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WCF WNF 34: Harris vs Williams PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geoff Jeffries (ranked 5696 p4p, 2937 weight class) and Juares Dea (ranked 573 p4p, 377 weight class). Geoff Jeffries has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Geoff Jeffries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juares Dea!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dea dodges the punch combination from Jeffries.
Dea uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jeffries.
Jeffries fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dea unleashes a big counter combination but Jeffries bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dea dives in and grabs Jeffries's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jeffries pushes down on Dea's head and hops out.
Jeffries scores with a hook.
Jeffries jabs at Dea's body.
Jeffries swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jeffries throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dea closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dea lands in his opponent's guard.
Jeffries pulls Dea in close to prevent any damage.
Jeffries keeping full guard, as Dea tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dea preventing the sweep.
Jeffries is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jeffries keeping moving, preventing Dea from controlling successfully.
Dea postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dea won't allow Jeffries to sweep him here.
Jeffries throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
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.
Dea stands up and waves to Jeffries to follow him.
Dea gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dea showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jeffries.
A nice combination there by Jeffries.
Dea shoots in for a takedown but Jeffries shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jeffries misses the shot to the body.
Jeffries throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Jeffries misses its intended target.
Dea shoots in for a takedown but Jeffries shows good takedown defense.
Geoff Jeffries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juares Dea.
Jeffries throws an off balance right hand
and Dea counters with a stiff right hand.
Jeffries thuds a left hand into Dea's body.
Jeffries is looking to wear down Dea with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dea shoots in looking for a takedown but Jeffries manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dea's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jeffries appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jeffries misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dea.
Dea shoots in for a takedown but Jeffries shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jeffries throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dea moves away from the strike by Jeffries.
Jeffries avoids the head kick by Dea.
Jeffries connects with a jab.
Jeffries scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jeffries throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jeffries throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Dea counter with a right hand.
Dea slips under a jab from Jeffries.
Dea rushes Jeffries and presses him up against the cage.
Dea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jeffries loads up on a big right hand but Dea slips the punch.
Dea tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jeffries defends well and Dea ends up having to push Jeffries into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A quick step to the side and Jeffries tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dea tries to close the distance and clinch but Jeffries swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Jeffries.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jeffries throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dea counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jeffries!
Jeffries can't do much from the bottom here.
Jeffries is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dea stands up.
Dea darts in looking for a takedown but Jeffries gets double underhooks and turns Dea into the cage.
Dea shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jeffries pinned against the cage. Jeffries gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dea shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jeffries pinned against the cage. Jeffries gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Geoff Jeffries dominated that round.
That's time! Jeffries's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jeffries misses with a looping right.
Dea closes the distance and clinches.
Jeffries pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dea avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dea shoots in for a double leg but Jeffries sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dea on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've been informed that Dea has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jeffries moves out of range of the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Jeffries misses the target.
Dea uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jeffries.
Jeffries leaves Dea with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeffries throws a body shot but no joy.
Dea fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jeffries, pushing him back against the cage.
Dea drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Geoff Jeffries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juares Dea.
Jeffries manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeffries swinging wildly here.
Geoff Jeffries is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jeffries connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dea clinches up against the cage.
Jeffries pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dea bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dea takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dea keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dea misses with a body shot.
Jeffries fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dea manages to avoid it.
Jeffries looks to score with a jab to the body but Dea is just out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries takes a swing at Dea's ribcage but misses.
Geoff Jeffries is winning the standup battle so far.
Dea ducks under a wild hook from Jeffries.
We've been told by Jeffries's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jeffries throws an overhand right that lands on Dea's shoulder, as Dea tries to avoid the shot.
Dea gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dea breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jeffries misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Dea fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jeffries, pushing him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jeffries as Dea tries to tie him up.
Jeffries breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jeffries throws a looping overhand right but Dea ducks down to avoid it.
Dea shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jeffries as he jumps to the side.
Dea walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries misses with a hook.
Dea gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jeffries connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dea is looking to clinch.
Dea rushes Jeffries and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dea has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jeffries uses from the top position.
Dea has his foot on Jeffries's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jeffries works his way back into a safe position though.
Jeffries is stalling in the full guard.
Dea thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries trying to control but Dea is working from the bottom.
Jeffries passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Dea throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Jeffries manages to pass to side control.
