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UnderGround FC 37 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Falcon (ranked 6392 p4p, 551 weight class) and Xay Bizihwaeile (ranked 4795 p4p, 475 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Falcon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Xay Bizihwaeile!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bizihwaeile missing with a left hand there. Falcon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bizihwaeile swings widly with a right hand
letting Falcon counter with a right hand.
It looks like Xay Bizihwaeile has been cut.
Bizihwaeile changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Falcon tries to avoid it but Bizihwaeile manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Falcon to the ground. Falcon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bizihwaeile misses with an uppercut. Falcon saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Falcon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falcon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Falcon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Falcon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sloppy strikes from Falcon. Those never looked like landing.
Falcon scores with a kick to the body.
Falcon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Both fighters circling a little - Falcon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooh!!! Falcon has knocked Bizihwaeile down with a huge combo! Falcon steps away and waves a wobbly Bizihwaeile back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Bizihwaeile is rocked!
Falcon lands an uppercut, right on the button! Bizihwaeile tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Falcon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Sanches (ranked 4199 p4p, 438 weight class) and Hamilton Scrapple (ranked 4693 p4p, 468 weight class). Hamilton Scrapple acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Sanches!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hamilton Scrapple!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanches is trying hard to land a takedown here. Scrapple sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanches fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanches looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Sanches. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanches keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanches appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sanches slips a jab from Scrapple.
Sanches keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scrapple throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanches shoots and misses
and Scrapple holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Scrapple is stalling here.
Sanches wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Scrapple fails to land.
Scrapple is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sanches is trying to pull guard but Scrapple turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Scrapple'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.
Sanches is trying to force a seperation but Scrapple has the dominant position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sanches being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hamilton Scrapple.
Sanches tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Scrapple defends well and Sanches ends up having to push Scrapple into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Scrapple ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanches moves away.
Scrapple misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Sanches to counter with a crisp jab.
Scrapple takes a swing at Sanches's ribcage but misses.
Sanches is looking to slow Scrapple down with leg kicks.
Sanches bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sanches connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scrapple swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scrapple gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Scrapple stalls.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamilton Scrapple dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Scrapple misses with an uppercut. Sanches saw that one coming.
Sanches drops down looking for a counter takedown but Scrapple sprawls and moves away.
Sanches really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sanches avoids the body shot from Scrapple.
Scrapple throws a jab when Sanches was well out of range.
Sanches tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Scrapple decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sanches's guard.
Scrapple postures up.
Scrapple is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sanches not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanches looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanches, not yet.
Scrapple is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sanches looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrapple tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanches is retaining full guard.
Sanches looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scrapple is one step ahead there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sanches misses with a takedown attempt
and Scrapple counters by moving into the clinch.
Sanches just leaning against Scrapple, taking a breather.
Sanches stalling in the clinch but Scrapple improves position.
Scrapple throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Scrapple stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Scrapple has Sanches pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scrapple keeps control of Sanches as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Scrapple swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanches's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andy Sanches is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanches steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scrapple.
Scrapple moves into range and clinches up with Sanches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Scrapple misses with the head strike.
Sanches blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scrapple misses with a punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanches changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Scrapple fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sanches throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanches shoots in and drives through. Scrapple sprawls well.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamilton Scrapple showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Scrapple scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hamilton Scrapple is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Scrapple controlling the pace.
Sanches gets back to full guard.
Sanches will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sanches is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scrapple content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanches.
Sanches tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scrapple throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanches fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sanches ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanches avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scrapple manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sanches on his heels. He'll look to pass Sanches's guard now, I'm sure.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Scrapple controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hamilton Scrapple comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Scrapple 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hamilton Scrapple!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tshephang Batho (ranked 3800 p4p, 407 weight class) and I Love You Man (ranked 5125 p4p, 494 weight class). I Love You Man told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tshephang Batho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, I Love You Man!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from You Man misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from You Man is defended easily by Batho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You Man moves to clinch but Batho breaks away
and Batho counters with a nice uppercut.
You Man shoots for a takedown but Batho saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Batho swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batho wants to land a leg kick but You Man is out of range.
