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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Randy Drought (ranked 5155 p4p, 388 weight class) and Gabriel Gracie (ranked 6172 p4p, 424 weight class). Drought comes to the cage accompanied by Pray For Me. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Drought!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Drought - just one landing.
Drought throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie moves into range and clinches up with Drought.
Drought breaks the clinch.
Drought swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gracie.
Gracie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gracie has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Drought defend it? Gracie steps over the head and cranks it - Drought is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gabriel Gracie!
Gabriel Gracie took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Dark Knight Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Randy Drought had this to say: 'Not the results i wanted. Very disappointed. '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dodong Santiago (ranked 4299 p4p, 167 weight class) and Mark Sanchez (ranked 4138 p4p, 165 weight class). Santiago comes into the arena with i just want it all blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dodong Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago catches Sanchez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Mark Sanchez has been cut.
Santiago throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Santiago - just one landing.
Santiago drops Sanchez with a naaaaasty hook - Sanchez is in real trouble here! Santiago dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dodong Santiago!
Dodong Santiago took some time post fight to say the following; 'Wait first of all you all don't know what I'm going thru all the personal problems all the struggles all the emotional pain i nearly kill myself because everyday i want to be better in the gym I think I'm strong im skill full coaches told me that im good I have the power and the ability to murder a '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sandee Gorgrip (ranked 4779 p4p, 455 weight class) and Jalen Mortimer (ranked 4527 p4p, 448 weight class). Sandee Gorgrip has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sandee Gorgrip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jalen Mortimer!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorgrip tries to clinch but Mortimer is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mortimer! But no joy.
Mortimer throws a good cross that connects.
Gorgrip tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mortimer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gorgrip tries to clinch but Mortimer moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Mortimer.
Gorgrip on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mortimer keeps the fight on the outside.
Mortimer gets caught napping as Gorgrip dives in and scores a takedown. Mortimer manages to retain guard.
Gorgrip is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gorgrip is looking to stand up but Mortimer won't let him.
Mortimer trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorgrip would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mortimer managing to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gorgrip misses with a takedown
and Mortimer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two 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.
Mortimer lands a big uppercut and Gorgrip crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gorgrip looks OK. Mortimer waves Gorgrip back to his feet!
Mortimer throws a quick head kick that knocks Gorgrip silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Mortimer is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jalen Mortimer!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jalen Mortimer thanked Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Sandee Gorgrip was interviewed post fight and said 'He is a very good fighter. I will come back stronger next time you see me'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Romaschenko (ranked 23380 p4p, 566 weight class) and Kenny Smith (ranked 1849 p4p, 233 weight class). Smith has chosen Is This Love as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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176 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sasha Romaschenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenny Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Romaschenko shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Smith tries to counter with a clinch but Romaschenko shakes him off and moves away.
Romaschenko sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Smith has managed to clinch.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Sasha Romaschenko has been cut.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Romaschenko is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Smith cracks Romaschenko with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Smith has Romaschenko pressed against the cage.
Smith gets underhooks to prevent Romaschenko's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sasha Romaschenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
Romaschenko is breathing heavily.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Romaschenko in his tracks for a moment.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Smith.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith just leaning against Romaschenko, taking a breather.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Smith.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith working Romaschenko over with knees to the body.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romaschenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith stalling against the cage.
Smith slows down the pace here.
Smith continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Smith presses Romaschenko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith avoiding damage.
Smith has Romaschenko pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Romaschenko is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Smith - that's hurt Romaschenko badly! Oh, another knee lands and Romaschenko is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Romaschenko doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Kenny Smith!
After winning the bout, Kenny Smith thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bung Popper (ranked 2648 p4p, 302 weight class) and Maki Tantor (ranked 1919 p4p, 239 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bung Popper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Maki Tantor!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tantor misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Popper.
Tantor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tantor lands a nice shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Tantor there.
Tantor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Popper's head.
Tantor lands with a good body shot.
Tantor scores with a head kick. Popper tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tantor misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tantor.
Popper cracks a nice hook into Tantor's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tantor misses with a leg kick
and Popper counters with a three punch combo that has Tantor backing up. Tantor nods at Popper to acknowledge the strikes.
Popper throws a sloppy head kick and Tantor moves out of range easily.