Dea is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dea trying to control but Jeffries postures up.
Still in half guard, Jeffries seems content to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Geoff Jeffries dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dea has managed to clinch.
Dea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jeffries throws a lazy right hand but Dea sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jeffries misses with an uppercut. Dea saw that one coming.
Jeffries swats away the attempt to clinch by Dea.
Dea uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jeffries.
Dea wants to counter the offense by Jeffries and move into the clinch position.
Jeffries throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jeffries looks to throw the jab but Dea is out of range.
Jeffries throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dea.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dea or perhaps it was just good defense by Jeffries, which made it look bad.
Dea moves into the clinch.
Jeffries is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dea can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeffries scores with a shot to the side of Dea's head.
Dea jumps guard.
Dea is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jeffries is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dea wants to stand and escape but Jeffries is having none of it.
Dea keeping full guard, as Jeffries tries to pass.
Jeffries trying to control the position from guard on top but Dea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Dea.
Juares Dea has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jeffries is thwarting Dea's attempts to control the position.
Jeffries prevents Dea from improving his position.
Jeffries with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Juares Dea is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries stuffs the takedown.
Geoff Jeffries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juares Dea.
Jeffries loads up on a big right hand but Dea slips the punch.
Dea misses with a takedown attempt - Jeffries sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dea lands a jab-cross combination.
Geoff Jeffries is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dea gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jeffries counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Jeffries.
Dea misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jeffries looks to land a combination but Dea avoids it well.
Jeffries scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dea holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dea goes for a takedown attempt but Jeffries pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jeffries fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dea misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dea takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dea misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dea takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jeffries stuffs the takedown attempt from Dea. Dea gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dea darts in looking for a takedown but Jeffries gets double underhooks and turns Dea into the cage.
Juares Dea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeffries keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geoff Jeffries showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jeffries, 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoff Jeffries!
The defeated Juares Dea had this to say: 'Mentally, I'm feeling more like myself again.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Itchy Sinclair (ranked 2469 p4p, 3735 weight class) and Panca Pandu (ranked 326 p4p, 436 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Itchy Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Panca Pandu!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pandu throws a head kick that half lands.
Sinclair misses with a wild combination.
Sinclair on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pandu throws a head kick but Sinclair moves out of range.
Pandu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pandu throws a head kick that misses.
As Pandu tries to get set, Sinclair tries to push him back and clinch up but Pandu manages to avoid the attempt.
Pandu throws a head kick but Sinclair moves out of range.
Pandu tries to sprawl but Sinclair drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sinclair is taking a breather. Pandu says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinclair is working for a kimura but Pandu is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sinclair is looking for a kimura but Pandu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sinclair to get the leverage.
Ground and pound from Sinclair.
Pandu looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandu wants to get back to full guard.
Sinclair lands with a punch from half guard.
Pandu has hold of Sinclair's hands but Sinclair slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sinclair seems to be working for a kimura but Pandu defends the submission attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sinclair in particular looking to stall.
Sinclair is working for a kimura but Pandu is defending it quite comfortably.
Pandu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pandu actively working from the bottom here.
Pandu felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandu wants to control but Sinclair passes into side.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinclair tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sinclair connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pandu some visible discomfort.
Sinclair lands an elbow.
Sinclair lands some shots froms side control.
Sinclair in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sinclair has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pandu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sinclair lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair is putting a hurting on Pandu here, landing some big shots from side control.
 Pandu is rocked!
Sinclair in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Pandu is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Itchy Sinclair!
An out of breath Itchy Sinclair 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Borysek (ranked 2614 p4p, 2349 weight class) and Brian Aston (ranked 110 p4p, 104 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pawel Borysek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Aston!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Borysek.
Aston throws a body shot but no joy.
Borysek feinted with a counter takedown.
Borysek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aston.
Borysek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aston misses with a looping right.
Borysek scores with a takedown into Aston's guard.
Borysek thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Aston seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Borysek is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borysek drops back looking for a leg! Aston is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aston manages to kick Borysek off! Borysek jumps back into Aston's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borysek drops back looking for a leg! Aston is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aston manages to kick Borysek off! Borysek jumps back into Aston's guard.
Borysek looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Aston keeping full guard, as Borysek tries to pass.
