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WCF 62: Garcia vs Boudreaux PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Coyle (ranked 4555 p4p, 4214 weight class) and Bjorn Fjorn (ranked 448 p4p, 418 weight class). Fjorn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Slow Chemical. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 Montreal, Chris Coyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjorn Fjorn!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coyle lands with a right hand.
Fjorn closes the distance and clinches.
Coyle blocks an elbow strike from Fjorn.
Fjorn breaks the clinch.
Coyle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fjorn circles away.
Fjorn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
 It looks like Chris Coyle has been cut.
Fjorn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Coyle sprawls well initially but Fjorn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Coyle is trying to control but can't.
Coyle is looking to improve his position.
Coyle wants to control but Fjorn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Coyle flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Coyle is doing well to control the position and prevent Fjorn from advancing to side control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fjorn lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coyle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fjorn wants to take a breather but Coyle is having none of it.
Coyle wants to control but Fjorn is keeping busy.
Coyle tries to roll over but Fjorn keeps him under control.
Coyle trying to control here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Coyle is controlling Fjorn's trapped leg to prevent Fjorn from advancing to side control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
Coyle shoots in looking for a takedown. Fjorn tries to sprawl out of it but Coyle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fjorn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fjorn closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Coyle quickly recovers to half guard.
Coyle moves into full guard.
Coyle looking to control.
Coyle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fjorn is one step ahead there.
Fjorn prevents Coyle from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coyle looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Coyle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fjorn is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Coyle has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Fjorn is looking to defend but Coyle has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Fjorn! Coyle pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Fjorn taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chris Coyle!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edson Silva (ranked 2915 p4p, 4553 weight class) and Raul Kyshenko (ranked 374 p4p, 530 weight class). Raul Kyshenko 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raul Kyshenko!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyshenko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva punching from the bottom.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Kyshenko is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Kyshenko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva wants to control but Kyshenko is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Kyshenko is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyshenko is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyshenko trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Silva'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.
Kyshenko is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kyshenko.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kyshenko pulls his head out easily.
Silva looking for a kimura from the bottom but Kyshenko passes into side control!
Silva struggling a bit here.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva regains half guard.
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Kyshenko.
Silva wants to improve his position but Kyshenko is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kyshenko is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Kyshenko escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Kyshenko!
Silva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kyshenko is stalling here. Silva 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 Silva has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyshenko wants to control but Silva postures up.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kyshenko, who protects the arm well.
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kyshenko is looking for a sweep.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kyshenko, who protects the arm well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kyshenko manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Kyshenko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kyshenko quickly recovers to half guard.
Silva trying to advance position but Kyshenko counters by regaining guard.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kyshenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kyshenko looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kyshenko looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kyshenko!
Kyshenko is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kyshenko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyshenko has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Silva to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Kyshenko is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Silva pulls down on the head and he's put Kyshenko to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Edson Silva!
A victorious Edson Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Trayans (ranked 3229 p4p, 2792 weight class) and Hector Torres (ranked 354 p4p, 293 weight class). Trayans comes into the arena with Non-Natty Anthem blaring out of the sound system. Hector Torres has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Trayans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Torres!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trayans scores with a body shot.
Torres fails with the takedown
and Trayans counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Torres!
Torres is looking for a sweep. Trayans is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Trayans wants to stand up but Torres is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trayans prevents Torres from improving his position.
Torres gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres trying to keep a closed guard but Trayans is proving a slippery customer.
Trayans preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is looking for a triangle but Trayans pushes his legs off easily.
Torres wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Torres wants to sweep here but Trayans controlling him for the moment.
Torres striking off his back but it's not causing Trayans any problems.
Torres trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Torres's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Trayans connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Torres scrambles back to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Torres or perhaps it was just good defense by Trayans, which made it look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres fails with the takedown
and Trayans counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Hector Torres has been cut.
Tom Trayans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Torres.
Torres takes one to the side of the head.
Hector Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trayans looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Trayans backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Torres's temple! It sends Torres violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Trayans celebrates and the doctors try to help Torres!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Tom Trayans!
Tom Trayans thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Greg Fitzgerald (ranked 2349 p4p, 2208 weight class) and Pascal Barao (ranked 256 p4p, 245 weight class). Fitzgerald's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, It's Bedtime by Ninja Sex Party. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Greg Fitzgerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pascal Barao!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barao throws a sloppy head kick and Fitzgerald moves out of range easily.
Barao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald takes a swing at Barao's ribcage but misses.
Fitzgerald has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
 Fitzgerald is rocked!
Barao tries a head kick but it misses.
Oh Fitzgerald is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barao blocks a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barao, as that shot connected.
