uppercut.
Come on Sityodtong - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Websphere as Sityodtong tries to tie him up.
Sityodtong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sityodtong misses with a punch to the body.
Websphere being controlled against the cage.
Sityodtong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sityodtong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Websphere breaks the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sityodtong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Websphere. Websphere obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Websphere takes a swing at Sityodtong's ribcage but misses.
Sityodtong closes the distance and pushes Websphere back into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Websphere gets through Sityodtong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sityodtong lands a right hand.
Sityodtong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sityodtong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Websphere tries to throw a body punch but Sityodtong avoids it by throwing Websphere back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Websphere.
Sityodtong tries to work over Websphere's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Websphere managing to block the knees to the body from Sityodtong.
Sityodtong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sityodtong missing with knees to the body.
Websphere working aggressively here.
Websphere blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Websphere blocks a body shot from Sityodtong.
Sityodtong is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Websphere tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sityodtong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sityodtong effectively controlling the action here.
Websphere pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Websphere lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sityodtong circles away quickly and effectively.
Sityodtong rushes Websphere and presses him up against the cage.
Sityodtong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sityodtong stalling.
Websphere is trying to force a seperation but Sityodtong has the dominant position.
Sityodtong lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Websphere.
Sityodtong looking to stall.
Sityodtong lands an uppercut.
Websphere digs a right hand into Sityodtong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sityodtong's gas tank.
Sityodtong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Websphere.
Websphere misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yodsanan Sityodtong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Websphere thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sityodtong if he has to take too many more of those.
Sityodtong tries to clinch up.
Sityodtong wants to clinch up but Websphere keeps it at a distance.
Websphere dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sityodtong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sityodtong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Websphere was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Websphere scores with a jab.
Sityodtong throws the kick towards the body but Websphere avoids it.
Sityodtong just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWebsphere.
Sityodtong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Websphere lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sityodtong's sensitive parts.
Websphere misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sityodtong.
Sityodtong connects with a crisp jab.
Websphere darts in and clinches Sityodtong up against the cage.
Sityodtong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Websphere is trying to break the clinch but Sityodtong is controlling him.
Websphere misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Websphere creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sityodtong throws a punch but it's blocked by Websphere.
Websphere is trying to maintain a safe position but Sityodtong gets an underhook and turns Websphere into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sityodtong fails to land.
Websphere presses Sityodtong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sityodtong blocking some punches.
Sityodtong gets through Websphere's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Websphere throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sityodtongs head.
Websphere misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Websphere.
Websphere wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sityodtong working aggressively here.
Websphere lands a left hand.
Sityodtong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sityodtong misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Websphere.
Websphere struggles to land a body shot inside as Sityodtong controls his hands.
Websphere wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sityodtong has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sityodtong.
BM Websphere has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sityodtong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Websphere swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Websphere misses with a body punch.
Sityodtong blocking some punches.
Sityodtong blocking some punches.
Sityodtong lands a hook that snaps the head of Websphere backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sityodtong.
Websphere lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Websphere misses with a hook from the clinch.
Websphere doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sityodtong lands a hook that snaps the head of Websphere backwards.
Sityodtong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Websphere tries to break the clinch but Sityodtong is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Websphere.
Sityodtong misses with a knee to the head.
Sityodtong blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Websphere fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sityodtong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sityodtong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Websphere is defending well for now.
Sityodtong tries a knee to the head but Websphere blocks it.
Sityodtong has a couple of punches blocked by Websphere.
Websphere lands a hook to the side of the head.
Websphere lands a body punch in the clinch.
Websphere escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Websphere avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sityodtong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sityodtong moves into the clinch successfully.
Websphere doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sityodtong lands with a right to the head.
Sityodtong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Websphere misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sityodtong can't find room to land a body shot as Websphere controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sityodtong cracks Websphere with a nice body shot.
Websphere misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sityodtong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Websphere swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sityodtong effectively controlling the action here.
Websphere misses with a punch to the body.
Sityodtong swings wildly with an uppercut but Websphere uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sityodtong will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Websphere up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sityodtong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Websphere lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sityodtong has a couple of punches blocked by Websphere.
Nice body punch from Websphere.
Yodsanan Sityodtong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Websphere lands a body punch.
Sityodtong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sityodtong struggles to land a body shot inside as Websphere controls his hands.
Websphere cracks Sityodtong with a nice body shot.
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 BM Websphere.
I think Sityodtong 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yodsanan Sityodtong!
Yodsanan Sityodtong decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between CrackO Azz (ranked 2378 p4p, 230 weight class) and Lodzov Hugs (ranked 2988 p4p, 263 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CrackO Azz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lodzov Hugs!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azz looks to land a right hand but Hugs moved out of range.
Hugs misses with the combination.
Hugs throws a big shot that misses.
Hugs misses with an uppercut
and Azz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Lodzov Hugs has been cut.
Lodzov Hugs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azz gets caught flat footed, as Hugs shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Azz wants to get back to his feet but Hugs passes into half guard.
Hugs throwing shots but Azz is blocking nicely.
Hugs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Azz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hugs on the ground.