Borysek trying to control the position from guard on top but Aston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borysek is looking to advance position but Aston has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borysek keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Aston wants to get back to his feet but Borysek is holding on tight.
Borysek is looking to get to half guard.
Borysek wants to hold on but Aston pushes him away.
Aston prevents Borysek from getting the reversal.
Borysek gets back to half guard.
Borysek tries to get to full guard but Aston has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borysek works his way to full guard. Good work.
Aston trying to stand up but can't free himself from Borysek's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borysek escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aston gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Borysek has a closed guard, preventing Aston from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aston got a little sloppy there for a moment and Borysek has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Aston has managed to get both his arms back between Borysek's legs - danger averted.
Borysek is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aston is aware though and is defending well.
Borysek is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Aston defends well.
Aston wants to stand but Borysek is controlling his posture from full guard.
Aston has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Borysek to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Aston is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Borysek pulls down on the head and he's put Aston to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pawel Borysek!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Kyshenko (ranked 3389 p4p, 2669 weight class) and Domaydo Cann (ranked 427 p4p, 352 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raul Kyshenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Domaydo Cann!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cann fails to land the takedown.
Cann stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cann wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Cann as Kyshenko shoots in.
Kyshenko tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cann defends well and Kyshenko ends up having to push Cann into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raul Kyshenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cann has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kyshenko regains guard immediately.
Cann postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cann trying to control the position from guard on top but Kyshenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cann throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kyshenko has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cann loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cann looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cann wants to control from the top but Kyshenko keeps moving.
Cann working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kyshenko's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyshenko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cann has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cann landing with the ground and pound.
Cann postures up.
Cann is in close to Kyshenko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cann trying to control the position from guard on top but Kyshenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cann is looking to work some ground and pound but Kyshenko has wrist control.
Kyshenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cann.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cann looking to sit in guard and control but Kyshenko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cann is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kyshenko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cann is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kyshenko trying to control but Cann is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cann is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kyshenko defends well.
Cann pushes Kyshenko off and gets back to his feet.
Cann bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cann postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kyshenko takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cann is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kyshenko has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cann tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cann has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyshenko manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyshenko is stalling here. Cann is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kyshenko seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Cann has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kyshenko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cann on the ground.
Kyshenko taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cann working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cann cracks Kyshenko with a big right hand but Kyshenko just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Domaydo Cann dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kyshenko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kyshenko throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cann tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kyshenko is in Cann's guard.
Cann has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kyshenko off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kyshenko shoots in looking for a takedown but Cann manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kyshenko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kyshenko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cann avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raul Kyshenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kyshenko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cann closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kyshenko quickly recovers to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cann drops an elbow to the side of Kyshenko's head.
Cann takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cann wants to control but Kyshenko is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cann is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cann stalling.
Cann seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kyshenko is refusing to be controlled, as Cann sits in half guard.
Cann looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cann thows a huge punch but Kyshenko dodges it nicely.
Kyshenko is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cann takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cann seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kyshenko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kyshenko is trying to get back to full guard.
Kyshenko is working hard here to advance position.
Cann throwing shots but Kyshenko is blocking nicely.
Cann is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kyshenko has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cann passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kyshenko!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cann lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kyshenko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cann fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cann has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kyshenko's face.
Cann in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cann fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Cann! Kyshenko is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Domaydo Cann!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Long (ranked 2525 p4p, 1531 weight class) and Donald Fonald (ranked 277 p4p, 175 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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265
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4 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ralph Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donald Fonald!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fonald fails to land with a series of punches.
Fonald scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fonald moves into the clinch successfully.
Fonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fonald displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Long.
A little jabbing left from Fonald on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fonald takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fonald lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Long clinches with his opponent.
Fonald breaks the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Fonald.
Fonald scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long lands a right hook to the body.
Long tries to keep at a distance but Fonald has taken the fight into the clinch.
Long lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fonald breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonald lands a nice looking body shot.
Fonald lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Long tries for a takedown but Fonald circles away easily
and Fonald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fonald ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Long tries to clinch up.
Long throws a leg kick but Fonald moved away.
Fonald throws out a powerful jab.
Long throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fonald works over Long's head and body with a nice combination.
Fonald takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fonald connects with a looping right hand.
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!
Fonald 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.
Some wild striking there from Long.
Fonald lands with a kick to the temple. Long shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Fonald to counter with a crisp jab.
