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FARTMMA 103 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bert River (ranked 4480 p4p, 4975 weight class) and Corey Baird (ranked 386 p4p, 419 weight class). River comes to the cage accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch- Bad Company. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bert River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Baird!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baird tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but River swivels and escapes.
River avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
River lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
River seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
River stuffs the takedown attempt from Baird. Baird gets slowly back to his feet.
And River counters with a quick kick to the body but Baird blocks it.
Baird fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bert River has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corey Baird.
River throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Baird was covering up waiting for the punch and River finishes the takedown easily into guard.
River is fighting to break Baird's control of his arms but Baird is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Baird is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst River is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baird is trying to control the position from the bottom.
River throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baird works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird wants to stand up but River is controlling him.
River postures up.
River engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
River trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
River looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A right-left combo lands from Baird.
 It looks like Bert River has been cut.
Baird throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baird tries to clinch there but River circles away.
River tries to counter with a takedown but Baird is quick to defend against it.
Baird has closed the distance and engaged River in a clinch.
Baird breaks from the clinch.
River scores with a shot to the body.
Baird misses with a takedown attempt - River sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a wild body shot.
River fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Baird walks forward, straight into a front kick from River.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baird looks to land a body kick but River moved away.
Baird tries a head kick but it misses.
That kick from River tenderised Baird's leg. Baird is trying to keep his angry face on.
River moves into the clinch.
River digs a right hand underneath Baird's ribcage. Baird let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Baird manages to break the clinch.
Baird tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and River counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baird throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baird lands a head kick. River smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
River scores with a nice head shot.
River tries to close the distance and clinch but Baird swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baird takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Baird throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baird misses with a hook.
Baird throws a head kick that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by River!
 Baird is rocked!
 It looks like Corey Baird has been cut.
Baird takes a shot to the body in his stride.
River lands with a cross.
Baird is still on wobbly legs! Can River finish him?
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
No joy there for Baird, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
River lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Baird head around and knocks him out cold! River hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bert River!
Bert River decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samson Wills (ranked 3516 p4p, 6792 weight class) and Torry Gomez (ranked 385 p4p, 565 weight class). Gomez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pimp Like A Butterfly. Samson Wills had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Samson Wills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Torry Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wills drives through with a takedown into Gomez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gomez wants to stand and escape but Wills is having none of it.
Wills might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gomez has momentary wrist control but Wills slips an elbow through the middle.
Wills in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wills throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gomez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wills stands up over Gomez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gomez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wills throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gomez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wills.
Gomez wants to stand but Wills is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wills is looking to work some ground and pound but Gomez has wrist control.
Gomez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wills's guard.
Gomez wants to get up but he can't break Wills's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills 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.
Wills looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gomez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Wills looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Wills looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Wills!
Wills working the ground and pound but Gomez is defending the strikes.
Wills misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gomez is trying to get back to half guard.
Gomez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wills.
Wills landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Wills are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet but Wills drags him back down.
Wills looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gomez is avoiding damage well.
Wills scores with punches from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Wills.
Wills looks up at the clock and then as Gomez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wills smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gomez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
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!
Wills is positioning himself well to prevent Gomez advancing to mount.
Gomez is working for a submission of some sort.
Wills trying to control but Gomez postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills is looking for a sweep. Gomez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wills is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gomez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gomez's back!
Wills keeps control of the position easily here as Gomez tries to buck him off.
Wills punches the canvas rather than the man.
Gomez has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Wills.
Gomez covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Gomez is trying to get back to his feet but Wills has full control of the position and if anything, Gomez has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Wills thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Gomez is trying to stand back up.
Wills avoiding Gomez 's attempts to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Gomez is holding onto Wills's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
Gomez is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Gomez covering up well under a series of strikes from Wills.
Wills scores with punches and elbows.
Gomez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wills lands with a hammerfist to the side of Gomez's head.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Wills controlling the positon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Wills 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.
A head kick misses from Gomez.
Gomez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wills misses with a looping right.
Wills keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gomez.
Gomez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wills.
