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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Fury (ranked 22454 p4p, 229 weight class) and Skender Baruti (ranked 22409 p4p, 170 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Skender Baruti!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baruti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fury counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fury throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baruti is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Baruti throws a combination. Fury tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Oooooh!!! Fury has knocked Baruti down with a huge combo! Fury steps away and waves a wobbly Baruti back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Baruti is rocked!
It looks like Skender Baruti has been cut.
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!
Baruti drops his hands momentarily. Fury doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Baruti staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Baruti doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Fury!
Nick Fury thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrano Jackson (ranked 3632 p4p, 469 weight class) and Blitz Wolfman (ranked 22664 p4p, 685 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrano Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blitz Wolfman!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wolfman jabs Jackson right on the nose. Jackson blinks but takes it well.
Wolfman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jackson's head backwards.
Wolfman throws a body kick that misses.
Jackson tries to counter with a takedown but Wolfman is quick to defend against it.
Wolfman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Wolfman. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Jackson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wolfman lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Jackson falls backwards - clearly groggy! Wolfman dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blitz Wolfman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neville Southall (ranked 2353 p4p, 251 weight class) and Werner Jung (ranked 7557 p4p, 558 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neville Southall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Werner Jung!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Southall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jung.
Southall throws a sloppy head kick and Jung moves out of range easily.
Southall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Southall throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jung counters with a good low kick that Southall was not able to check.
Southall tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jung defends well and Southall ends up having to push Jung into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Southall tries to land a leg kick but Jung saw it coming and moves away.
Jung jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Neville Southall has been cut.
Southall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jung throws out the jab.
Southall misses with a takedown
and Jung makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Southall is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Jung. Those never looked like landing.
Jung lands with a good body shot.
Southall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jung fakes the leg kick and cracks Southall in 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!
Donk. Jung catches Southall right on the button with a cross.
Jung lands a big right hand that sends Southall crashing to the mat! Jung stays standing though and waves Southall back to his feet!
Southall is rocked!
Jung throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oh Southall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Southall drops his hands momentarily. Jung doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Southall staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Southall doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Werner Jung!
Our winner, Werner Jung, 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 Vitaly Golovkin (ranked 3377 p4p, 342 weight class) and Leonel Ventura (ranked 4193 p4p, 406 weight class). Vitaly Golovkin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitaly Golovkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonel Ventura!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ventura shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Golovkin eats them both and turns towards Ventura to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Vitaly Golovkin has been cut.
Golovkin throws a right hand that Ventura ducks under and follows up with a left that Ventura also avoids with ease.
Ventura raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ventura closes the distance and clinches.
Ventura told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Ventura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Golovkins head.
Ventura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ventura stalling in the clinch.
Ventura has Golovkin pressed against the cage, preventing Golovkin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ventura tries to land knees in the clinch but Golovkin avoids the damage to the body.
Golovkin avoids the elbow strike from Ventura, against the cage.
Golovkin is looking to break free of the clinch but Ventura has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ventura crunches a lovely knee into Golovkin's ribcage.
Ventura stalling the fight.
Ventura looking to throw knees to the head but Golovkin is blocking nicely.
Ventura lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura displaying some good clinch control by pressing Golovkin up against the cage.
Ventura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Golovkin avoids it.
Golovkin tries to break free but Ventura pushes him back against the cage.
Ventura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ventura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ventura keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Golovkin's efforts to push away.
Come on Ventura - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ventura can't find room to land a body shot as Golovkin controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ventura tries to work over Golovkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Golovkin tries to circle away but Ventura has him pinned against the cage.
Ventura leaning against his opponent.
Golovkin can't break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ventura stalls.
Golovkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ventura forces Golovkin back against the cage and clinches.
Golovkin wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin being controlled against the cage.
Ventura stalling in the clinch.
Ventura has Golovkin pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Leonel Ventura.
Ventura takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Leonel Ventura has been cut.
Golovkin misses with a straight right.
Golovkin throws a shot from downtown. Ventura moves away and avoids it.
Golovkin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Golovkin throws out a loose jab but Ventura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ventura has Golovkin up against the cage in a clinch.
Ventura leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ventura keeps control of Golovkin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ventura stalls.
Ventura trying to land knees to the body.
Ventura stalls.
Ventura looking to throw knees to the head but Golovkin is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ventura using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Golovkin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ventura throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Golovkin blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonel Ventura dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Golovkin misses with a hook
and Ventura counters with a nice body kick.
Ventura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Golovkin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Golovkin throws a big shot that misses.
Ventura rushes Golovkin and presses him up against the cage.
Ventura throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ventura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ventura keeps control of Golovkin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ventura keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Golovkin's efforts to push away.
Ventura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ventura misses with a punch to the body.
Golovkin tries to circle away but Ventura has him pinned against the cage.
Golovkin prevents a body shot from Ventura.
Golovkin takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ventura can't find room to land a body shot as Golovkin controls the action.
Ventura stalls.
Ventura can't find room to land a body shot as Golovkin controls the action.
Ventura misses with a body punch.
Golovkin takes a shot to the head.
Golovkin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ventura has him pressed against the cage.
Ventura leaning against his opponent.
Ventura will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Golovkin up against the cage.
Golovkin is trying to break the clinch but Ventura is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura slows down the pace here.
Ventura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ventura taking a breather.
Ventura will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Golovkin up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Leonel Ventura.
Golovkin swats away the attempt to clinch by Ventura.
Ventura feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Golovkins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Golovkin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ventura slips under a jab from Golovkin.
A big left from Golovkin misses.
Ventura tries to clinch but Golovkin moves out of range.
Golovkin lands a really nice looking cross but Ventura seems unphased.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ventura.
Golovkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ventura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ventura scores with a push kick.
Ventura thuds a left hand into Golovkin's body.
Ventura forces Golovkin back against the cage and clinches.
Ventura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ventura content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Golovkin blocks the elbow strike.
Ventura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ventura holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ventura stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ventura working Golovkin over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Ventura - that landed with a thud.
Ventura with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ventura is pushing Golovkin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ventura gets through Golovkin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ventura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Golovkin's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonel Ventura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Golovkin swats away the attempt to clinch by Ventura.
Ventura clinches up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Ventura.
