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FARTMMA 62 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mamadu Camara (ranked 4817 p4p, 391 weight class) and Jonathan Rain (ranked 3577 p4p, 325 weight class). The key to victory for Mamadu Camara has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mamadu Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonathan Rain!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Mamadu Camara has been cut.
Camara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Camara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Camara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Camara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Camara presses Rain against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Camara pushes Rain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Our sources have told us that Camara has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Camara digs a right hand underneath Rain's ribcage. Rain let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rain looks winded!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rain takes a shot to the head.
Camara lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Camara.
A short body shot lands from Camara as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Camara.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rain's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Camara digs a right hand underneath Rain's ribcage. Rain let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Camara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Camara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Camara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Camara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rain backwards.
Camara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rain.
Camara lands a hook that snaps the head of Rain backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Camara as the two fighters clinch.
Camara lands a body punch.
Camara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camara lands with a short shot to the head.
Camara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Camara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rain backwards.
Camara cracks Rain with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Camara.
Good body shot from Camara.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Camara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Camara.
Good body shot from Camara.
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!
A right hand to the body from Camara.
A short body shot lands from Camara as the two fighters clinch.
Camara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rain backwards.
Camara lands a shoulder strike.
Camara lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Camara as the two fighters clinch.
Camara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rain.
A short right from Camara on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Camara.
A nice right hand lands inside from Camara.
Camara lands a body shot.
Camara lands a shot to the body.
Camara is working Rain over against the cage.
Camara works on Rain's body with a couple of short punches.
Camara cracks Rain with a nice body shot.
Camara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rains head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Camara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Camara.
Camara scores with a hook to the body.
Camara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rain backwards.
Camara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Camara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Camara lands a body punch.
Camara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Camara is working Rain over against the cage.
Camara is leaning against Rain and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Camara.
Camara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Camara scores with a shot to the side of Rain's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Camara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rain.
Camara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Camara as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Camara.
Camara lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Camara.
Camara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rain or not.
A nice left hand lands by Camara.
Nice body punch from Camara.
Nice body punch from Camara - that landed with a thud.
Camara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rain.
Camara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rain backwards.
A right hand to the body from Camara.
Camara gets through Rain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Camara.
Camara lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Camara.
A short right from Camara on the inside.
Rain is rocked!
Camara drops Rain onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Rain is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Rain is still on wobbly legs! Can Camara finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Camara.
Camara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Camara lands a body punch.
Camara scores with a hook to the body.
Camara lands a shot to the body.
Camara works on Rain's body with a couple of short punches.
Camara lands a hook that snaps the head of Rain backwards.
A hook to the body from Camara.
Camara lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Camara.
Rain seems to have recovered his senses.
Camara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rains head.
Camara lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Camara.
A hook to the body from Camara.
Camara presses Rain against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Camara lands a body shot.
Camara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Camara.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Camara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Camara is working Rain over against the cage.
Camara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Camara scores with a shot to the side of Rain's head.
Camara lands a hook that snaps the head of Rain backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamadu Camara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mamadu Camara's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rain misses the jab.
Camara moves away from the strike by Rain.
Rain ducks right into an uppercut from Camara.
Rain tries to keep at a distance but Camara has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A body shot lands from Camara.
Camara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Camara lands a shot to the body.
Camara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Camara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Camara is working Rain over against the cage.
Camara lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Camara as the two fighters clinch.
Camara lands a nice shot to the body.
Camara lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Camara.
Rain's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Camara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rain is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Camara - that landed with a thud.
Camara lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Camara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara lands a shot to the body.
Camara lands a nice shot to the body.
Camara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rain or not.
Camara lands with a light punch inside.
Camara cracks Rain with a nice body shot.
Camara is leaning against Rain and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Camara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Camara lands an uppercut.
Camara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Camara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Camara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Camara.
Camara scores with a hook to the body.
Camara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rain backwards.
Camara lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camara scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Camara - that landed with a thud.
Mamadu Camara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Camara lands a hook that snaps the head of Rain backwards.
A shot in the inside from Camara.
Camara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rain backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara lands a body punch in the clinch.
Camara lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Camara.
Camara has Rain pressed against the cage, preventing Rain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice left hand lands by Camara.
A right handed body shot lands from Camara.
Camara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Camara lands with a left to the head.
Camara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Camara lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Camara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Camara.
Camara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Camara.
Camara pushes Rain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Camara.
A right hook to the body lands for Camara.
Camara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rain backwards.
Camara lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Camara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Camara.
Camara lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Camara.
Camara lands a body punch in the clinch.
Camara digs a right hand underneath Rain's ribcage. Rain let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Camara drops Rain onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Rain is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Camara scores with a hook to the body.
Camara digs a right hand into Rain's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rain's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Camara.
Camara drops Rain onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Rain is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Camara lands a body punch.
Camara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Camara digs a right hand underneath Rain's ribcage. Rain let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Camara is leaning against Rain and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Camara throws a big uppercut that drops Rain! More strikes from Camara and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Rain lies dazed against the cage as Camara celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mamadu Camara!
After the fight, Mamadu Camara 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Sanchez (ranked 5111 p4p, 162 weight class) and Big Blue Lou (ranked 3040 p4p, 112 weight class). Blue Lou has chosen Meatloaf Bat outta hell as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Big Blue Lou was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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338 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Big Blue Lou!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue Lou takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sanchez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blue Lou lands a high kick!
Blue Lou moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Blue Lou wants to slow Sanchez down by chopping away at his legs.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Blue Lou appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Blue Lou throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Blue Lou has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sanchez lands a jab.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blue Lou counters with a good low kick that Sanchez was not able to check.
Blue Lou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blue Lou will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
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!
Blue Lou with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut
and Blue Lou counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Blue Lou finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mark Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crunch! Blue Lou slams his shin into Sanchez's torso.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Blue Lou tries to land a leg kick but Sanchez saw it coming and moves away.
Sanchez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Blue Lou pushes Sanchez away with a front kick.
A head kick from Blue Lou lands but Sanchez takes it in his stride.
Blue Lou lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blue Lou connects with a leg kick. Sanchez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blue Lou.
