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FARTMMA 113 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ares Praetorian (ranked 3988 p4p, 4004 weight class) and Genji Kamogawa (ranked 473 p4p, 475 weight class). Praetorian comes to the cage accompanied by Azure Eagles Soaring. Kamogawa has chosen Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard - Hungry as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Genji Kamogawa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ares Praetorian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Genji Kamogawa!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Praetorian just misses with a punch to the body.
Praetorian lands a jab to the nose.
Praetorian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Praetorian misses with a straight right.
We've been told by Praetorian's head coaches at MONEY TEAM!!! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kamogawa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Praetorians jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kamogawa looks to land a combination but Praetorian avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Praetorian misses the target.
Kamogawa avoids the body shot from Praetorian.
A jab from Kamogawa misses.
Kamogawa lands with a good body shot.
Praetorian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kamogawa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Praetorian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kamogawa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kamogawa throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Praetorian counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamogawa has Praetorian up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Praetorian.
Kamogawa can't find room to land a body shot as Praetorian controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kamogawa blocks a body shot from Praetorian.
Kamogawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Praetorian controls his hands.
Kamogawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kamogawa fails to land.
Kamogawa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Praetorian wants to get back to striking at distance but Kamogawa won't allow it.
Praetorian misses with an elbow strike.
Praetorian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Praetorian digs a good hook to Kamogawa's body.
Kamogawa sizes up Praetorian with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A slow jab from Kamogawa misses its intended target.
Praetorian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kamogawa counters with a nice uppercut.
Praetorian looks to throw the jab but Kamogawa is out of range.
Kamogawa swings for the body but Praetorian moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kamogawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kamogawa connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamogawa tries to clinch but Praetorian moves out of range.
Donk. Kamogawa catches Praetorian right on the button with a cross.
Praetorian jabs Kamogawa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Praetorian scores with a jab to the body.
Kamogawa looks to throw the jab but Praetorian is out of range.
Kamogawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Praetorian is just out of range.
Praetorian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Praetorian misses with a hook.
Kamogawa misses with an uppercut.
Praetorian lands with an uppercut that bounces Kamogawa off the cage and back into range.
Kamogawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Praetorian seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Praetorian tries a head kick but it misses.
Kamogawa blocks a head kick by Praetorian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Praetorian throws a sloppy body shot
and Kamogawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Praetorian scores with the left hand. Kamogawa knows he should have avoided that one.
Praetorian throws a body punch but Kamogawa moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Kamogawa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kamogawa throws a body shot but no joy.
Kamogawa is looking to clinch but Praetorian is avoiding it.
Praetorian throwing a counter right hand but Kamogawa manages to avoid it.
Praetorian takes a swing at Kamogawa's ribcage but misses.
Praetorian lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Praetorian. Kamogawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kamogawa wants to clinch up but Praetorian keeps it at a distance.
Praetorian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kamogawa.
Praetorian is looking for a counter combo.
Praetorian staying out of range there.
Kamogawa drops his hands momentarily and Praetorian takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kamogawa throws a jab but it's blocked by Praetorian.
Praetorian is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kamogawa throws a hook but Praetorian avoids it easily.
Praetorian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa cracks a nice hook into Praetorian's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Praetorian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kamogawa circles away quickly and effectively.
Praetorian attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Praetorian slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Praetorian.
Praetorian keeps the fight on the outside.
Praetorian misses with a hook.
Kamogawa misses with an uppercut.
Kamogawa avoids the head kick by Praetorian.
Kamogawa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kamogawa throws a hook but Praetorian avoids it easily.
Kamogawa with a hook.
Kamogawa clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamogawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Kamogawa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Praetorian backwards.
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 Ares Praetorian will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A low kick from Praetorian misses
and Kamogawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Praetorian tests Kamogawa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Praetorian with a nice cross.
Praetorian slips under a jab.
Praetorian lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Praetorian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kamogawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Praetorian.
Praetorian swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kamogawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Praetorian tries a head kick but it misses.
Praetorian throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kamogawa on the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Kamogawa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kamogawa.
Kamogawa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Praetorian throws a series of punches but Kamogawa moves out of range.
Praetorian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kamogawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Praetorian manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Praetorian connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Praetorian slips a jab from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kamogawa throws a lazy uppercut
and Praetorian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Praetorian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kamogawa!
Praetorian misses with a body shot.
Kamogawa misses with a double jab.
Kamogawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kamogawa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Praetorian, pushing him back against the cage.
Kamogawa working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Praetorian.
Praetorian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamogawa.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kamogawa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa digs a right hand into Praetorian's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Praetorian's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kamogawa.
Kamogawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kamogawa blocks a body shot from Praetorian.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kamogawa blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Praetorian.
Kamogawa lands with a left to the head.
 Praetorian is rocked!
Kamogawa throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Kamogawa.
Praetorian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Kamogawa.
Oh Praetorian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kamogawa working aggressively here.
Kamogawa has a couple of punches blocked by Praetorian.
Kamogawa working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Kamogawa as the two fighters clinch.
Kamogawa misses with the head strike.
Kamogawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kamogawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Praetorian tries a body shot but Kamogawa blocks it.
Kamogawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kamogawa fails to land.
Kamogawa misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Praetorian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Praetorian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kamogawa misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Praetorian.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamogawa.
Kamogawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kamogawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Kamogawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kamogawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Praetorian.
Kamogawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kamogawa has a couple of punches blocked by Praetorian.
Praetorian seems to have got his legs back now.
Kamogawa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Praetorian backwards.
Kamogawa cracks Praetorian with a nice body shot.
Praetorian manages to break the clinch.
Praetorian throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kamogawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Praetorian manages to avoid it.
Kamogawa looks to land a left hand but Praetorian moved out of range nicely.
Praetorian moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kamogawa closes the distance and clinches.
Kamogawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kamogawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kamogawa stalling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamogawa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Praetorian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Praetorian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Praetorian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Praetorian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Praetorian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kamogawa closes the distance and clinches.
Kamogawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Praetorian manages to break the clinch.
Kamogawa takes a jab right on the kisser.
A nice inside leg kick there by Praetorian. That's going to slow Kamogawa down.
Kamogawa has closed the distance and engaged Praetorian in a clinch.
A short right from Praetorian on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamogawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Praetorian blocking some punches.
Praetorian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kamogawa blocks it with crossed arms.
Praetorian can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genji Kamogawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Praetorian throws a hook but Kamogawa blocks it.
Ares Praetorian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Praetorian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Praetorian is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Praetorian 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.
Kamogawa misses with a looping left.
Kamogawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Praetorian walks into a stiff left hand from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa closes the distance and clinches.
Praetorian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kamogawa lands a left hand.
Kamogawa blocking some punches.
Praetorian is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamogawa blocks an elbow strike from Praetorian.
Kamogawa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kamogawa lands a big right hand that drops Praetorian! The killer instinct kicks in and Kamogawa finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kamogawa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Genji Kamogawa!
A less than humble Genji Kamogawa misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denis Mamaev (ranked 2698 p4p, 22091 weight class) and Jay Leno (ranked 352 p4p, 660 weight class). Mamaev comes into the arena with 30 Seconds To Mars - Hurricane blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Denis Mamaev has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Denis Mamaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Leno!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leno throws an overhand right that lands on Mamaev's shoulder, as Mamaev tries to avoid the shot.
Mamaev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Leno misses with a left hand
enabling Mamaev to counter with a crisp jab.
Mamaev works Leno's body with a nice hook.
Leno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mamaev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leno.
Mamaev fires out a quick counter leg kick but Leno just manages to avoid it.
Leno swinging wildly here.
Leno misses with a looping left.
Mamaev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leno has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leno doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Leno misses
and Mamaev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leno throws a looping overhand right but Mamaev ducks down to avoid it.
Jay Leno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mamaev slips under a jab from Leno.
Leno misses with a right hand
and Mamaev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leno looks to land a combination but Mamaev avoids it well.
Mamaev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mamaev lands a jab.
Mamaev throws a good cross that connects.
Leno just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamaev dips to his left and cracks Leno with an uppercut!
Leno is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Leno misses with a lunging right hand
and Mamaev counters with a left to the body.
Leno throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mamaev counters with a stiff right hand.
Mamaev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mamaev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Leno throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mamaev counters with a nice low kick that buckles Leno's knee momentarily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Leno has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Leno looks winded!
Mamaev scores with a nice head shot.
Mamaev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Leno tries to move into range but Mamaev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
 Leno is rocked!
Leno leaves his chin hanging out and Mamaev seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Leno crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Denis Mamaev!
Denis Mamaev thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samson Wills (ranked 2695 p4p, 4555 weight class) and Netero Midga (ranked 324 p4p, 481 weight class). Samson Wills is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 - 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Netero Midga!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wills throws an overhand right that lands on Midga's shoulder, as Midga tries to avoid the shot.
Midga sizes up Wills with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Midga throws a body punch but Wills moves out of range.
Midga connects with a nice looking jab.
Midga walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Midga gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wills has had enough of the clinch but Midga keeps him there for the moment.
Midga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wills controlling the action here for a moment.
Come on Wills - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wills is trying to maintain a safe position but Midga gets an underhook and turns Wills into the cage.
Midga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Midga fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midga gets underhooks to prevent Wills's takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wills.
Wills effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Midga.
Midga connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wills's face.
Wills is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wills stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Wills for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Samson Wills.
Midga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Midga swings for the body but Wills moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Midga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Midga coming out on top.
Wills tries for a takedown but Midga sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Midga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Midga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wills.
Midga throws out a counter right but Wills avoids it with no problem.
Wills throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wills scores with a crisp jab that stopped Midga in his tracks.
Midga connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wills throws a jab when Midga was well out of range.
Wills scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wills is looking to take a break and control but Midga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Midga avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wills.
Wills tries to score with some ground and pound. Midga controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Wills trying to control the action but Midga is working from the bottom.
Midga is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wills asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Wills working the ground and pound but Midga is defending the strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Midga can do anything to dispel that myth.
Midga tries to bench press Wills off him but Wills keeps the position.
Midga managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wills.
Midga defending against the ground and pound.
Wills creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
 It looks like Netero Midga has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Midga is looking for a sweep.
The ground and pound from Wills seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Wills throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Wills wants to lay and pray for a moment but Midga keeps working.
Wills working the strikes but Midga uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Wills thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Midga avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wills.
Wills thows a huge punch but Midga dodges it nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Midga pushes Wills off looking to stand but Wills dives back in and keeps control.
Wills is keen to just control but Midga is a slippery customer.
Midga regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wills.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Netero Midga will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Netero Midga's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Midga comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Midga bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wills's head.
Wills works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Midga looks to score with a jab to the body but Wills is just out of range.
Midga uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Midga takes the fight into the clinch.
Midga with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Midga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wills blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Midga as Wills tries to tie him up.
Midga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Midga has a couple of punches blocked by Wills.
Midga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Midga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills stalls.
Come on Wills - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Midga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wills blocks it with crossed arms.
Midga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wills is struggling to control the position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wills - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wills gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Wills wants a takedown.
Midga has Wills pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Midga after a bit of a struggle.
Midga has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Midga with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Midga scores with a knee to the head.
Wills blocks a body shot from Midga.
Wills wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Midga works on Wills's body with a couple of short punches.
Wills trying to stall but Midga improves his position.
Wills is working for takedown but Midga is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samson Wills. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Midga swings wildly with an uppercut but Wills uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wills blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midga lands with a light punch inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wills working hard to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Midga struggles to land a body shot inside as Wills controls his hands.
Midga lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Midga wants to take the fight to the mat but Wills manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Midga landing knees to the head.
