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FARTMMA 125 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Gross (ranked 4968 p4p, 3255 weight class) and Hector Morales (ranked 523 p4p, 384 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Gross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Morales!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales rushes Gross and presses him up against the cage.
Morales lands a left hand.
Morales manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Morales pressing his opponent against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Morales.
Morales stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Morales.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hector Morales.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morales.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales lands a body punch.
Gross wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morales tries a body shot but Gross blocks it.
Morales tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gross's elbow.
Morales scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Morales on the inside.
Morales lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gross or not.
Gross is breathing heavily.
Morales lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Morales working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morales effectively controlling the action here.
Morales lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales lands a nice elbow.
Morales stalling in the clinch.
Morales lands a hook that snaps the head of Gross backwards.
Morales lands an elbow that stopped Gross in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morales lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Morales.
A short right from Morales on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Gross's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morales lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morales digs a right hand underneath Gross's ribcage. Gross let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gross's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
 Gross is rocked!
Morales lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Gross is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morales.
Morales lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Morales lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morales works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Morales lands an uppercut.
Morales has Gross pressed against the cage.
Morales stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Morales continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Gross looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Morales digs a right hand into Gross's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gross's gas tank.
Morales lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gross backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Morales.
Morales lands a shoulder strike.
Morales works on Gross's body with a couple of short punches.
Morales lands a hook that snaps the head of Gross backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morales taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from Morales.
Morales scores with a shoulder strike.
Morales lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morales lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morales pushes Gross against the cage. Morales is working some dirty boxing. Morales pushes off with a quick right hook! Gross goes down! Gross tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Morales moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Morales!
Hector Morales seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chad Strdoza (ranked 3277 p4p, 2616 weight class) and Oliver Winston Jr (ranked 335 p4p, 288 weight class). Oliver Winston Jr is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Strdoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Winston Jr!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston Jr shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Strdoza napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Strdoza wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Winston Jr working the ground and pound but Strdoza is defending the strikes.
Strdoza tries to buck Winston Jr off but Winston Jr is having none of it.
Winston Jr working the head and body with strikes.
Strdoza dodges the ground and pound from Winston Jr.
Strdoza takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Winston Jr looks up at the clock and then as Strdoza takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Winston Jr smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Winston Jr working the ground and pound but Strdoza is defending the strikes.
Strdoza gets back to half guard.
Winston Jr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strdoza blocking the ground and pound attempt from Winston Jr.
Strdoza on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Winston Jr slips a nice elbow through Strdoza's hands, connecting with Strdoza's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Winston Jr connects with a nice short shot to Strdoza's temple.
Winston Jr working the head and body with strikes.
Winston Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Winston Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Strdoza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Winston Jr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Winston Jr working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Strdoza avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Winston Jr.
Winston Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Strdoza gets full guard.
Strdoza seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Winston Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Winston Jr is sitting in close to Strdoza's body. Strdoza has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Winston Jr is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Winston Jr is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Strdoza.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chad Strdoza!
A relieved looking Chad Strdoza 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Maki Tantor (ranked 2134 p4p, 4169 weight class) and Johny Handicks (ranked 305 p4p, 507 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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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Maki Tantor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johny Handicks!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tantor moves into the clinch successfully.
Tantor lands a body punch.
Handicks with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Handicks blocking some punches.
Tantor misses with a punch to the body.
Tantor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tantor tries to work over Handicks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tantor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tantor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Handicks slows down the pace here.
Tantor throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Tantor.
Handicks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tantor pushes Handicks back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handicks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tantor.
Tantor dodges an elbow strike from Handicks.
A shot in the inside from Tantor.
Tantor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Handicks's elbow.
Tantor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Handicks backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tantor.
We've been informed that Handicks has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor misses with a body punch.
Handicks prevents a body shot from Tantor.
Tantor throws a head punch that misses.
Tantor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Handicks backwards.
Handicks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tantor blocks it with crossed arms.
Handicks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tantor managing to block the knees to the body from Handicks.
Handicks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Handicks blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Tantor fails to land.
Tantor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tantor.
Handicks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tantor.
Tantor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tantor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tantor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tantor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Handicks leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tantor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handicks unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Handicks goes for a takedown attempt but Tantor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tantor slips a jab from Handicks.
Handicks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tantor. Tantor obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Handicks misses with a wild body shot.
Handicks loads up on a big right hand but Tantor slips the punch.
Handicks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tantor punishes Handicks's body with a nice straight punch.
Tantor scores with a hook to the body. Handicks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tantor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Handicks moves away.
A slow jab from Handicks misses its intended target.
Tantor scores with a decent looking hook.
Maki Tantor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tantor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tantor lunges at Handicks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Handicks's hand.
Tantor connects with a high kick.