Blue Lou throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blue Lou, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blue Lou motions for Sanchez to come forward. Blue Lou throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blue Lou.
Sanchez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blue Lou counters with a low kick, right behind Sanchez 's knee.
Sanchez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blue Lou lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanchez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Blue Lou throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blue Lou throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Blue Lou bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Blue Lou throws a head kick that Sanchez semi-blocks.
Blue Lou goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Blue Lou lands a head kick. Sanchez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Blue Lou throws a solid leg kick but Sanchez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blue Lou.
Sanchez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue Lou goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blue Lou.
Blue Lou throws a head kick that Sanchez semi-blocks.
Crunch! Blue Lou slams his shin into Sanchez's torso.
Sanchez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sanchez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blue Lou fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blue Lou lands with a kick to the temple. Sanchez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Blue Lou lands a high kick!
Blue Lou fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez throws a body punch but Blue Lou moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Blue Lou.
Blue Lou plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A leg kick checked by Sanchez.
Sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blue Lou counters with a slapping leg kick.
Blue Lou throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blue Lou.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blue Lou.
Blue Lou throws a head kick that Sanchez semi-blocks.
Both fighters circling a little - Blue Lou finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blue Lou throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Blue Lou dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Blue Lou counters with a low kick, right behind Sanchez 's knee.
Blue Lou thows a body kick. Sanchez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Blue Lou lands with a slapping head kick.
Good work by Sanchez as he checks the leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blue Lou counters with a body kick that stops Sanchez in his tracks momentarily.
A good leg kick by Blue Lou.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blue Lou counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blue Lou throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Blue Lou connects with a leg kick. Sanchez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blue Lou can pounce on him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blue Lou with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blue Lou has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blue Lou lands with a nice body kick.
Blue Lou throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Blue Lou throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sanchez's head.
Big Blue Lou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blue Lou feints and then cracks Sanchez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanchez down.
Blue Lou lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez off balance momentarily.
Sanchez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blue Lou can pounce on him.
Blue Lou lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blue Lou lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blue Lou scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blue Lou lands with a kick to the ribs.
Blue Lou moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Blue Lou lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanchez's sensitive parts.
Blue Lou lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sanchez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Blue Lou's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sanchez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Blue Lou.
Blue Lou throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blue Lou scores with a spinning back kick!
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blue Lou. Blue Lou obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blue Lou.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blue Lou. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Blue Lou with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blue Lou goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blue Lou counters with a big head kick but Sanchez shrugs it off.
A head kick from Blue Lou lands but Sanchez takes it in his stride.
A good leg kick by Blue Lou.
That kick from Blue Lou tenderised Sanchez's leg. Sanchez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blue Lou connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blue Lou scoring well with a low kick there.
Blue Lou scores with a leg kick.
Sanchez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blue Lou thuds his shin into the meat of Sanchez's side.
Blue Lou throws a nice head kick!
Blue Lou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Blue Lou thows a body kick. Sanchez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sanchez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blue Lou.
Blue Lou throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blue Lou fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez.
Blue Lou thuds his shin into the meat of Sanchez's side.
Blue Lou throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Blue Lou throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Blue Lou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sanchez cracks Blue Lou with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanchez throws a lazy uppercut
and Blue Lou counters with an outside leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a jab to the body
and Blue Lou counters with a good low kick that Sanchez was not able to check.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Blue Lou ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Blue Lou.
Blue Lou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blue Lou lands a high kick!
Blue Lou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Blue Lou counters with a good, hard body kick but Sanchez shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Blue Lou counters with a low kick, right behind Sanchez 's knee.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sanchez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Blue Lou - the referee stops the clock and Sanchez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Blue Lou. Sanchez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue Lou goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Blue Lou throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blue Lou.
Blue Lou throws a leg kick but Sanchez moved away.
Sanchez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blue Lou connects with a leg kick. Sanchez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blue Lou thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sanchez if he has to take too many more of those.
Blue Lou lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sanchez's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Blue Lou lands a head kick!
Blue Lou lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blue Lou scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a body punch
and Blue Lou counters with an inside leg kick.
Blue Lou scores with a leg kick.
Blue Lou throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blue Lou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Blue Lou counters with a slapping leg kick.
Blue Lou fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez.
A good leg kick by Blue Lou.
Blue Lou lands a head kick!
Blue Lou connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blue Lou can pounce on him.
A shot to the body from Sanchez misses
and Blue Lou counters with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Blue Lou makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Blue Lou lands a nice looking body kick.
Blue Lou buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blue Lou lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick from Blue Lou lands but Sanchez takes it in his stride.
Sanchez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blue Lou.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blue Lou makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue Lou scores with a spinning back kick!
Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
and Blue Lou counters with a thumping low kick.
Blue Lou throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blue Lou.
Big Blue Lou is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blue Lou is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.
Mark Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blue Lou fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blue Lou lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanchez takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big Blue Lou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blue Lou 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Blue Lou!
Big Blue Lou managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Tverdovskiy (ranked 454 p4p, 60 weight class) and Tan Zan (ranked 446 p4p, 58 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tverdovskiy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Oxxxymiron - Tentacles. 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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164 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Tverdovskiy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tan Zan!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zan throws a shot to the body.
Jab from Zan.
Tverdovskiy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tverdovskiy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zan.
A slow jab from Zan misses its intended target.
Zan throws a good cross that connects.
Zan takes a swing at Tverdovskiy's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Tverdovskiy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tverdovskiy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crunch! Tverdovskiy slams his shin into Zan's torso.
Zan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zan throws a lazy right hand but Tverdovskiy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tverdovskiy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tverdovskiy cracks the inside of Zan's front leg.
Tverdovskiy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zan was well out of range. Poor timing from Tverdovskiy.
Zan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tan Zan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tverdovskiy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tverdovskiy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at VenDettaGYM in the buildup to the fight.
Tverdovskiy looks for the body kick but Zan saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Zan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zan misses with a looping right.
Zan moves in looking to clinch but Tverdovskiy pushes him off.
Zan misses the shot to the body.
Zan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tverdovskiy on the side of the head.
Zan lands with a cross.