Wills goes for a takedown in the clinch but Midga prevents it.
Wills is looking to break free of the clinch but Midga has double underhooks.
Midga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Midga lands with a right to the head.
Wills effectively controlling the action here.
Midga working aggressively here.
Wills wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wills is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Midga letting Wills take a breather here.
Midga throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Midga with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Midga can't find room to land a body shot as Wills controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Netero Midga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Netero Midga's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Midga swinging wildly here.
Wills has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Midga finds it's way round the side to connect with Wills's head.
Wills gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Midga staying out of range there.
Wills backing away here, and Midga unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Midga lands a jab to the head.
Wills steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Midga.
Midga is pawing at Wills, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Wills's nose. Wills is badly hurt! Midga pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Wills tries desperately to hold on but Midga is relentless in his assault! As Wills receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Midga away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Netero Midga!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Watts (ranked 3760 p4p, 1986 weight class) and Full Time Panda (ranked 138 p4p, 85 weight class). Watts comes to the cage accompanied by Shook Ones - By: Mobb Deep. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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300
12 - 10 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cole Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Full Time Panda!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts throws out a powerful jab.
Panda takes one on the button.
An inside leg kick from Watts misses.
Panda drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Watts defends it well.
Panda thuds a left hand into Watts's body.
Nice shot by Panda.
Watts slips under a jab.
We've been hearing reports that Watts has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Watts misses with an uppercut.
Watts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Panda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watts.
Panda misses with a wild body shot.
Watts misses with a leg kick
and Panda counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panda is looking to work some ground and pound but Watts has wrist control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watts avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Watts controls Panda momentarily but Panda frees himself.
Watts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Watts has Panda pulled in close to control his posture.
Watts trying to keep a closed guard but Panda is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nice body punch from Panda.
Panda throws the left hand but Watts avoids the punch easily.
Watts throwing a counter right hand but Panda manages to avoid it.
Watts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Panda moves out of range of the leg kick from Watts.
Watts fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Panda.
Watts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Panda at a distance.
Panda ducks under a wild hook from Watts.
Panda 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.
Panda misses with a looping right.
Panda lands a nice looking body shot.
Panda avoids the head kick by Watts.
Panda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watts.
Watts misses with a straight left.
Panda slips under a jab from Watts.
Panda checks a low kick from Watts.
Watts throws a leg kick which misses Panda's front leg but catches the back leg as Panda tries to avoid it.
Watts wants to clinch up but Panda keeps it at a distance.
Panda with the counter takedown but Watts avoids it easily.
Panda moves out of range of the leg kick from Watts.
Panda blocks a low kick nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Panda throws a body punch but Watts moves out of range.
A punch combination from Panda misses.
Panda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watts manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panda. Watts does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Panda changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Panda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watts.
Panda takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Watts throws a nice inside leg kick.
Panda swings for the body but Watts moves out of range.
Watts throws a leg kick but Panda moved away.
Panda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watts was well out of range. Poor timing from Panda.
Watts lands a glancing blow to the side of Panda's head.
Panda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watts lands an overhand right.
Cole Watts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watts is looking to chop away at Panda's legs.
Panda misses with a body shot.
Watts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watts uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Watts swings for the body but Panda moves out of range.
A slow jab from Panda misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Panda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda misses with a body shot.
Watts misses with a looping left.
Watts jabs Panda right on the nose. Panda blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watts connects with a crisp jab.
Panda bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Panda throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Watts is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Panda off and has taken his back!
Watts is looking for the choke from the back position but Panda is controlling his hands well.
Watts looking for the RNC.
Watts will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Watts throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Watts misses with a punch to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Watts wants to control but Panda is keeping busy.
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 Cole Watts will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Panda misses with a looping right.
Watts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Panda.
Watts throws a leg kick but Panda sees it coming and moves out of range.
Watts throws a leg kick but Panda checks it.
Watts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Panda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Watts finds it's way through Panda's defenses.
Panda throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Watts tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Panda is in Watts's guard.
Panda landing some decent shots from guard.
Watts bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Panda's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts throws an elbow that misses. Panda uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Watts's guard. Nice move by Panda!
Panda won't allow Watts to sweep him here.
Panda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Panda has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Watts's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Panda lands a nice forearm strike.
Watts is trying to get back to half guard.
Panda landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts trying his best to control but Panda has mounted him.
Panda looking to finish Watts with some ground and pound. This is bad for Watts!
Panda postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Watts badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Panda around the waist but Panda pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Panda is the winner by TKO! Panda jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Full Time Panda!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Rasputin (ranked 1365 p4p, 3974 weight class) and Salazar Di Fuentes (ranked 54 p4p, 142 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Piotr Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Salazar Di Fuentes!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Di Fuentes blocks a head kick by Rasputin.
Di Fuentes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rasputin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Di Fuentes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 It looks like Piotr Rasputin has been cut.
Di Fuentes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Di Fuentes lands a nice elbow.
We've been hearing reports that Rasputin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Di Fuentes missing with knees to the body.
Di Fuentes lands a nice knee to the body.
Di Fuentes leaning against his opponent.
A bit of stalling here from Di Fuentes.
Di Fuentes managing to block the knees to the body from Rasputin.
Rasputin stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasputin trying to land knees to the body.
Di Fuentes is pushing Rasputin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rasputin blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Fuentes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rasputin is defending well for now.
Rasputin lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Salazar Di Fuentes has been cut.
Di Fuentes blocks an elbow strike from Rasputin.
Di Fuentes lands an elbow just above Rasputin 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Di Fuentes obliges.
Rasputin letting Di Fuentes take a breather here.
Di Fuentes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rasputin is defending well for now.
Di Fuentes lands an elbow just above Rasputin 's eye.
Rasputin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Di Fuentes lands an elbow that stopped Rasputin in his tracks for a moment.
Di Fuentes misses with an elbow strike.