Nice defenses there by Handicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tantor takes a swing at Handicks's ribcage but misses.
Handicks throws a big counter head kick but Tantor avoids it with no problem.
Tantor blocks a jab.
Tantor works over Handicks's head and body with a nice combination.
Tantor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice combination there by Tantor.
Handicks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tantor.
Handicks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Handicks lands with an uppercut that bounces Tantor off the cage and back into range.
Tantor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Handicks manages to avoid it.
Tantor jabs at Handicks's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tantor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tantor misses with an uppercut
and Handicks counters with a straight right hand.
Tantor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tantor cracks Handicks with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tantor is looking to wear down Handicks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Handicks avoids the head kick by Tantor.
Handicks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor thows a leg kick but Handicks checks it
and Handicks counters with a straight right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tantor. Handicks shrugs it off though.
Handicks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tantor tries a low kick but Handicks avoids it.
Handicks cracks Tantor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tantor clinches with his opponent.
Tantor misses with a punch to the body.
Handicks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tantor.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tantor.
Tantor can't find room to land a body shot as Handicks controls the action.
Tantor misses with a body punch.
Handicks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tantor avoids it.
Handicks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tantor managing to block the knees to the body from Handicks.
Handicks swings wildly with an uppercut but Tantor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tantor misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maki Tantor dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tantor lands a body shot.
Tantor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tantor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Handicks can do to turn this around?
Handicks throws a shot from downtown. Tantor moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Handicks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tantor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Handicks.
Tantor feinted with a counter takedown.
Tantor misses with a double jab
and Handicks counters with a nice uppercut.
Maki Tantor is winning the standup battle so far.
Handicks looks to land a left hand but Tantor moved out of range nicely.
Handicks misses with a hook.
Handicks misses with a two punch combination.
Handicks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tantor is looking to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Handicks's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Handicks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tantor tried to counter with a leg kick but Handicks avoided it.
Tantor cracks a nice hook into Handicks's ribs.
Handicks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot by Tantor.
Handicks walks into a straight right hand from Tantor.
Handicks throws a looping overhand right but Tantor ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor has Handicks up against the cage in a clinch.
Tantor works on Handicks's body with a couple of short punches.
Handicks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tantor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tantor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tantor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Tantor.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good body shot from Tantor.
Handicks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tantor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tantor lands a body shot.
Handicks is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Tantor.
Handicks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Still in the clinch, Tantor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tantor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Handicks's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tantor.
Tantor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Handicks throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor lands a left hand.
Tantor misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Tantor as the two fighters clinch.
Maki Tantor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tantor can't find room to land a body shot as Handicks controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tantor is working Handicks over against the cage.
Tantor presses Handicks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tantor lands with a left to the head.
Handicks blocks an uppercut.
Tantor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Handicks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Tantor as the two fighters clinch.
Tantor lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Tantor.
Tantor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tantor scores with a shot to the side of Handicks's head.
Tantor presses Handicks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tantor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Handicks backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tantor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handicks blocks a body shot from Tantor.
Tantor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tantor misses with the head strike.
Handicks takes a shot to the head.
Tantor lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Tantor.
Tantor lands a nice shot to the body.
Tantor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Handicks prevents a body shot from Tantor.
Tantor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tantor lands with a right to the head.
Tantor pushes Handicks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tantor lands a hook that snaps the head of Handicks backwards.
Tantor cracks Handicks with a nice body shot.
Tantor lands a nice uppercut.
Handicks blocks a body shot from Tantor.
Tantor scores with a hook to the body.
Tantor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handicks working aggressively here.
Handicks working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tantor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tantor blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tantor.
Tantor scores with a shot to the side of Handicks's head.
Handicks stalling in the clinch but Tantor improves position.
Tantor misses with the head strike.
Handicks avoiding damage.
Tantor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tantor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Handicks backwards.
Tantor misses with a punch to the body.
Tantor struggles to land a body shot inside as Handicks controls his hands.
Handicks blocks a body shot from Tantor.
Nice body punch from Tantor.
Tantor lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Tantor.
Handicks blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maki Tantor dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Handicks throws a head kick that misses.
Handicks might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tantor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tantor lands a nice looking body kick.
Tantor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Handicks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tantor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Handicks momentarily.
Handicks walks into a left hand.
Tantor darts in and clinches Handicks up against the cage.
Tantor lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Handicks - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting on Handicks's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Tantor misses with a body punch.
Tantor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tantor tries a body shot but Handicks blocks it.
Tantor tries a body shot but Handicks blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tantor as Handicks tries to tie him up.
Tantor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Handicks's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tantor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Handicks.
Handicks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Handicks blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Handicks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tantor's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tantor.
Tantor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Handicks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tantor managing to block the knees to the body from Handicks.
Tantor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Tantor fails to land.