Popper on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tantor staying out of range there.
Tantor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Popper manages to avoid it.
Popper went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Popper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Popper connects with a crisp jab.
Tantor scores with a nice right hand.
Tantor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Popper manages to avoid it.
Tantor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tantor misses with a low kick.
Popper throws a low kick but Tantor avoids it.
Tantor only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Popper checks a low kick from Tantor.
Tantor misses with a straight left.
Popper is looking to counter with a body kick.
Tantor works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheers as Tantor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Popper doesn't seem phased though.
Popper staying out of range there.
Popper misses with a looping right.
We've been informed that Tantor has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popper on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tantor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tantor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Some wild striking there from Tantor.
Tantor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tantor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Popper was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Popper lands an overhand right.
Tantor misses the shot to the body.
Popper is looking to counter punch.
Tantor looks to score with a jab to the body but Popper is just out of range.
Popper throwing a counter right hand but Tantor manages to avoid it.
Popper moves away from the strike by Tantor.
Popper swings for the body but Tantor moves out of range.
Tantor throws a leg kick which misses Popper's front leg but catches the back leg as Popper tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Popper manages to avoid it.
Popper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Popper clinches up with Tantor and pushes him back against the cage.
Popper blocking some punches.
Popper breaks from the clinch.
Tantor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Popper.
Tantor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Popper misses the target.
Tantor looks to score with a jab to the body but Popper is just out of range.
Tantor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Popper.
Popper on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tantor.
Tantor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tantor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Popper seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Popper lands a slapping body shot.
Tantor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Popper counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Popper on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tantor throws a head kick but Popper moves out of range.
Popper throwing a counter right hand but Tantor manages to avoid it.
Popper connects with a right hand. Tantor shakes it off.
Tantor lands with a nice body punch.
Tantor scores with a three punch combo!
Popper slips under a jab from Tantor.
Popper swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Popper blocks a head kick by Tantor.
Popper avoids the body shot from Tantor.
Good standup being displayed there by Tantor as he connects with a hook.
Tantor slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tantor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Popper is out of range.
Popper is looking for a counter combo.
Tantor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tantor loads up on a big right hand but Popper slips the punch.
Tantor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maki Tantor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tantor blocks a head kick by Popper.
Tantor throws a series of punches but Popper avoids them all with ease.
Popper avoids the head kick by Tantor.
Tantor misses with a body punch
and Popper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tantor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tantor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tantor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Popper is looking to counter punch.
Tantor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maki Tantor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tantor swings for the body but Popper moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Popper on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tantor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Popper swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Popper attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tantor lands with a hook. Popper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Popper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tantor.
Popper moves away from the strike by Tantor.
Popper is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Popper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor moves out of range of the strikes.
Popper clinches with his opponent.
Popper breaks from the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Popper.
Tantor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Popper.
A jab from Popper does it's job there.
Tantor misses with a body shot
and Popper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tantor cracks the inside of Popper's front leg.
Popper misses with a wild body shot.
Tantor lands a body shot.
Tantor misses with a leg kick.
Maki Tantor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tantor tests Popper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tantor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Popper walks into a straight right hand from Tantor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Popper smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Popper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tantor.
Tantor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tantor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Popper.
Popper misses the jab.
Popper is looking to land body kicks.
Tantor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tantor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tantor tries a low kick but Popper avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Popper on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tantor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tantor misses with a leg kick.
Popper throwing a counter right hand but Tantor manages to avoid it.
Tantor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tantor punishes Popper's body with a nice straight punch.
Tantor misses with a leg kick.
Popper is looking to counter with a body kick.
Popper takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Popper's hands.
Popper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tantor.
Popper lands with a cross.
A head kick misses from Tantor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tantor. Popper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tantor keeps the fight on the outside.
Popper avoids the head kick by Tantor.
It looked like Popper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Popper has managed to clinch.
Tantor tries to throw a body punch but Popper avoids it by throwing Tantor back against the cage.
Tantor misses with a punch to the body.
Tantor tries a body shot but Popper blocks it.
Tantor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tantor misses with the head strike.
Tantor working aggressively here.
Popper lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popper blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tantor throws a head punch that misses.
Popper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tantor throws a looping overhand right but Popper ducks down to avoid it.