Fonald has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fonald lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fonald has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fonald with a nice calf kick.
Fonald lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Long throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Long fails to land with a series of punches.
Long looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick from Long, right into the meat of the thigh.
Long misses with a straight left.
A jab lands there for Fonald.
Fonald tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Long manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Long throws a leg kick but Fonald checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Fonald. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonald lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fonald scores with a nice strike.
Nice shot by Fonald.
Fonald jabs at Long's body.
Long swinging wildly here.
Fonald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Long.
Fonald swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That kick from Fonald tenderised Long's leg. Long is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice combination there by Fonald.
Fonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fonald is looking for the big counter here.
Fonald is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Long had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Long pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fonald checks a low kick from Long.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Long closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fonald did well to prevent Long getting side control.
Fonald blocking the ground and pound attempt from Long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long wants to advance to full mount but Fonald doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Long throwing strikes from guard but Fonald blocks nicely.
Fonald uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Donald Fonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Long moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
 It looks like Donald Fonald has been cut.
Long takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fonald moves into range and clinches up with Long.
Fonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fonald connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Long's hands.
Fonald lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Fonald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donald Fonald's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Long takes one to the side of the head.
Long misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Long.
Fonald avoids the body shot from Long.
Fonald dodges the punch combination from Long.
Long fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fonald to the ground. Long is now in Fonald's guard.
Fonald has his feet on Long's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fonald clinches up with Long and pushes him back against the cage.
Fonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Long throws a low kick, looking for Fonald's leg but Fonald calmly moves out of range.
Donald Fonald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fonald dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Long. That did some damage!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fonald checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long has Fonald up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Long.
Long misses with a punch to the body.
Long prevents a body shot from Fonald.
Fonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Long lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Long misses with a head kick.
Long ducks right into an uppercut from Fonald.
Fonald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fonald catches Long with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Long.
Ralph Long is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fonald lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Long keeps the fight on the outside.
Long throwing a counter right hand but Fonald manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Fonald counter with a right hand.
Fonald paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Long misses the jab.
Fonald is looking for the big counter here.
Fonald connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fonald with a jab.
Long swinging wildly here.
Long blocks a head kick by Fonald.
Fonald connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Long's hands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Long. Fonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Long rushes Fonald and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fonald tries to work over Long's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Long misses with a knee to the head.
Fonald breaks the clinch.
Fonald with a jab.
Long misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fonald throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Long swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fonald tries to clinch but Long is having none of it.
Long takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A right-left combo lands from Fonald.
Fonald tests Long's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fonald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Long looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Long looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Long ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fonald works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Long misses with a kick to the body
and Fonald counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fonald lands a jab to the nose.
Long with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fonald counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Fonald coming out on top.
Fonald clinches.
Long tries to break the clinch but Fonald is controlling the position.
Long keeps control of Fonald as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fonald is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Long is keeping busy.
Fonald lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Long breaks from the clinch.
Long has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fonald wants to break the clinch but can't.
Long has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fonald breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fonald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Long.
Long wants to clinch but Fonald slips to the side
and Fonald counters with a nice uppercut.
Fonald throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Fonald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Donald Fonald's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Long on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fonald lands with an overhand left.
Long throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fonald counters with an outside leg kick.
Long smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Long walks into a left hand.
Fonald lands a two punch combo.
Long gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fonald counters with a nice uppercut.
Long looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Long takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fonald lands with a hook. Long tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Long misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fonald is looking to clinch but Long is avoiding it.
Fonald scores with a punch to the head.
Fonald scores with a nice right hand.
Long looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fonald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fonald works the jab nicely.
Long tries to clinch up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fonald.
Long is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Long tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fonald manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fonald is looking to clinch.
Fonald scores with a sloppy right hand. Long should have avoided that one.
Fonald keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fonald lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Long shoots in and drives through. Fonald sprawls well.
Fonald drives through and clinches with Long against the cage.
Long looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Donald Fonald seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Long throws a punch but it's blocked by Fonald.
Fonald blocks a body shot from Long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long trying to land knees to the body.
Long throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fonald blocks it with crossed arms.
Fonald tries to break free but Long pushes him back against the cage.
Fonald works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Long tries a body shot but Fonald blocks it.