Fitzgerald slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fighters circling - Fitzgerald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barao tries a head kick but it misses.
Barao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Barao.
Barao swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barao has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fitzgerald finds it's way round the side to connect with Barao's head.
It looks like Pascal Barao has been cut.
Barao throws a head kick that misses.
Fitzgerald seems to have got his legs back now.
Barao cracks Fitzgerald with an open hand slap.
Barao misses with a takedown
letting Fitzgerald counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barao throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Fitzgerald misses.
Barao tries a head kick but it misses.
Barao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barao staying out of range there.
Fitzgerald cracks Barao with a hook to the temple - Barao is on wobbly legs here! Fitzgerald swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Barao falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Fitzgerald wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Greg Fitzgerald!
An intense looking Greg Fitzgerald took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I knew he was gonna try & use his weight to his advantage. I didn't want his fat arse laying on top of me so we hammered takedown defense this whole camp & I think it paid off. He tried using that extra fat in the clinch but I just kept my composure & waited for my angles to put him to sleep. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanislav Saprykin (ranked 1497 p4p, 1709 weight class) and Nicky Spite (ranked 225 p4p, 241 weight class). Nicky Spite will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanislav Saprykin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicky Spite!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Saprykin misses
and Spite counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Saprykin!
Saprykin regains half guard.
Spite wants to work for an arm triangle but Saprykin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Spite is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Saprykin is just riding it out for now. Spite eventually gives up the hold.
Saprykin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Saprykin tries to get out of the position.
Spite is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saprykin is staying active underneath Spite, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spite seems to be working for a kimura but Saprykin defends the submission attempt.
Saprykin wants to get back to his feet.
Spite trying to control the action but Saprykin is working from the bottom.
Saprykin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Spite is looking for a kimura but Saprykin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Spite to get the leverage.
Saprykin is looking for a sweep. Spite is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Saprykin is working hard here to advance position.
Saprykin looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Spite tries to pass the half guard into mount. Saprykin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Spite has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Spite has hold of Saprykin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Saprykin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Saprykin holds on for dear life, controlling Spite's posture momentarily.
Spite goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Saprykin turns into him and now he's in Spite's guard.
Saprykin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Spite, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spite walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Spite wants to clinch.
Stanislav Saprykin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saprykin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spite feints the counter takedown.
Spite walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saprykin thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Saprykin does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spite looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd cheers as Saprykin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spite doesn't seem phased though.
Nice takedown defense from Saprykin. No joy for Spite on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saprykin tries to bum rush Spite with a series of wild strikes but Spite uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saprykin misses with an uppercut. Spite saw that one coming.
Spite drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Saprykin defends it well.
Spite is looking to clinch.
Saprykin digs a good hook to Spite's body.
Spite stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saprykin.
Saprykin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spite.
Spite feints the counter takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spite fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saprykin scores with a jab to the head.
Spite is trying hard to land a takedown here. Saprykin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Saprykin throws a lazy uppercut
and Spite counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stanislav Saprykin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spite slips a jab from Saprykin.
Saprykin scoring well with a low kick there.
Saprykin missing with a left hand there. Spite was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Saprykin enables Spite to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Saprykin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Saprykin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stanislav Saprykin dominated that round.
That's time! Saprykin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sloppy strikes from Saprykin. Those never looked like landing.
Saprykin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Spite stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saprykin.
Saprykin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spite counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Spite.
Saprykin keeping moving, preventing Spite from controlling successfully.
Spite is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Saprykin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spite can do to turn this around?
Saprykin wants to stand up but Spite is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spite trying to control the position from guard on top but Saprykin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saprykin is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Spite presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saprykin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saprykin throws a poor cross that misses
and Spite counters with a nice body shot.
Saprykin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spite.
Horrible takedown attempt by Spite or perhaps it was just good defense by Saprykin, which made it look bad.
Spite on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Saprykin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Saprykin wants it to stay on the feet.
Spite avoids the head kick by Saprykin.
Spite showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saprykin.
Saprykin looks to land a left hand but Spite moved out of range nicely.
Spite changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Saprykin tries to avoid it but Spite manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Saprykin to the ground. Saprykin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stanislav Saprykin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicky Spite.
Saprykin throws a head kick that misses.
Spite changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saprykin throws a leg kick
and Spite counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spite passes to full mount!
Saprykin is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spite goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Saprykin turns into him and now he's in Spite's guard.
Saprykin is in close to Spite's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Spite is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Saprykin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Spite is working an open guard so Saprykin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saprykin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spite.
Spite tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Saprykin misses with a low kick.
Spite takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spite shoots in and gets a takedown into Saprykin's guard.