Gomez swings widly with a right hand
and Wills counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wills.
Wills is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wills is in close to Gomez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wills in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wills is looking to work some ground and pound but Gomez has wrist control.
Gomez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wills in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wills throws a big elbow that misses.
Gomez is pulling down on Wills's head. It's preventing any offense from Wills, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez trying to control the position.
Wills cracks Gomez with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wills postures up in Gomez's guard and throws a big left but Gomez blocks it.
Gomez wants to hit a sweep here but Wills passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gomez there!
Wills postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gomez looks a forlorn figure.
Gomez is trying to stand.
Gomez is trying desperately to improve position.
Wills is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomez can do to turn this around?
Gomez is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wills landing strikes from the mount and Gomez is in trouble!
Wills working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gomez tries to hold on but Wills pushes him away.
Gomez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gomez is rocked!
Gomez is desperately trying to improve his position but Wills has a good base and remains in mount.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wills punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gomez is still in real trouble! Can Wills finish him?
Wills controlling from mount.
Wills lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Gomez! Wills sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Gomez and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Samson Wills!
Samson Wills was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Torry Gomez was interviewed post fight and said 'I would like to thank GOD for everything. To the fans im sorry guys I may not make it tonight but I'm not going anywhere to my opponent man it's an HONOR to share the octagon with you. Thank you . #FARTMMA THANK YOU. Ill be back better next time'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gavin (ranked 3110 p4p, 2255 weight class) and Mac Bandini (ranked 301 p4p, 221 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Bandini!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavin misses with a body shot.
Bandini takes one to the side of the head.
Gavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bandini.
Gavin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bandini just manages to avoid it.
Bandini fails to land with a series of punches.
Bandini misses with a hook.
Gavin throws a body kick that misses.
Bandini throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bandini throws a body shot but no joy.
Gavin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bandini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bandini throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bandini takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bandini takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gavin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bandini is out of range.
Gavin tries to land a front kick but Bandini steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gavin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Gavin misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gavin. Bandini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bandini looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bandini misses with a straight right.
Bandini's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gavin under the eye.
Bandini throws a series of punches but Gavin avoids them all with ease.
Bandini displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gavin throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Bandini on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bandini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bandini throws a nice looking combination but Gavin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bandini just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGavin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandini connects with a nice looking jab.
Gavin moves out of range as Bandini strikes.
Bandini misses with a series of wild punches.
Bandini throws a body punch but Gavin moves out of range.
Bandini connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gavin. Gavin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bandini misses with a hook. Gavin ducked under it nicely.
Bandini sizes up Gavin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bandini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gavin throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Bandini on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gavin throws a looping overhand right but Bandini ducks down to avoid it.
Bandini scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab from Gavin misses.
A head kick misses from Gavin.
Bandini loads up on a big right hand but Gavin slips the punch.
Bandini looks to throw the jab but Gavin is out of range.
Bandini misses with a straight right.
Gavin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bandini.
Gavin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandini misses with an uppercut. Gavin saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gavin connects with a solid leg kick.
Bandini slips a jab from Gavin.
A countering left hand to the body from Bandini misses.
Gavin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Banana Stand in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin clobbers Bandini with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gavin clobbers Bandini with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gavin moves out of range as Bandini strikes.
Nice defenses there by Gavin.
Gavin throws a hook but Bandini blocks it.
Gavin looks to land a left hand but Bandini moved out of range nicely.
Bandini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gavin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bandini.
Bandini connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gavin's hands.
Bandini misses with a hook. Gavin ducked under it nicely.
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Bandini.
Bandini throws a looping overhand right but Gavin ducks down to avoid it.
Bandini bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gavin slips a jab from Bandini.
Bandini tried to score with a low kick but Gavin checks it.
Bandini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gavin.
Gavin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gavin throwing a counter right hand but Bandini manages to avoid it.
Gavin needs to keep his hands up - Bandini had a free shot at his head there.
Gavin misses with a hook.
Bandini looks to throw the jab but Gavin is out of range.
Gavin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin fakes the leg kick and cracks Bandini in the body.