Ventura avoiding damage.
Ventura with a knee to the head.
Vitaly Golovkin's cut is getting worse.
Ventura slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ventura is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ventura keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Golovkin's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Golovkin tries to circle away but Ventura has him pinned against the cage.
Ventura connects with a nasty looking knee right to Golovkin's face.
Ventura tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Ventura.
Golovkin avoiding damage as Ventura throws knees to the body.
Golovkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ventura controlling the action here for a moment.
Golovkin blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ventura is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ventura pushes Golovkin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ventura with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ventura trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ventura.
Ventura softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ventura avoiding damage.
Ventura avoiding damage.
Ventura avoiding damage.
Ventura receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Leonel Ventura.
Golovkin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ventura slips under a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ventura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ventura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ventura is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ventura lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ventura pressing his opponent against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Ventura.
Vitaly Golovkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonel Ventura is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stalling in the clinch from Ventura.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonel Ventura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ventura has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonel Ventura!
Leonel Ventura gave a mention to Dr. Dogood (160 quality for $135) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ibbe Ribbler (ranked 751 p4p, 91 weight class) and Cayden Cadman (ranked 846 p4p, 107 weight class). Ribbler comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Religion - Infected. Ibbe Ribbler is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ibbe Ribbler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cayden Cadman !
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cadman digs a good hook to Ribbler's body.
Cayden Cadman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cadman cracks Ribbler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cadman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ribbler looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cadman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cadman has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ribbler gets tackled into the cage by Cadman . Cadman maintains the clinch.
Ribbler connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cadman 's face.
Cadman throws a head punch that misses.
Ribbler blocks an uppercut.
Cadman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Our sources have told us that Ribbler has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ribbler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ribbler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cadman misses with a punch on the inside.
Ribbler blocks an uppercut.
Ribbler blocking some punches.
Cadman lands a hook that snaps the head of Ribbler backwards.
Cadman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cadman misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribbler has a couple of punches blocked by Cadman .
Ribbler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cadman throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribbler.
Ribbler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cadman is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cadman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cadman lands with a light punch inside.
Ribbler throws a head punch that misses.
Cadman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ribbler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ribbler tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cadman misses with the head strike.
Cadman misses with a body punch.
Ribbler's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ribbler blocking some punches.
Ribbler blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Cadman .
Ribbler throws a punch but it's blocked by Cadman .
Cadman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cadman scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ribbler blocking some punches.
Cadman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Cadman scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Cadman blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribbler.
Come on Ribbler - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cadman breaks the clinch.
Ribbler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ribbler attempts a counter takedown but Cadman avoids it well and moves away.
Cadman tries to clinch up but Ribbler circles away and keeps his distance.
Cadman ducks right into an uppercut from Ribbler.
Cadman jabs at Ribbler's body.
Cadman misses with a wild body shot.
Cadman lands a jab.
Cadman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cadman lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cadman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cadman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ribbler closes the distance and clinches up with Cadman , looking for a takedown. Ribbler pushes Cadman against the cage but Cadman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ibbe Ribbler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cadman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ribbler defending well as Cadman loads up on a big left hand.
Cadman takes a swing at Ribbler's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Ribbler misses the target.
Cadman is looking to chop away at Ribbler's legs.
Cadman wants to clinch.
Cadman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ribbler at a distance.
Ribbler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cadman .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler slips under a jab.
Ribbler throwing a counter right hand but Cadman manages to avoid it.
Ribbler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ribbler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cadman .
Cadman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ribbler.
Cadman cracks a nice hook into Ribbler's ribs.
Cadman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cadman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ribbler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribbler.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cadman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ribbler or not.
Cadman throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribbler.
Cadman lands a left hand.
Ribbler pulls guard effortlessly.
Cadman trying to control but Ribbler is working from the bottom.
Cadman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ribbler is trying to keep Cadman in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cayden Cadman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ribbler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cadman jabs at Ribbler's body.
Ribbler scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cadman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ribbler prevents Cadman from standing back up.
Ribbler is looking to advance position but Cadman won't allow it.
Ribbler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribbler stops Cadman from getting back to his feet.
Cadman regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ribbler.
Ribbler throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbler throws an elbow that misses. Cadman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ribbler's guard. Nice move by Cadman !
Ribbler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cadman 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.
Cadman wants to stand but Ribbler has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cadman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ribbler 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.
Cadman stands up from Ribbler's guard - Cadman perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cadman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cadman lands with a straight right. Ribbler didn't see that one coming.
Cadman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ribbler rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cadman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ribbler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cadman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ribbler tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cadman defends well and Ribbler ends up having to push Cadman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cadman lands a body shot.
Cadman misses with a straight right.
Cadman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cadman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cadman throws a looping overhand right but Ribbler ducks down to avoid it.
Cayden Cadman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cadman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Cadman . That snapped Ribbler's head back.
Ribbler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cadman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cadman works Ribbler's body with a nice hook.
Cadman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ribbler counters with a straight right hand.
Ribbler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cadman looks to score with a jab to the body but Ribbler is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cadman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cadman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ribbler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cadman throws a right hand that misses
and Ribbler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cadman thuds a left hand into Ribbler's body.
Cadman moves into range and clinches up with Ribbler.
Cadman lands a left hand.
Cadman misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cadman fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ribbler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ribbler tries to land a knee to the head but Cadman blocks with his arms.
Ribbler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cadman scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ribbler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cadman .
Ribbler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ibbe Ribbler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cadman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cadman working aggressively here.
Cadman can't find room to land a body shot as Ribbler controls the action.
Cadman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ribbler tries to pull guard but Cadman won't allow it.
Ribbler tries to pull guard but Cadman holds him up against the cage and eventually Ribbler drops back down to his feet.
Cadman tries to work over Ribbler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cadman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cadman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ribbler or not.
Cadman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ribbler backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cadman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cadman .
Cadman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cadman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ribbler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cadman 's elbow.
Ribbler working aggressively here.
Ribbler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cayden Cadman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Ribbler shoots in and bounces Cadman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ribbler 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.
Cadman wants to get back to his feet but Ribbler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ribbler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cadman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cadman is on top in guard.
Cadman wanted to stand there but Ribbler had control of the position.