Batho scores with a jab to the jaw.
You Man dives in and grabs Batho's left leg, looking for a takedown. Batho pushes down on You Man's head and hops out.
Tshephang Batho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of I Love You Man.
You Man misses with a straight left.
Batho throws a quick counter head kick but You Man was just out of range.
You Man misses with a takedown attempt - Batho sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
You Man tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Batho defends well and You Man ends up having to push Batho into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batho throws a sloppy head kick
so You Man counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Batho holds on and takes a little breather.
Batho is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst You Man is controlling him.
You Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Batho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Batho wants to stand up but You Man is controlling him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You Man trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tshephang Batho dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
You Man will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Batho throws the left hand but You Man avoids the punch easily.
You Man tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
You Man shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Batho but Batho pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Batho misses with a wild body shot.
And You Man tries to counter it with a takedown but Batho pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batho throws a hook but You Man avoids it easily.
You Man takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Batho.
And You Man tries to counter it with a takedown but Batho pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tshephang Batho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
You Man slips under a jab from Batho.
You Man feints the counter takedown.
You Man misses with a takedown
enabling Batho to counter with a crisp jab.
Tshephang Batho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of I Love You Man.
Batho misses with a lunging right hand
and You Man counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Batho is looking to stand up but You Man isn't so interested in that idea.
You Man trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You Man stays in close to Batho's body and controls the position.
You Man wants to pass the guard but Batho is keeping the position.
Batho wants to stand but You Man is controlling the position.
You Man trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Batho wants to get back to his feet but You Man is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You Man shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Batho sprawls well. Batho wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. You Man gets slowly back to his feet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tshephang Batho dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Batho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between You Man's hands.
Tshephang Batho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
You Man throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Batho's waist but Batho gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing You Man off to one side.
You Man shoots and misses
and Batho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You Man slips under a jab from Batho.
You Man is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
You Man fails with the takedown
and Batho counters with a nice uppercut.
You Man is rocked!
Tshephang Batho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of I Love You Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but You Man manages to avoid it.
Batho is looking to slow You Man down with leg kicks.
Batho shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Batho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Batho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
You Man feints the counter takedown.
Batho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that You Man can do to turn this around?
The fight stays on the outside here - You Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batho misses with an uppercut. You Man saw that one coming.
You Man shoots in for a takedown but Batho shows good takedown defense.
Batho looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Batho throws a sloppy head kick and You Man moves out of range easily.
You Man gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Batho counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. You Man is lucky that one didn't land flush.
I Love You Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Batho.
You Man changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tshephang Batho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Batho, 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tshephang Batho!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 3585 p4p, 366 weight class) and Andrew Balderas (ranked 4188 p4p, 413 weight class). Lester comes to the cage accompanied by Get Back - Ludacris. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Balderas!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balderas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Balderas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lester scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Balderas doesn't seem bothered though.
Lester connects with a looping right hand.
Lester lands a slapping body shot.
Balderas misses with a straight right.
Balderas throws a right hand that Lester ducks under and follows up with a left that Lester also avoids with ease.
Balderas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lester circles away quickly and effectively.
Lester digs a good hook to Balderas's body.
Lester scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lester's jab looks to have found its range, popping Balderas under the eye.
Balderas misses with a two punch combination.
Lester throwing a counter right hand but Balderas manages to avoid it.
Lester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Balderas.
Lester has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Nice shot by Lester.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Balderas's head.
Lester showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balderas.
A little feinted left hand from Lester on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lester lands with a hook. Balderas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lester throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balderas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Balderas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lester works the jab nicely.
Balderas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lester moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lester lands with a shot to the body.
Balderas walks into a straight right hand from Lester.
Lester is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balderas.
Lester slips a jab and a cross from Balderas.
It looked like Lester was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Balderas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balderas throws a right and a left that Lester avoids nicely.
Lester bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Balderas's head.
Lester connects with a looping right hand.
Balderas takes one to the chin there.
Balderas misses with a lunging right hand
and Lester counters with a straight right hand.
Balderas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lester.
Lester connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Balderas's hands.