Di Fuentes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rasputin lands an elbow just above Di Fuentes 's eye.
That has opened up Salazar Di Fuentes's cut even more.
Stalling in the clinch from Rasputin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Di Fuentes dodges an elbow strike from Rasputin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin stalling the fight.
Rasputin stalling the fight.
Rasputin throws an elbow but it misses.
Rasputin is struggling to control the position.
Rasputin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rasputin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Di Fuentes is defending well for now.
Di Fuentes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Piotr Rasputin's cut is getting worse.
Di Fuentes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Di Fuentes missing with knees to the body.
Rasputin trying to land knees to the body.
Di Fuentes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rasputin is defending well for now.
Di Fuentes avoiding damage as Rasputin throws knees to the body.
Rasputin managing to block the knees to the body from Di Fuentes.
Rasputin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Di Fuentes.
Di Fuentes trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Fuentes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rasputin.
Knees to the body from Rasputin.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rasputin obliges.
Rasputin lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Salazar Di Fuentes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Di Fuentes tries to land knees in the clinch but Rasputin avoids the damage to the body.
Rasputin stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rasputin throws an elbow but misses.
Rasputin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Di Fuentes managing to block the knees to the body from Rasputin.
Rasputin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Salazar Di Fuentes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Salazar Di Fuentes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Piotr Rasputin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cosby (ranked 1350 p4p, 1775 weight class) and YB Sol Brotha (ranked 196 p4p, 245 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Cosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, YB Sol Brotha!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Cosby.
Cosby throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like YB Sol Brotha has been cut.
Sol Brotha closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cosby circles away.
Sol Brotha tries to work over Cosby's front leg with a kick but Cosby checks it.
Bill Cosby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cosby takes a swing at Sol Brotha's ribcage but misses.
Sol Brotha fails with the takedown.
Cosby wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cosby has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Cosby with a hook.
Sol Brotha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cosby misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Cosby misses its intended target.
Cosby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cosby misses with a left hand
and Sol Brotha counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sol Brotha tries to free his leg and advance position but Cosby is retaining full guard.
Cosby is pulling down on Sol Brotha's head to control his posture.
Sol Brotha stays in close to Cosby's body and controls the position.
Cosby is controlling Sol Brotha's posture.
Sol Brotha scoring with some ground and pound.
Sol Brotha lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol Brotha preventing the sweep.
Cosby is working hard here to advance position.
Sol Brotha sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cosby's guard.
Sol Brotha looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cosby is looking for a sweep. Sol Brotha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sol Brotha is looking for a kimura here.
Sol Brotha is keen to just control but Cosby is a slippery customer.
Cosby is pressing down on Sol Brotha's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cosby is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cosby continues to stall.
Cosby is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosby controlling Sol Brotha's posture.
Sol Brotha trying to control the position from guard on top but Cosby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sol Brotha is looking to work some ground and pound but Cosby has wrist control.
Sol Brotha wants to control from the top but Cosby keeps moving.
Cosby pulls Sol Brotha in close to prevent any damage.
Sol Brotha connects with a couple of short punches.
Sol Brotha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cosby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cosby looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cosby keeping full guard, as Sol Brotha tries to pass.
Cosby is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol Brotha preventing the sweep.
Cosby is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
More hug and hope from Cosby.
Sol Brotha looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sol Brotha forces his way into half guard.
Sol Brotha seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cosby does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cosby has his hands clasped together around Sol Brotha's back. He's all about the action.
Cosby is looking for a sweep. Sol Brotha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sol Brotha passes to full mount!
Cosby prevents Sol Brotha from taking his back.
Cosby is working to get back to half guard.
Cosby sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Cosby trying to control from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sol Brotha working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Sol Brotha throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cosby taking some punishment here, with Sol Brotha in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cosby tries to roll over but Sol Brotha keeps him under control.
Sol Brotha is working for a submission of some sort.
Sol Brotha seems to be looking for submissions.
Cosby is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sol Brotha's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sol Brotha's back!
Sol Brotha is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but YB Sol Brotha will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on YB Sol Brotha's cut.
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.
Sol Brotha shoots in and gets a takedown into Cosby's guard.
Cosby not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sol Brotha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cosby is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sol Brotha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cosby has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sol Brotha slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cosby is not content to let Sol Brotha control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sol Brotha tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sol Brotha has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cosby tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sol Brotha wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cosby keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Sol Brotha not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cosby tries to roll over but Sol Brotha keeps him under control.
Cosby is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Sol Brotha jumps into side control!
Cosby isn't going anywhere.
Cosby is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sol Brotha connects with a decent elbow.
Cosby is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sol Brotha tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sol Brotha is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cosby knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sol Brotha working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosby sneaks back into half guard.
Cosby is trying to maintain the position but Sol Brotha is very close to passing his half guard.
Cosby is looking for a sweep. Sol Brotha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sol Brotha is keen to just control but Cosby is a slippery customer.
Sol Brotha seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sol Brotha is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sol Brotha wants to control but Cosby is keeping him busy.
Cosby gets back to full guard.
Cosby is pulling down on Sol Brotha's head. It's preventing any offense from Sol Brotha, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosby keeping full guard, as Sol Brotha tries to pass.
Cosby looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sol Brotha is one step ahead there.
Sol Brotha trying to control the position from guard on top but Cosby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sol Brotha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cosby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sol Brotha drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sol Brotha jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sol Brotha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cosby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cosby keeping moving, preventing Sol Brotha from controlling successfully.
Cosby has his hands on Sol Brotha's head, controlling the position.
Sol Brotha throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sol Brotha trying to control but Cosby is working from the bottom.
Cosby is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cosby perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sol Brotha looking for submissions off his back.
Sol Brotha actively working from the bottom here.
Cosby looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cosby is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sol Brotha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
YB Sol Brotha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on YB Sol Brotha's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cosby misses with a looping right.
Sol Brotha lands a leg kick that knocks Cosby off balance momentarily.
