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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kallie Coetzee (ranked 25361 p4p, 148 weight class) and Ilo Danilo (ranked 25488 p4p, 237 weight class). Coetzee comes to the cage accompanied by Outa in die langpad. The crowd seem to be enjoying Danilo's choice of entrance music: How Long Must I Wait. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid boxing
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kallie Coetzee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ilo Danilo!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danilo looks to throw a body kick
and Coetzee counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ilo Danilo has been cut.
Coetzee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Coetzee throws a series of punches but Danilo avoids them all with ease.
Danilo is looking to land body kicks.
Coetzee scores with a jab. Danilo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ilo Danilo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coetzee waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Danilo. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Danilo to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danilo wants to get back to his feet but Coetzee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Coetzee slips nicely into half guard.
Coetzee controlling the action here.
Coetzee passes the guard and advances to mount!
Danilo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Coetzee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Coetzee won't let Danilo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coetzee looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Coetzee controlling from the full mount.
Danilo trying desperately to get to his feet.
Coetzee raining down shots from the mount!
That has opened up Ilo Danilo's cut even more.
Coetzee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Coetzee definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Coetzee scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The cut above Ilo Danilo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Coetzee controlling the position easily from mount.
Coetzee lands a heavy elbow.
Ilo Danilo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ilo Danilo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kallie Coetzee!
Kallie Coetzee tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Stunna Randy (ranked 7959 p4p, 544 weight class) and Sam Hangman (ranked 7368 p4p, 519 weight class). Sam Hangman will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Stunna Randy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Hangman!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hangman tries to clinch up.
Hangman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hangman takes the fight into the clinch.
Randy blocks an elbow strike.
Randy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hangman is keeping busy.
Hangman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Randy dodges an elbow strike from Hangman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hangman.
It looks like The Stunna Randy has been cut.
Hangman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hangman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Randy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy blocks a body shot from Hangman.
Randy takes an elbow to the temple.
The Stunna Randy's cut is getting worse.
Randy blocks an elbow strike from Hangman.
Hangman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hangman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hangman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hangman lands a damaging elbow.
The Stunna Randy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hangman throws an upwards elbow that knocks Randy out cold! Wow! You do not see a knockout like that very often - that will be on youtube highlights for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Elbow). Sam Hangman!
A victorious Sam Hangman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Hamilton (ranked 8557 p4p, 447 weight class) and Lester Burnham (ranked 4688 p4p, 339 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clayton Hamilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lester Burnham!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnham shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hamilton's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Burnham is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hamilton is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hamilton has escaped and now he's on top!
Burnham is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Hamilton frees his head nicely. Oh but Burnham has switched to an armbar! Hamilton is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Lester Burnham!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy McCallum (ranked 6396 p4p, 524 weight class) and David Stringfellow (ranked 4197 p4p, 423 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy McCallum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Stringfellow!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stringfellow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A lazy left from McCallum finds it's target.
Stringfellow misses with a left hand
letting McCallum counter with a right hand.
McCallum listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like David Stringfellow has been cut.
Stringfellow misses with a straight right.
McCallum seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Stringfellow avoids the body shot from McCallum.
Stringfellow loads up on a big right hand but McCallum slips the punch.
Stringfellow wants to slow McCallum down by chopping away at his legs.
McCallum wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Stringfellow cracks McCallum with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McCallum closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stringfellow misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCallum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stringfellow misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCallum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stringfellow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCallum tries to throw a body punch but Stringfellow avoids it by throwing McCallum back against the cage.
McCallum stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice left hand lands by Stringfellow.
McCallum being controlled against the cage.
Stringfellow working aggressively here.
McCallum digs a right hand into Stringfellow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stringfellow's gas tank.
McCallum misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from McCallum.
Stringfellow misses with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Stringfellow.
Stringfellow misses with some punches.
Stringfellow misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCallum is working Stringfellow over against the cage.
Stringfellow has McCallum pressed against the cage.
Stringfellow throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stringfellow is pushing McCallum up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
McCallum scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stringfellow leaning his opponent against the cage.
McCallum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McCallum pushes Stringfellow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCallum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCallum misses with a punch to the body.
McCallum dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McCallum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stringfellow is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Stringfellow.
Stringfellow is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stringfellow.
McCallum scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from McCallum as the two fighters clinch.
McCallum prevents a body shot from Stringfellow.
McCallum scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stringfellow is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stringfellow.
Stringfellow is still on wobbly legs! Can McCallum finish him?
Stringfellow looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stringfellow.
Stringfellow seems to have recovered his senses.