Gavin throws a jab when Bandini was well out of range.
Bandini tries to score with a low kick but Gavin moves his leg out of the way.
Bandini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gavin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bandini.
Bandini misses with a looping right.
Bandini checks the leg kick.
Gavin misses with a looping left.
Bandini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bandini keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bandini defending well as Gavin loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Bandini was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gavin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bandini.
Bandini throws a big shot that misses.
Gavin moves away from the strike by Bandini.
Gavin misses with the combination.
Gavin rushes Bandini and presses him up against the cage.
Gavin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Gavin.
Bandini prevents a body shot from Gavin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gavin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavin prevents Bandini from breaking the clinch.
Bandini has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gavin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bandini blocking some punches.
Gavin misses with the head strike.
Gavin working aggressively here.
Bandini wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gavin.
Gavin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bandini or not.
Gavin misses with a body punch.
Bandini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bandini throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gavin lands a hook that snaps the head of Bandini backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandini is trying to break free.
Bandini's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bandini wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gavin throws a punch but it's blocked by Bandini.
Gavin has a couple of punches blocked by Bandini.
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 Tommy Gavin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gavin working aggressively here.
Gavin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bandini prevents a body shot from Gavin.
Gavin working aggressively here.
Gavin has Bandini pressed against the cage, preventing Bandini from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gavin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bandini tries to circle away but Gavin has him pinned against the cage.
Gavin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gavin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gavin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gavin lands a right hand.
Gavin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bandini or not.
Gavin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bandini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandini moves out of range as Gavin strikes.
Bandini works the jab nicely.
Bandini is looking to score with low kicks.
Bandini moves out of range as Gavin strikes.
Gavin scores with a punch to the head.
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!
Gavin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bandini.
Gavin wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandini swats away the attempt to clinch by Gavin.
Bandini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gavin.
A jab lands there for Gavin.
Gavin cracks a nice hook into Bandini's ribs.
Bandini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gavin thumps Bandini with a low kick.
Bandini connects with a nice looking jab.
Bandini looks to land a right hand but Gavin moved out of range.
Bandini misses with a straight right.
Gavin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bandini misses with a low kick.
Bandini lands with a straight right. Gavin didn't see that one coming.
Gavin thuds his shin into the meat of Bandini's side.
Gavin slips a jab from Bandini.
Gavin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bandini listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bandini misses with an uppercut. Gavin saw that one coming.
Gavin scores with a spinning back kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bandini.
Bandini throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandini staying out of range there.
Gavin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gavin misses the shot to the body.
Gavin scores with a shot to the body.
Gavin throws a head kick that misses.
Bandini lunges at Gavin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gavin's hand.
Gavin is looking to land body kicks.
Bandini throws a jab when Gavin was well out of range.
Bandini throws a low kick but Gavin avoids it.
Mac Bandini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gavin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A big left from Bandini misses.
Gavin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gavin tries to clinch up but Bandini circles away and keeps his distance.
Gavin clinches up against the cage.
Gavin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bandini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good shot there by Gavin.
Bandini tests Gavin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gavin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bandini swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bandini works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin scores with a hook.
Bandini is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gavin dips to his left and cracks Bandini with an uppercut!
Gavin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bandini lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gavin misses with a straight left.
Gavin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gavin connects with a high kick.
Gavin misses the jab.
It seemed like Bandini was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bandini throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gavin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bandini.
That kick from Gavin tenderised Bandini's leg. Bandini is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gavin jabs at Bandini's body.
Bandini fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gavin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gavin avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Bandini misses the target.
Gavin misses with a body kick.
Gavin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gavin. Bandini shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandini misses the jab.
Gavin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bandini momentarily.
Gavin stuns Bandini with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bandini scores with a hook to the body. Gavin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gavin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bandini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gavin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gavin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bandini.
Gavin moves out of range of the strikes.
Bandini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gavin.
Some wild striking there from Gavin.
Bandini misses with a looping left.
Gavin lands with a good body shot.
Bandini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gavin.
Gavin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bandini has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Gavin misses.