Cadman gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbler swats away the attempt to clinch by Cadman .
A little feinted left hand from Ribbler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cadman throws an overhand right that lands on Ribbler's shoulder, as Ribbler tries to avoid the shot.
Ribbler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ribbler darts in looking for a takedown but Cadman gets double underhooks and turns Ribbler into the cage.
Ribbler looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cadman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ibbe Ribbler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cadman uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Cadman swings for the body but Ribbler moves out of range.
Ribbler changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice body punch from Cadman .
Cadman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cadman clinches up with Ribbler and pushes him back against the cage.
Ibbe Ribbler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cadman .
Cadman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cadman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cadman cracks Ribbler with a good jab.
Cadman is looking to clinch.
Cadman scoring well with a low kick there.
Cadman punishes Ribbler's body with a nice straight punch.
Cadman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cadman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A swing and a miss from Cadman .
Ribbler lands with a good body shot.
Ribbler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ibbe Ribbler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cadman throws a one two combo.
Cadman moves into the clinch.
Cadman gets through Ribbler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Cadman .
Cadman misses with some punches.
Cadman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cadman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ribbler throws a punch but it's blocked by Cadman .
Cadman throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribbler.
Cadman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ribbler tries to score a body lock takedown but Cadman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cadman prevents a body shot from Ribbler.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribbler.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ribbler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cadman misses with a punch on the inside.
Cadman scores with a shoulder strike.
Cadman lands with a short shot to the head.
Cadman is looking to control Ribbler's arms but Ribbler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cadman has his back to the cage.
Ribbler lands a hook that snaps the head of Cadman backwards.
Cadman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cadman blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Cadman .
Cadman works on Ribbler's body with a couple of short punches.
Cayden Cadman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cadman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cadman misses with some punches.
Cadman throws a head punch that misses.
Ribbler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cayden Cadman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ribbler throws a punch but it's blocked by Cadman .
Cadman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cadman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ribbler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Ribbler fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cayden Cadman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cadman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cayden Cadman !
Post fight, an emotional Cayden Cadman said 'I am the face of the division, and after this win I want Escobar #NEWERA #Cadmantime '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kongchai Phetboonme (ranked 446 p4p, 47 weight class) and Roberto Duranto (ranked 542 p4p, 58 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kongchai Phetboonme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Roberto Duranto!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phetboonme defending well as Duranto loads up on a big left hand.
Phetboonme takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Phetboonme moves out of range as Duranto throws a body kick.
Phetboonme has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sitsongrit Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Phetboonme chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Duranto can pounce on him.
Duranto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Duranto just misses with a punch to the body.
Duranto misses with a wild body shot.
Duranto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phetboonme manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phetboonme. Duranto does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phetboonme. Duranto does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duranto. Phetboonme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phetboonme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duranto circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phetboonme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phetboonme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duranto slips a jab from Phetboonme.
Duranto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phetboonme fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duranto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Phetboonme checks a low kick from Duranto.
Phetboonme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Duranto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duranto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Phetboonme rather than just go for the knockout.
Phetboonme misses with an uppercut.
Duranto only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Phetboonme slips a straight right by Duranto.
Phetboonme appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Duranto misses with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Phetboonme blocks the low kick.
Phetboonme slips under a jab from Duranto.
Phetboonme throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Duranto.
Phetboonme lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duranto at a distance.
Phetboonme cracks Duranto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Duranto checks a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme throws a hook but Duranto avoids it easily.
Phetboonme misses the jab.
Duranto misses with a low kick.
Duranto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phetboonme lands a nice shot to the body.
Duranto is looking to chop away at Phetboonme's legs.
Phetboonme takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Phetboonme slips under a jab.
Duranto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kongchai Phetboonme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duranto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phetboonme.
Duranto throws a low kick but Phetboonme moves out of range easily.
Donk. Duranto catches Phetboonme right on the button with a cross.
Phetboonme throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Duranto cracks Phetboonme with an open hand slap.
Phetboonme dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phetboonme checks the leg kick nicely there.
As Duranto tries to get set, Phetboonme tries to push him back and clinch up but Duranto manages to avoid the attempt.
Duranto swings for the body but Phetboonme moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Phetboonme.
Duranto looks to land a body kick but Phetboonme moved away.
Phetboonme scores with the left hand. Duranto knows he should have avoided that one.
Phetboonme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duranto manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Phetboonme.
Duranto throws a hook to the side of Phetboonme's head but Phetboonme sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duranto thows a leg kick but Phetboonme checks it
and Phetboonme counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Good work by Phetboonme as he checks the leg kick.
Phetboonme was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Phetboonme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duranto manages to avoid it.
Duranto looks to score with a jab to the body but Phetboonme is just out of range.
Phetboonme blocks a head kick by Duranto.
Duranto throws a leg kick which misses Phetboonme's front leg but catches the back leg as Phetboonme tries to avoid it.
Phetboonme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duranto.
Duranto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Duranto lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Phetboonme misses with a body kick.
Phetboonme ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duranto moves away.
Phetboonme moves out of range as Duranto throws a body kick.
Phetboonme connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phetboonme ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duranto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto throws the left hand but Phetboonme avoids the punch easily.
Duranto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Duranto misses with a left hand
letting Phetboonme counter with a right hand.
Phetboonme scores with a shot to the body.
Duranto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Phetboonme tried to score with a low kick but Duranto checks it.
Duranto throws a low kick but Phetboonme avoids it.
Phetboonme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duranto swings for the body but Phetboonme moves out of range.
Phetboonme misses with a kick to the body.
Phetboonme misses with a low kick.
Phetboonme throws an overhand right that lands on Duranto's shoulder, as Duranto tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phetboonme looks to throw the jab but Duranto is out of range.
Phetboonme slips under a jab from Duranto.
Phetboonme went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Phetboonme throws a leg kick that misses.
Duranto checks a leg kick.
Duranto misses with a head kick.
Phetboonme throwing a counter right hand but Duranto manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roberto Duranto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Phetboonme's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Duranto just misses with a punch to the body.
Phetboonme throws a leg kick but Duranto moved away.
Duranto throws a leg kick which misses Phetboonme's front leg but catches the back leg as Phetboonme tries to avoid it.