Tantor lands an uppercut.
Tantor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Handicks's elbow.
Tantor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Handicks.
Tantor scores with a hook to the body.
Tantor lands a body shot.
Tantor throws a punch but it's blocked by Handicks.
Tantor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
 Handicks is rocked!
Tantor lands a shoulder strike.
Handicks is still on wobbly legs! Can Tantor finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tantor tries a body shot but Handicks blocks it.
Handicks blocks a body shot from Tantor.
Tantor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Handicks seems to have recovered his senses.
Handicks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tantor blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tantor tries to throw a body punch but Handicks avoids it by throwing Tantor back against the cage.
Tantor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tantor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Handicks's elbow.
Tantor misses with a punch to the body.
Handicks is looking to control Tantor's arms but Tantor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Handicks has his back to the cage.
A short left from Tantor.
Tantor swings wildly with an uppercut but Handicks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tantor works on Handicks's body with a couple of short punches.
Tantor lands with a short shot to the head.
Tantor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Handicks's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Tantor fails to land.
Handicks prevents a body shot from Tantor.
Tantor gets through Handicks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tantor tries to throw a body punch but Handicks avoids it by throwing Tantor back against the cage.
Tantor lands with a short shot to the head.
Handicks blocks a body shot from Tantor.
Tantor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Handicks backwards.
Still in the clinch, Tantor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tantor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Handicks slowing the pace effectively.
Tantor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tantor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Handicks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Handicks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Handicks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tantor managing to block the knees to the body from Handicks.
Tantor lands with a right to the head.
Handicks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tantor is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handicks blocks a body shot from Tantor.
Handicks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tantor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tantor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tantor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tantor throws a punch but it's blocked by Handicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tantor lands a nice uppercut.
Tantor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tantor digs a right hand underneath Handicks's ribcage. Handicks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tantor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Handicks trying to stall but Tantor improves his position.
Johny Handicks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tantor lands with a left to the head.
Handicks working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Tantor.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tantor.
Tantor digs a right hand into Handicks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Handicks's gas tank.
Tantor has a couple of punches blocked by Handicks.
Tantor misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maki Tantor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tantor 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maki Tantor!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henry Wallace (ranked 2799 p4p, 3455 weight class) and Claude Dacre (ranked 304 p4p, 345 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Claude Dacre!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Wallace, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dacre takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dacre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dacre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wallace gets tackled into the cage by Dacre. Dacre maintains the clinch.
Wallace scores with a shoulder strike.
Wallace misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dacre.
Wallace throws a punch but it's blocked by Dacre.
Dacre takes a shot to the head.
Dacre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wallace misses with a right hand
and Dacre counters with a stiff right hand.
Henry Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dacre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wallace swivels and escapes.
Dacre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Wallace counters with a quick kick to the body but Dacre blocks it.
Dacre comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wallace tries a head kick but it misses.
Dacre takes the fight into the clinch.
Dacre lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dacre.
Wallace tries to throw a body punch but Dacre avoids it by throwing Wallace back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wallace.
Wallace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dacre's elbow.
Wallace working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dacre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wallace tries to work over Dacre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wallace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wallace lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dacre decides to pull guard.
Dacre pulls Wallace in close to prevent any damage.
Wallace postures up.
Dacre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wallace is aware though and is defending well.
Dacre controlling Wallace's posture.
Wallace trying to control but Dacre is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wallace stopping the sweep attempt from Dacre.
Wallace wants to control from the top but Dacre keeps moving.
Wallace wants to stand but Dacre is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dacre wants to sweep but no luck.
Dacre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wallace's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dacre trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
My spies in Doc Dannis Death Squad inform me that Dacre has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Wallace wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dacre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dacre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dacre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wallace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dacre lands a couple of digs.
Dacre tries to free his leg and advance position but Wallace is retaining full guard.
Dacre passes Wallace's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wallace won't allow Dacre to pass to mount.
Dacre passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wallace!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dacre avoids the attempt from Wallace to control.
Dacre looking to secure an arm triangle but Wallace defends it well.
Wallace taking shots to the head.
 It looks like Henry Wallace has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dacre punching from mount but Wallace doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dacre avoids the attempt from Wallace to control.
Wallace is trying desperately to improve position.
Dacre fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wallace tries to hold on but Dacre pushes him away.
Dacre can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wallace is looking to escape.
Wallace wants to control but Dacre is having none of it.
Wallace is looking to get to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace is in a horrible position here. Dacre smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Poor strikes thrown by Dacre there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claude Dacre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Wallace's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dacre has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dacre there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dacre throws a body shot but no joy.
Dacre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henry Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wallace takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wallace throws a jab but it's blocked by Dacre.
Dacre is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wallace rather than just go for the knockout.