Balderas misses with a body punch
and Lester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Lester.
Balderas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lester jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Balderas lands the left hand.
Balderas throws a series of punches but Lester avoids them all with ease.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester dominated that round.
That's time! Lester's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lester throws an off balance right hand
and Balderas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lester thinking.
Balderas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Lester does it's job there.
Lester scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Balderas doesn't seem bothered though.
Balderas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lester connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lester misses with a right hand
and Balderas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Balderas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Balderas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Balderas lands with a nice combination. Lester backs away looking to recover.
Lester scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balderas connects with a looping right hand.
Lester is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lester misses with a left hand
and Balderas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lester thinking.
Balderas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lester takes a swing at Balderas's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balderas slips a straight right by Lester.
Balderas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lester misses with a wild body shot.
Lester slips under a jab.
Balderas misses with a double jab
and Lester counters with a nice body shot.
Balderas misses with a hook to the body
and Lester counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Lester throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lester thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lester misses with a body punch
and Balderas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Balderas swings widly with a right hand
and Lester counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balderas throws a lazy uppercut
and Lester cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balderas misses with a body punch
and Lester counters with a stiff right hand.
Lester takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balderas misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balderas lands an overhand right.
Lester is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balderas can do to turn this around?
Lester bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Balderas's head.
Lester throws a looping overhand right but Balderas ducks down to avoid it.
Balderas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Balderas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Balderas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Lester counter with a right hand.
Lester misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balderas manages to avoid it.
Balderas misses with a combination
and Lester connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Balderas digs a good body shot into Lester's ribs.
A punch combination from Balderas misses.
Balderas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Balderas moves forwards but Lester connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice jab there from Lester.
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balderas moves away.
Andrew Balderas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lester throws a shot from downtown. Balderas moves away and avoids it.
Jab by Lester.
Balderas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Balderas throws a nice looking combination but Lester bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balderas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Balderas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Balderas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lester counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Balderas does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balderas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lester appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lester listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balderas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lester counters with a stiff right hand.
Balderas misses with a hook to the body
and Lester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lester with a jab.
Balderas staying out of range there.
Balderas throws a body shot but no joy.
Lester throwing a counter right hand but Balderas manages to avoid it.
Balderas looks to land a combination but Lester avoids it well.
Balderas swings for the body but Lester moves out of range.
Lester thuds his right hand into Balderas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balderas moves out of range as Lester strikes.
Balderas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Balderas swinging wildly here.
As Balderas looks to move away, Lester throws a big counter combo but Balderas just gets out of the way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lester lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Lester throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Balderas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Balderas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lester scores with a crisp jab that stopped Balderas in his tracks.
Lester uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balderas.
Lester is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Balderas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lester throws a jab when Balderas was well out of range.
Moe Lester is winning the standup battle so far.
Balderas misses with a two punch combination.
Andrew Balderas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moe Lester is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lester smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moe Lester showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lester 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moe Lester!
After the fight, Moe Lester was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johny Boom (ranked 3611 p4p, 369 weight class) and Eddy Gordo (ranked 3884 p4p, 389 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johny Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddy Gordo!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordo has managed to clinch.
Gordo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gordo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Boom tries to roll over but Gordo keeps him under control.
Gordo moves into full mount! Boom won't be happy about that!
Gordo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gordo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gordo working Boom over with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom taking shots to the head.
Gordo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gordo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom is looking to get to half guard.
Gordo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gordo scoring with strikes but Boom is staying in there.
Gordo controlling the pace for now.
Boom is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Boom wants to hold on but Gordo pushes him away.
Boom sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gordo connects with a nice short shot to Boom's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordo stalling.
Nice strikes from Gordo there.
Gordo wants to free his trapped foot but Boom is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gordo slips a nice elbow through Boom's hands, connecting with Boom's forehead.
Boom is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gordo scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddy Gordo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boom ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gordo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gordo gets a clinch.
Gordo has hold of one of Boom's legs. Boom is fighting the takedown attempt but Gordo gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Boom throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gordo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gordo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gordo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boom is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordo distracts Boom with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom wants to get back to his feet but Gordo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Eddy Gordo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gordo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gordo won't allow Boom to get back to his feet.