Tverdovskiy misses with a few strikes there.
Tverdovskiy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zan swings for the body but Tverdovskiy moves out of range.
Zan lands a slapping body shot.
Zan throws a body punch but Tverdovskiy moves out of range.
Tverdovskiy scores with a spinning back kick!
Zan misses the shot to the body.
Tverdovskiy lands with a nice body kick.
Zan blocks a head kick by Tverdovskiy.
Zan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zan throws a hook to the side of Tverdovskiy's head but Tverdovskiy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tverdovskiy connects with a solid leg kick.
Zan misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tverdovskiy manages to avoid it.
Zan misses the shot to the body.
Tverdovskiy thuds his shin into the meat of Zan's side.
Zan throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Tverdovskiy misses.
Zan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tverdovskiy. That one must have hurt.
Zan throws a body shot but no joy.
Zan misses with a hook. Tverdovskiy ducked under it nicely.
Zan misses with a hook. Tverdovskiy ducked under it nicely.
As Zan looks to move away, Tverdovskiy throws a big counter combo but Zan just gets out of the way.
Zan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tverdovskiy.
Zan just misses with a punch to the body.
Tverdovskiy throws a body punch but Zan moves out of range.
Tverdovskiy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zan.
Tverdovskiy lands a front kick.
Tverdovskiy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zan doesn't seem bothered though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tverdovskiy.
Zan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tverdovskiy scores with a leg kick.
Tverdovskiy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tverdovskiy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tverdovskiy rather than just go for the knockout.
Zan misses with a hook to the body
and Tverdovskiy counters with an inside leg kick.
Tverdovskiy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tverdovskiy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zan throws a lazy right hand but Tverdovskiy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tverdovskiy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tverdovskiy.
Zan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tverdovskiy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zan misses with a lunging right hand
and Tverdovskiy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tverdovskiy takes one on the button.
Zan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tverdovskiy throws out the jab.
Good leg kick by Tverdovskiy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tverdovskiy lands an overhand right.
Tverdovskiy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tverdovskiy misses with an uppercut. Zan saw that one coming.
Tverdovskiy throws a shot from downtown. Zan moves away and avoids it.
Zan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tverdovskiy manages to avoid it.
Tverdovskiy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tverdovskiy slips under a jab from Zan.
Tverdovskiy moves away from the strike by Zan.
Tverdovskiy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tverdovskiy lands with a straight right. Zan didn't see that one coming.
Zan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tverdovskiy swings for the body but Zan moves out of range.
Tverdovskiy throws a jab but it's blocked by Zan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the body from Zan misses
and Tverdovskiy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tverdovskiy.
Zan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zan misses with an uppercut.
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 Alexander Tverdovskiy will probably get the nod.
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.
Tverdovskiy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Zan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tverdovskiy connects with a jab.
Tverdovskiy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zan.
Zan looks to score with a jab to the body but Tverdovskiy is just out of range.
Zan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donk. Zan catches Tverdovskiy right on the button with a cross.
Tverdovskiy cracks Zan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zan. Tverdovskiy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zan throws a hook to the side of Tverdovskiy's head but Tverdovskiy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tverdovskiy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Zan just misses with a punch to the body.
Tverdovskiy is looking to counter with a body kick.
Zan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alexander Tverdovskiy is winning the standup battle so far.
Tverdovskiy lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tverdovskiy looks to throw the jab but Zan is out of range.
A jab from Zan does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tverdovskiy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fighters circling - Tverdovskiy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tverdovskiy staying out of range there.
Zan throws a right hand that misses
and Tverdovskiy counters with a thumping low kick.
Tverdovskiy cracks the inside of Zan's front leg.
Zan ducks under a wild hook from Tverdovskiy.
Zan throws a hook but Tverdovskiy avoids it easily.
Zan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tverdovskiy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Zan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tverdovskiy misses with a head kick.
Zan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tverdovskiy misses with a looping left.
Tverdovskiy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zan's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tverdovskiy avoids the body shot from Zan.
Zan cracks Tverdovskiy with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tverdovskiy in his tracks.
Tverdovskiy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tverdovskiy ducks right into an uppercut from Zan.
Tverdovskiy misses with a series of wild punches.
Tverdovskiy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tverdovskiy staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Tverdovskiy misses.
A lazy left from Zan finds it's target.
Zan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tverdovskiy doesn't seem bothered though.
Zan works the jab nicely.
Tverdovskiy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Zan misses with a body shot.
Tverdovskiy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tverdovskiy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zan moves away from the strike by Tverdovskiy.
Tverdovskiy loads up on a big right hand but Zan slips the punch.
Tverdovskiy lands a slapping body shot.
Zan misses with a hook
and Tverdovskiy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tverdovskiy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zan misses with a right hand
and Tverdovskiy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tverdovskiy drops his hands momentarily and Zan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zan misses with a double jab.
Tverdovskiy lands a jab.
Zan throws a body shot but no joy.
Tverdovskiy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tverdovskiy.
Crunch! Tverdovskiy slams his shin into Zan's torso.
Tverdovskiy scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Tverdovskiy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Zan is breathing heavily.
Zan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tverdovskiy at a distance.
Tverdovskiy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zan's sensitive parts.
Zan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Zan misses.
Tverdovskiy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Zan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tverdovskiy manages to avoid it.
Tverdovskiy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Zan misses with a hook. Tverdovskiy ducked under it nicely.
Tverdovskiy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zan.
Zan blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tverdovskiy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circling - Tverdovskiy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tverdovskiy throws a body kick that misses.
A big left from Zan misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Tverdovskiy dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tverdovskiy with a hook.
Zan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tverdovskiy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tverdovskiy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zan.
Tverdovskiy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tverdovskiy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zan punishes Tverdovskiy's body with a nice straight punch.
Zan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tverdovskiy was well out of range. Poor timing from Zan.
Tverdovskiy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zan lands a really nice looking cross but Tverdovskiy seems unphased.
Tverdovskiy misses with a left hand
and Zan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tverdovskiy thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Tverdovskiy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tverdovskiy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zan.