Dacre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wallace counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wallace swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dacre counters with a nice uppercut.
Dacre cracks Wallace with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice cross by Dacre.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dacre counters with a right hand to the body.
Wallace takes a swing at Dacre's ribcage but misses.
Wallace misses with a straight left.
Wallace closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Wallace does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace doesn't manage to clinch there - Dacre circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wallace misses with a punch on the inside.
Claude Dacre seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dacre avoids the elbow strike from Wallace, against the cage.
Dacre is leaning against Wallace and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wallace misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dacre jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wallace walks away with a smile on his face. Dacre gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Henry Wallace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch but Dacre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wallace throws a lazy right hand but Dacre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wallace punishes Dacre's body with a nice straight punch.
Dacre lands an overhand right.
Dacre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wallace as he avoids it easily.
Henry Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claude Dacre.
Dacre tries to clinch up.
Oooooh!!! Wallace has knocked Dacre down with a huge combo! Wallace steps away and waves a wobbly Dacre back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dacre is rocked!
 It looks like Claude Dacre has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace cracks Dacre with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henry Wallace!
The defeated Claude Dacre had this to say: 'Thanks for coming..I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mamadu Camara (ranked 1692 p4p, 2594 weight class) and Dodong Santiago (ranked 19 p4p, 100 weight class). Santiago has chosen i just want it all as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mamadu Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dodong Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara lands a slapping body shot.
Camara throws a body shot but no joy.
Santiago pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santiago on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Camara scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Dodong Santiago has been cut.
Santiago throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Mamadu Camara has been cut.
Santiago 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.
Mamadu Camara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camara pushes Santiago up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Camara.
Camara digs a right hand into Santiago's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santiago's gas tank.
Santiago looks winded!
Camara cracks Santiago with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Camara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santiagos head.
Camara can't find room to land a body shot as Santiago controls the action.
A body shot lands from Camara.
Camara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santiago backwards.
Santiago takes a shot to the head.
Santiago is rocked!
Santiago blocks a body shot from Camara.
Camara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Camara on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Camara.
Camara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santiago taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago blocks a body shot from Camara.
A shot in the inside from Camara.
A short right from Camara on the inside.
Santiago is still on wobbly legs! Can Camara finish him?
Santiago lands a right hand that snaps the head of Camara backwards.
Santiago seems to have recovered his senses.
Camara prevents a body shot from Santiago.
Santiago misses with some punches.
Camara is working Santiago over against the cage.
Camara scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Camara.
Camara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camara definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Camara presses Santiago against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Camara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Camara misses with a punch to the body.
Camara lands with a left to the head.
Camara pushes Santiago back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Camara.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Camara on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Camara.
Camara digs a right hand underneath Santiago's ribcage. Santiago let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Camara throws a big uppercut that drops Santiago! More strikes from Camara and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Santiago lies dazed against the cage as Camara celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mamadu Camara!
Mamadu Camara was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Dodong Santiago stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well I'm not young anymore. Let's be real lets give this kids a chance to level up. Buy I'm not going anywhere ill fight till I collapse.. #KINGOFFARTMMA '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Come @ Me Bro (ranked 1581 p4p, 1404 weight class) and Tevin Felix (ranked 236 p4p, 209 weight class). Tevin Felix has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Come @ Me Bro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tevin Felix!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felix shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Felix was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Felix controls the position.
Felix tries for a kimura but Bro is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Bro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Felix trying to control the action but Bro is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bro tries to bench press Felix off him but Felix keeps the position.
Felix is trying to get an arm triangle but Bro is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felix wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bro keeps working.
We've been hearing good reports from Bro's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bro can't do much from the bottom here.
Felix wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bro keeps working.
Felix scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bro to see if he's OK.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Felix working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Felix wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bro keeps working.
Felix controls the position.
Felix working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Felix wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bro, who protects the arm well.
Felix throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bro is not content to let Felix control the position.
Felix passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bro!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Felix with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Felix is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bro has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bro!
Felix looking for a triangle here. Bro is fighting it but it looks tight! Felix pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Bro is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tevin Felix!
Tevin Felix seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eron Saunders (ranked 1654 p4p, 1253 weight class) and Paul Joseph Watson (ranked 226 p4p, 178 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Watson's choice of entrance music: Anarchy in the UK. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eron Saunders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Joseph Watson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson sizes up Saunders with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Watson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saunders.
Watson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saunders throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Watson counter with a right hand.
Saunders misses with a shot to the body
and Watson counters with a stiff right hand.
Watson lands with a good body shot.
Good exchange - Saunders coming out on top.
We've been informed that Watson 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.
Saunders looks to score with a jab to the body but Watson is just out of range.
Saunders throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Watson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Saunders gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson misses with some punches.