Stringfellow is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McCallum is keeping busy.
McCallum misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stringfellow.
McCallum wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stringfellow has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCallum has a couple of punches blocked by Stringfellow.
Stringfellow misses with the head strike.
McCallum lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stringfellow.
Stringfellow is looking to control McCallum's arms but McCallum gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stringfellow has his back to the cage.
Stringfellow misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Stringfellow.
Stringfellow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bit of stalling here from Stringfellow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCallum.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCallum.
Stringfellow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCallum backwards.
McCallum stalling against the cage.
Stringfellow throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McCallum works on Stringfellow's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy McCallum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Stringfellow's cut.
That's time! McCallum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stringfellow takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stringfellow throws a lazy right hand but McCallum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCallum moves out of range as Stringfellow strikes.
Stringfellow misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Stringfellow misses.
Stringfellow lands a right hook to the body.
Stringfellow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McCallum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stringfellow walks into a stiff left hand from McCallum.
Stringfellow looks to score with a jab to the body but McCallum is just out of range.
Stringfellow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCallum.
McCallum fails to land with a series of punches.
Stringfellow is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stringfellow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stringfellow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stringfellow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McCallum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stringfellow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McCallum closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stringfellow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stringfellow misses with an uppercut. McCallum saw that one coming.
McCallum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stringfellow takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut lands for McCallum. That snapped Stringfellow's head back.
McCallum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stringfellow.
Stringfellow throws out a counter right but McCallum avoids it with no problem.
McCallum lands an overhand right.
Andy McCallum is winning the standup battle so far.
McCallum ducks under a wild hook from Stringfellow.
McCallum lands a jab to the head.
McCallum digs a good hook to Stringfellow's body.
Stringfellow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCallum moves away.
McCallum instigates a clinch.
McCallum tries to work over Stringfellow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stringfellow lands a hook that snaps the head of McCallum backwards.
McCallum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stringfellow can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Stringfellow prevents a body shot from McCallum.
McCallum breaks the clinch.
Stringfellow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McCallum stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McCallum tries to close the distance and clinch but Stringfellow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McCallum misses with an uppercut
letting Stringfellow counter with a right hand.
Stringfellow misses with a lunging right hand
and McCallum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stringfellow moves out of range of the strikes.
McCallum avoids the body shot from Stringfellow.
Stringfellow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCallum manages to avoid it.
McCallum defending well as Stringfellow loads up on a big left hand.
McCallum tries to counter by clinching up but Stringfellow breaks away and moves out of range.
Stringfellow throws a hook to the side of McCallum's head but McCallum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCallum changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McCallum cracks Stringfellow with a hook to the temple - Stringfellow is on wobbly legs here! McCallum swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Stringfellow falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! McCallum wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Andy McCallum!
A relieved looking Andy McCallum thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, David Stringfellow stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back and the boss best get me a rematch asap'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Liam Nilsson (ranked 4613 p4p, 463 weight class) and Marko Pjaca (ranked 4257 p4p, 440 weight class). Nilsson comes to the cage accompanied by Entombed- Left Hand Path. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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163 lbs
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155 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam Nilsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marko Pjaca!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Nilsson.
Nilsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nilsson drives through and clinches with Pjaca against the cage.
Nilsson tries to pull guard but Pjaca holds him up against the cage and eventually Nilsson drops back down to his feet.
Nilsson misses with a knee strike.
Pjaca takes a shot to the head.
Pjaca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nilsson avoids the head kick by Pjaca.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pjaca feints a jab promting Nilsson to slip. Pjaca then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nilsson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nilsson with a poor takedown
and Pjaca counters with a left to the body.
Nilsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pjaca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsson throws the kick towards the body but Pjaca avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Pjaca on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nilsson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pjaca as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Nilsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pjaca misses with a low kick.
Pjaca is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pjaca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pjaca looks winded!
Nilsson closes the distance and clinches.
Pjaca breaks from the clinch.
Pjaca throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nilsson lands a two punch combo.
Marko Pjaca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nilsson misses with a takedown attempt - Pjaca sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nilsson misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pjaca throws a head kick that misses.
Nilsson throws a big counter combination but Pjaca scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nilsson pushes Pjaca up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pjaca is trying to force a seperation but Nilsson has the dominant position.
Pjaca 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.
Nilsson breaks the clinch.
Pjaca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nilsson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pjaca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pjaca just misses with a punch to the body.
Pjaca blocks a head kick by Nilsson.
Nilsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pjaca.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nilsson.