Sol Brotha tries to land a leg kick but Cosby saw it coming and moves away.
Cosby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sol Brotha moves away.
Cosby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sol Brotha moves away.
Sol Brotha is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cosby misses with a straight right.
Cosby throws a body punch but Sol Brotha moves out of range.
Cosby lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sol Brotha at a distance.
Cosby throws a jab but it's blocked by Sol Brotha.
Cosby misses with an uppercut.
Sol Brotha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cosby.
Sol Brotha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cosby.
Cosby thuds a left hand into Sol Brotha's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sol Brotha fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cosby to the ground. Sol Brotha is now in Cosby's guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cosby controlling the position.
Sol Brotha trying to control the position from guard on top but Cosby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cosby looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cosby pulls Sol Brotha in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol Brotha works over Cosby with some ground and pound from guard.
Cosby lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cosby is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sol Brotha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sol Brotha looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cosby controlling from the top position.
Sol Brotha keeping moving, preventing Cosby from controlling successfully.
Cosby sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bill Cosby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosby looking to pass the guard.
Cosby wants to control from the top but Sol Brotha keeps moving.
Cosby is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sol Brotha had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cosby defends it easily.
Cosby stands and throws Sol Brotha's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cosby remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Cosby looking to control but instead Sol Brotha has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosby prevents Sol Brotha from improving his position.
Cosby is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sol Brotha tries to roll over but Cosby keeps him under control.
Cosby controlling the action here.
Sol Brotha actively working from the bottom here.
Cosby moves nicely into side control.
Cosby in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sol Brotha is looking to reverse the position.
Cosby looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sol Brotha trying to remain calm as Cosby controls from the top position.
Cosby thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sol Brotha sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sol Brotha looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sol Brotha manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Cosby showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sol Brotha 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... YB Sol Brotha!
A relieved looking YB Sol Brotha thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Killer Kidd (ranked 724 p4p, 1832 weight class) and Roger Andermatt (ranked 91 p4p, 207 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Killer Kidd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Andermatt!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andermatt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andermatt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kidd lunges at Andermatt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Andermatt's hand.
A swing and a miss from Kidd.
A little jabbing left from Andermatt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Andermatt scores with a punch to the head.
Kidd misses with a kick to the body.
Kidd connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Andermatt momentarily.
Kidd has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Powerful Frenz Private Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Andermatt misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Kidd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kidd lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Killer Kidd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kidd walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Andermatt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kidd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andermatt.
Andermatt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kidd.
A little jabbing left from Andermatt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick from Kidd, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kidd misses with an attempted mid kick.
Andermatt misses with a straight right.
Andermatt takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andermatt misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd is looking to chop away at Andermatt's legs.
Andermatt scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Killer Kidd has been cut.
Kidd looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kidd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andermatt.
Kidd misses with an uppercut. Andermatt saw that one coming.
Andermatt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Andermatt 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.
Andermatt walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kidd.
Andermatt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kidd.
Kidd tries to land a front kick but Andermatt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Andermatt misses with a wild combination.
Andermatt walks into a left hand.
Kidd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Kidd misses the target.
Kidd scores with a spinning back kick!
Kidd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andermatt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Andermatt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kidd.
Andermatt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kidd.
Andermatt throws a looping overhand right but Kidd ducks down to avoid it.
Andermatt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kidd lands a jab.
Andermatt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kidd throws a wild body kick that Andermatt sees coming a mile off.
Kidd ducks under a wild hook from Andermatt.
Kidd throwing a counter right hand but Andermatt manages to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Kidd finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kidd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andermatt.
Andermatt throws a shot from downtown. Kidd moves away and avoids it.
Good shot there by Kidd.
Andermatt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kidd.
Andermatt misses with an uppercut.
Kidd ducks under a wild hook from Andermatt.
Kidd throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd misses with a hook.
Andermatt lands a head shot.
Kidd bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Andermatt's head.
Andermatt throws a jab but it's blocked by Kidd.
Kidd connects with a good right hand that stumbles Andermatt. Andermatt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kidd defending well as Andermatt loads up on a big left hand.
Andermatt throws a body punch but Kidd moves out of range.
Andermatt throws a hook but Kidd blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Andermatt.
Kidd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kidd, as that shot connected.
Nice straight punches there by Kidd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kidd.
Kidd looks for the body kick but Andermatt saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andermatt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kidd was well out of range. Poor timing from Andermatt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt throws the left hand but Kidd avoids the punch easily.
Andermatt jabs Kidd right on the nose. Kidd blinks but takes it well.
Kidd throws an overhand right that lands on Andermatt's shoulder, as Andermatt tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Kidd.
Kidd misses with a looping right.
Andermatt swings for the body but Kidd moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Andermatt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kidd is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kidd thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Andermatt if he has to take too many more of those.
Andermatt has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kidd.
Andermatt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kidd thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Andermatt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kidd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andermatt.
Andermatt misses with an uppercut.
Kidd lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Andermatt throws a looping overhand right but Kidd ducks down to avoid it.
Kidd slips a straight right by Andermatt.
Kidd went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Andermatt moves out of range of the body kick from Kidd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Killer Kidd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Killer Kidd's cut.
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.
Kidd throws a front kick that sends Andermatt stumbling back into the cage.
An inside leg kick lands from Kidd.
Kidd with the inside leg kick.
Kidd swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Andermatt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kidd connects with a good right hand that stumbles Andermatt. Andermatt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Andermatt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kidd.
Kidd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andermatt can do to turn this around?
Kidd throws a leg kick but Andermatt moved away.
Andermatt misses with an uppercut
and Kidd finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Andermatt throws a body punch but Kidd moves out of range.
Andermatt looks to land a right hand but Kidd moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd lands a head kick!
A big left from Andermatt misses.
Kidd throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kidd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kidd stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kidd sizes up Andermatt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andermatt swings for the body but Kidd moves out of range.