Our sources have told us that Saunders has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Watson tries to work over Saunders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saunders cracks Watson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Saunders scores with a jab.
Watson misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Saunders avoids the body shot from Watson.
Saunders connects with a good right hand that stumbles Watson. Watson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Eron Saunders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Watson.
Watson staying out of range there.
Watson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saunders.
Saunders looks to land a combination but Watson avoids it well.
Saunders connects with a right hand. Watson shakes it off.
Saunders moves into the clinch.
Watson tries to stall but Saunders uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watson.
Watson throws a head punch that misses.
Watson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saunders's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Watson has had enough of the clinch but Saunders keeps him there for the moment.
Saunders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saunders tries to throw a body punch but Watson avoids it by throwing Saunders back against the cage.
Watson dodges an elbow strike from Saunders.
A right hand to the body from Saunders.
Saunders lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Saunders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Watson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Saunders to keep the fight standing.
Watson breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Saunders darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Saunders throws a body shot but no joy.
Saunders misses with a straight left.
Watson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Saunders wants to clinch but Watson slips to the side
enabling Watson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saunders.
A punch combination from Saunders misses.
Watson avoids the body shot from Saunders.
Saunders lands a slapping body shot.
Saunders misses with a body shot
and Watson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Saunders misses the shot to the body.
Watson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Watson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Watson throws a body shot but no joy.
Saunders throws a shot from downtown. Watson moves away and avoids it.
Watson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Saunders defends it well.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Saunders.
Saunders throws a predictable looking body shot
and Watson counters with a nice uppercut.
Saunders swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Saunders misses with a lunging right hand
and Watson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Saunders tries to clinch but Watson moves away
and Watson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Saunders.
Some wild striking there from Saunders.
It seemed like Watson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Saunders misses with a few strikes there.
Watson throws a wild body kick that Saunders sees coming a mile off.
Saunders seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Saunders gets caught flat footed, as Watson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Watson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson forces his way into half guard.
Watson throwing shots but Saunders is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eron Saunders dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Saunders ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saunders swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Watson counter with a right hand.
Saunders just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Watson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Saunders throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Watson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Saunders takes a swing at Watson's ribcage but misses.
Watson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saunders.
Watson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saunders.
Watson throws out a counter right but Saunders avoids it with no problem.
Saunders connects with a nice looking jab.
Saunders misses the body punch
letting Watson counter with a right hand.
A jab lands there for Saunders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saunders fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Saunders wants to clinch up but Watson keeps it at a distance.
Saunders lands a slapping body shot.
Watson throws a leg kick which misses Saunders's front leg but catches the back leg as Saunders tries to avoid it.
Saunders lands a body shot.
Watson slips a jab and a cross from Saunders.
Saunders throws a hook to the side of Watson's head but Watson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saunders tries to clinch up.
Watson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Saunders throws a lazy uppercut
and Watson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Saunders knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Watson is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders gets back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson trying to control but Saunders is working from the bottom.
Saunders tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Watson won't allow Saunders to get back to his feet.
Saunders can't keep his opponent in guard - Watson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Watson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Saunders!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson controlling the position easily from mount.
Saunders on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Saunders tries to get out of the position.
Watson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Saunders has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Saunders!
Saunders won't allow Watson to sweep him here.
Saunders sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Saunders trying to control but Watson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Watson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Saunders knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Watson on the ground.
Saunders is staying active underneath Watson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Saunders tries to get to full guard but Watson has control of the leg.
Watson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Watson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Eron Saunders will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Saunders throws a lazy right hand but Watson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saunders closes the distance but Watson moves to the side
and Watson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saunders misses with a hook to the body
and Watson counters with a stiff right hand.
Watson avoids the body shot from Saunders.
Saunders lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Watson slips under a jab.
Saunders swings widly with a right hand
and Watson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saunders throws a predictable looking body shot
and Watson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saunders is rocked!
Saunders wants to clinch
and Watson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oh Saunders is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saunders will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saunders seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders looks to land a right hand but Watson moved out of range.
Saunders misses with a hook. Watson ducked under it nicely.
Saunders moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Saunders darts in and clinches Watson up against the cage.
Saunders misses with the head strike.
Saunders is pressed up against the cage. Watson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Saunders down to the mat. Saunders avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Watson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Watson.
Watson stuns Saunders with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Watson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Saunders misses the target.
Saunders rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Watson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saunders stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Watson throws a body shot but no joy.
Saunders is looking to counter the offense by Watson and move into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson thuds a left hand into Saunders's body.
Saunders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eron Saunders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saunders throws a series of punches but Watson avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Watson! But no joy.
Watson slips under a jab.
Watson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Watson lands a head shot.
Saunders misses with a body shot.
Watson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saunders.
Watson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Saunders misses with a wild body shot.