Fonald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Longs head.
Fonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fonald throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Long on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long misses with a low kick.
Fonald tries a quick counter leg kick but Long is wise to it.
Fonald lands a nice shot that snaps Long's head back.
Fonald scores with a three punch combo!
 Long is rocked!
Fonald scores with a sloppy right hand. Long should have avoided that one.
Oh Long is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fonald cracks Long with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Long falls to his knees and Fonald doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donald Fonald!
Donald Fonald thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Claus Haba (ranked 1824 p4p, 2411 weight class) and Charles Kenway Jr (ranked 101 p4p, 125 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Claus Haba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charles Kenway Jr!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haba throws a series of punches but Kenway Jr moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Haba.
Kenway Jr avoids the body shot from Haba.
Haba clinches with his opponent.
Haba holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kenway Jr gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Haba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kenway Jr is posturing up here but Haba has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Kenway Jr tries to roll out but it's too tight and Kenway Jr has to tap! Slick submission there by Haba!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Claus Haba!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philipp Tyurin (ranked 2015 p4p, 2274 weight class) and Zeno Bathory (ranked 91 p4p, 100 weight class). Bathory has chosen Metallica: Battery as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Philipp Tyurin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zeno Bathory!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Bathory misses.
Bathory feints and as Tyurin raises his hands in defense, Bathory changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bathory passes into half guard.
Tyurin wants to get back to his feet.
Tyurin tries to roll over but Bathory keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyurin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bathory 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.
Tyurin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tyurin is looking to control Bathory's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tyurin avoid being mounted?
Tyurin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tyurin.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bathory working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bathory accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tyurin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tyurin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bathory works over Tyurin with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bathory throws an elbow that misses. Tyurin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bathory's guard. Nice move by Tyurin!
Bathory looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bathory is wriggling around but Tyurin manages to pass to half guard.
Bathory trying to hold on to Tyurin's head to control him but Tyurin postures up.
Bathory makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Bathory drives through with a takedown into Tyurin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tyurin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tyurin wants to get back to his feet but Bathory is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bathory is looking to pass into half guard but Tyurin pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Tyurin is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bathory pulls Tyurin in close to prevent any damage.
Tyurin is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at EFC Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Bathory will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bathory wants to sweep but no luck.
Bathory working a defensive guard but Tyurin passes into half guard.
Tyurin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bathory keeps working.
Tyurin prevents Bathory from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bathory is trying to maintain the position but Tyurin is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory wants to improve his position but Tyurin is controlling well.
Tyurin trying to control from half guard but Bathory is working away.
Bathory is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Tyurin has latched onto it... Big trouble! Tyurin pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Bathory is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Tyurin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Philipp Tyurin!
Philipp Tyurin 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.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chandler Tyson (ranked 3892 p4p, 2343 weight class) and Alfred Drouin (ranked 405 p4p, 252 weight class). Drouin has chosen Bones - GraveyardGod as his entrance music. Chandler Tyson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alfred Drouin's chin.
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28
272
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264
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chandler Tyson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alfred Drouin!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson gets caught flat footed, as Drouin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tyson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Drouin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyson is keeping the position for now.
Tyson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tyson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drouin is pushing down on Tyson 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tyson is fighting to maintain full guard but Drouin has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson wants to get back to full guard.
Drouin wants to work for an arm triangle but Tyson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tyson is trying to control but can't.
Tyson is looking to improve his position.
Tyson wants to control but Drouin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tyson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Drouin trying to mount his opponent but Tyson defends it.
Tyson is defending against the submission attempts here by Drouin.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tyson tries to roll over but Drouin keeps him under control.
Drouin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Drouin seems to be working for a kimura but Tyson defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drouin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tyson defends it well.
Tyson looking for submissions off his back.
Tyson is looking for a sweep. Drouin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but Drouin shows good takedown defense.
Drouin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
 It looks like Chandler Tyson has been cut.
Tyson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drouin defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drouin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tyson is trying to get back to half guard.
Drouin has an Americana. Tyson didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Drouin is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Drouin hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Alfred Drouin!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fumito Makino (ranked 1737 p4p, 1991 weight class) and Harti Kraus (ranked 92 p4p, 110 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kraus's choice of entrance music: New World Symphony 4th Movement. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fumito Makino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Harti Kraus!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraus fails to land with a series of punches.