Popper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tantor.
Tantor lands with a good body shot.
Popper thumps Tantor with a low kick.
Tantor throws an overhand right that lands on Popper's shoulder, as Popper tries to avoid the shot.
Tantor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Popper. Popper circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tantor misses with a shot to the body
and Popper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Popper throws a shot from downtown. Tantor moves away and avoids it.
Popper scores with a jab to the head.
Tantor is rocked!
Popper tries to close the distance and clinch but Tantor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Popper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maki Tantor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Popper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tantor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tantor throws a jab but it's blocked by Popper.
Tantor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Popper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tantor.
Tantor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tantor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Popper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Popper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tantor just misses with a punch to the body.
Popper throws a quick counter head kick but Tantor was just out of range.
Tantor lands a slapping body shot.
Popper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A clash of legs there as Popper blocks the low kick.
Popper checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Popper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Tantor misses.
Popper looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tantor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Popper slips a straight right by Tantor.
Popper misses with a few strikes there.
Tantor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tantor wants to land a leg kick but Popper is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Popper misses its target.
Popper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tantor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Popper throws a shot from downtown. Tantor moves away and avoids it.
Tantor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tantor throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Popper.
Popper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Popper there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tantor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tantor scores with a hook.
Bung Popper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tantor misses with a leg kick.
Popper misses with a series of wild punches.
Tantor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Popper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tantor throws a body punch but Popper moves out of range.
Tantor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Popper throws a sloppy head kick
letting Tantor counter with a right hand.
Tantor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Popper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tantor misses with a body shot.
Popper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tantor.
Tantor needs to keep his hands up - Popper had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popper is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tantor misses with a low kick.
Tantor throws an off balance right hand
and Popper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tantor just misses with a punch to the body.
Popper was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good exchange - Tantor coming out on top.
Tantor just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tantor. Popper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Popper seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tantor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tantor is still on wobbly legs! Can Popper finish him?
Popper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tantor can pounce on him.
Tantor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tantor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Popper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tantor seems to have recovered his senses.
Popper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Popper feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tantor throws a lazy right hand but Popper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tantor.
It looked like Popper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Popper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tantor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Popper's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tantor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tantor misses with a leg kick
and Popper counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Tantor! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bung Popper!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bung Popper made sure he mentioned UnderGround Supplements, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eragon Brom (ranked 2050 p4p, 233 weight class) and Cai Jia (ranked 1749 p4p, 209 weight class). Brom comes into the arena with Booty blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eragon Brom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cai Jia!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brom doesn't seem bothered though.
Jia 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.
Brom's corner calls for a 1-2. Brom obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brom takes one on the button.
Cai Jia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brom. Jia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Jia misses.
Jia cracks Brom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jia lands with an uppercut that bounces Brom off the cage and back into range.
Brom lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brom was well out of range. Poor timing from Jia.
Jia missing with a left hand there. Brom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jia throws a poor cross that misses
and Brom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jia missing with a left hand there. Brom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jia throws a big shot that misses.
Brom tried to counter with a leg kick but Jia avoided it.
Jia misses with a lunging right hand
and Jia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jia appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brom connects with the punch.
Jia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brom counters with an inside leg kick.
Brom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jia.
A little feinted left hand from Brom on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jia scores with a jab.
Jia just misses with a punch to the body.
Jia throws a jab but it's blocked by Brom.
Jia takes a swing at Brom's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Brom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brom changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brom scores with a nice body kick.
Jia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jia cracks a nice hook into Brom's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jia.
Jia dips to his left and cracks Brom with an uppercut!
Jia gets a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Jia as the two fighters clinch.
Brom lands a shoulder strike.
Jia misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Jia.
I was talking to Brom's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Brom can't find room to land a body shot as Jia controls the action.
Brom is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brom is leaning against Jia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jia misses with some punches.
Brom can't find room to land a body shot as Jia controls the action.
Brom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jia backwards.
Brom tries to work over Jia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brom has a couple of punches blocked by Jia.
Brom has a couple of punches blocked by Jia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brom gets through Jia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brom looking to slow down the pace here.
Jia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brom is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brom tries to stall but Jia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jia tries to work over Brom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brom pushes Jia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brom is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jia struggles to land a body shot inside as Brom controls his hands.