Nilsson closes the distance and clinches up with Pjaca, looking for a takedown. Nilsson pushes Pjaca against the cage but Pjaca circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nilsson gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nilsson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nilsson taking a breather here.
Nilsson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pjaca for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Pjaca!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nilsson controlling from mount.
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 Liam Nilsson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A nice combination there by Nilsson.
Nilsson lands a jab to the head.
Nilsson clinches up against the cage.
Pjaca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nilsson closes the distance and clinches.
Nilsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nilsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Some bone on bone action there as Nilsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilsson blocks a head kick by Pjaca.
Pjaca tries to keep at a distance but Nilsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nilsson prevents Pjaca from breaking the clinch.
Pjaca is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pjaca backwards.
Nilsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Pjaca controls his hands.
Nilsson tries to pull guard but Pjaca won't allow it.
Nilsson is trying to pull guard but Pjaca turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pjaca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nilsson moves into the clinch successfully.
Pjaca has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nilsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nilsson fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Nilsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pjaca scores with a head kick.
Pjaca throws a sloppy head kick and Nilsson moves out of range easily.
Pjaca swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nilsson moves into the clinch.
Nilsson drags the fight down to the ground.
Nilsson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nilsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marko Pjaca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nilsson takes the fight into the clinch.
Pjaca stops a takedown attempt from Nilsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson tries to pull guard but Pjaca forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nilsson successfully pulls guard.
Nilsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nilsson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nilsson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pjaca is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pjaca wants to stand and escape but instead Nilsson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Nilsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pjaca can do to turn this around?
Nilsson sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nilsson won't allow Pjaca to get back to his feet.
Nilsson is stalling in the full guard.
Nilsson continues to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Nilsson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nilsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pjaca circles away.
Pjaca throws a counter combo.
Pjaca throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nilsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pjaca keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pjaca misses with a series of wild punches.
Nilsson shoots in and bounces Pjaca off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilsson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pjaca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nilsson won't allow Pjaca to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nilsson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nilsson 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.
Nilsson pushing down on Pjaca's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nilsson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Pjaca to get to his feet.
Nilsson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pjaca connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Nilsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nilsson shoots in looking for a takedown. Pjaca tries to sprawl out of it but Nilsson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pjaca manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nilsson misses with a two punch combination.
Pjaca let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nilsson slips a straight right by Pjaca.
Nilsson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pjaca as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson lands a head kick. Pjaca smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nilsson is looking to chop away at Pjaca's legs.
Pjaca plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Marko Pjaca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A leg kick checked by Pjaca.
Pjaca tries to keep at a distance but Nilsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nilsson decides to pull guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pjaca postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Liam Nilsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nilsson is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Nilsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nilsson, 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Nilsson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rexx Howler (ranked 3646 p4p, 356 weight class) and Fray Tormenta (ranked 4831 p4p, 437 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rexx Howler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fray Tormenta!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tormenta in his tracks.
It looks like Fray Tormenta has been cut.
Tormenta has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tormenta moves in looking to clinch but Howler pushes him off.
Tormenta tries to clinch up but Howler circles away and keeps his distance.
Tormenta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howler.
Howler throws a big shot that misses.
Tormenta is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tormenta wants to clinch up but Howler keeps it at a distance.
Tormenta tries to clinch up
and Howler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tormenta moves into range and clinches up with Howler.
Tormenta drags the fight down to the ground.
Tormenta has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Howler should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Tormenta has tightened it up now! Howler should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Fray Tormenta!
Fray Tormenta is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Fray Tormenta thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bronco (ranked 4909 p4p, 469 weight class) and Clint Eastwood (ranked 2652 p4p, 294 weight class). Clint Eastwood will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Bronco!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Clint Eastwood!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronco closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Eastwood.
Bronco gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Eastwood regains guard.
Bronco advances position into side control!
Bronco in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bronco has hold of Eastwood's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Eastwood tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Bronco cranks the arm and Eastwood screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Eastwood, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Johnny Bronco!
Johnny Bronco is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Konstantinos Nevrakis (ranked 2651 p4p, 294 weight class) and Mark O Madsen (ranked 2732 p4p, 303 weight class). Nevrakis comes to the cage accompanied by Winds of Ithaca. Mark O Madsen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konstantinos Nevrakis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark O Madsen!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevrakis gets a clinch.
Madsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Nevrakis.
Nevrakis blocking some punches.
Nevrakis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Madsen uses from the top position.
Madsen has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Nevrakis to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Madsen is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Nevrakis pulls down on the head and he's put Madsen to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Konstantinos Nevrakis!
Konstantinos Nevrakis is the new lightweight champion!
Konstantinos Nevrakis spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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