Makino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A punch combination from Kraus misses.
Kraus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Makino lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kraus at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Kraus there.
Makino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Makino was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kraus goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kraus 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.
Kraus tries to close the distance and clinch but Makino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kraus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kraus misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Makino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kraus throws a hook but Makino avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Makino.
A jab from Makino does it's job there.
Kraus throws a right hand that Makino ducks under and follows up with a left that Makino also avoids with ease.
Makino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kraus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Makino throwing a counter right hand but Kraus manages to avoid it.
Makino jabs Kraus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kraus drops his hands momentarily and Makino takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good shot there by Makino.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makino bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kraus's head.
Kraus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kraus misses with an uppercut. Makino saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Makino.
Decent striking displayed by Makino there.
Kraus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Makino avoids it really well and circles away.
Makino connects with a jab.
Makino cracks a nice hook into Kraus's ribs.
Makino scores with a jab to the body.
Makino scores with a sloppy right hand. Kraus should have avoided that one.
Kraus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makino displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Makino is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Makino walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Makino looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Makino lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kraus misses with a straight left.
Makino scores with a jab. Kraus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Makino takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jab from Makino.
Kraus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makino.
Nice shot lands for Makino.
Kraus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Makino swivels and escapes.
Makino throws a right and a left that both miss.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Makino checks a leg kick.
Kraus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A right-left combo lands from Makino.
A good leg kick by Makino.
Makino throws a right and a left that both miss.
Makino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makino has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kraus finds it's way round the side to connect with Makino's head.
Makino is rocked!
Good shot there by Makino.
Kraus misses with a series of wild punches.
Makino seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Makino avoids a punch combination nicely.
Makino is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makino looks to land a body kick but Kraus moved away.
Kraus misses with a takedown attempt
and Makino counters with a series of strikes. Kraus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fumito Makino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harti Kraus.
Makino takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oh Makino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kraus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Makino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Makino thuds his right hand into Kraus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kraus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Makino misses with a double jab.
Makino seems to have got his legs back now.
Makino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kraus.
Makino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Makino slips a jab and a cross from Kraus.
Makino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kraus.
A little feinted left hand from Makino on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kraus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makino.
A thudding body kick lands there by Makino!
Jab by Makino.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kraus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Makino.
Kraus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Makino throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kraus's head.
Makino with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraus lands a jab-cross combination.
A left lands for Makino.
A left and a right from Kraus both land. Nice combination.
Jab, jab by Makino - just one landing.
Kraus is rocked!
Makino throws a body punch but Kraus moves out of range.
Makino lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kraus is still on wobbly legs! Can Makino finish him?
Kraus takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kraus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Makino swings for the body but Kraus moves out of range.
Kraus throws out a powerful jab.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Kraus! Makino is backing up but he can't get away as Kraus lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Makino and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Harti Kraus!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kordell Harris (ranked 2336 p4p, 984 weight class) and Juice Williams (ranked 302 p4p, 134 weight class). Williams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Super Freak. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kordell Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juice Williams!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Williams tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good shot there by Harris.
It looks like Juice Williams has been cut.
Williams wants to clinch.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
Nice cross by Harris.
Harris misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Despite the aggression on Williams's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Williams throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws a combination that misses
and Williams counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Williams avoids the body shot from Harris.
Williams doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Williams throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Kordell Harris has been cut.
Williams gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.
Williams moves forwards but Harris connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Williams is rocked!
Horrible takedown attempt by Williams or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris, which made it look bad.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams counters with a series of strikes. Harris will be more careful next time no doubt.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Williams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Williams darts in looking for a takedown but Harris gets double underhooks and turns Williams into the cage.
Kordell Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juice Williams.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harris lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kordell Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Williams tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
Nice body punch from Harris.
Williams looks winded!
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
As Harris backs off Williams throws a huge counter combo but Harris manages to avoid it all.
Williams throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab, jab by Harris - just one landing.
That has opened up Juice Williams's cut even more.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Williams tries to get set, Harris tries to push him back and clinch up but Williams manages to avoid the attempt.
Harris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Harris! Williams is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kordell Harris!
Kordell Harris really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that The Thrift Shop - Cheap Clothes and Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
In defeat, Juice Williams stepped up to the mic, saying 'I put it on the line every time! No matter who no matter where!'.
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