Jia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brom blocks an uppercut.
Brom prevents a body shot from Jia.
Jia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Jia fails to land.
Jia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brom struggles to land a body shot inside as Jia controls his hands.
Brom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jia swings wildly with an uppercut but Brom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jia swings wildly with an uppercut but Brom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Eragon Brom has been cut.
Jia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brom lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jia scores with a hook to the body.
Brom has a couple of punches blocked by Jia.
Brom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cai Jia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eragon Brom's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brom sizes up Jia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brom connects with a right hand. Jia shakes it off.
Brom is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jia misses with a body shot
and Brom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jia thinking.
Brom takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brom misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brom throws a hook to the side of Jia's head but Jia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brom on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jia.
Brom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eragon Brom is winning the standup battle so far.
Brom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jia misses with a body shot
and Brom counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jia pushes Brom up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brom has Jia pushed against the cage.
Jia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brom is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jia is keeping busy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brom can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Jia has a couple of punches blocked by Brom.
Jia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brom blocks an uppercut.
Brom lands an uppercut.
Brom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brom - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jia.
Jia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brom takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch on the inside from Jia fails to land.
A short right from Brom on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Jia.
Jia letting Brom take a breather here.
Jia lands with a short shot to the head.
Jia has a couple of punches blocked by Brom.
Jia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brom misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Jia.
Jia lands with a short shot to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brom stalling.
Brom wants to stall.
Brom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jia.
Jia lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Jia as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brom.
Brom trying to stall but Jia improves his position.
Jia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brom leaning against his opponent.
Jia digs a right hand underneath Brom's ribcage. Brom let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brom lands an uppercut.
Jia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brom backwards.
A right hand to the body from Jia.
Jia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jia can't find room to land a body shot as Brom controls the action.
Brom blocking some punches.
Jia can't find room to land a body shot as Brom controls the action.
Jia gets through Brom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jia throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jia.
Jia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Brom.
Jia misses with some punches.
Cai Jia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Jia - that landed with a thud.
Jia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Broms head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jia.
Jia pushes Brom back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jia misses with a punch to the body.
Brom prevents a body shot from Jia.
Jia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jia lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Jia.
Jia can't find room to land a body shot as Brom controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cai Jia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eragon Brom's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jia scores with a jab to the head.
Jia throws a jab but it's blocked by Brom.
Brom is looking to counter punch.
Jia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jia throws a jab when Brom was well out of range.
Brom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jia lands with a nice body punch.
Brom shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good standup being displayed there by Jia as he connects with a hook.
Jia throws a body punch but Brom moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brom.
Jia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jia staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Jia misses.
Jia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jia.
Jia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brom.
The fighters circling - Brom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Jia misses.
Jia lands with a cross.
Jia throws a looping overhand right but Brom ducks down to avoid it.
Jia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brom manages to avoid it.
Brom misses with a hook. Jia ducked under it nicely.
Jia misses the shot to the body.
Brom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jia looks to score with a jab to the body but Brom is just out of range.
Jia misses with a wild body shot.
Brom throwing a counter right hand but Jia manages to avoid it.
Brom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brom throws a quick counter head kick but Jia was just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brom looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brom blocks a jab.
Brom feints and then cracks Jia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jia down.
Good standup being displayed there by Jia as he connects with a hook.
Jia digs a good hook to Brom's body.
Jia lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jia has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brom.
Jia connects with a body shot.
Brom walks into a stiff left hand from Jia.
Brom takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jia throws a hook but Brom avoids it easily.
Jia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brom.
Brom finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jia takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brom gets through Jia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jia misses with a punch on the inside.
Cai Jia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jia scores with a hook to the body.
Jia letting Brom take a breather here.
Brom blocks an uppercut.
Brom is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brom dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brom.
Brom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jia has a couple of punches blocked by Brom.
Jia prevents a body shot from Brom.
Brom struggles to land a body shot inside as Jia controls his hands.
Brom throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brom is trying to maintain a safe position but Jia gets an underhook and turns Brom into the cage.
Jia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eragon Brom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jia scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cai Jia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jia 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cai Jia!