Hugs takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hugs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hugs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Azz defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugs controlling the action here.
Hugs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hugs not doing much here.
Hugs winds up and cracks Azz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hugs thows a huge punch but Azz dodges it nicely.
Hugs lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Azz's coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Still in half guard, Hugs seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hugs thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Azz's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hugs winds up and cracks Azz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hugs controlling the pace.
Azz trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hugs thows a huge punch but Azz dodges it nicely.
Hugs content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hugs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Azz defending well though.
Hugs keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hugs closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Azz counter with a right hand.
Azz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hugs.
Hugs defending well as Azz loads up on a big left hand.
Azz dodges the punch combination from Hugs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hugs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hugs shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Azz is trying to defend but Hugs finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Azz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hugs scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hugs working Azz over with strikes.
Hugs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hugs is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hugs is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Azz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Azz tries to get out of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hugs lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hugs throwing shots but Azz is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lodzov Hugs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lodzov Hugs's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Azz looks to throw the jab but Hugs is out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Hugs.
Hugs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hugs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hugs ducks under a wild hook from Azz.
Azz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hugs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Azz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hugs works Azz's body with a nice hook.
Azz misses with a hook.
Hugs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hugs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Azz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hugs throws a series of punches but Azz moves out of range.
Azz is looking to counter punch.
Azz misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Hugs does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azz misses with a wild body shot.
Hugs lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hugs.
Hugs throws a sloppy head kick and Azz moves out of range easily.
Azz lands with a right hand.
Hugs misses with a few strikes there.
Lodzov Hugs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hugs slips a jab from Azz.
Azz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hugs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Azz misses with a straight left.
Hugs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azz.
Hugs misses with a combination
and Azz counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hugs! Azz lets Hugs back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Hugs is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hugs moves out of range of the strikes.
Azz walks into a stiff left hand from Hugs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azz throws a hook but Hugs avoids it easily.
CrackO Azz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hugs misses with a wild body shot.
Hugs looks to score with a jab to the body but Azz is just out of range.
Azz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hugs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hugs ducks under a wild hook from Azz.
Hugs looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Azz throws a body punch but Hugs moves out of range.
Hugs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Azz just misses with a punch to the body.
Azz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hugs punishes Azz's body with a nice straight punch.
Hugs falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Azz to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hugs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azz.
Despite the aggression on Hugs's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Azz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A head kick misses from Hugs.
Azz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Azz throwing a counter right hand but Hugs manages to avoid it.
A cross from Azz lands.
Azz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A counter left hand to the body from Azz misses its target.
Hugs darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hugs is trying to control. Azz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hugs lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hugs scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Azz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hugs.
Azz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hugs scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hugs is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hugs frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hugs content just to control the position here.
Hugs looking to finish Azz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Azz!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lodzov Hugs will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lodzov Hugs's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Azz scores with a jab.
Azz swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Hugs to counter with a crisp jab.
Hugs swinging wildly here.
Hugs throws a body shot but no joy.
Azz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hugs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Azz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hugs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hugs throws a series of punches but Azz moves out of range.
Hugs throws a jab when Azz was well out of range.
Hugs misses with a body punch
and Azz counters with a stiff right hand.
Hugs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Azz throws a hook to the side of Hugs's head but Hugs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hugs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azz manages to avoid it.
Hugs loads up on a big right hand but Azz slips the punch.
Azz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Azz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
CrackO Azz is winning the standup battle so far.
Hugs clinches up against the cage.
Azz tries to work over Hugs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hugs takes a shot to the head.
Azz misses with some punches.
Azz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Azz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hugs blocks a body shot from Azz.
CrackO Azz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lodzov Hugs is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azz throws a punch but it's blocked by Hugs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Azz.
Azz tries to throw a body punch but Hugs avoids it by throwing Azz back against the cage.
Azz misses with a body punch.
Hugs tries for a takedown but Azz manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Azz.
A head punch on the inside from Azz fails to land.
Azz lands with a short shot to the head.
Azz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Azz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hugs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Azz tries a body shot but Hugs blocks it.
Hugs throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Azz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hugs's elbow.
Azz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Azz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hugs blocking some punches.
Azz avoids a wild elbow strike from Hugs.
Hugs blocks an uppercut.
Hugs stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hugs blocks an uppercut.
Azz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Azz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hugs's elbow.
Azz misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hugs's elbow.
Azz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hugs blocks an uppercut.
Azz lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hugs.
Hugs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hugs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Azz throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Azz.
Azz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Azz misses with a body punch.
Azz lands a hook that snaps the head of Hugs backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
CrackO Azz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hugs 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... CrackO Azz!
In defeat, Lodzov Hugs stepped up to the mic, saying 'this was bullshit'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Moore (ranked 1448 p4p, 206 weight class) and Bob Grill (ranked 1564 p4p, 228 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Moore might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sad Man's Tongue by Volbeat. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Moore!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Grill!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore thows a leg kick but Grill checks it
and Grill counters with a stiff right hand.
Grill blocks a jab.
Moore swings away with a body shot that misses
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moore misses with an uppercut. Grill saw that one coming.