Zan missing with a left hand there. Tverdovskiy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zan misses with a hook to the body
and Tverdovskiy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tverdovskiy feints and then cracks Zan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zan down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tverdovskiy - the referee stops the clock and Zan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tverdovskiy. Zan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Zan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zan jabs at Tverdovskiy's body.
Tverdovskiy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tverdovskiy manages to avoid it.
Zan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zan misses with an uppercut
and Tverdovskiy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tverdovskiy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tverdovskiy staying out of range there.
Zan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tverdovskiy misses with a looping left.
Zan misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tverdovskiy throws the kick towards the body but Zan avoids it.
Tverdovskiy misses with a low kick as Zan jumps back.
Zan throws a poor cross that misses
and Tverdovskiy counters with a good low kick that Zan was not able to check.
Tverdovskiy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Zan misses its intended target.
Tverdovskiy looks to throw the jab but Zan is out of range.
Zan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tverdovskiy manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Tverdovskiy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tverdovskiy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zan tries to clinch up.
Tverdovskiy throws a big counter combination but Zan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Zan throws an overhand right that lands on Tverdovskiy's shoulder, as Tverdovskiy tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Tverdovskiy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tverdovskiy is looking to slow Zan down with leg kicks.
Zan loads up on a big right hand but Tverdovskiy slips the punch.
Zan moves out of range of the body kick.
Zan misses with a wild body shot.
Tverdovskiy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Zan just manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zan scores with a hook to the body. Tverdovskiy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crunch! Tverdovskiy slams his shin into Zan's torso.
Zan slips a jab from Tverdovskiy.
Tverdovskiy moves away from the strike by Zan.
Tverdovskiy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zan.
A good leg kick by Tverdovskiy.
Nice cross by Tverdovskiy.
Tverdovskiy swats away the attempt to clinch by Zan.
Tverdovskiy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zan moves out of range as Tverdovskiy throws a body kick.
Zan swings for the body but Tverdovskiy moves out of range.
It looked like Tverdovskiy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tverdovskiy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zan misses with a left hand
and Tverdovskiy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tverdovskiy swings for the body but Zan moves out of range.
Zan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Tverdovskiy misses the target.
Zan tests Tverdovskiy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tverdovskiy tries to work over Zan's front leg with a kick but Zan checks it.
Tverdovskiy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tverdovskiy pushes Zan away with a front kick.
Zan with a nice cross.
Nice shot lands for Zan.
Zan lands with a good body shot.
Tverdovskiy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tverdovskiy avoids the body shot from Zan.
Tverdovskiy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zan will feel that in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Alexander Tverdovskiy did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Tverdovskiy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tverdovskiy.
A jab lands there for Zan.
Zan scores with a jab to the body.
Zan takes a swing at Tverdovskiy's ribcage but misses.
Tverdovskiy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zan moves into the clinch.
Zan struggles to land a body shot inside as Tverdovskiy controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tverdovskiy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zan.
Zan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tverdovskiy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tverdovskiy seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tverdovskiy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zan backwards.
Zan lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Zan.
Tverdovskiy blocks a body shot from Zan.
Zan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zan pushes Tverdovskiy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Zan gets through Tverdovskiy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tverdovskiy's elbow.
Tverdovskiy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tverdovskiy stalling against the cage.
Zan lands a nice uppercut.
Zan misses with some punches.
Tverdovskiy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tverdovskiy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zan misses with a punch on the inside.
Tverdovskiy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Zan.
Tverdovskiy looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tverdovskiy breaks from the clinch.
Tverdovskiy works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tverdovskiy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tverdovskiy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tverdovskiy scores with a leg kick.
Tverdovskiy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zan misses with an uppercut
and Tverdovskiy counters with a head kick.
Zan throws a shot to the body.
Zan throws an off balance right hand
and Tverdovskiy counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Tverdovskiy. Those never looked like landing.
Zan takes a swing at Tverdovskiy's ribcage but misses.
Tverdovskiy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zan looks to land a left hand but Tverdovskiy moved out of range nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tverdovskiy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zan loads up on a big right hand but Tverdovskiy slips the punch.
Zan misses with a looping left.
Tverdovskiy fakes the leg kick and cracks Zan in the body.
Tverdovskiy is looking to slow Zan down with leg kicks.
Tverdovskiy moves out of range of the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tverdovskiy, as that shot connected.
Tverdovskiy with a hook.
Zan throws a body punch but Tverdovskiy moves out of range.
Tverdovskiy tried to counter with a leg kick but Zan avoided it.
Zan clobbers Tverdovskiy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tverdovskiy. That's going to slow Zan down.
Zan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tverdovskiy's head backwards.
A slow jab from Zan misses its intended target.
It looked like Tverdovskiy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tverdovskiy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Zan takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tverdovskiy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tverdovskiy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tverdovskiy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zan.
Tverdovskiy throws a sloppy head kick and Zan moves out of range easily.
Zan throws a jab when Tverdovskiy was well out of range.
Tverdovskiy slips a jab from Zan.
A good leg kick by Tverdovskiy.
Tverdovskiy throws a head kick that misses.
Tverdovskiy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tverdovskiy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zan misses with a looping left.
As Zan backs away, Tverdovskiy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Zan lands with a right hand.
Tverdovskiy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Alexander Tverdovskiy will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Zan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tverdovskiy throws a quick counter kick to the body but Zan avoids it.
Zan lands a nice looking body shot.
Zan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zan throws a body shot but no joy.
Zan throws a sloppy body shot
and Tverdovskiy counters with a straight right hand.
Tverdovskiy works the jab nicely.
Zan throws a hook but Tverdovskiy avoids it easily.
Zan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tverdovskiy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zan misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tverdovskiy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tverdovskiy misses with a body punch
and Zan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Tverdovskiy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zan doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tverdovskiy tries to move into range but Zan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Tverdovskiy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zan throws the left hand but Tverdovskiy avoids the punch easily.
Tverdovskiy fails to land with a series of punches.
Tverdovskiy tries to bum rush Zan with a series of wild strikes but Zan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tverdovskiy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zan misses with a hook. Tverdovskiy ducked under it nicely.
Zan lands a nice hook to Tverdovskiy's body. Tverdovskiy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tverdovskiy was well out of range. Poor timing from Zan.
Zan throws a good cross that connects.