Bandini swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gavin delivers a nice body kick.
Gavin lands a head kick!
Bandini scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gavin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gavin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bandini stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gavin throws a lazy right hand but Bandini sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bandini slips a jab from Gavin.
Bandini closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bandini moves out of range as Gavin strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gavin.
Bandini lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bandini scores with a nice right hand.
Bandini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Bandini misses the target.
Gavin moves in looking to clinch but Bandini pushes him off.
Gavin blocks a jab.
Gavin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bandini's sensitive parts.
Gavin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Gavin misses.
Gavin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bandini's head.
A jab from Gavin misses.
A little jabbing left from Bandini on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Bandini misses.
Bandini throws a jab but it's blocked by Gavin.
Gavin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bandini.
Gavin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gavin fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandini throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gavin on the side of the head.
Gavin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gavin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bandini, pushing him back against the cage.
Gavin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bandini is trying to push Gavin away but Gavin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bandini breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Gavin.
Gavin loads up on a big right hand but Bandini slips the punch.
Gavin avoids the body shot from Bandini.
Bandini swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Bandini.
Gavin scoring well with a low kick there.
Gavin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bandini takes a swing at Gavin's ribcage but misses.
Gavin throws a low kick but Bandini avoids it.
Gavin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gavin throws the left hand but Bandini avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Bandini misses its intended target.
Gavin throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gavin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bandini moves out of range of the leg kick from Gavin.
Bandini bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bandini connects with a body shot.
Gavin closes the distance and clinches.
Gavin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gavin tries to throw a body punch but Bandini avoids it by throwing Gavin back against the cage.
Gavin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bandini's efforts to push away.
Gavin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gavin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bandini lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gavin backwards.
Gavin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gavin misses with a punch to the body.
Gavin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bandini backwards.
Bandini working hard to break the clinch.
Gavin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gavin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bandini breaks the clinch.
Bandini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bandini checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bandini throws a big shot that misses.
Gavin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gavin takes a swing at Bandini's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bandini! But no joy.
Gavin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bandini.
A swing and a miss from Bandini.
Bandini checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bandini slips a jab from Gavin.
Gavin thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Bandini was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gavin throws a leg kick that misses.
Bandini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gavin was well out of range. Poor timing from Bandini.
Bandini throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gavin throws a quick counter head kick but Bandini was just out of range.
Bandini circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gavin closes the distance and clinches.
Bandini has had enough of the clinch but Gavin keeps him there for the moment.
Bandini wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gavin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bandini can do to turn this around?
A short right from Gavin.
Bandini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bandini is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gavin scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bandini scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gavin staying out of range there.
Gavin lands with a slapping head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gavin.
Gavin throws a chopping leg kick but Bandini manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gavin throws a leg kick but Bandini moved away.
Gavin checks a low kick from Bandini.
Gavin wants to clinch up but Bandini keeps it at a distance.
Bandini throws a hook to the side of Gavin's head but Gavin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mac Bandini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bandini's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gavin throws a shot from downtown. Bandini moves away and avoids it.
Bandini stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bandini misses with a hook.
Gavin throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bandini avoids it.
Bandini throws a hook but Gavin avoids it easily.
Gavin feints and then cracks Bandini's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bandini down.
A slow jab from Bandini misses its intended target.
Bandini takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gavin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gavin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bandini.
Gavin lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Gavin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gavin 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Gavin!
Tommy Gavin 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between George Backman (ranked 6645 p4p, 3690 weight class) and Oliver Winston Jr (ranked 499 p4p, 336 weight class). George Backman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Oliver Winston Jr's chin.
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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 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Backman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Winston Jr!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Winston Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Backman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Backman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Backman catches Winston Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Backman stuffs the takedown attempt from Winston Jr. Winston Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Winston Jr with that takedown attempt.
Backman appears to be looking for a big counter.
George Backman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Winston Jr.
Horrible takedown attempt by Winston Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Backman, which made it look bad.
Backman digs a good body shot into Winston Jr's ribs.
Backman misses with a two punch combination.
Backman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Winston Jr.