Duranto works Phetboonme's body with a nice hook.
Duranto takes a swing at Phetboonme's ribcage but misses.
Phetboonme misses with an attempted mid kick.
Duranto walks into a straight right hand from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme slips a straight right by Duranto.
Phetboonme keeps Duranto at a distance using the push kick.
Phetboonme bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Duranto's head.
Duranto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Duranto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Phetboonme stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Duranto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duranto throws out a loose jab but Phetboonme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phetboonme looks to score with a jab to the body but Duranto is just out of range.
Duranto moves out of range of the leg kick from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duranto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheers as Duranto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Phetboonme doesn't seem phased though.
Phetboonme motions for Duranto to come forward. Phetboonme throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Phetboonme tries to clinch there but Duranto circles away.
Phetboonme tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Duranto slips a jab and a cross from Phetboonme.
Duranto throws the left hand but Phetboonme avoids the punch easily.
Phetboonme ducks under a wild hook from Duranto.
Phetboonme tries to land a body kick
and Duranto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phetboonme misses with an attempted mid kick.
Duranto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phetboonme.
Duranto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phetboonme moves away.
Phetboonme looks to throw the jab but Duranto is out of range.
Phetboonme tries to land a front kick but Duranto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Duranto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Duranto.
Phetboonme scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto 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.
Duranto staying out of range there.
Phetboonme digs a good hook to Duranto's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Phetboonme checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Duranto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme motions for Duranto to come forward. Phetboonme throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Duranto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Duranto is looking to score with low kicks.
Duranto misses with a low kick.
Kongchai Phetboonme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phetboonme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duranto lands a right hook to the body.
Jab from Duranto.
Phetboonme throws a body punch but Duranto moves out of range.
Phetboonme throws a low kick but Duranto avoids it.
Phetboonme takes a swing at Duranto's ribcage but misses.
Phetboonme cracks Duranto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Phetboonme needs to keep his hands up - Duranto had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Duranto lands a nice hook to Phetboonme's body. Phetboonme takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Phetboonme just misses with a punch to the body.
Phetboonme throws a nice inside leg kick.
Phetboonme throws a half hearted mid kick.
Duranto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Phetboonme cracks a nice hook into Duranto's ribs.
Duranto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Phetboonme doesn't seem bothered though.
Duranto avoids the body shot from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phetboonme was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Phetboonme tried to score with a low kick but Duranto checks it.
Duranto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Phetboonme misses its target.
Duranto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Duranto misses with a low kick.
Phetboonme on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duranto takes one on the button.
Phetboonme throws a body kick that misses.
Duranto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Phetboonme with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Duranto misses
and Phetboonme counters with a nice low kick that buckles Duranto's knee momentarily.
Phetboonme cracks Duranto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Phetboonme throws an overhand right that lands on Duranto's shoulder, as Duranto tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot by Duranto.
Phetboonme is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Duranto misses with a wild body shot.
Duranto lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Phetboonme.
Duranto scores with a jab to the body.
Phetboonme feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duranto's calf.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Phetboonme sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Phetboonme jabs Duranto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Duranto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duranto tries a head kick but it misses.
Phetboonme throws a solid leg kick but Duranto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Phetboonme.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roberto Duranto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Duranto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Phetboonme takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice defenses there by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme lands with an overhand left.
Duranto misses with a head kick.
Phetboonme avoids the head kick by Duranto.
Phetboonme defending well as Duranto loads up on a big left hand.
Duranto throws a hook but Phetboonme blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Phetboonme misses the target.
Phetboonme throws a jab when Duranto was well out of range.
Duranto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Phetboonme connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Duranto scrambles back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phetboonme. Duranto does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phetboonme misses with a wild body shot.
Phetboonme throws a jab when Duranto was well out of range.
Phetboonme drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Phetboonme moves out of range as Duranto throws a body kick.
Phetboonme swings for the body but Duranto moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Duranto.
A jab lands there for Phetboonme.
Phetboonme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duranto manages to avoid it.
Phetboonme backing away here, and Duranto unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Duranto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phetboonme makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Duranto feints and then cracks Phetboonme's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Phetboonme down.
Good work by Duranto as he checks the leg kick.
Duranto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duranto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Duranto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phetboonme takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Phetboonme scores with a kick to the body.
Duranto throws a body shot but no joy.
Phetboonme throws a quick inside leg 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!
Phetboonme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duranto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Duranto lands with a nice body punch.
Phetboonme on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Duranto throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Phetboonme throws a leg kick but Duranto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Duranto throws a body punch but Phetboonme moves out of range.
Duranto scoring well with a low kick there.
A lazy body kick from Phetboonme
and Duranto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phetboonme connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Duranto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Phetboonme lands with a cross.
Duranto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duranto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Phetboonme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duranto.
Roberto Duranto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duranto.
Duranto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Duranto misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Phetboonme there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Phetboonme connects with a looping right hand.
Duranto digs a good body shot into Phetboonme's ribs.
Phetboonme throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Duranto doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Phetboonme is looking to land body kicks.
Phetboonme throws a leg kick but Duranto moved away.
Duranto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Phetboonme in his tracks.
Duranto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Duranto connects with a solid leg kick.
Phetboonme throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duranto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Duranto jabs Phetboonme right on the nose. Phetboonme blinks but takes it well.
Phetboonme misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Duranto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Phetboonme throws a lazy right hand but Duranto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duranto flicks out a counter leg kick but Phetboonme steps away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duranto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phetboonme scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Duranto misses.
Phetboonme walks into a stiff left hand from Duranto.
Duranto misses with the combination.
Phetboonme gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Duranto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phetboonme 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.
Nice defenses there by Phetboonme.
Duranto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roberto Duranto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Duranto jabs at Phetboonme's body.
Phetboonme misses with a body punch
and Duranto counters with a straight right hand.
Duranto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duranto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Phetboonme avoids the body shot from Duranto.
Phetboonme checks a leg kick nicely.
Duranto misses with an uppercut. Phetboonme saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Duranto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Duranto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luc Gagnon (ranked 245 p4p, 37 weight class) and Denny Sideman (ranked 673 p4p, 93 weight class). Luc Gagnon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luc Gagnon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Denny Sideman!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gagnon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gagnon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sideman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sideman throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
Sideman instigates a clinch.