The defeated Eragon Brom had this to say: 'That sucked.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arnfinn Nesset (ranked 780 p4p, 90 weight class) and Gemechu McKraken (ranked 1349 p4p, 149 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnfinn Nesset!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gemechu McKraken!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nesset leaves McKraken with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nesset gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McKraken closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nesset quickly recovers to half guard.
McKraken is looking to advance position but Nesset won't allow it.
Nesset looking for submissions off his back.
Nesset looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKraken seems to be looking for submissions.
Nesset's coaches at Zero Tolerance have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Nesset is defending against the submission attempts here by McKraken.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKraken looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nesset actively working from the bottom here.
McKraken stops Nesset from getting back to his feet.
Nesset actively working from the bottom here.
Nesset is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McKraken pulls his head out easily.
Nesset is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McKraken pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McKraken is looking for a kimura here.
Nesset looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McKraken missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McKraken seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McKraken is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nesset is just riding it out for now. McKraken eventually gives up the hold.
McKraken looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nesset with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKraken is pressing down on Nesset's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nesset is holding on for now.
Nesset keeping hold of McKraken's head, controlling as best he can.
McKraken sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nesset defending well though.
Nesset is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McKraken pulls his head out easily.
McKraken lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nesset looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McKraken is pressing down on Nesset's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nesset is holding on for now.
McKraken frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKraken working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
McKraken lands a couple of good shots and Nesset has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
McKraken lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by McKraken.
McKraken has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McKraken throwing sloppy strikes.
Nesset is taking damage to the body and head.
McKraken is persistently looking for the submission but Nesset is defending it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKraken looking for the RNC.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nesset is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
McKraken sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Nesset taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gemechu McKraken!
Gemechu McKraken tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Voronov (ranked 1133 p4p, 145 weight class) and Izzy Bangin (ranked 273 p4p, 38 weight class). Voronov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Noize Mc - Make Destroy . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Voronov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izzy Bangin!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bangin throws a chopping leg kick but Voronov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It looked like Voronov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bangin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bangin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Voronov to score with a decent uppercut.
Bangin swats away the attempt to clinch by Voronov.
Bangin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bangin lands a nice shot that snaps Voronov's head back.
Voronov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bangin counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bangin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bangin misses the jab.
Bangin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Voronov's calf.
Voronov moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bangin fails to land.
Voronov swings wildly with an uppercut but Bangin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bangin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Voronov blocks an uppercut.
Voronov has a couple of punches blocked by Bangin.
Voronov effectively controlling the action here.
Bangin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bangin lands with a cross.
Bangin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Voronov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bangin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Voronov misses with a body kick.
Voronov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bangin circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bangin. That's going to slow Voronov down.
Voronov throws out a leg kick but Bangin moves out of range and Voronov only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bangin.
Andrei Voronov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voronov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bangin was well out of range. Poor timing from Voronov.
Voronov tries to clinch up
and Bangin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voronov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bangin.
Voronov blocks a low kick nicely.
Voronov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bangin throws a body kick that misses.
Voronov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Voronov misses with a hook
and Bangin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Voronov swings widly with a right hand
enabling Bangin to counter with a crisp jab.
A leg kick checked by Voronov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronov tries to close the distance and clinch but Bangin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bangin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bangin, right into the meat.
Voronov throws a leg kick but Bangin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It seemed like Bangin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bangin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Voronov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bangin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Voronov.
A little jabbing left from Bangin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bangin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bangin scores with a jab to the body.
Voronov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bangin throws out a counter right but Voronov avoids it with no problem.
Bangin looks to land a body kick but Voronov moved away.
Voronov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Voronov misses with an uppercut
and Bangin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Voronov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Voronov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bangin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin throws a hook but Voronov avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Voronov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big left from Bangin misses.
Voronov throws a sloppy head kick
and Bangin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bangin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bangin loads up on a big right hand but Voronov slips the punch.
Bangin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bangin misses with the body kick
and Voronov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bangin really felt that one!
Bangin throws a push kick but Voronov slaps the foot to one side.
Voronov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bangin throws a looping overhand right but Voronov ducks down to avoid it.
Voronov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Bangin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A nice combination there by Voronov.
Voronov checks the leg kick nicely there.
It looked like Voronov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bangin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bangin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Voronov misses the jab.