Backman slaps away a takedown attempt from Winston Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Backman.
Backman jabs Winston Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Backman cracks Winston Jr with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Winston Jr falls to his knees and Backman doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Backman!
During a confident post fight interview, George Backman 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Von Pong (ranked 1809 p4p, 2807 weight class) and Chief Claw (ranked 234 p4p, 359 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Von Pong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Claw!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pong misses with a wild combination.
Pong goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Claw has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Pong has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pong working aggressively here.
Pong scores with a shoulder strike.
Claw pushes off an throws an elbow but Pong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Claw blocks an elbow strike from Pong.
Claw keeps control of Pong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pong takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Von Pong has been cut.
Claw lands a nice elbow.
Claw lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Claw lands an elbow inside.
Pong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Claw looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pong misses with a punch on the inside.
Pong throws a head punch that misses.
Claw is leaning against Pong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Claw slowing the pace effectively.
Claw scores a nice knee to the body.
Pong is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw lands an elbow just above Pong 's eye.
Claw lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Claw crunches a lovely knee into Pong's ribcage.
Claw lands an elbow inside.
Von Pong's cut is getting worse.
Pong working hard to break the clinch.
Claw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pong wants to stall.
Claw lands a nice elbow.
 Pong is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Claw.
Oh Pong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Claw has picked Pong up - he's going for a ride! Claw dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pong trying to get back to full guard but Claw takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Pong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Claw on the ground.
Claw is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Claw!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chief Claw!
During a confident post fight interview, Chief Claw 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Thip Top (ranked 2719 p4p, 1349 weight class) and Paulo Gentil (ranked 304 p4p, 157 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thip Top!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Gentil!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Top throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gentil counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Gentil lands an impressive looking overhand right. Top doesn't seem phased though.
Gentil fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Top sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gentil throws a low kick but Top avoids it.
Gentil throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Top throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Gentil to counter with a crisp jab.
Gentil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gentil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Top pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Top on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gentil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gentil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Top manages to avoid it.
Gentil ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Top.
Gentil connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Top takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Top checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good standup being displayed there by Top as he connects with a hook.
That kick from Gentil tenderised Top's leg. Top is trying to keep his angry face on.
Top tries to clinch but Gentil is having none of it.
Gentil throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gentil missing with a left hand there. Top was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Top lands a head shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gentil.
Gentil throws the left hand but Top avoids the punch easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gentil.
Top throws a head kick but Gentil moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Top displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gentil throws out the jab.
Gentil has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Paulo Gentil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gentil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Top moves away.
Top throws a shot to the body.
Gentil moves out of range as Top throws a body kick.
Gentil moves out of range as Top throws a body kick.
Gentil connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Top momentarily.
Gentil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Top.
Top throws a chopping leg kick but Gentil manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gentil throws a body kick that misses.
Top looks for the body kick but Gentil saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gentil! But no joy.
Gentil scores with a nice head shot.
Gentil looks to throw the jab but Top is out of range.
Top lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Top jabs Gentil to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Top throws a big shot that misses.
Gentil fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Top looks to land a body kick but Gentil moved away.
Gentil lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Top throws a hook to the side of Gentil's head but Gentil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gentil lands the left hand.
Top throws a wild body kick that Gentil sees coming a mile off.
Top works Gentil's body with a nice hook.
Top darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gentil takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gentil.
Gentil misses with a body shot
and Top counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gentil fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Top.
Top's corner calls for a 1-2. Top obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A punch combination from Gentil misses.
Gentil throws out a powerful jab.
Gentil fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Top on the side of the head.
Gentil walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gentil blocks a head kick by Top.
A slow jab from Top misses its intended target.
Top moves away from the strike by Gentil.
Gentil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gentil misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Top thows a left - swing and a miss!
Top throws a hook to the side of Gentil's head but Gentil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Gentil dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gentil lands a jab to the head.
Gentil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Top.
Gentil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Top manages to avoid it.
Gentil throws a poor cross that misses
and Top counters with a nice body kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Top might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gentil digs a good hook to Top's body.