Gagnon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sideman fails to land.
Gagnon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sideman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gagnon backwards.
Sideman manages to break the clinch.
Sideman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gagnon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sideman checks the leg kick.
Sideman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gagnon.
Gagnon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gagnon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gagnon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sideman drops his hands momentarily and Gagnon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Luc Gagnon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sideman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gagnon.
Sideman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sideman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gagnon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Gagnon misses the target.
Sideman ducks under a wild hook from Gagnon.
Gagnon throws out a loose jab but Sideman uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagnon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gagnon looks to land a right hand but Sideman moved out of range.
Gagnon throws a leg kick that misses.
Sideman lands with a cross.
Sideman cracks Gagnon with a good jab.
Sideman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sideman checks a leg kick.
Gagnon takes a swing at Sideman's ribcage but misses.
Sideman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sideman throws out a loose jab but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sideman misses with a wild body shot.
Sideman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gagnons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sideman misses with a hook.
Gagnon looks to land a left hand but Sideman moved out of range nicely.
Gagnon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sideman tries to clinch but Gagnon moves out of range.
Gagnon slips a jab from Sideman.
Sideman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gagnon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Gagnon.
Gagnon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sideman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gagnon.
Sideman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gagnon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sideman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gagnon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gagnon throws a head punch that misses.
Sideman misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Sideman.
A short body shot lands from Sideman as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Gagnon.
Sideman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sideman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gagnon throws a head punch that misses.
Gagnon misses with a punch on the inside.
Gagnon lands a left hand.
Gagnon misses with a punch on the inside.
Sideman has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gagnon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sideman can turn it around.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sideman gets through Gagnon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sideman swings wildly with an uppercut but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sideman effectively controlling the action here.
Sideman blocks a body shot from Gagnon.
Sideman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gagnon's elbow.
Sideman blocks a body shot from Gagnon.
Sideman misses with a punch on the inside.
Gagnon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sideman smiles and moves away.
Gagnon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gagnon jabs Sideman right on the nose. Sideman blinks but takes it well.
Sideman is looking to clinch.
Gagnon forces Sideman back against the cage and clinches.
Sideman blocking some punches.
Gagnon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gagnon pulls Sideman into guard.
Sideman looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gagnon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gagnon is trying to keep Sideman in close.
Sideman won't allow Gagnon to sweep him here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gagnon keeping moving, preventing Sideman from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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 Luc Gagnon will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sideman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gagnon.
Gagnon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sideman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sideman tries to clinch but Gagnon is having none of it.
Sideman misses with a wild body shot.
Sideman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Donk. Gagnon catches Sideman right on the button with a cross.
Gagnon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gagnon 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.
Sideman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gagnon rather than just go for the knockout.
Gagnon tries to close the distance and clinch but Sideman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Gagnon.
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Sideman is just out of range.
Gagnon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Sideman.
Gagnon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sideman doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab from Gagnon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sideman closes the distance and pushes Gagnon back into the cage.
Gagnon scores with a shoulder strike.
Sideman prevents a body shot from Gagnon.
A frustrated look appears on Sideman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagnon lands a hook that snaps the head of Sideman backwards.
Sideman scores with a shot to the side of Gagnon's head.
A nice left hand lands by Gagnon.
A nice left hand lands by Sideman.
Gagnon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sideman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gagnon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sideman has a couple of punches blocked by Gagnon.
Sideman blocking some punches.
Sideman tries to work over Gagnon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sideman breaks the clinch.
Sideman misses with a straight right.
A jab from Sideman misses.
Gagnon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sideman.
Sideman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gagnon misses with a looping right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sideman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sideman connects with a body shot.
Gagnon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sideman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Gagnon catches Sideman right on the button with a cross.
Gagnon misses with a looping left.
Sideman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gagnon slips a jab from Sideman.
Gagnon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sideman closes the distance but Gagnon moves to the side
and Gagnon counters with a nice uppercut.
Sideman just misses with a punch to the body.
Sideman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gagnon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sideman throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
Gagnon connects with a body shot.
Sideman tries to clinch up.
Luc Gagnon is winning the standup battle so far.
Sideman throws a poor cross that misses
and Gagnon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gagnon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gagnon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sideman throws out the jab.
Gagnon looks to score with a jab to the body but Sideman is just out of range.
Sideman wants to counter the offense by Gagnon and move into the clinch position.
Gagnon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sideman moves away.
Sideman moves out of range as Gagnon strikes.
Sideman throws a shot from downtown. Gagnon moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sideman tries to clinch up but Gagnon circles away and keeps his distance.
Sideman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gagnon.
Gagnon just misses with a punch to the body.
Gagnon sizes up Sideman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gagnon lands a jab to the head.
Sideman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Sideman misses.
Sideman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gagnon. Sideman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sideman misses with an uppercut.
Sideman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gagnon was well out of range. Poor timing from Sideman.
Sideman moves forwards but Gagnon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gagnon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Gagnon misses.
Some wild striking there from Gagnon.
Gagnon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sideman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sideman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sideman cracks a nice hook into Gagnon's ribs.
Sideman slips under a jab.
Gagnon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sideman ducks under a wild hook from Gagnon.
Sideman throws a looping overhand right but Gagnon ducks down to avoid it.
Sideman misses with a body shot.
Sideman throws a shot to the body.
Gagnon throws an overhand right that lands on Sideman's shoulder, as Sideman tries to avoid the shot.
Gagnon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sideman throws a jab when Gagnon was well out of range.
Sideman throws a big shot that misses.
Gagnon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gagnon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sideman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gagnon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gagnon lands a lovely overhand right.
Gagnon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice shot lands for Gagnon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luc Gagnon dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sideman scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sideman.
Sideman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gagnon.
Gagnon's corner calls for a 1-2. Gagnon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Gagnon there.
Sideman tries to clinch but Gagnon is having none of it.
Gagnon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gagnon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gagnon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gagnon slips a jab from Sideman.
Gagnon misses with a body shot.
Gagnon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sideman at a distance.
Sideman is looking to clinch.
Sideman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
Gagnon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sideman rushes Gagnon and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gagnon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gagnon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gagnon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideman swings wildly with an uppercut but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gagnon.