Gordo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boom is keeping the position for now.
Boom is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gordo is pushing down on Boom's leg trying to pass to half guard. Boom is fighting to maintain full guard but Gordo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gordo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gordo prevents Boom from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordo trying to pass the guard but Boom defending well.
Boom trying to control but Gordo postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gordo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Boom is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boom actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gordo is pressing down on Boom's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boom is holding on for now.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddy Gordo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Boom tries to sprawl but Gordo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gordo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gordo content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gordo decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boom sets himself, and Gordo steps forward looking for the clinch! Boom avoids it this time.
Boom tries to clinch but Gordo moves out of range.
Boom doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gordo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boom lands a body shot.
Boom instigates a clinch.
Gordo blocks a body shot from Boom.
Gordo crunches a lovely knee into Boom's ribcage.
Gordo successfully pulls guard.
Gordo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gordo pulls Boom in to control the position.
Gordo keeping moving, preventing Boom from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boom drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Boom jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gordo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gordo controlling Boom's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boom wants to control from the top but Gordo keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddy Gordo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gordo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddy Gordo!
After the fight, Eddy Gordo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dropkick Flexy (ranked 3176 p4p, 371 weight class) and Donald McCalister (ranked 6071 p4p, 538 weight class). Flexy comes to the cage accompanied by Big Thing. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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170 lbs
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26
178 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dropkick Flexy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donald McCalister!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCalister tries to close the distance and clinch but Flexy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Flexy rushes McCalister and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McCalister looking to stall.
Flexy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McCalister walks away with a smile on his face. Flexy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McCalister rushes Flexy and presses him up against the cage.
Flexy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McCalister smiles and moves away.
McCalister is looking to clinch but Flexy is avoiding it.
McCalister rushes Flexy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Flexy pulls McCalister into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCalister tries to stand but Flexy is controlling from the bottom.
Flexy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McCalister gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Flexy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McCalister defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCalister trying to stand up but can't free himself from Flexy's guard.
Flexy controls McCalister momentarily but McCalister frees himself.
McCalister avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McCalister postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Flexy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Flexy looking for a guillotine here but McCalister defends easily.
Flexy controls McCalister momentarily but McCalister frees himself.
McCalister wants to stand but Flexy is controlling his posture from full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Flexy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McCalister gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dropkick Flexy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McCalister throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flexy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from McCalister as Flexy shoots in.
Flexy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McCalister can pounce on him.
McCalister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flexy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flexy swats away the attempt to clinch by McCalister.
Flexy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but McCalister manages to circle out of the way.
No joy there for McCalister, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCalister has Flexy up against the cage in a clinch.
Flexy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McCalister's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flexy has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics McCalister uses from the top position.
Flexy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McCalister gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McCalister has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Flexy is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flexy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McCalister defends it easily.
Flexy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Flexy is trying to control the position but McCalister postures up.
McCalister told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Flexy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Flexy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McCalister can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McCalister really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Flexy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flexy has a closed guard, preventing McCalister from standing up.
McCalister avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Flexy looking for a guillotine here but McCalister defends easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dropkick Flexy dominated that second round.
That's time! Flexy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Flexy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Flexy drops down looking for an ankle pick but McCalister pulls his leg out and moves away.
Flexy moves into range and clinches up with McCalister.
Flexy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McCalister is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
McCalister is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flexy is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flexy tries to pull guard but McCalister forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dropkick Flexy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flexy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McCalister after a bit of a struggle.
Donald McCalister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flexy jumps guard but McCalister turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McCalister manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCalister is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCalister lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Flexy looks for a takedown but McCalister sprawls well.
McCalister stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McCalister wants it to stay on the feet.
McCalister connects with a solid leg kick.
McCalister tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCalister keeps the fight on the outside.
Flexy shoots in for a double leg but McCalister sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McCalister throws a right and a left that Flexy avoids nicely.
McCalister closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McCalister can't find room to land a body shot as Flexy controls the action.
Flexy is trying to pull guard but McCalister has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flexy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McCalister smiles and moves away.