Top swings widly with a right hand
and Gentil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gentil takes a swing at Top's ribcage but misses.
Top throws a head kick that half lands.
Gentil connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Top throws a leg kick which misses Gentil's front leg but catches the back leg as Gentil tries to avoid it.
Gentil moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gentil checks a low kick from Top.
Gentil wants to slow Top down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Top throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gentil fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Top clinches up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Gentil.
The referee calls for Gentil to work.
Gentil can't find room to land a body shot as Top controls the action.
Gentil swings wildly with an uppercut but Top uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gentil blocks an elbow strike.
Gentil misses with a punch on the inside.
Top tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Top is trying to pull guard but Gentil turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gentil struggles to land a body shot inside as Top controls his hands.
Top is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gentil to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thip Top. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gentil blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentil gets through Top's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gentil takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gentil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Top is trying to pull guard but Gentil has him pressed against the cage.
Gentil stalling in the clinch but Top improves position.
Gentil tries to throw a body punch but Top avoids it by throwing Gentil back against the cage.
Top blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Top blocking some punches.
Gentil struggles to land a body shot inside as Top controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gentil as Top tries to tie him up.
Top misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gentil pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Top 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentil scores with a kick to the body.
Top looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Top avoids the body shot from Gentil.
Top connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gentil. Gentil circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Top tries to clinch but Gentil moves away
and Gentil counters with a leg kick.
Top tries to clinch
and Gentil counters with a straight right hand.
Top tries to clinch but Gentil moves out of range.
Top has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Top uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gentil.
Top connects with a right hand. Gentil shakes it off.
Top displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gentil throws out the jab.
Gentil connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Top uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Top moves out of range as Gentil throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Top displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gentil throws out the jab.
Gentil pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Top is looking to counter punch.
Top throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gentil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gentil misses with a kick to the body
and Top cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Top has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Gentil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Top.
Top steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gentil.
Gentil takes a swing at Top's ribcage but misses.
Top throwing a counter right hand but Gentil manages to avoid it.
Gentil lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gentil throws a sloppy head kick and Top moves out of range easily.
Top lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gentil throws a nice looking combination but Top bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Top throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Gentil showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Top's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gentil throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Top counters with a straight right hand.
Top will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gentil connects with a nice looking jab.
Gentil lands with a shot to the body.
Top checks a low kick from Gentil.
Top fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gentil is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Gentil.
Gentil misses with a body kick.
Top throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gentil.
Gentil avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Top moves into the clinch successfully.
Top trying to control the position but instead, Gentil has worked for underhooks and has pushed Top into the cage.
Top creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Top tries to pull guard but Gentil forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Top gets control of Gentil's arms and successfully pulls guard. Top will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Top had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gentil defends it easily.
Gentil stays in close to Top's body and controls the position.
Top not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gentil sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Top looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gentil controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gentil really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Top. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Gentil has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gentil has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Top looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gentil puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gentil slows the pace down in half guard.
Top tries to roll over but Gentil keeps him under control.
Gentil perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Top is pressing down on Gentil's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gentil is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Top is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentil postures up.
Top is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gentil is looking to control Top's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gentil avoid being mounted?
Top is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Gentil still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Gentil has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Top manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gentil's best efforts.
Top is looking to improve his position.
Paulo Gentil is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Top regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Top looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gentil is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
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 Thip Top.
I think Gentil has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Gentil!
During a confident post fight interview, Paulo Gentil 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between No Way (ranked 2227 p4p, 2692 weight class) and Caspian Hull (ranked 257 p4p, 300 weight class). No Way could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Caspian Hull's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, No Way!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caspian Hull!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Way tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Way scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Way tries to clinch up.
Way tries to close the distance and clinch but Hull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Way.
Hull scores with a crisp jab that stopped Way in his tracks.
Way cracks Hull with a right hand to the side of the head.
Way looks to land a combination but Hull avoids it well.
Hull is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hull walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hull is rocked!
Way drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Hull's head, knocking him out cold! Way is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). No Way!