A short body shot lands from Gagnon as the two fighters clinch.
Gagnon lands with a short shot to the head.
Gagnon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gagnon misses with some punches.
Gagnon lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gagnon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gagnon misses with a punch on the inside.
Gagnon working aggressively here.
Gagnon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sideman takes a shot to the head.
Gagnon throws a punch but it's blocked by Sideman.
Sideman working aggressively here.
Gagnon lands with a left to the head.
Sideman blocking some punches.
Gagnon has a couple of punches blocked by Sideman.
A left hand lands to the body for Gagnon.
Sideman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gagnon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sideman misses with the head strike.
Gagnon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gagnon.
Sideman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gagnon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gagnon has a couple of punches blocked by Sideman.
Gagnon throws a punch but it's blocked by Sideman.
Gagnon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gagnon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sidemans head.
Sideman scores with a shot to the side of Gagnon's head.
Gagnon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sideman tries to work over Gagnon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sideman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sideman breaks the clinch.
Gagnon throws a body shot but no joy.
Gagnon rushes Sideman and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Gagnon fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sideman is trying to maintain a safe position but Gagnon gets an underhook and turns Sideman into the cage.
Sideman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gagnon.
A short right from Gagnon.
Sideman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sideman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sideman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gagnon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sideman manages to avoid it.
Gagnon scores with a jab to the body.
Gagnon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gagnon throws a jab when Sideman was well out of range.
Sideman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gagnon.
Sideman with a hook.
Sideman lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sideman punishes Gagnon's body with a nice straight punch.
Sideman just misses with a punch to the body.
Sideman loads up on a big right hand but Gagnon slips the punch.
Luc Gagnon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gagnon throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Sideman releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gagnon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sideman can do to turn this around?
Sideman looks to land a combination but Gagnon avoids it well.
A big right from Gagnon misses.
Sideman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Gagnon.
Sideman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gagnon to score with a decent uppercut.
Sideman throws a hook but Gagnon blocks it.
Gagnon throws a hook to the side of Sideman's head but Sideman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sideman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sideman, as that shot connected.
Sideman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gagnon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sideman misses with a wild body shot.
Sideman doesn't manage to clinch there - Gagnon circles away.
It looked like Gagnon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sideman throws a hook to the side of Gagnon's head but Gagnon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Denny Sideman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gagnon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sideman looks to land a right hand but Gagnon moved out of range.
It looked like Gagnon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luc Gagnon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gagnon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luc Gagnon!
An out of breath Luc Gagnon 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Screw Ewe (ranked 779 p4p, 90 weight class) and Dulles Bush (ranked 1123 p4p, 115 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bush's choice of entrance music: Secret Agent Man. Screw Ewe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Screw Ewe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dulles Bush!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ewe works the jab nicely.
Bush misses with a looping left.
Bush misses with a shot to the body
and Ewe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ewe moves out of range as Bush strikes.
Ewe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bush doesn't seem bothered though.
Bush fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ewe on the side of the head.
Ewe scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Dulles Bush has been cut.
Ewe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ewe throws a right hand that misses
and Bush counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ewe misses with a combination
and Bush counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ewe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ewe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dulles Bush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bush lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Ewe! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Ewe is rocked!
Bush decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Oh Ewe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right from Ewe misses.
Ewe seems to have got his legs back now.
Ewe tests Bush's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bush throws a leg kick but Ewe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ewe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bush counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bush chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice shot by Bush.
Ewe swings widly with a right hand
and Bush counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ewe lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewe blocks a jab.
Ewe connects with a jab.
Ewe misses with a body shot
and Bush cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ewe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bush throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ewe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bush throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ewe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice cross by Ewe.
Bush fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ewe manages to avoid it.
Bush ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ewe moves away.
Bush has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Ewe misses with an uppercut
and Bush counters with a nice body shot.
Bush uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ewe.
Ewe sizes up Bush with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bush is rocked!
Bush connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bush cracks Ewe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bush slips under a jab from Ewe.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bush, as that shot connected.
Ewe misses with a body shot.
Ewe needs to keep his hands up - Bush had a free shot at his head there.
Ewe throws an overhand right that lands on Bush's shoulder, as Bush tries to avoid the shot.
Bush lands a big shot that drops Ewe! Can he finish him?
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!
Bush gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bush scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ewe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush catches Ewe napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Ewe to the canvas!
Bush stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ewe throws out the jab.
Bush scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bush fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ewe on the side of the head.
Ewe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bush is still on wobbly legs! Can Ewe finish him?
Bush swings widly with a right hand
and Ewe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bush lands a really nice looking cross but Ewe seems unphased.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bush ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ewe drops his hands momentarily and Bush takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bush seems to have recovered his senses.
A shot to the body from Ewe misses
and Bush counters with a good low kick that Ewe was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dulles Bush dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dulles Bush'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.
and Bush counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Ewe! He's just covering up as Bush starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dulles Bush!
A very excited looking Dulles Bush made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Yoshida (ranked 115 p4p, 16 weight class) and Iolyn Madog (ranked 160 p4p, 21 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Takashi Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iolyn Madog!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madog wants to slow Yoshida down by chopping away at his legs.
Yoshida looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Madog! But no joy.
Madog has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Yoshida is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Takashi Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshida throws a body punch but Madog moves out of range.
Madog appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yoshida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Madog lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Yoshida moves out of range of the body kick.
Madog slips under a jab.
Madog ducks under a wild hook from Yoshida.
Yoshida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshida throws a poor cross that misses
and Madog counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yoshida 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.
Yoshida takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yoshida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madog was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoshida.
The crowd cheers as Madog lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yoshida doesn't seem phased though.
Madog throws a low kick but Yoshida moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Yoshida on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yoshida misses with a wild body shot.
Yoshida throws out a loose jab but Madog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Madog.
Yoshida misses with a looping left.
Yoshida thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yoshida wants to slow Madog down by chopping away at his legs.
Yoshida looks to land a left hand but Madog moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madog moves out of range as Yoshida strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Madog drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Madog pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yoshida dips to his left and cracks Madog with an uppercut!
Madog throws the kick towards the body but Yoshida avoids it.
Yoshida misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Yoshida.