Andermatt loads up on a big right hand but Kidd slips the punch.
Kidd thinks about countering with a head kick.
Andermatt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kidd with a nice calf kick.
Kidd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Andermatt! But no joy.
Andermatt misses with a body shot.
Kidd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Andermatt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Killer Kidd is winning the standup battle so far.
Andermatt walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kidd.
Kidd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Kidd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kidd throws a lazy right hand but Andermatt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Andermatt.
Kidd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kidd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andermatt.
Andermatt throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Kidd misses the target.
Kidd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd tries to work over Andermatt's front leg with a kick but Andermatt checks it.
Andermatt ducks right into an uppercut from Kidd.
Kidd misses the body punch
and Andermatt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kidd throws a low kick, looking for Andermatt's leg but Andermatt calmly moves out of range.
Kidd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kidd lands a right hook to the body.
Kidd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andermatt.
An inside leg kick lands from Kidd.
Andermatt throws a big shot that misses.
Kidd throws a hook to the side of Andermatt's head but Andermatt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andermatt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Andermatt lands the left hand.
Andermatt's corner calls for a 1-2. Andermatt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kidd misses with an uppercut. Andermatt saw that one coming.
Kidd lands an overhand right.
Kidd looks to land a body kick but Andermatt moved away.
Andermatt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Andermatt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheers as Kidd lands an impressive looking overhand right. Andermatt doesn't seem phased though.
A clash of legs there as Andermatt blocks the low kick.
Kidd throws out a loose jab but Andermatt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andermatt throws a hook to the side of Kidd's head but Kidd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kidd throws a big counter combination but Andermatt scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Andermatt moves out of range as Kidd throws a body kick.
A big left from Kidd misses.
Kidd throws the kick towards the body but Andermatt avoids it.
Kidd throws a chopping leg kick but Andermatt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kidd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Kidd misses.
Kidd throws a big shot that misses.
Andermatt steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kidd. That one must have hurt.
Kidd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kidd misses with an uppercut.
Andermatt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kidd tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kidd bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Andermatt's 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!
Kidd misses with a left hand
and Andermatt counters with a straight right hand.
Andermatt throws a body punch but Kidd moves out of range.
Kidd connects with the punch.
Kidd looks to land a left hand but Andermatt moved out of range nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Andermatt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Andermatt throws a shot from downtown. Kidd moves away and avoids it.
Andermatt sizes up Kidd with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kidd cracks Andermatt with an open hand slap.
Kidd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andermatt sizes up Kidd with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Killer Kidd dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Killer Kidd's cut.
That's time! Kidd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kidd avoids the body shot from Andermatt.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Andermatt might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kidd has got the better of the exchanges.
Andermatt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A looping hook to the body misses from Andermatt. Kidd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andermatt ducks right into an uppercut from Kidd.
Andermatt throws the left hand but Kidd avoids the punch easily.
Andermatt sizes up Kidd with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Andermatt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kidd lands a front kick.
Andermatt throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kidd counter with a right hand.
Kidd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, jab by Kidd - just one landing.
Andermatt misses with a right hand
and Kidd counters with a leg kick.
Andermatt misses with a body punch
and Kidd counters with a good, hard body kick but Andermatt shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andermatt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kidd connects with a single shot there.
Kidd connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd slips a straight right by Andermatt.
Kidd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andermatt lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kidd swings widly with a right hand
and Andermatt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andermatt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Andermatt throws a right hand that Kidd ducks under and follows up with a left that Kidd also avoids with ease.
Andermatt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Andermatt misses the shot to the body.
Kidd is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Andermatt defending well as Kidd loads up on a big left hand.
Kidd is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kidd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Andermatt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kidd.
Sloppy strikes from Andermatt. Those never looked like landing.
Kidd with a nice calf kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kidd misses with a right hand
and Andermatt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kidd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt avoids a kick to the body.
Andermatt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kidd makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Andermatt misses with a looping left.
Decent striking displayed by Andermatt there.
Kidd drops his hands momentarily and Andermatt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kidd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid body kick from Kidd.
Andermatt looks to land a left hand but Kidd moved out of range nicely.
Andermatt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Kidd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Andermatt throws out a loose jab but Kidd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kidd dodges the punch combination from Andermatt.
Kidd tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Andermatt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kidd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andermatt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kidd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Andermatt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Andermatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andermatt lands with a nice body punch.
Andermatt avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Kidd misses.
Kidd scores with a leg kick.
Andermatt looks to land a combination but Kidd avoids it well.
Andermatt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Andermatt misses with a hook. Kidd ducked under it nicely.
Andermatt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kidd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Andermatt looks to score with a jab to the body but Kidd is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Kidd.
A nice combination there by Andermatt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Andermatt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt looks to land a left hand but Kidd moved out of range nicely.
Kidd throws a wild body kick that Andermatt sees coming a mile off.
Kidd throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A shot to the body from Andermatt misses
and Kidd counters with a stiff right hand.
Andermatt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kidd manages to avoid it.
Kidd lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Andermatt avoids a kick to the body.
Andermatt takes a swing at Kidd's ribcage but misses.
Andermatt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kidd pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kidd!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kidd.
Kidd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kidd throws a nice outside leg kick.
Roger Andermatt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kidd scores with a nice head shot.
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 Killer Kidd.
Well Kidd 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Killer Kidd!
A very excited looking Killer Kidd made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juraj Divisek (ranked 475 p4p, 961 weight class) and Topher Curtis (ranked 72 p4p, 153 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juraj Divisek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Topher Curtis!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Curtis as he connects with a hook.
Curtis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Divisek.
Divisek wants to slow Curtis down by chopping away at his legs.
Divisek misses with an uppercut. Curtis saw that one coming.
Curtis checks the leg kick.
Curtis takes a swing at Divisek's ribcage but misses.
Divisek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Curtis.
Curtis throws a leg kick but Divisek sees it coming and moves out of range.
As Curtis tries to get set, Divisek tries to push him back and clinch up but Curtis manages to avoid the attempt.