Moore misses with a low kick.
Grill looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grill jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Moore loads up on a big right hand but Grill slips the punch.
Moore throws a lazy right hand but Grill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grill throws a hook but Moore blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grill with a jab.
Moore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A leg kick checked by Grill.
It seemed like Grill was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Moore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore throws a poor cross that misses
and Grill counters with a nice uppercut.
Moore is rocked!
Grill has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Moore shoots in looking for a takedown but Grill manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Moore's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Grill throws a lazy right hand but Moore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grill.
Moore sizes up Grill with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Moore misses with a left hand
and Grill counters with a right hand to the body.
Grill misses with an uppercut.
Moore misses with a left hand
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've been hearing reports that Moore has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Grill misses the target.
Bob Grill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moore misses with a right hand
and Grill counters with a stiff right hand.
Moore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grill.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grill finds it's way round the side to connect with Moore's head.
Oh Moore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moore misses with a takedown
and Grill counters with a big left hand that crumples Moore! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Grill!
Bob Grill is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Zoid (ranked 4186 p4p, 518 weight class) and Damien Dawson (ranked 3743 p4p, 479 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Zoid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson slips a straight right by Zoid.
It seemed like Dawson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dawson throws a push kick but Zoid slaps the foot to one side.
Dawson throws a big shot that misses.
Harold Zoid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawson misses with an uppercut.
Zoid throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dawson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zoid forces Dawson back against the cage and clinches.
Dawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zoid has a couple of punches blocked by Dawson.
Zoid swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Zoid.
It looks like Damien Dawson has been cut.
Dawson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoid breaks the clinch.
Dawson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zoid.
Zoid throws a looping overhand right but Dawson ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Dawson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zoid rushes Dawson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zoid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dawson throws a head punch that misses.
Dawson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zoid lands an uppercut.
Zoid prevents a body shot from Dawson.
Dawson misses with some punches.
Dawson lands a shoulder strike.
Dawson can't break the clinch.
Dawson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zoid scores with a shot to the side of Dawson's head.
A nice left hand lands by Zoid.
Zoid lands with a right to the head.
Zoid blocking some punches.
Dawson takes a shot to the head.
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!
Dawson cracks Zoid with a nice body shot.
Zoid misses with a punch on the inside.
Dawson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dawson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Zoid seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dawson can turn it around.
Dawson misses with some punches.
Zoid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dawson throws a punch but it's blocked by Zoid.
Dawson can't find room to land a body shot as Zoid controls the action.
Zoid manages to break the clinch.
Zoid misses with a hook
and Zoid takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoid tries to clinch up.
As Zoid backs off Dawson throws a huge counter combo but Zoid manages to avoid it all.
Zoid throws a body shot but no joy.
Zoid smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zoid swings widly with a right hand
enabling Dawson to counter with a crisp jab.
Zoid has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zoid lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Dawson.
Zoid lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Zoid lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Zoid.
Dawson looks winded!
Zoid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zoid misses with a punch to the body.
Zoid blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Zoid fails to land.
Dawson misses with the head strike.
Dawson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zoid.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Zoid.
Zoid works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dawson misses with the head strike.
Zoid misses with a punch on the inside.
Dawson throws a head punch that misses.
Zoid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zoid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Zoid lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Dawson is rocked!
Dawson swings wildly with an uppercut but Zoid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawson is still on wobbly legs! Can Zoid finish him?
A short left from Zoid.
Zoid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Zoid swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zoid throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zoid.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawson.
Dawson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zoid.
A left hand lands to the body for Dawson.
Zoid gets through Dawson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson misses with a body punch.
Dawson lands with a right to the head.
Zoid works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dawson seems to have recovered his senses.
Dawson lands a right hand.
Zoid lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Zoid digs a right hand underneath Dawson's ribcage. Dawson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zoid misses with some punches.
Zoid lands a nice shot to the body.
Dawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zoid lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Zoid - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Zoid.
Zoid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zoid creates a bit of distance for himself, with Dawson pressed up against the cage and cracks Dawson with a massive uppercut! Dawson goes down! He's out cold! Wow, that was some serious power there by Zoid!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harold Zoid!
After the fight, Harold Zoid was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Butler (ranked 749 p4p, 27 weight class) and Freddie Miller (ranked 2841 p4p, 108 weight class). Freddie Miller is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Butler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddie Miller!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Butler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Butler counters with a nice double leg into side control. Miller won't be happy with that.
Miller gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
We've been hearing good reports from Butler's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Butler tries to control but Miller wriggling away.
Butler controlling his opponent.
Butler putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Butler with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller is trying to escape the mount.
Butler raining down shots from the mount!
Miller looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller can't escape the position.
Miller tries to lock up and control but Butler gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Butler lands with some strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Butler cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Miller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Butler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
You get the feeling that Miller really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Butler landing shots from mount.
Butler landing strikes, looking to finish!
Miller takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Miller wants to control but Butler is having none of it.
Butler working Miller over with strikes here.
Miller is rocked!
Butler lands a big shot to the head and Miller winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jake Butler!
Jake Butler retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Jake Butler thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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