Bangin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Voronov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Voronov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Voronov misses with a hook. Bangin ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronov misses with a left hand
and Bangin counters with a straight right hand.
Voronov scores with a shot to the body.
Izzy Bangin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for Bangin. That snapped Voronov's head back.
Bangin throws a body kick that misses
and Voronov counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Voronov.
Bangin works Voronov's body with a nice hook.
Voronov misses with a straight right.
Voronov misses with a hook
and Bangin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Voronov misses with an uppercut
and Bangin counters with a nice uppercut.
Voronov ducks under a wild hook from Bangin.
Voronov is looking to counter punch.
Voronov moves into the clinch.
Bangin misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bangin.
Voronov has a couple of punches blocked by Bangin.
Bangin breaks from the clinch.
Voronov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bangin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronov fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bangin! But no joy.
Bangin connects with a jab.
Bangin throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bangin throws a sloppy body shot
and Voronov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bangin blocks the body kick.
Bangin connects with the punch.
Voronov lands a right hook to the body.
Bangin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Voronov on the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bangin. That's going to slow Voronov down.
Voronov misses with a body punch
and Bangin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Voronov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voronov was well out of range. Poor timing from Bangin.
Nice cross by Bangin.
Voronov moves in looking to clinch but Bangin pushes him off.
Bangin is looking to land body kicks.
Voronov looks to land a right hand but Bangin moved out of range.
Voronov tries to move into range but Bangin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bangin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Voronov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Voronov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big left from Bangin misses.
Nice shot lands for Bangin.
Voronov misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronov tries to clinch up.
Voronov misses with a body kick.
Voronov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Voronov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Voronov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Voronov throws the left hand but Bangin avoids the punch easily.
Voronov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bangin can pounce on him.
Jab, jab by Voronov - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voronov throws a lazy uppercut
and Bangin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Voronov thuds a left hand into Bangin's body.
Voronov is looking to slow Bangin down with leg kicks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Voronov.
Bangin misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Izzy Bangin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Voronov looks to land a right hand but Bangin moved out of range.
Voronov backing away here, and Bangin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Voronov throws a lazy head kick
and Bangin counters with a low kick, right behind Voronov 's knee.
Bangin is looking to land body kicks.
Bangin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Voronov throws a leg kick
and Bangin counters with a nice uppercut.
Voronov throws a lazy body kick
enabling Bangin to counter with a crisp jab.
Bangin misses with an uppercut.
And Voronov counters with a quick kick to the body but Bangin blocks it.
Voronov throws a low kick, looking for Bangin's leg but Bangin calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Voronov misses the target.
Bangin misses with a hook
and Voronov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bangin thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronov throws a body kick that misses.
Voronov misses with a right hand
and Bangin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bangin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Voronov throws a poor cross that misses
and Bangin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Voronov moves into the clinch.
Bangin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bangin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Voronov tries to throw a body punch but Bangin avoids it by throwing Voronov back against the cage.
Voronov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bangin avoiding damage as Voronov throws knees to the body.
Bangin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Voronovs head.
Voronov connects with a knee to the head.
Voronov throws a punch but it's blocked by Bangin.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bangin manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voronov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bangin throws out the jab.
Voronov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Voronov throws a body punch but Bangin moves out of range.
It seemed like Bangin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bangin lands with a cross.
Bangin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bangin is looking to chop away at Voronov's legs.
Bangin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Voronov throws a sloppy head kick
and Bangin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bangin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Voronov cracks Bangin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Voronov moves into the clinch successfully.
Voronov has a couple of punches blocked by Bangin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Voronov connects with a knee to the head.
Voronov lands a shoulder strike.
Voronov missing with knees to the body.
Bangin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bangin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Voronov.
Voronov misses with a lunging right hand
and Bangin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Voronov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bangin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Voronov misses with a hook
and Bangin counters with an inside leg kick.
Bangin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Voronov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Voronov tried to counter with a leg kick but Bangin avoided it.
A jab lands there for Voronov.
Voronov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bangin counters with a straight right hand.
Voronov throws a combination. Bangin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bangin scores with a nice strike.
Voronov connects with a solid leg kick.
Bangin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Voronov tries to clinch
and Bangin counters with a nice uppercut.