Divisek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Curtis closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Divisek fails to land.
Curtis wants to stall.
Divisek pushes Curtis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Our sources have told us that Divisek has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Divisek landing knees to the head.
We've been informed that Curtis 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.
Divisek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Divisek.
Curtis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Divisek lands with a short shot to the head.
Divisek trying to land knees to the body.
Curtis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Divisek misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Divisek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Curtis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Divisek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Curtis tries to throw a body punch but Divisek avoids it by throwing Curtis back against the cage.
Divisek lands a hook to the side of the head.
Curtis is trying to force a seperation but Divisek has the dominant position.
A short right from Curtis.
Divisek misses with the head strike.
Curtis prevents a body shot from Divisek.
Divisek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Curtis is defending well for now.
Curtis blocks a body shot from Divisek.
Divisek prevents a body shot from Curtis.
Curtis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Divisek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Divisek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Divisek looking to throw knees to the head but Curtis is blocking nicely.
Divisek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Curtis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curtis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Divisek's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Divisek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Curtis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Curtis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Curtis pushes Divisek up against the cage in a clinch.
Curtis struggles to land a body shot inside as Divisek controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Divisek misses with a knee strike.
A right hand to the body from Curtis.
Curtis misses with a punch to the body.
Divisek lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Curtis scores with a shoulder strike.
Divisek scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Divisek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Curtis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Curtis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curtis manages to break the clinch.
Divisek throws a hook to the side of Curtis's head but Curtis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Curtis throws out a leg kick but Divisek moves out of range and Curtis only half commits.
A low kick from Divisek is predictable there
and Curtis counters with a straight right hand.
Curtis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Divisek slips under a jab.
Divisek is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Divisek slips a jab from Curtis.
Curtis misses with a looping left.
Decent striking displayed by Curtis there.
Curtis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Divisek throws a body shot but no joy.
Curtis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Divisek throws out the jab.
Curtis tries a head kick but it misses.
Divisek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Divisek ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Divisek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curtis was well out of range. Poor timing from Divisek.
Curtis moves out of range as Divisek throws a body kick.
Divisek checks a low kick from Curtis.
Divisek scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice shot lands for Divisek.
Curtis tries to bum rush Divisek with a series of wild strikes but Divisek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Curtis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diviseks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Divisek throws a poor cross that misses
and Curtis counters with a good low kick that Divisek was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curtis throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Divisek, pushing him back against the cage.
Curtis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Curtis misses with some punches.
Divisek lands a left hand.
Curtis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curtis takes a shot to the head.
Divisek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Curtis blocks a body shot from Divisek.
Curtis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Divisek tries a body shot but Curtis blocks it.
Curtis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Divisek blocks a body shot from Curtis.
A left hand lands to the body for Divisek.
Curtis looks winded!
Divisek blocks a body shot from Curtis.
Divisek lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curtis lands a body shot.
Divisek gets through Curtis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Divisek.
Curtis struggles to land a body shot inside as Divisek controls his hands.
Curtis tries to work over Divisek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Curtis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juraj Divisek dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A jab from Divisek does it's job there.
Topher Curtis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Divisek. Curtis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Divisek is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Divisek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Divisek.
Divisek 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.
Divisek slips under a jab.
Divisek tries to counter by clinching up but Curtis breaks away and moves out of range.
A big right from Curtis misses.
Divisek seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Curtis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Divisek.
Divisek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curtis was well out of range. Poor timing from Divisek.
A jab from Curtis misses.
Curtis moves away from the strike by Divisek.
Divisek lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Curtis at a distance.
Divisek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Curtis can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis misses with an uppercut.
Curtis throws a big shot that misses.
Divisek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curtis.
Divisek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curtis moves away.
Divisek has closed the distance and engaged Curtis in a clinch.
Divisek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Divisek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Divisek tries to land knees in the clinch but Curtis avoids the damage to the body.
Curtis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Divisek's elbow.
Divisek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
Divisek misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curtis.
Divisek swings wildly with an uppercut but Curtis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curtis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Divisek avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Divisek.
Divisek lands with a cross.
Divisek tries to clinch up but Curtis circles away and keeps his distance.
Divisek lands a nice leg kick that just misses Curtis's sensitive parts.
Divisek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Curtis throws a hook but Divisek avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Curtis. Divisek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Divisek connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Curtis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Divisek checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Curtis stuns Divisek with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Divisek lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Divisek blocks a jab.
Divisek is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Curtis.
Divisek fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Curtis gets a clinch.
Divisek lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Curtis.
Divisek lands with a right to the head.
Divisek blocks a body shot from Curtis.
A short left from Divisek.
Divisek tries to land knees in the clinch but Curtis avoids the damage to the body.
Curtis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Still in the clinch, Divisek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Curtis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Curtis struggles to land a body shot inside as Divisek controls his hands.
Curtis misses with a punch on the inside.
Curtis tries to throw a body punch but Divisek avoids it by throwing Curtis back against the cage.
Divisek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Divisek.
Curtis takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Curtis.
Curtis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Divisek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curtis struggles to land a body shot inside as Divisek controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Curtis as the two fighters clinch.
Curtis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Curtis lands a nice shot to the body.
Divisek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Divisek landing knees to the body.
Divisek tries to land knees in the clinch but Curtis avoids the damage to the body.
Juraj Divisek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Curtis can't find room to land a body shot as Divisek controls the action.
Curtis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Divisek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Divisek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Curtis blocks it with crossed arms.
Curtis tries a body shot but Divisek blocks it.
Divisek tries a knee to the head but Curtis blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Divisek.
Curtis can't find room to land a body shot as Divisek controls the action.
Divisek works on Curtis's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Divisek tries a body shot but Curtis blocks it.
Divisek presses Curtis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Curtis tries to work over Divisek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Curtis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Curtis tries to throw a body punch but Divisek avoids it by throwing Curtis back against the cage.