Jumping up and down and very excited, No Way waved his t-shirt featuring MKFC 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Lee (ranked 1208 p4p, 2643 weight class) and Gabriel Gracie (ranked 146 p4p, 254 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Gabriel Gracie has been cut.
Gracie scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like John Lee has been cut.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Gracie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lee walks into a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Gracie as Lee shoots in.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee takes one to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A head kick by Lee misses
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lee is rocked!
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lee.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee tries to score with some ground and pound. Gracie controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lee content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lee working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to stall here but Gracie recovers full guard.
Lee looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Lee has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Gracie is still trying to improve position.
Lee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lee is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lee scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Lee scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gracie has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Natty Vincere. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lee is nestled in close to Gracie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lee is just content to waste time from the top position. Gracie takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Gracie working for a triangle but Lee defends it easily.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee scoring with some ground and pound.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Lee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gracie looking for subs off his back but Lee has passed one foot through into half guard.
Gracie has hold of Lee's hands but Lee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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 John Lee will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice shot lands for Gracie.
Gabriel Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lee wants to clinch.
Lee feints a jab promting Gracie to slip. Lee then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gracie slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gracie is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gracie lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into range.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gracie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie looks to land a combination. Lee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
Gracie works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Lee tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
John Lee's cut is getting worse.
Gracie with a nice cross.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie drops Lee with a big left hand! Lee is injured, injured bad! Gracie jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Gracie!
Gabriel Gracie 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Kappa Knox (ranked 1043 p4p, 704 weight class) and Rogerio De Souza (ranked 135 p4p, 102 weight class). Knox's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 'Til I Collapse | Eminem. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Kappa Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Knox slips under a jab from De Souza.
De Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Souza throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox tries to counter by clinching up but De Souza breaks away and moves out of range.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Souza.
Knox was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
De Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from De Souza.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Souza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and De Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox walks into a stiff left hand from De Souza.
Knox has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
De Souza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Knox.
De Souza lands a really nice looking cross but Knox seems unphased.
A punch combination from Knox misses.
De Souza feints the counter takedown.
Knox avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws a leg kick which misses De Souza's front leg but catches the back leg as De Souza tries to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for De Souza.
De Souza looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Knox is looking for a counter combo.
De Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
De Souza misses the shot to the body.
Knox appears to be looking for a big counter.
De Souza misses the jab.
A jab from Knox finds it's way through De Souza's defenses.
De Souza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Souza misses with a few strikes there.
Knox is looking to counter the offense by De Souza and move into the clinch.
Knox feints and then cracks De Souza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Souza down.
De Souza fails with a takedown attempt.
Kappa Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rogerio De Souza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Souza has time to react.
De Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from De Souza.
Knox appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rogerio De Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by De Souza. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Souza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Souza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sloppy strikes from De Souza. Those never looked like landing.
De Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from De Souza.
De Souza tries to score a power double leg takedown but Knox sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten De Souza somewhat.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but De Souza manages to avoid it.
De Souza throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Souza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Souza throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Horrible takedown attempt by De Souza or perhaps it was just good defense by Knox, which made it look bad.
Knox fires out a quick counter leg kick but De Souza just manages to avoid it.
No joy there for De Souza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Souza. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kappa Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Souza misses with a looping right.
De Souza is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knox sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Knox lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Souza's sensitive parts.
Knox scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Souza. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Souza tries to score a power double leg takedown but Knox sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten De Souza somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
De Souza misses with a combination
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Souza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
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!
De Souza jabs Knox to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from De Souza misses the target.
De Souza defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
De Souza tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Knox looks to throw the jab but De Souza is out of range.
Knox moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knox buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Souza throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
Knox appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox avoids the body shot from De Souza.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
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 Kappa Knox will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Souza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Souza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from De Souza.
It looked like Knox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from De Souza.
De Souza lands with a good body shot.
Knox darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Souza throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
De Souza misses with a body shot.
De Souza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza misses with a straight right.
Knox with a nice calf kick.
De Souza throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
De Souza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knox circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knox at a distance.
Knox misses with a series of wild punches.