Tverdovskiy lands with a shot to the body.
Zan swings for the body but Tverdovskiy moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Zan.
Zan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zan throws the left hand but Tverdovskiy avoids the punch easily.
Zan scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tverdovskiy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zan.
Tverdovskiy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tverdovskiy throws a head kick that misses.
Zan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tverdovskiy misses with an uppercut
and Zan counters with a straight right hand.
Good leg kick by Tverdovskiy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zan clobbers Tverdovskiy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tverdovskiy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tverdovskiy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zan's calf.
Tverdovskiy throws a jab but it's blocked by Zan.
Tverdovskiy lands with a nice body punch.
Tverdovskiy looks to land a body kick but Zan moved away.
Zan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Zan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tverdovskiy misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zan throws out a powerful jab.
Zan throws a lazy uppercut
and Tverdovskiy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zan connects with a body shot.
Tverdovskiy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tverdovskiy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zan throws a jab when Tverdovskiy was well out of range.
You can see that Zan has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Zan misses with a body shot.
Tan Zan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zan punishes Tverdovskiy's body with a nice straight punch.
Zan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zan misses with a lunging right hand
and Tverdovskiy counters with a straight right hand.
Zan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tverdovskiy takes a swing at Zan's ribcage but misses.
Zan throws a sloppy body shot
and Tverdovskiy counters with a thumping low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tverdovskiy counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tverdovskiy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tverdovskiy cracks the inside of Zan's front leg.
Zan tries to clinch there but Tverdovskiy circles away.
Tverdovskiy jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Tverdovskiy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tverdovskiy moves out of range as Zan strikes.
Zan lands with a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Tverdovskiy.
Tverdovskiy lands with a slapping head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zan. Tverdovskiy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tverdovskiy moves out of range as Zan strikes.
Tverdovskiy connects with a leg kick. Zan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tverdovskiy scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tverdovskiy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alexander Tverdovskiy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tverdovskiy, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 50:46
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Tverdovskiy!
Alexander Tverdovskiy is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexander Tverdovskiy 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Heimo (ranked 6193 p4p, 419 weight class) and Gabriel Gracie (ranked 2372 p4p, 246 weight class). Gabriel Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146 lbs
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150 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksi Heimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heimo throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Heimo throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Heimo.
Heimo swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Heimo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Heimo slips the punch.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Heimo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie catches Heimo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Heimo blocks a jab.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Heimo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Heimo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gracie. Gracie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Heimo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Heimo misses its target.
Gracie forces Heimo back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heimo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Heimo misses with the head strike.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gracie has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Heimo as Gracie tries to tie him up.
A right hook to the body lands for Heimo.
Gracie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Heimo smiles and moves away.
Aleksi Heimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Gracie.
Heimo scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Heimo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Heimo with a nice cross.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heimo manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heimo. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heimo is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimo misses with a low kick as Gracie jumps back.
Heimo misses with a hook to the body
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heimo moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Heimo.
Gracie postures up.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Heimo keeps moving.
Gracie being controlled here momentarily.
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Heimo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
Heimo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Heimo's guard.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Heimo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Heimo has escaped and now he's on top!
Gracie wants to hit a switch here but Heimo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gracie there!
Heimo wants to stand but Gracie is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Heimo maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is still trying to improve position.
Heimo controlling the pace for now.
Gracie is looking to get to half guard.
Heimo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gracie manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksi Heimo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Heimo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Heimo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Heimo to score with a decent uppercut.
Heimo stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Heimo throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aleksi Heimo is winning the standup battle so far.
Heimo cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
Heimo misses with a wild body shot.
Heimo misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Heimo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Heimo.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Heimo circles away easily
and Heimo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimo connects with a nice looking jab.
Heimo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie misses with a combination
and Heimo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heimo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Heimo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aleksi Heimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Gracie.
Jab from Heimo.
Heimo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Heimo ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Heimo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Heimo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heimo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gracie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Heimo scrambles back to his feet.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Heimo.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heimo throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie tries to clinch but Heimo moves away
and Heimo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Heimo jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Heimo looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Heimo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Heimo throws a shot to the body.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Heimo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gracie darts in looking for a takedown but Heimo gets double underhooks and turns Gracie into the cage.
Heimo just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Heimo is just out of range.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Heimo is trying to improve his position.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Heimo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gracie wants to improve his position but Heimo is controlling well.
Heimo wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heimo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Heimo is very close to passing his half guard.
Heimo wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Heimo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Heimo works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksi Heimo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Heimo lands a body shot.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Heimo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Heimo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Heimo just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gracie! But no joy.
Heimo lands a nice shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Heimo.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Heimo sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heimo lands a nice shot to the body.
Heimo jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Heimo misses with the combination.
Gracie appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie swings for the body but Heimo moves out of range.
Heimo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gracie tries to clinch but Heimo moves out of range.
Heimo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Heimo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Heimo digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Gracie misses with a combination
and Heimo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Nice uppercut there from Heimo.
Heimo misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Heimo lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heimo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gracie lands with a hook. Heimo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Heimo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Heimo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Heimo stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Heimo is just out of range.
Heimo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Heimo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Heimo.
Heimo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Heimo looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heimo.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Heimo.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimo throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Aleksi Heimo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heimo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heimo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A punch combination from Heimo misses.
Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aleksi Heimo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heimo cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A swing and a miss from Heimo.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Heimo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Heimo scores with a decent looking hook.
Gracie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Heimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Heimo misses with an uppercut
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Jab, jab by Heimo - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heimo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie scores with a jab to the head.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Heimo dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Heimo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Heimo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gracie.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Heimo takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Heimo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Aleksi Heimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Gracie.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksi Heimo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heimo 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksi Heimo!
A victorious Aleksi Heimo 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heitor Machado (ranked 1499 p4p, 67 weight class) and Rodolfo Moraes (ranked 1574 p4p, 69 weight class). Heitor Machado had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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300 lbs
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heitor Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodolfo Moraes!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moraes misses with a lunging right hand
and Machado counters with a single leg into guard. Moraes didn't expect that.
Machado is pushing down on Moraes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Moraes is fighting to maintain full guard but Machado has managed to sneak the leg through.