Saunders gets caught napping as Watson dives in and scores a takedown. Saunders manages to retain guard.
Saunders tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Saunders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eron Saunders is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Saunders avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Watson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saunders swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Saunders is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Watson tries to free his leg and advance position but Saunders is retaining full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Saunders fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Watson on the side of the head.
Saunders tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Watson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Watson misses with a looping right.
Watson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Saunders's waist but Saunders gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Watson off to one side.
It looked like Saunders was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Watson.
Saunders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watson moves away.
Watson looks for the body kick but Saunders saw that one coming.
Paul Joseph Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saunders uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Watson has time to react.
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 Eron Saunders.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Saunders, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eron Saunders!
Eron Saunders bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gavin (ranked 1140 p4p, 347 weight class) and Chan Siam (ranked 146 p4p, 43 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Tommy Gavin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tommy Gavin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gavin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chan Siam!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siam connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gavin momentarily.
Siam instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Gavin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Siam has Gavin pressed against the cage, preventing Gavin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gavin breaks from the clinch.
Siam darts in and clinches Gavin up against the cage.
Gavin wants to break free but Siam has control.
Siam lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gavin backwards.
Gavin can't break the clinch.
Siam pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gavin wants to stand but Siam is controlling his posture from full guard.
Siam is working an open guard so Gavin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gavin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gavin misses with a jab, cross combination.
And Siam tries to counter it with a takedown but Gavin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Siam lands a jab to Gavin's midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Gavin. That snapped Siam's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siam uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gavin.
Gavin gets tackled into the cage by Siam. Siam maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siam lands a hook that snaps the head of Gavin backwards.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Siam 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.
Gavin tries to break free but Siam pushes him back against the cage.
Gavin breaks from the clinch.
Siam gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Siam jumps guard and drags Gavin to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gavin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Siam has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gavin has managed to get both his arms back between Siam's legs - danger averted.
Gavin wants to stand but Siam has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Siam working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gavin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gavin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Siam looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gavin is one step ahead there.
Siam has a closed guard, preventing Gavin from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gavin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Siam, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Siam as he connects with a hook.
Siam avoids the head kick by Gavin.
Gavin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gavin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Siam.
Siam shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gavin counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Chan Siam has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Siam misses with a hook. Gavin ducked under it nicely.
Siam looks to clinch
and Gavin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Siam is rocked!
Gavin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gavin wants it to stay on the feet.
Tommy Gavin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chan Siam.
Gavin lands a big uppercut and Siam crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Siam looks OK. Gavin waves Siam back to his feet!
Siam is still on wobbly legs! Can Gavin finish him?
Gavin flashes Siam a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Siam's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Siam crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Gavin punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Gavin!
Tommy Gavin is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath Tommy Gavin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Renat Dadasov (ranked 352 p4p, 597 weight class) and Third Eye (ranked 44 p4p, 73 weight class). Dadasov comes to the cage accompanied by The Champ Is Here. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renat Dadasov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Third Eye!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Eye does it's job there.
Eye works the jab nicely.
Eye throws a nice inside leg kick.
Third Eye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eye lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Eye thumps Dadasov with a low kick.
Eye looks to land a left hand but Dadasov moved out of range nicely.
Eye is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dadasov.
A nice leg kick lands there from Eye.
Eye tries to work over Dadasov's front leg with a kick but Dadasov checks it.
Dadasov is looking to counter with head kicks.
Eye cracks Dadasov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big right from Eye misses.
Dadasov needs to keep his hands up - Eye had a free shot at his head there.
Eye misses with a low kick.
Eye 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!
Eye buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dadasov. Eye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dadasov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dadasov misses the shot to the body.
Eye lands a lovely overhand right.
Eye swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Dadasov misses the target.
Dadasov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eye manages to avoid it.
Eye thuds his right hand into Dadasov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Eye has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dadasov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Eye scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dadasov in his tracks.
Eye has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dadasov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Eye ducks under a wild hook from Dadasov.
Eye feints and then cracks Dadasov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dadasov down.
Dadasov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dadasov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Eye fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dadasov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eye pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Dadasov misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eye stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Eye is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dadasov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Eye throws a chopping leg kick but Dadasov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Eye moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dadasov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dadasov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eye attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dadasov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Eye with a hook.
Eye digs a good hook to Dadasov's body.
Eye misses with a low kick.
Eye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dadasov.
Eye lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eye misses with a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Eye darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Eye does it's job there.
Eye bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dadasov's head backwards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Eye.
Dadasov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dadasov cracks Eye with a good jab.
It looks like Third Eye has been cut.
Eye tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dadasov is able to avoid easily.
Dadasov thinks about countering with a head kick.
Eye attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dadasov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dadasov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Eye throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dadasov.
Eye scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eye lands a high kick!