Knox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Souza shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Knox napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Knox is looking to reverse the position.
De Souza working away.
De Souza tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no De Souza has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
De Souza throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
De Souza working the ground and pound but Knox is defending the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
De Souza looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Knox is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Knox is controlling De Souza's position as best he can from this difficult position.
De Souza wants to control but Knox is keeping him busy.
Knox is pressing down on De Souza's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Souza pushes down on Knox's leg and manages to get into half guard.
De Souza trying to pass the guard but Knox defending well.
Knox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Knox has managed to free his arm - good work.
Knox is defending against the submission attempts here by De Souza.
Knox is not content to let De Souza control the position.
Knox is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox trying to hold on to De Souza's head to control him but De Souza postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Knox is doing well to control the position and prevent De Souza from advancing to side control.
De Souza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knox keeps working.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Knox holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
De Souza misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Souza throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Souza takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Knox lands a front kick.
De Souza tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Knox defends well and De Souza ends up having to push Knox into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A swing and a miss from De Souza.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
De Souza is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Knox rather than just go for the knockout.
De Souza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogerio De Souza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
De Souza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
De Souza misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Souza.
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Knox dodges the punch combination from De Souza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Souza misses with a body shot.
De Souza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Knox tests De Souza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from De Souza misses the target.
A quick step to the side and Knox tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Souza darts in looking for a takedown but Knox gets double underhooks and turns De Souza into the cage.
Knox changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Souza misses with a wild body shot.
De Souza misses with an uppercut.
De Souza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Knox counters with a good, hard body kick but De Souza shrugs it off.
De Souza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Souza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knox.
A punch combination from De Souza misses.
De Souza walks into a left hand.
De Souza tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Souza misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but De Souza manages to avoid it.
De Souza tries for a takedown but Knox sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Knox tried to counter with a leg kick but De Souza avoided it.
Kappa Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rogerio De Souza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Souza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Souza throws a body shot but no joy.
De Souza fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Knox avoids it really well and circles away.
De Souza misses the body punch
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Souza throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox lands a nice looking body shot.
De Souza has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Knox works over De Souza's head and body with a nice combination.
A big left from De Souza misses.
De Souza scores with a body shot.
Kappa Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Knox there.
Knox gets caught napping as De Souza dives in and scores a takedown. Knox manages to retain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox controlling the position.
De Souza wants to pass the guard but Knox is keeping the position.
Knox is adopting a defensive guard.
Knox wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Souza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Souza looking to pass the guard.
De Souza postures up.
De Souza drops back, looking for a kneebar! Knox looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Knox looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Knox!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox just content to control the position.
De Souza gets back to half guard.
Knox is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Rogerio De Souza has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. De Souza manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
De Souza is looking to cinch up a triangle. Knox throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to De Souza's body to avoid the submission. De Souza has instead reached around Knox's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! De Souza arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rogerio De Souza!
Our winner, Rogerio De Souza, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David McDonald (ranked 1375 p4p, 949 weight class) and Luiz Franca (ranked 195 p4p, 144 weight class). Franca has chosen The Greatest Showman as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, David McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luiz Franca!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from McDonald. Those never looked like landing.
Franca fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McDonald sprawls well initially but Franca persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McDonald looking for submissions off his back.
Franca is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
McDonald is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Franca pulls his head out easily.
Franca 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.
Franca throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald is trying to get back to full guard.
McDonald is defending against the submission attempts here by Franca.
Franca is looking to advance position but McDonald won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald looking for submissions off his back.
Franca is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Franca working over McDonald with some ground and pound. McDonald looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Franca seems to be looking for submissions.
Franca takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McDonald is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Franca pulls his head out easily.
Franca is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McDonald's coaches at The Forge 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.
McDonald is pressing down on Franca's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franca is sitting in close to McDonald's body. McDonald has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Franca is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Franca is tapping! That was a very nice submission by McDonald.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). David McDonald!
Post fight, David McDonald stared into the camera and said 'I been down... and I've been out... but I'm back, baby! New year, new life!'.
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