Bangin misses with an uppercut. Voronov saw that one coming.
Bangin scores with a jab to the head.
Voronov is looking to clinch.
Bangin throws out a counter right but Voronov avoids it with no problem.
Voronov misses with a hook
and Bangin counters with an outside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Voronov checks a leg kick.
Voronov moves out of range as Bangin strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Izzy Bangin just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Voronov throws a looping overhand right but Bangin ducks down to avoid it.
Bangin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Voronov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Voronov keeps Bangin at a distance using the push kick.
Bangin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Voronov.
Bangin throws an overhand right that lands on Voronov's shoulder, as Voronov tries to avoid the shot.
Bangin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bangin scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronov moves away from the strike by Bangin.
Voronov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Voronov checks a leg kick.
Voronov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Voronov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronov jabs Bangin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Voronov misses with a hook to the body
and Bangin counters with a thumping low kick.
Bangin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voronov.
A shot to the body from Voronov misses
and Bangin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Voronov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bangin throws a solid leg kick but Voronov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bangin.
Voronov thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bangin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bangin scores with a punch to the head.
A good leg kick by Bangin.
Crunch! Bangin slams his shin into Voronov's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A lazy body kick from Voronov
and Bangin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick lands from Bangin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voronov clinches with his opponent.
Bangin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Bangin fails to land.
Bangin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Andrei Voronov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Voronov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bangin misses with a punch on the inside.
Bangin lands with a right to the head.
Voronov with a knee to the head.
Bangin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Voronov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Voronov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bangin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronov lands a two punch combo.
A good leg kick by Bangin.
Voronov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Voronov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Voronov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bangin cracks Voronov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bangin tests Voronov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bangin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bangin avoids the head kick by Voronov.
Voronov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Voronov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bangin blocks the body kick.
Bangin throws a jab when Voronov was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Voronov misses the target.
Voronov looks to land a left hand but Bangin moved out of range nicely.
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 left lands for Voronov.
Voronov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bangin. That one must have hurt.
Voronov misses with a straight right.
Jab, jab by Bangin - just one landing.
Bangin throws a lazy head kick
and Voronov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Voronov throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Bangin dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bangin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Voronov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bangin. Bangin obviously looking to wear him down.
Bangin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Voronov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bangin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Voronov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bangin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bangin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Voronov punishes Bangin's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronov throws a solid leg kick but Bangin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Voronov.
Voronov misses with an uppercut
and Bangin counters with an outside leg kick.
Voronov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Voronov looks to throw the jab but Bangin is out of range.
Bangin tries to land a front kick but Voronov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Voronov is looking to clinch but Bangin is avoiding it.
Bangin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bangin connects with an inside leg kick.
Voronov just misses with a punch to the body.
Bangin wants to land a leg kick but Voronov is out of range.
Bangin misses with an uppercut. Voronov saw that one coming.
Bangin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Andrei Voronov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronov misses with a shot to the body
and Voronov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Voronov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bangin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Voronov misses with a straight left.
Bangin misses with a low kick.
Bangin keeps the fight on the outside.
Bangin flicks out a counter leg kick but Voronov steps away.
Voronov misses with a kick to the body
and Bangin counters with a nice uppercut.
Voronov is looking to chop away at Bangin's legs.
Bangin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bangin.
Voronov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bangin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bangin sizes up Voronov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bangin checks a leg kick.
Bangin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Voronov has time to react.
Voronov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Voronov throws a body punch but Bangin moves out of range.
Voronov throws a lazy uppercut
and Bangin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Voronov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Voronov throws a hook but Bangin blocks it.
Voronov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Voronov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronov throws a lazy head kick
and Bangin counters with a body kick that stops Voronov in his tracks momentarily.
Voronov throws a body shot but no joy.
Voronov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bangin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Voronov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bangin moves away.
Bangin replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Voronov blocks it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bangin cracks Voronov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Voronov misses with the body kick
and Bangin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Voronov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bangin. Bangin obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab, jab by Bangin - just one landing.
Bangin dips to his left and cracks Voronov with an uppercut!
Voronov looks for the body kick but Bangin saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Izzy Bangin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bangin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 45:50
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 45:50
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izzy Bangin! Izzy Bangin retains his welterweight title!