Flexy has McCalister up against the cage in a clinch.
McCalister tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Flexy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McCalister to keep the fight standing.
Flexy tries to pull guard but McCalister won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCalister is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McCalister obliges.
Dropkick Flexy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCalister's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flexy seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Flexy avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donald McCalister comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Flexy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dropkick Flexy!
A victorious Dropkick Flexy 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Joey Simone (ranked 3021 p4p, 354 weight class) and Wally Kruschev (ranked 2431 p4p, 295 weight class). Simone comes to the cage accompanied by Shakewell - Leglock. Kruschev has chosen Pissed Off and Mad About it (Texas Hippie Coalition) as his entrance music. Joey Simone has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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21
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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21
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Simone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wally Kruschev!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wally Kruschev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruschev lands with a hook. Simone tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kruschev throws a head kick that misses
and Simone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Simone works the jab nicely.
Simone throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kruschev misses with a left hand
enabling Simone to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Kruschev misses
and Simone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body kick from Simone.
A head kick by Kruschev misses
and Simone counters with a nice leg kick.
Kruschev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simone was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruschev.
Kruschev throws a poor cross that misses
letting Simone counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Simone.
Kruschev misses with an uppercut
and Simone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Simone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Kruschev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kruschev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kruschev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simone.
Simone throws the left hand but Kruschev avoids the punch easily.
Kruschev doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruschev lands a jab to the head.
Simone 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.
Kruschev misses with a hook. Simone ducked under it nicely.
Kruschev will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Simone misses with a looping left.
Simone is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Simone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kruschev.
Kruschev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Simone's head.
Simone scoring well with a low kick there.
Kruschev misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kruschev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kruschev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruschev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Simone plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Simone avoids the body shot from Kruschev.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruschev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Simone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kruschev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Simone.
Kruschev fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Kruschev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kruschev.
Simone moves away from the strike by Kruschev.
The fighters circling - Kruschev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Kruschev misses.
Kruschev connects with a body shot that sends Simone's belly button to the back.
Simone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kruschev.
Kruschev throws a hook to the side of Simone's head but Simone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Simone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Kruschev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kruschev throws a leg kick but Simone moved away.
Kruschev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Simone. Simone obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Kruschev misses.
Simone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kruschev missing with a left hand there. Simone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruschev throws a body shot but no joy.
Kruschev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Simone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Simone dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kruschev punishes Simone's body with a nice straight punch.
Kruschev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kruschev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Simone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Simone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kruschev can do to turn this around?
Simone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kruschev misses with a few strikes there.
A bone on bone clash there as Kruschev blocks the leg kick.
Simone fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Simone.
Kruschev keeps the fight on the outside.
Kruschev throws a body punch but Simone moves out of range.
Simone clinches up against the cage.
Simone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simone scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kruschev fails to land.
Simone working aggressively here.
Simone misses with a punch to the body.
Kruschev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruschev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Simone checks it well.
Simone cracks the inside of Kruschev's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruschev is looking to slow Simone down with leg kicks.
Kruschev throws a shot from downtown. Simone moves away and avoids it.
Simone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kruschev moves forwards but Simone connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Simone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Simone misses with an uppercut.
Simone is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Simone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Kruschev does no damage.
Kruschev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Simone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kruschev throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Simone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kruschev throws out the jab.
Kruschev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Simone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A solid leg kick lands there for Simone.
Kruschev misses with a shot to the body
and Simone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simone connects with an inside leg kick.
Good work by Simone as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kruschev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Simone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Simone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruschev.
Kruschev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Simone.
Simone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joey Simone is winning the standup battle so far.
Kruschev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kruschev throws a sloppy head kick
and Simone counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kruschev throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Kruschev misses.
Simone lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kruschev takes a step back to recover.
Kruschev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Simone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Simone explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruschev throws an off balance right hand
letting Simone counter with a right hand.
Kruschev misses with a low kick as Simone jumps back.
Simone fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kruschev on the side of the head.
Simone lands a lovely overhand right.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Simone dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Simone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kruschev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Simone under the eye.
Kruschev misses with a looping left.