Moraes tries to get to full guard but Machado has control of the leg.
Moraes gets full guard.
Machado is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Machado drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Machado jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Moraes is trying to control the position but Machado postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Moraes dives on top into guard.
Moraes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Machado is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Moraes has his hands clasped together but Machado extends and breaks Moraes's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Machado.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Heitor Machado!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black Caesar (ranked 1099 p4p, 56 weight class) and Newbie Guide (ranked 543 p4p, 28 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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315 lbs
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Black Caesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Newbie Guide!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guide lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Caesar moves out of range as Guide strikes.
Caesar clinches.
Caesar jumps into guard, dragging Guide to the mat.
Caesar trying to keep a closed guard but Guide is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guide won't allow Caesar to sweep him here.
Guide is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Caesar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caesar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Guide doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Caesar is tightening it up a little... Guide has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Guide reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Guide taps out! Nice BJJ there by Caesar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Black Caesar!
Black Caesar made sure to mention his sponsor, Urban Fighter in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between New Breed One (ranked 4266 p4p, 347 weight class) and Capt Sully (ranked 2158 p4p, 232 weight class). New Breed One has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, New Breed One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Capt Sully!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sully digs a good body shot into One's ribs.
Sully fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sully walks into a straight right hand from One.
It looks like Capt Sully has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Sully there.
One keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like One wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
One has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sully.
Capt Sully seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sully doesn't manage to clinch there - One circles away.
Sully slips a straight right by One.
Sully changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sully lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sully bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
One manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sully's best efforts.
One tries to get to full guard but Sully has control of the leg.
One moves into full guard.
One is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
One keeping moving, preventing Sully from controlling successfully.
Sully looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sully uses it to pass to side control.
Sully is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, One has escaped the position, nice work there.
One gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sully missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
One avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sully.
One slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sully accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
One is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sully is aware though and is defending well.
Sully got a little sloppy there for a moment and One has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sully has managed to get both his arms back between One's legs - danger averted.
One preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sully stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sully fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An attempted straight right counter from One misses the target.
One takes a body punch but keeps moving.
One checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sully pivots, looking for a leg kick but One is out of range and Sully settles back down.
One tries to counter with a takedown but Sully is quick to defend against it.
Sully throws a sloppy head kick
and Sully takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sully tries to score with a low kick but One moves his leg out of the way.
Sully shoots in and bounces One off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sully got a little sloppy there for a moment and One has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sully has managed to get both his arms back between One's legs - danger averted.
One is looking for a triangle but Sully pushes his legs off easily.
One is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sully pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. One is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sully wants to control from the top but One keeps moving.
One throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
One working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sully doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sully manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sully working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
One pushes a forearm under Sully's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Sully is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). New Breed One!
A victorious New Breed One thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Capt Sully had this to say: 'Retiring this sorry ass.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chad Strdoza (ranked 4050 p4p, 339 weight class) and Holden Caulfield (ranked 22940 p4p, 481 weight class). Caulfield has chosen Comin’ thro the rye as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Strdoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Holden Caulfield!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caulfield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strdoza ducks under a wild hook from Caulfield.
Caulfield scores with a leg kick.
Caulfield misses with a hook to the body
and Strdoza counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Caulfield thinking.
Strdoza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Caulfield paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Caulfield connects with a looping right hand.
Caulfield misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caulfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Strdoza is looking for a counter combo.
Caulfield tries to clinch up.
Caulfield throws an off balance right hand
and Strdoza counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strdoza tries to keep at a distance but Caulfield has taken the fight into the clinch.
Caulfield manages to break the clinch.
Caulfield has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Caulfield clinches up with Strdoza and pushes him back against the cage.
Strdoza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Caulfield. Those never looked like landing.
Caulfield tries a head kick but it misses.
Caulfield forces Strdoza back against the cage and clinches.
Strdoza looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Caulfield throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strdozas head.
Strdoza manages to break the clinch.
Caulfield takes a swing at Strdoza's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Strdoza was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nice body punch from Caulfield.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caulfield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Caulfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strdoza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caulfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Strdoza seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strdoza keeps the fight on the outside.
Caulfield moves in looking to clinch but Strdoza pushes him off.
Caulfield throws a head kick that misses
and Strdoza counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No joy there for Caulfield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Strdoza throws a big counter combination but Caulfield scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Strdoza takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Caulfield looks to land a combination but Strdoza avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caulfield.
Caulfield misses with a shot to the body
and Strdoza counters with a left and a right that stings Caulfield.
Caulfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Strdoza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strdoza went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Caulfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strdoza went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Caulfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strdoza was well out of range. Poor timing from Caulfield.
Strdoza went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Caulfield throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Strdoza counters with a two punch combo.
Caulfield throws a combination. Strdoza tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Caulfield stuns Strdoza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caulfield tries to clinch but Strdoza is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Caulfield is predictable there
and Strdoza counters with a two punch combo.
Caulfield moves in looking to clinch but Strdoza pushes him off.
As Caulfield looks to move away, Strdoza throws a big counter combo but Caulfield just gets out of the way.
Strdoza moves out of range as Caulfield strikes.
Strdoza is looking for a counter combo.
Holden Caulfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caulfield lands a jab to the nose.
Caulfield tries to clinch up
and Strdoza counters with a stiff right hand.
Strdoza swats away the attempt to clinch by Caulfield.
Caulfield scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Caulfield dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Caulfield missing with a left hand there. Strdoza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strdoza slips under a jab.
Strdoza appears to be looking for a big counter.
Caulfield throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Strdoza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Caulfield throws a poor cross that misses
and Strdoza counters with a three punch combo that has Caulfield backing up. Caulfield nods at Strdoza to acknowledge the strikes.
Caulfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caulfield throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Caulfield fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caulfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strdoza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caulfield throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Strdoza walks into a straight right hand from Caulfield.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caulfield shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Strdoza eats them both and turns towards Caulfield to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caulfield throws a poor cross that misses
and Strdoza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Caulfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strdoza manages to avoid it.
Holden Caulfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Caulfield.
No joy there for Caulfield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Caulfield is looking to clinch.