Eye throws a chopping leg kick but Dadasov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dadasov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dadasov takes one to the side of the head.
Dadasov throws a right and a left that both miss.
A good leg kick by Eye.
Eye lands with a right hand.
Eye is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dadasov misses with a hook. Eye ducked under it nicely.
Eye throws a fast counter high kick but Dadasov manages to duck under it in time.
Eye lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Eye throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eye scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A leg kick checked by Dadasov.
Eye misses with a low kick as Dadasov jumps back.
Dadasov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Third Eye dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Third Eye's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Eye cracks Dadasov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Eye scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dadasov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Donk. Eye catches Dadasov right on the button with a cross.
Eye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dadasov.
Eye has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Eye lands a head shot.
Dadasov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Eye.
Eye is looking to score with low kicks.
Dadasov throwing a counter right hand but Eye manages to avoid it.
Dadasov needs to keep his hands up - Eye had a free shot at his head there.
Eye 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.
Eye fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dadasov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Eye connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eye throws out a loose jab but Dadasov uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Eye darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eye connects with a leg kick.
Eye blocks a jab.
Dadasov lands with a good body shot.
A big left from Dadasov misses.
Eye flicks out a counter leg kick but Dadasov steps away.
Eye lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dadasov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A clash of legs there as Dadasov blocks the low kick.
Dadasov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dadasov throws a looping overhand right but Eye ducks down to avoid it.
Dadasov throws a body shot but no joy.
Eye chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Eye. That's going to slow Dadasov down.
Eye uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dadasov has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eye misses with a looping left.
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!
Eye scores with the left hand. Dadasov knows he should have avoided that one.
Dadasov throws a big shot that misses.
Eye connects with a crisp jab.
Eye listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Third Eye seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eye throws a leg kick but Dadasov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dadasov slips a straight right by Eye.
Eye takes a swing at Dadasov's ribcage but misses.
Eye connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Eye cracks Dadasov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dadasov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Eye connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dadasov scrambles back to his feet.
Dadasov throws an overhand right that lands on Eye's shoulder, as Eye tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eye! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eye ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Eye keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dadasov.
Eye waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dadasov.
Dadasov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dadasov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Eye can pounce on him.
Dadasov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Eye uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dadasov.
Eye uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Eye bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Eye throws a leg kick but Dadasov moved away.
A quick step to the side and Dadasov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eye with a nice cross.
Eye lands a really nice looking cross but Dadasov seems unphased.
Eye thuds his right hand into Dadasov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Eye keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dadasov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eye bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eye connects with a body shot.
Dadasov is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Eye's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A big left from Dadasov misses.
Good exchange - Dadasov coming out on top.
Eye looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Eye uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Eye slips under a jab.
Dadasov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Eye avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eye throws out a counter right but Dadasov avoids it with no problem.
Dadasov misses with a hook.
Eye bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dadasov's head backwards.
The crowd cheers as Eye lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dadasov doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Third Eye showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Third Eye's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A big right from Dadasov misses.
Eye slips a straight right by Dadasov.
A little jabbing left from Eye on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dadasov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Eye connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dadasov throws a jab when Eye was well out of range.
Good shot there by Eye.
Eye swings widly with a right hand
and Dadasov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eye throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dadasov on the side of the head.
Eye swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A cross from Eye lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dadasov misses with an uppercut
and Eye connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dadasov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Eye's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dadasov under the eye.
Eye cracks Dadasov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eye slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dadasov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dadasov moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab, jab by Eye - just one landing.
Dadasov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Eye wants to land a leg kick but Dadasov is out of range.
Eye misses with a head kick.
It looked like Dadasov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Eye connects with a right hand. Dadasov shakes it off.
Eye tests Dadasov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dadasov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Eye.
A low kick from Eye misses
and Dadasov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dadasov defending well as Eye loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dadasov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Eye with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Eye tries to work over Dadasov's front leg with a kick but Dadasov checks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eye rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dadasov counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice cross by Eye.
Eye is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Third Eye is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Eye fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dadasov on the side of the head.
Eye throws a solid leg kick but Dadasov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Eye.
It looked like Dadasov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eye. Dadasov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eye works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Eye connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Eye lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dadasov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dadasov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An attempted straight right counter from Dadasov misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eye scores with a jab. Dadasov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dadasov loads up on a big right hand but Eye slips the punch.
Eye throws a right hand that Dadasov ducks under and follows up with a left that Dadasov also avoids with ease.
Eye thows a leg kick but Dadasov checks it
and Dadasov counters with a nice body shot.
Dadasov checks the leg kick nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Dadasov.
Eye misses the shot to the body.
Dadasov looks to land a right hand but Eye moved out of range.
Dadasov blocks the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Dadasov misses the target.