Kruschev misses the body punch
and Simone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Simone gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simone.
Kruschev blocks a body shot from Simone.
A nice left hand lands by Simone.
Simone lands a nice shot to the body.
Simone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Simone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kruschev smiles and moves away.
Simone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Simone scores with a jab to the body.
Simone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wally Kruschev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Kruschev throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Simone clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruschev is trying to break the clinch but Simone is controlling him.
Simone lands a nice uppercut.
Kruschev takes a shot to the head.
Kruschev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Simone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Simone working aggressively here.
Simone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Simone lands a leg kick that knocks Kruschev off balance momentarily.
Simone scores with a shot to the body.
Kruschev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kruschev works Simone's body with a nice hook.
Simone misses with a leg kick.
Simone ducks under a wild hook from Kruschev.
Kruschev looks to land a left hand but Simone moved out of range nicely.
Kruschev swinging wildly here.
Simone slips under a jab.
Simone is looking to chop away at Kruschev's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simone tries to clinch but Kruschev is having none of it.
Kruschev throws out a loose jab but Simone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simone throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kruschev avoids it.
Kruschev has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Simone.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kruschev.
Simone digs a good hook to Kruschev's body.
Kruschev is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A swing and a miss from Kruschev.
Simone lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kruschev will feel that in the morning.
Simone connects with a nice looking jab.
A swing and a miss from Kruschev.
Joey Simone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kruschev swings for the body but Simone moves out of range.
Kruschev looks to throw the jab but Simone is out of range.
Kruschev throws a hook but Simone avoids it easily.
Simone digs a good hook to Kruschev's body.
Simone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kruschev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice side step and Kruschev releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kruschev throws a right hand that Simone ducks under and follows up with a left that Simone also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheers as Simone lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kruschev doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Simone lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Simone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Simone, 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Simone!
Joey Simone decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Test Fighter A (ranked 2407 p4p, 293 weight class) and Pedro Navas (ranked 2848 p4p, 342 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Test Fighter A!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pedro Navas!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Navas pushes Fighter A up against the cage in a clinch.
Navas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fighter A working hard to break the clinch.
Fighter A takes a shot to the head.
Fighter A looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fighter A is trying to break the clinch but Navas has him pressed against the cage.
Navas cracks Fighter A with a nice body shot.
Fighter A wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Navas has him pressed against the cage.
Fighter A tries to circle away but Navas has him pinned against the cage.
Navas has Fighter A pressed against the cage.
Fighter A working aggressively here.
Fighter A blocks a body shot from Navas.
Navas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Navas leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Navas.
Navas digs a right hand into Fighter A's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fighter A's gas tank.
Fighter A can't break the clinch.
Navas has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fighter A seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Navas can turn it around.
Navas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Navas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fighter A wants to get back to striking at distance but Navas won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter A is trying to break the clinch but Navas is controlling him.
Fighter A wants to get back to striking at distance but Navas won't allow it.
Navas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fighter A working hard to break the clinch.
Navas lands with a left to the head.
Navas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Navas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fighter A wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Navas has him pressed against the cage.
Navas tries a body shot but Fighter A blocks it.
Navas tries to throw a body punch but Fighter A avoids it by throwing Navas back against the cage.
Navas struggles to land a body shot inside as Fighter A controls his hands.
Fighter A's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Navas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Navas.
Fighter A definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Navas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fighter A is trying to break the clinch but Navas has him pressed against the cage.
Navas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fighter A's efforts to push away.
Fighter A wants to break free but Navas has control.
Fighter A wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Navas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Navas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Fighter A's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Navas lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Navas.
Navas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Navas scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee calls for Navas to work.
Navas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fighter A tries to break free but Navas pushes him back against the cage.
Navas lands a nice knee to the body.
Fighter A misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Navas.
Navas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Navas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fighter A wants to break the clinch but can't.
Navas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Navas lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Navas scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Navas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Navas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fighter A lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Navas clinches.
Fighter A wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Navas lands a left hand.
Navas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Navas.
Navas pushes Fighter A back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fighter A has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Navas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fighter A lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Navas backwards.