Divisek tries to throw a body punch but Curtis avoids it by throwing Divisek back against the cage.
Divisek lands a hook that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curtis avoiding damage as Divisek throws knees to the body.
Curtis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Divisek lands a right hand.
Divisek presses Curtis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Divisek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Curtis is breathing heavily.
Divisek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Divisek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Divisek works on Curtis's body with a couple of short punches.
Divisek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Divisek putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Curtis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Curtis can't find room to land a body shot as Divisek controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Divisek.
Divisek is working Curtis over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juraj Divisek dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A nice leg kick from Divisek, right into the meat of the thigh.
Divisek avoids a punch combination nicely.
Curtis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Curtis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Divisek takes a swing at Curtis's ribcage but misses.
Divisek looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Curtis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Divisek.
Divisek tries to clinch up but Curtis circles away and keeps his distance.
Curtis replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Divisek blocks it well.
Divisek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curtis was well out of range. Poor timing from Divisek.
Divisek throws a jab when Curtis was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis checks a low kick from Divisek.
Nice body kick from Divisek.
Curtis moves into range and clinches up with Divisek.
Divisek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Curtis's elbow.
Divisek can't find room to land a body shot as Curtis controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Divisek prevents a body shot from Curtis.
Divisek looking to throw knees to the head but Curtis is blocking nicely.
Divisek has a couple of punches blocked by Curtis.
Divisek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Divisek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Divisek throws a head punch that misses.
Divisek misses with a punch to the body.
Curtis lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Divisek blocks a body shot from Curtis.
Curtis tries a body shot but Divisek blocks it.
Curtis struggles to land a body shot inside as Divisek controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Curtis.
Divisek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Curtis backwards.
Divisek lands a nice knee to the body.
Curtis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Divisek ducks under a wild hook from Curtis.
Divisek is looking to counter punch.
Divisek misses the jab.
Divisek thuds a left hand into Curtis's body.
Juraj Divisek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Divisek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Curtis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Divisek slips a straight right by Curtis.
Curtis just misses with a punch to the body.
Curtis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Divisek is looking to counter the offense by Curtis and move into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Divisek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Curtis.
Curtis throws a poor cross that misses
and Divisek moves into the clinch.
Curtis misses with a body punch.
Curtis tries to throw a body punch but Divisek avoids it by throwing Curtis back against the cage.
Divisek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Curtis breaks from the clinch.
Divisek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Curtis. That did some damage!
Divisek has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Curtis.
Divisek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Divisek tries to close the distance and clinch but Curtis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Divisek lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Curtis at a distance.
Divisek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Curtis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Divisek throws a jab but it's blocked by Curtis.
Curtis throws a chopping leg kick but Divisek manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Curtis moves into the clinch successfully.
Curtis misses with the head strike.
Curtis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Divisek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curtis misses with a body punch.
Curtis tries to work over Divisek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Curtis wants to get back to striking at distance but Divisek won't allow it.
Curtis misses with a punch to the body.
Curtis misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis can't find room to land a body shot as Divisek controls the action.
Curtis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curtis misses with a body punch.
Topher Curtis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Curtis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Curtis tries to break free but Divisek pushes him back against the cage.
Divisek looking to throw knees to the head but Curtis is blocking nicely.
Divisek prevents a body shot from Curtis.
Curtis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curtis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Curtis tries to throw a body punch but Divisek avoids it by throwing Curtis back against the cage.
Curtis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Curtis tries to stall but Divisek uses the opportunity to gain a better 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 Juraj Divisek.
Well Divisek 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juraj Divisek!
Juraj Divisek decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Topher Curtis had this to say: 'Everybody loses sometimes which means he got lucky today. Next time we meet will result in a broken jaw.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Buriak (ranked 379 p4p, 900 weight class) and Simon Gustafsson (ranked 62 p4p, 126 weight class). The key to victory for Dimitri Buriak has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dimitri Buriak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buriak misses with a kick to the body
and Gustafsson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Buriak won't be happy with that.
Gustafsson tries to score with some ground and pound. Buriak controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gustafsson swings around for an armbar but Buriak sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gustafsson's guard.
Buriak is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Chris Leben KO Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Buriak is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Gustafsson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Buriak is looking to defend but Gustafsson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Buriak! Gustafsson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Buriak taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Simon Gustafsson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio De Souza (ranked 179 p4p, 347 weight class) and Angelo Moore (ranked 25 p4p, 43 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Angelo Moore was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio De Souza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo Moore!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by De Souza.
De Souza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Souza throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moore counters with a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! De Souza crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Moore - the referee stops the clock and De Souza gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Moore. De Souza manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Souza throws a looping overhand right but Moore ducks down to avoid it.
De Souza backing away here, and Moore unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Moore connects with a jab.
It looks like Rogerio De Souza has been cut.
De Souza misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from De Souza.
Moore only half commits to the counter leg kick.
De Souza misses with a lunging right hand
and Moore counters with a low kick, right behind De Souza 's knee.
De Souza scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Souza falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moore counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - De Souza scores with a four punch combination!
De Souza misses with a two punch combination.
Moore throws a lazy body kick
and De Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moore swings for the body but De Souza moves out of range.
De Souza feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Moores jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Souza misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Angelo Moore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Moore.
A telegraphed right hand from De Souza misses the target.
De Souza keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A punch combination from De Souza misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Souza throws a lazy right hand but Moore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moore is looking to score with low kicks.
Moore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Souza.
Moore tries a quick counter leg kick but De Souza is wise to it.
Moore takes a jab right on the kisser.
Moore throws a low kick but De Souza moves out of range easily.
A big left from Moore misses.
Moore looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Souza is looking to counter punch.
De Souza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Souza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moore circles away quickly and effectively.
Moore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moore throws a leg kick
and De Souza counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Souza slows the pace down in half guard.
De Souza seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Moore is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rogerio De Souza!
Rogerio De Souza retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Rogerio De Souza made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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