Madog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
Yoshida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoshida looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Madog has closed the distance and engaged Yoshida in a clinch.
Yoshida scores with a shot to the side of Madog's head.
Madog can't find room to land a body shot as Yoshida controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madog lands a left hand.
Madog lands a shot to the body.
Yoshida swings wildly with an uppercut but Madog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madog can't find room to land a body shot as Yoshida controls the action.
Madog breaks from the clinch.
Yoshida throws a lazy right hand but Madog sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Madog misses.
Good leg kick by Yoshida there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Madog moves away from the strike by Yoshida.
Madog slips under a jab from Yoshida.
Yoshida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Madog throws a leg kick but Yoshida sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yoshida swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yoshida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Madog.
Madog moves forwards but Yoshida connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yoshida needs to keep his hands up - Madog had a free shot at his head there.
Yoshida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Madog throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A slow jab from Yoshida misses its intended target.
Madog throws the left hand but Yoshida avoids the punch easily.
Yoshida swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Yoshida there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Madog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yoshida misses with a wild body shot.
Madog checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yoshida throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madog slips under a jab from Yoshida.
Madog misses with a kick to the body.
Madog takes one on the button.
Madog is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Madog takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yoshida misses the jab.
Madog lands with a shot to the body.
Madog motions for Yoshida to come forward. Madog throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Madog cracks the inside of Yoshida's front leg.
Yoshida thumps Madog with a low kick.
Madog throws a looping overhand right but Yoshida ducks down to avoid it.
Madog takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yoshida lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoshida. Madog does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoshida moves away.
Madog takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshida avoids the body shot from Madog.
Yoshida bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Madog's head.
Madog chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yoshida can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madog gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yoshida stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yoshida scores with a jab to the jaw.
Madog moves out of range of the strikes.
Yoshida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Madog is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yoshida with a body shot.
Madog loads up on a big right hand but Yoshida slips the punch.
Madog lands with a shot to the body.
Madog on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yoshida is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Madog checks it.
Madog replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Yoshida blocks it well.
Yoshida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Madog.
Yoshida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yoshida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yoshida has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Madog.
Madog moves in looking to clinch but Yoshida pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshida takes a swing at Madog's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Yoshida blocks the low kick.
Madog misses with a hook. Yoshida ducked under it nicely.
Madog misses with a looping right.
A big right from Yoshida misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Yoshida dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Madog is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Madog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoshida feints and then cracks Madog's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Madog down.
Madog misses with a body kick.
Madog moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yoshida scores with a sloppy right hand. Madog should have avoided that one.
Yoshida throws a series of punches but Madog moves out of range.
Madog thows a leg kick but Yoshida checks it
and Yoshida counters with a left to the body.
Yoshida lands with a hook. Madog tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yoshida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Madog can do to turn this around?
Yoshida ducks right into an uppercut from Madog.
A big left from Madog misses.
Yoshida jabs Madog to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yoshida.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madog fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yoshida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Madog! But no joy.
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshida on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Madog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoshida moves away.
A jab from Yoshida misses.
Madog looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Madog throws a lazy right hand but Yoshida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yoshida appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yoshida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yoshida throws a lazy right hand but Madog sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yoshida throws a hook but Madog avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Yoshida blocks the leg kick.
A left and a right from Yoshida both land. Nice combination.
Madog takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Madog is just out of range.
Madog looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Madog misses with a body shot.
Yoshida lands with a straight right. Madog didn't see that one coming.
Yoshida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madog throws out the jab.
Madog's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yoshida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
Madog thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Yoshida misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshida.
Madog connects with a solid leg kick.
Madog displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yoshida throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madog tries to score with a low kick but Yoshida moves his leg out of the way.
Yoshida throws a series of punches but Madog avoids them all with ease.
A nice side step and Madog releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Madog scoring well with a low kick there.
Yoshida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Madog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Yoshida misses its intended target.
Madog throws a hook to the side of Yoshida's head but Yoshida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A leg kick checked by Madog.
Yoshida staying out of range there.
Madog swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yoshida.
Madog slips a jab from Yoshida.
Yoshida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Madog.
Yoshida scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Madog connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yoshida momentarily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Yoshida here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Yoshida throws a predictable looking body shot
and Madog counters with a low kick, right behind Yoshida 's knee.
A cross from Yoshida lands.
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madog missing with a left hand there. Yoshida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yoshida connects with a leg kick. Madog looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida misses with an uppercut.
Madog is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yoshida.
Madog throws a chopping leg kick but Yoshida manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab from Yoshida misses.
Yoshida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Madog.
Yoshida ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Takashi Yoshida is winning the standup battle so far.
Madog lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Madog throws a wild body kick that Yoshida sees coming a mile off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Madog crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yoshida - the referee stops the clock and Madog gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yoshida. Madog manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A big right from Madog misses.
Yoshida shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Madog avoids the body shot from Yoshida.
Yoshida checks a leg kick.
Madog checks a leg kick nicely.
Madog slips a jab from Yoshida.
Yoshida's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Madog connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yoshida scrambles back to his feet.
Yoshida looks to throw the jab but Madog is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madog blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Yoshida checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yoshida moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yoshida tries to keep at a distance but Madog has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yoshida has a couple of punches blocked by Madog.
Still in the clinch, Madog scores with a nice short uppercut.
Madog works on Yoshida's body with a couple of short punches.
Madog misses with a body punch.
Yoshida throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Madog fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Madog scores with a nice short uppercut.
Madog throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yoshidas head.
Madog content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Madog working aggressively here.
Madog blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshida can't find room to land a body shot as Madog controls the action.
Madog misses with a body punch.
Yoshida blocking some punches.
Madog lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Madog.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Yoshida dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Madog stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yoshida throws a big shot that misses.
Madog throws a nice inside leg kick.
Madog ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yoshida thows a leg kick but Madog checks it
letting Madog counter with a right hand.
Yoshida checks a low kick from Madog.
Yoshida fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yoshida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Madog.
Yoshida looks to throw the jab but Madog is out of range.
A big right from Madog misses.
Madog throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Madog connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Madog misses with a wild body shot.
Madog lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yoshida's sensitive parts.