Strdoza went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A low kick from Caulfield is predictable there
and Strdoza counters with a crisp one two that drops Caulfield! Strdoza thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Caulfield to his feet! Caulfield is in big trouble!
Caulfield is rocked!
Caulfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Strdoza counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Caulfield has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chad Strdoza!
Chad Strdoza 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Claude Dacre (ranked 967 p4p, 109 weight class) and Night Crawler (ranked 1890 p4p, 203 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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135 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Claude Dacre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Night Crawler!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dacre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crawler tries to avoid it but Dacre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crawler to the ground. Crawler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dacre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crawler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dacre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crawler.
Dacre is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dacre dives in for a single leg takedown but Crawler sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Claude Dacre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawler displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dacre.
No joy there for Crawler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawler with a hook.
Crawler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Crawler clinches up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crawler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dacre is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crawler to keep the fight standing.
Crawler digs a right hand into Dacre's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dacre's gas tank.
Crawler pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dacre is trying to pull guard but Crawler turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dacre jumps guard but Crawler stands there with Dacre around his waist. Dacre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Crawler'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.
Crawler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dacre blocks the elbow strike.
Crawler can't find room to land a body shot as Dacre controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Crawler.
Crawler digs a right hand underneath Dacre's ribcage. Dacre let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dacre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Crawler just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dacre fails to pull guard.
Crawler misses with an elbow over the top.
Crawler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crawler has Dacre pushed against the cage.
Dacre jumps guard but Crawler stands there with Dacre around his waist. Dacre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Crawler throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Crawler misses with an elbow over the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dacre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crawler smiles and moves away.
Crawler misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dacre has his takedown stuffed
and Crawler counters by clinching up.
Dacre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Crawler just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice elbow from Crawler.
Crawler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dacre backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crawler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dacre's brow.
Crawler lands a left hand.
Crawler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crawler lands an elbow just above Dacre 's eye.
Dacre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Crawler just stands there and leans against the cage.
Crawler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crawler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dacre takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dacre's elbow.
Crawler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crawler.
It looks like Claude Dacre has been cut.
Crawler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crawler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice elbow from Crawler.
Crawler taking a breather.
Crawler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dacre successfully pulls guard.
Dacre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dacre seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crawler slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Night Crawler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Claude Dacre's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crawler closes the distance and clinches.
Crawler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dacre is trying to pull guard but Crawler has him pressed against the cage.
Dacre fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Crawler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dacre is trying to pull guard but Crawler has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Claude Dacre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crawler lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dacre jumps guard.
Crawler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dacre is keeping the position for now.
Dacre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Crawler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dacre can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Crawler controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dacre can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Crawler controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dacre working for a triangle but Crawler defends it easily.
Crawler advances to half guard.
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.
Crawler with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Crawler tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dacre knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dacre pushes Crawler off looking to stand but Crawler dives back in and keeps control.
Dacre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Crawler pulls his head out easily.
Dacre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Crawler controlling the action here.
Dacre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dacre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Crawler pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dacre actively working from the bottom here.
Crawler controlling the action here.
Crawler is looking to advance position but Dacre won't allow it.
Dacre looking for submissions off his back.
Crawler is keen to just control but Dacre is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dacre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Crawler pulls his head out easily.
Crawler perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dacre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dacre actively working from the bottom here.
Crawler is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dacre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crawler content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dacre wants to improve his position but Crawler is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Night Crawler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Claude Dacre's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dacre shoots in looking for a takedown. Crawler tries to sprawl out of it but Dacre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crawler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dacre takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dacre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crawler.
Dacre feinted with a counter takedown.
Dacre shoots in looking for a takedown. Crawler tries to sprawl out of it but Dacre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crawler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacre fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Claude Dacre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dacre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dacre shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crawler sprawls well. Crawler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dacre gets slowly back to his feet.
Claude Dacre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
A jab from Crawler finds it's way through Dacre's defenses.
Dacre dives in for a single leg takedown but Crawler sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dacre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crawler throws out the jab.
Dacre swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dacre misses with a takedown attempt
and Crawler counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right from Crawler.
Dacre prevents a body shot from Crawler.
Crawler misses with an elbow over the top.
Crawler misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dacre backwards.
Crawler throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Crawler.
Crawler throws a head punch that misses.
Crawler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crawler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crawler lands a nice shot to the body.
Crawler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dacre's elbow.
Crawler is pushing Dacre up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dacre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crawler smiles and moves away.
Night Crawler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dacre dives in for a single leg takedown but Crawler sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Crawler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Night Crawler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dacre staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dacre moves away from the strike by Crawler.
Crawler jabs at Dacre's body.
Dacre misses with a jab to the body
and Crawler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Dacre misses
and Crawler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawler lands a nice shot that snaps Dacre's head back.
Dacre is rocked!
Dacre tries for a takedown but Crawler circles away easily
and Crawler counters with a crisp right that sends Dacre to the canvas! Crawler follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Night Crawler!
Claude Dacre spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks for coming..I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Harper (ranked 566 p4p, 67 weight class) and Arnfinn Nesset (ranked 303 p4p, 42 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Harper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnfinn Nesset!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nesset connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nesset is fending him off so far but Harper persists. Nope, Nesset circles away and we're back to standing.
Harper shoots in and bounces Nesset off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nesset is looking to stand back up but Harper counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Nesset.
Nesset manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Harper keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Nesset blocks an uppercut.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper pushes Nesset back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper lands a body punch.
Nesset misses with a body punch.
Harper has Nesset pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Harper pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Nesset tumbling to the mat - Harper dives into Nesset's guard.
Nesset working a defensive guard here.
Harper might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesset looking for a guillotine here but Harper defends easily.
Harper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nesset is keeping the position for now.
Nesset looking to control.
Harper makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Our spies down at at Zero Tolerance inform us that Nesset has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Harper connects with a couple of short punches.
Harper is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harper chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nesset has his foot on Harper's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harper works his way back into a safe position though.
Nesset working for submissions but it's allowed Harper to get to half guard.
Nesset is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Harper is thwarting Nesset's attempts to control the position.
Harper tries to pass to full mount but Nesset defends it.