Eye throws a lazy right hand but Dadasov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Dadasov misses the target.
Dadasov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fighters circle momentarily. Eye darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eye throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dadasov misses with a looping left.
Nice jab there from Eye.
Dadasov moves forwards but Eye connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Eye misses with a hook
letting Dadasov counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eye throws a good cross that connects.
Renat Dadasov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab lands there for Dadasov.
A head kick misses from Dadasov.
Dadasov walks into a jab.
Dadasov misses with an uppercut.
Eye throws the kick towards the body but Dadasov avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Dadasov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Eye clobbers Dadasov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Third Eye comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Eye has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Third Eye!
Third Eye decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Umberto Turturro (ranked 910 p4p, 1027 weight class) and Hellas Pankratios (ranked 12 p4p, 37 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Umberto Turturro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hellas Pankratios!
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!
Pankratios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turturro.
Turturro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pankratios keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pankratios! But no joy.
Turturro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pankratios connects with a nice looking jab.
Turturro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pankratios appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Turturro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turturro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turturro walks into a straight right hand from Pankratios.
Pankratios cracks Turturro with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Umberto Turturro has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turturro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turturro scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A lazy left from Pankratios finds it's target.
Turturro shoots in but Pankratios avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Turturro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pankratios manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turturro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pankratios paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro avoids the body shot from Pankratios.
Turturro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pankratios paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turturro tries to clinch up.
Pankratios tries to keep at a distance but Turturro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Turturro blocking some punches.
Turturro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice cross by Pankratios.
Pankratios looks to score with a jab to the body but Turturro is just out of range.
Turturro closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pankratios's guard.
Pankratios keeping moving, preventing Turturro from controlling successfully.
Pankratios tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turturro controlling from the top position.
Pankratios looking for a sweep. Not yet Pankratios, not yet.
Our spies down at at Rabid Dog inform us that Pankratios has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pankratios keeping moving, preventing Turturro from controlling successfully.
Pankratios is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pankratios lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pankratios is nestled in close to Turturro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Turturro taking some punishment here, with Pankratios in his half guard.
Pankratios trying to mount his opponent but Turturro defends it.
Pankratios trying to control from half guard but Turturro is working away.
Turturro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Turturro.
Pankratios tries to free his leg and advance position but Turturro is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pankratios wants to control from the top but Turturro keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Turturro holds on and takes a little breather.
Turturro wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pankratios trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turturro keeping moving, preventing Pankratios from controlling successfully.
Pankratios controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Turturro keeping moving, preventing Pankratios from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pankratios works over Turturro with some ground and pound from guard.
Umberto Turturro's cut is getting worse.
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.
Turturro controlling Pankratios's posture.
Pankratios slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pankratios looking to pass the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pankratios gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turturro.
Jab by Pankratios.
Umberto Turturro's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Turturro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pankratios shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Turturro defends it nicely.
Pankratios takes a swing at Turturro's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hellas Pankratios dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Umberto Turturro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice left hand lands by Pankratios.
Pankratios misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Turturro.
Pankratios tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turturro's elbow.
Turturro blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Pankratios.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pankratios lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turturro backwards.
Turturro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pankratios fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pankratios misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pankratios misses with some punches.
Pankratios lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turturro backwards.
Pankratios swings wildly with an uppercut but Turturro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turturro jumps guard but Pankratios turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pankratios misses with a punch on the inside.
Pankratios stalling against the cage.
Turturro manages to break the clinch.
Pankratios has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pankratios throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turturro staying out of range there.
Pankratios misses with a straight right.
Turturro tries to clinch but Pankratios is having none of it.
Turturro throws a one two combo.
Turturro ducks right into an uppercut from Pankratios.
Pankratios circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pankratios lands a head shot.
Pankratios looks to throw the jab but Turturro is out of range.
Turturro fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turturro takes the fight into the clinch.
Turturro breaks the clinch.
A low kick lands for Turturro.
Pankratios lands a jab to the nose.
Jeez, Umberto Turturro's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Pankratios swats away the attempt to clinch by Turturro.
Turturro wants to clinch up but Pankratios keeps it at a distance.
Pankratios might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A jab from Pankratios finds it's way through Turturro's defenses.
Turturro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pankratios counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Turturro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turturro misses with the combination.
Pankratios is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turturro feinted with a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro throws an overhand right that lands on Pankratios's shoulder, as Pankratios tries to avoid the shot.
Turturro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pankratios throws a big shot that misses.
Turturro clinches.
Turturro tries to break free but Pankratios pushes him back against the cage.
Pankratios can't find room to land a body shot as Turturro controls the action.
Pankratios lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turturro backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Umberto Turturro's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hellas Pankratios!
Hellas Pankratios seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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