Jab by Yoshida.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Madog lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yoshida doesn't seem phased though.
Madog throws an overhand right that lands on Yoshida's shoulder, as Yoshida tries to avoid the shot.
Yoshida takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a low kick but it's checked well by Madog.
Yoshida lunges at Madog with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Madog's hand.
A lazy left from Yoshida finds it's target.
Madog throws a leg kick but Yoshida sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Madog is just out of range.
A big right from Yoshida misses.
Yoshida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Madog's sensitive parts.
A cross from Madog lands.
A shot to the liver by Yoshida. Beautiful body shot.
Yoshida throws a lazy right hand but Madog sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yoshida takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Madog misses with a body kick.
Yoshida slips a jab from Madog.
Good work by Yoshida as he checks the leg kick.
Madog thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yoshida if he has to take too many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshida takes a swing at Madog's ribcage but misses.
Yoshida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madog has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Madog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoshida was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoshida jabs Madog right on the nose. Madog blinks but takes it well.
Yoshida throws out a leg kick but Madog moves out of range and Yoshida only half commits.
Madog throws the kick towards the body but Yoshida avoids it.
Yoshida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Madog lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yoshida darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madog is looking to chop away at Yoshida's legs.
Yoshida misses with a body shot.
Madog throws a right and a left that Yoshida avoids nicely.
Yoshida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yoshida connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Madog momentarily.
Yoshida misses with an uppercut.
Madog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madog swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice cross by Yoshida.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yoshida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madog takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Madog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yoshida.
Madog staying out of range there.
Yoshida misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Yoshida.
Madog takes a swing at Yoshida's ribcage but misses.
Madog lands a jab.
Madog throws a body shot but no joy.
Yoshida misses with a hook. Madog ducked under it nicely.
Madog misses with a wild body shot.
Yoshida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yoshida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Madog looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Madog.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with an uppercut. Madog saw that one coming.
Yoshida throws the left hand but Madog avoids the punch easily.
Iolyn Madog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takashi Yoshida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Madog.
Madog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madog avoids the body shot from Yoshida.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madog moves away.
Madog looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshida is just out of range.
Yoshida is looking to counter punch.
Yoshida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yoshida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Madog.
Madog misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Yoshida misses.
Yoshida throws a looping overhand right but Madog ducks down to avoid it.
Yoshida tries to score with a low kick but Madog moves his leg out of the way.
Madog throws a low kick but Yoshida avoids it.
Yoshida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Madog.
Yoshida looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshida scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Madog is just out of range.
It seemed like Madog was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yoshida plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yoshida walks into a stiff left hand from Madog.
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 Takashi Yoshida.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yoshida, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takashi Yoshida!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Butler (ranked 514 p4p, 59 weight class) and Tyson Cobb (ranked 586 p4p, 71 weight class). Cobb has chosen Redman - Time 4 Sum Aksion as his entrance music. Tyson Cobb is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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215 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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265 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Solid boxing
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Butler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb misses with an uppercut. Butler saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Butler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cobb swats away the attempt to clinch by Butler.
Cobb fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tyson Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butler darts in looking for a takedown but Cobb gets double underhooks and turns Butler into the cage.
Cobb stuffs the takedown.
Cobb fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Butler doesn't manage to clinch there - Cobb circles away.
Butler shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've been hearing that Butler has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Butler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Butler with the ground and pound but Cobb uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Butler throws a big right hand that misses.
Cobb is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Butler is controlling him.
Butler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler throws a strike but Cobb rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Butler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Butler wants to control but Cobb is keeping him busy.
Butler is looking to advance position but Cobb won't allow it.
Cobb felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Butler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cobb kicks Butler off and gets back to his feet.
Butler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cobb swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cobb keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Butler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butler rushes Cobb and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butler is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cobb pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Butler has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cobb is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cobb stops a takedown attempt from Butler.
Cobb breaks from the clinch.
Cobb loads up on a big right hand but Butler slips the punch.
Cobb cracks Butler with an uppercut from hell and Butler crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Cobb's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
It looks like Jake Butler has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb stopping the sweep attempt from Butler.
Butler wants to improve his position but instead Cobb has moved into half guard.
Cobb escapes and gets back to his feet.
Cobb stuffs the takedown.
Cobb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Butler.
As Cobb tries to get set, Butler tries to push him back and clinch up but Cobb manages to avoid the attempt.
Cobb throws a hook but Butler blocks it.
Butler tries to counter with a takedown but Cobb is quick to defend against it.
Cobb misses with a straight left.
Butler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cobb moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Butler goes down! Can Cobb finish him!?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Butler with the ground and pound but Cobb uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Butler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Butler throws a big elbow that misses.
Butler is looking to work some ground and pound but Cobb has wrist control.
Cobb preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Butler trying to control the position from guard on top but Cobb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Butler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cobb swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Butler is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Cobb manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Butler looking for a sweep. Not yet Butler, not yet.
Butler is looking for a triangle but Cobb pushes his legs off easily.
Butler is trying to keep Cobb in close.
Cobb won't allow Butler to sweep him here.
Butler has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Cobb is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Butler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Cobb dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Butler's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cobb throws a leg kick which misses Butler's front leg but catches the back leg as Butler tries to avoid it.
Cobb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyson Cobb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Butler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cobb as he avoids it easily.
Cobb throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Butler tumbling to the canvas!
Tyson Cobb has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cobb gets to his feet - Butler follows without any prompting.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb throws a jab when Butler was well out of range.
Butler moves in looking to clinch but Cobb pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Butler.
Cobb connects with a solid leg kick.
Cobb keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Butler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cobb lands a right hook to the body.
Cobb cracks Butler with a big right hand and Butler goes down!
Cobb gets to his feet - Butler follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Butler blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cobb throws a hook to the side of Butler's head but Butler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cobb has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cobb drops his shoulder and cracks Butler with a huge uppercut! Butler goes down! Can Cobb finish him?
Butler is rocked!
Cobb won't allow Butler to sweep him here.
Oh Butler is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Butler working for a triangle but Cobb defends it easily.
Cobb stands up and waves to Butler to follow him.
Cobb wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Butler seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Butler out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyson Cobb!
A victorious Tyson Cobb thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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