Harper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nesset keeps working.
Nesset looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Harper works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper trying to control the action but Nesset is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nesset is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harper working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Harper tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nesset tries to bench press Harper off him but Harper keeps the position.
That's four 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.
Harper is looking to take a break and control but Nesset is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harper is putting a hurting on Nesset here, landing some big shots from side control.
Harper is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nesset is trying to control Harper's posture but Harper avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harper taking a breather here.
Harper is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nesset knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harper throws a jab but it's blocked by Nesset.
Harper dives in for a single leg takedown but Nesset sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Despite the aggression on Nesset's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Harper has been working on his balance at Pablo's Boxing Academy, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Nesset.
Harper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nesset connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nesset misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Harper.
Nesset swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nesset! But no joy.
Nesset throws a series of punches but Harper avoids them all with ease.
Harper moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper throws out a loose jab but Nesset uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nesset swinging wildly here.
Harper tries to counter with a takedown but Nesset is quick to defend against it.
Nesset takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Nesset enables Harper to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nesset manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Harper with a nice head shot there.
Harper trying to control but Nesset is working from the bottom.
Harper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harper pushing down on Nesset's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nesset is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harper pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from Harper.
Harper is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nesset trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nesset actively working from the bottom here.
Harper wants to take a breather but Nesset is having none of it.
Harper takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Miguel Harper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nesset looking for submissions off his back.
Harper has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Harper prevents Nesset from standing back up.
Nesset looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nesset is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nesset on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Harper stalling.
Nesset avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harper.
Harper is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nesset doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Harper.
Harper is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nesset moves into full guard.
Harper pushing down on Nesset's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Harper is keen to just control but Nesset is a slippery customer.
Harper works his way into full mount!
The referee warns Nesset that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nesset takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Nesset is rocked!
Nesset manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Harper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nesset circles away.
Harper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harper there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Nesset. Those never looked like landing.
Harper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nesset! But no joy.
Harper closes the distance and pushes Nesset back into the cage.
Nesset tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harper's elbow.
Nesset struggles to land a body shot inside as Harper controls his hands.
Harper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nesset can do to turn this around?
Nesset swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nesset's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harper looks to land a right hand but Nesset moved out of range.
Nesset ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Despite the aggression on Nesset's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper doesn't manage to clinch there - Nesset circles away.
Nesset uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harper.
Nesset tries to bum rush Harper with a series of wild strikes but Harper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harper scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper sizes up Nesset with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harper throws a hook but Nesset blocks it.
Harper gets a double leg takedown into Nesset's guard.
Harper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nesset utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Nesset is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nesset working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harper manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harper is working Nesset over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harper with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper looking to sit in guard and control but Nesset gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nesset preventing the sweep.
Harper has his foot on Nesset's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nesset works his way back into a safe position though.
Nesset got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harper has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nesset has managed to get both his arms back between Harper's legs - danger averted.
Harper lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
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!
Harper chips away with some ground and pound.
Harper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harper with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nesset working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harper manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nesset has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harper can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nesset looking for a guillotine here but Harper defends easily.
Nesset takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nesset looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harper's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nesset works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nesset keeping full guard, as Harper tries to pass.
Harper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harper lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harper with a nice head shot there.
Nesset looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harper scoring with some ground and pound.
Harper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nesset works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harper stands up over Nesset, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harper takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nesset just misses with a punch to the body.
Harper swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nesset.
Miguel Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nesset avoids it really well and circles away.
Harper closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper lands a left hand.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Nesset.
Harper tries a body shot but Nesset blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Harper has picked Nesset up - he's going for a ride! Harper dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesset actively working from the bottom here.
Harper landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harper wants to control but Nesset is keeping him busy.
Harper is looking for a kimura here.
Harper prevents Nesset from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harper lands a nice short elbow.
Nesset looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nesset looking for submissions off his back.
Nesset is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Harper keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Harper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Harper.
Harper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Harper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nesset defending well though.
Harper is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nesset is still in real trouble! Can Harper finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nesset is trying to stand back up but Harper is controlling him
Nesset seems to have recovered his senses.
Harper is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Harper trying to control from half guard but Nesset is working away.
Harper throwing shots but Nesset is blocking nicely.
Harper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nesset is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harper scores with a couple of nice shots.
Harper seems to be working for a kimura but Nesset defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nesset actively working from the bottom here.
Nesset taking some punishment here, with Harper in his half guard.
Harper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nesset looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nesset wants to control but Harper is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nesset avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper had his way with Arnfinn Nesset in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nesset throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nesset has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harper finds it's way round the side to connect with Nesset's head.
Nesset takes one on the button.
Nesset cracks Harper with an open hand slap.
Nesset keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harper.
Harper avoids the body shot from Nesset.
Harper drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nesset sprawls and moves away.
Harper scores with a hook to the body. Nesset takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nesset fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harper lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper tries to clinch up but Nesset circles away and keeps his distance.
Nesset has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Harper wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nesset connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harper looks to score with a jab to the body but Nesset is just out of range.
Nesset scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harper digs a good hook to Nesset's body.
Harper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nesset.
Harper misses with a straight left.
Harper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nesset unleashes a big counter combination but Harper bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Harper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harper throws an overhand right that lands on Nesset's shoulder, as Nesset tries to avoid the shot.
Harper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miguel Harper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harper closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nesset did well to prevent Harper getting side control.
Nesset actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nesset wants to get back to full guard.
Nesset gets full guard.
Harper advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper thows a huge punch but Nesset dodges it nicely.
Nesset is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harper pulls his head out easily.
Nesset is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nesset won't allow Harper to pass to mount.
Harper controlling the action here.
Nesset is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harper scores with a couple of nice shots.
Harper is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nesset defends it well.
Harper is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nesset looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Harper is trying to control the action in half guard but Nesset is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full 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. Harper connects with a nice short shot to Nesset's temple.
Harper wants to pass to mount but Nesset is defending the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harper is nestled in close to Nesset, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Arnfinn Nesset has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nesset flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Harper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harper, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 50:45
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Harper!
Miguel Harper is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Miguel Harper thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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