Izzy Bangin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alf Konrad (ranked 575 p4p, 27 weight class) and Keith Primeau (ranked 1006 p4p, 53 weight class). Alf Konrad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alf Konrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Primeau!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konrad tries to clinch there but Primeau circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Konrad. That's going to slow Primeau down.
Primeau misses with a body kick.
Konrad moves out of range as Primeau throws a body kick.
Konrad is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Primeau.
Konrad scores with a jab to the head.
Primeau takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alf Konrad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Primeau throws a leg kick but Konrad checks it.
Konrad throws a leg kick
and Primeau counters with a nice leg kick.
Konrad throws a head kick that misses.
Konrad moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Primeau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Primeau is leaning against Konrad and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Konrad is breathing heavily.
Primeau lands a right hand.
Konrad misses with a punch on the inside.
Konrad swings wildly with an uppercut but Primeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Primeau tries a body shot but Konrad blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Primeau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Konrad backwards.
Konrad throws a punch but it's blocked by Primeau.
A right hook to the body lands for Primeau.
Primeau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Primeau lands a body punch.
Primeau lands a nice uppercut.
Primeau tries to throw a body punch but Konrad avoids it by throwing Primeau back against the cage.
Primeau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Primeau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Primeau blocks an uppercut.
Primeau scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Alf Konrad has been cut.
A short right from Primeau.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Konrad.
Konrad throws a head punch that misses.
Primeau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Primeau.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Primeau lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Konrad throws a punch but it's blocked by Primeau.
Nice body punch from Primeau - that landed with a thud.
Primeau lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Primeau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Primeau struggles to land a body shot inside as Konrad controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Konrad.
Primeau is working Konrad over against the cage.
Primeau lands a right hand.
Primeau presses Konrad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Primeau lands a body shot in the clinch.
Primeau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Konrad is rocked!
Primeau unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Konrad! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Primeau is unloading with more strikes now! Konrad drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Primeau!
After winning the bout, Keith Primeau thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Alf Konrad was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks for coming...I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bronco (ranked 1212 p4p, 164 weight class) and John Edmonds (ranked 1069 p4p, 141 weight class). Edmonds is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus. Johnny Bronco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Bronco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Edmonds!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronco doesn't manage to clinch there - Edmonds circles away.
Bronco closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bronco lands in his opponent's guard.
Bronco works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bronco is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Edmonds doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bronco.
Bronco is working for a kimura but Edmonds is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmonds is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmonds trying to get back to full guard but Bronco takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Bronco throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Edmonds holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bronco tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bronco prevents Edmonds from getting the reversal.
Bronco with the ground and pound from mount.
Bronco controlling his opponent.
Edmonds tries to hold on but Bronco postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronco with shots to the head and body - Edmonds looks very uncomfortable down there.
Edmonds tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bronco fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bronco lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Edmonds hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronco can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Edmonds is looking to escape.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bronco is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Edmonds has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Edmonds!
Edmonds looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronco wants to sweep but no luck.
Bronco keeping moving, preventing Edmonds from controlling successfully.
Bronco wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Edmonds is now in half guard.
Edmonds is keen to just control but Bronco is a slippery customer.
Edmonds is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bronco is controlling Edmonds's position as best he can from this difficult 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.
Bronco slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Edmonds thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bronco keeping moving, preventing Edmonds from controlling successfully.
Edmonds forces his way into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bronco trying to control from the bottom.
Bronco looking for a kimura from the bottom but Edmonds passes into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bronco dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bronco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bronco shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bronco controlling the pace.
Bronco is trying to control. Edmonds wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Edmonds wants to improve his position but Bronco is controlling well.
Edmonds is not content to let Bronco control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmonds works his way to full guard. Good work.
Edmonds avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmonds is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Edmonds looking for a guillotine here but Bronco defends easily.
Bronco looking to pass the guard.
Edmonds is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Edmonds pulls Bronco in close to his closed guard and prevents Bronco from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two 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.
Bronco looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Edmonds!
Edmonds managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bronco.
Edmonds tries to bench press Bronco off him but Bronco keeps the position.
Bronco has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Edmonds is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Bronco yanks on the arm and Edmonds is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Bronco.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johnny Bronco!
Our winner, Johnny Bronco, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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