Navas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Navas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fighter A wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Navas has him pressed against the cage.
Fighter A fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Navas.
Navas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Navas avoiding damage.
Fighter A's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Navas prevents Fighter A from breaking the clinch.
Navas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter A wants to break free but Navas has control.
Fighter A tries to break the clinch but Navas is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Fighter A's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fighter A wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Navas has him pressed against the cage.
Fighter A is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fighter A wants to break free but Navas has control.
Navas lands a shoulder strike.
Navas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fighter As head.
Navas stalls.
Fighter A wants to break free but Navas has control.
Navas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Navas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Navas scores with a hook to the body.
Fighter A wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fighter A has had enough of the clinch but Navas keeps him there for the moment.
Navas avoiding damage.
Navas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fighter A backwards.
Fighter A wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter A is trying to push Navas away but Navas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fighter A looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter A.
Fighter A prevents a body shot from Navas.
Fighter A is looking to break free of the clinch but Navas has double underhooks.
Fighter A is trying to push Navas away but Navas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice right hand lands inside from Navas.
Navas digs a right hand underneath Fighter A's ribcage. Fighter A let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pedro Navas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Navas.
Navas lands a body punch.
Fighter A has had enough of the clinch but Navas keeps him there for the moment.
Fighter A takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Navas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Navas lands with a left to the head.
Navas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Navas slowing the pace effectively.
Navas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fighter A letting Navas take a breather here.
Nice body punch from Navas - that landed with a thud.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Navas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Fighter A lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Navas circles away quickly and effectively.
Fighter A misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Fighter A misses its intended target.
Navas misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Navas. Fighter A does a little dance to reset his feet.
Navas blocks a jab.
Fighter A misses with a straight left.
Navas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fighter A is able to avoid easily.
Navas slips under a jab.
Navas tries to clinch but Fighter A moves out of range.
Fighter A swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Navas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fighter A takes a step back to recover.
Pedro Navas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fighter A misses with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Navas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fighter A paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Fighter A misses the target.
Navas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Navas misses with a low kick.
Navas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fighter A takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter A looks to throw the jab but Navas is out of range.
Fighter A takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Navas cracks Fighter A with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Navas scores with a leg kick.
Navas misses with a wild body shot.
Fighter A lands with a hook. Navas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fighter A throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Navas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Navas.
Fighter A wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fighter A working hard to break the clinch.
Fighter A working hard to break the clinch.
Navas prevents Fighter A from breaking the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Navas.
Fighter A lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fighter A is trying to break the clinch but Navas is controlling him.
Fighter A tries to break the clinch but Navas is controlling the position.
Navas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Navas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Navas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Navas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fighter A is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Fighter A's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fighter A can't break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Navas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fighter A throws a head punch that misses.
Navas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pedro Navas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Navas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fighter A's efforts to push away.
Navas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Test Fighter A has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice right hand lands inside from Navas.
Fighter A tries to break the clinch but Navas is controlling the position.
A short right from Navas on the inside.
Navas prevents Fighter A from breaking the clinch.
Navas tries a body shot but Fighter A blocks it.
Navas gets through Fighter A's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Navas.
Navas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fighter A has had enough of the clinch but Navas keeps him there for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Navas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Navas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Navas!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yewis Mybitch (ranked 1427 p4p, 193 weight class) and Giuseppe Turturro (ranked 1103 p4p, 151 weight class). Mybitch comes to the cage accompanied by Like a Stone. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yewis Mybitch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giuseppe Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mybitch throws a series of punches but Turturro moves out of range.
Mybitch misses with a combination
and Turturro counters by clinching up.
Turturro jumps guard and drags Mybitch to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mybitch won't allow Turturro to sweep him here.
Mybitch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Turturro on the ground.
Turturro looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Mybitch is defending well. Turturro quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Mybitch has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Turturro celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Giuseppe Turturro! Giuseppe Turturro retains his middleweight title!
Giuseppe Turturro was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Yewis Mybitch had this to say: 'Just not my night, I guess. I will return. Stronger and faster !!! Thanks, to UnderGround Fight Club 340K+ !!! 4Real !!!'.
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