Spite trying to control but Saprykin is working from the bottom.
Saprykin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Spite is controlling him.
Spite drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Saprykin dives on top into guard.
Saprykin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Spite preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Saprykin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Spite on the ground.
Saprykin scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saprykin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Spite is proving hard to escape from.
Spite looking for a sweep. Not yet Spite, not yet.
Saprykin stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Spite throws up his legs and catches Saprykin in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Saprykin tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Spite! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Nicky Spite!
Our winner, Nicky Spite, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Reznov (ranked 1072 p4p, 2991 weight class) and Wesley Clark (ranked 157 p4p, 389 weight class). Viktor Reznov 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viktor Reznov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wesley Clark!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reznov scores with a jab to the head.
Reznov fails with a takedown attempt.
Clark has managed to clinch.
A body shot lands from Reznov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clark.
Clark scores with a nice hook to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Reznov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Clark on the inside.
It looks like Viktor Reznov has been cut.
Reznov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clark misses with a punch on the inside.
Reznov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reznov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reznov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Clark, who protects the arm well.
Reznov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Clark knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Reznov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Clark has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Reznov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Reznov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Clark is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Reznov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Reznov goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Clark has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Reznov but great work by Clark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reznov regains half guard.
It looks like Clark is going to stand back up.
Reznov trying to hold on to Clark's head to control him but Clark postures up.
Clark wants to stand up but Reznov is controlling the position.
Reznov wants to control but Clark is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Reznov wants to get back to full guard.
Clark wants to stand up but Reznov has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Reznov wants to control but Clark is keeping busy.
Reznov is controlling Clark's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznov trying to control here.
Clark wants to stand up but Reznov has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Clark decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
The crowd cheers as Clark lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reznov doesn't seem phased though.
We've been told by Reznov's head coaches at Punch Out Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Reznov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Clark but Clark pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown attempt by Reznov or perhaps it was just good defense by Clark, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Reznov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reznov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Clark is fending him off so far but Reznov persists. Nope, Clark circles away and we're back to standing.
Clark throws an off balance right hand
and Reznov counters with a shoot takedown. Clark fights it but they end up in guard.
Clark can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Reznov controls the pace.
Reznov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Clark manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Reznov has Clark in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Reznov, up you get!
Reznov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Clark's half 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!
Clark manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Reznov keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
A short left from Clark.
A short left from Clark.
Reznov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Clark gets underhooks to prevent Reznov's takedown attempt.
Reznov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reznov blocking some punches.
Clark lands with a light punch inside.
Reznov tries for a takedown but Clark manages to get underhooks.
Clark prevents the takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Clark.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Clark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Reznov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Clark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reznov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Clark sprawls and moves away.
Clark throws a jab when Reznov was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. Reznov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clark misses with a hook.
Wesley Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark throws a hook but Reznov blocks it.
No luck for Reznov with that takedown attempt.
Clark blocks a jab.
Clark throws a jab when Reznov was well out of range.
Reznov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Reznov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reznov moves away.
Reznov is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reznov slips under a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Reznov as he connects with a hook.
Nice cross by Reznov.
Reznov slips a jab from Clark.
Reznov throws a poor cross that misses
and Clark counters with a stiff right hand.
Reznov fails with the takedown.
Clark looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Reznov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark misses with a straight right.
Reznov attempts a counter takedown but Clark avoids it well and moves away.
Reznov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clark's waist but Clark gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Reznov off to one side.
Wesley Clark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reznov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Reznov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Clark explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Wesley Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clark comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reznov fails with a takedown attempt.
Clark throws an overhand right that lands on Reznov's shoulder, as Reznov tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reznov manages to avoid it.
Oooooh!!! Clark has knocked Reznov down with a huge combo! Clark steps away and waves a wobbly Reznov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Reznov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Reznov shoots in looking for a takedown. Clark tries to sprawl out of it but Reznov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Clark manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Clark feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Reznov sprawling to the canvas! Reznov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Clark finish him?!
Reznov is rocked!
Viktor Reznov's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznov defending well as Clark loads up on a big left hand.
Oh Reznov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right from Reznov misses.
Reznov seems to have got his legs back now.
Reznov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Clark counters with a huge left! Reznov is in big trouble! He's backing up but Clark isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Reznov from any more damage. A dominating finish by Clark!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wesley Clark!
Wesley Clark 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucky Lévesque (ranked 1173 p4p, 1310 weight class) and Jacques Chaize (ranked 139 p4p, 162 weight class). Jacques Chaize acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucky Lévesque !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques Chaize!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaize throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lévesque stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chaize misses with a few strikes there.
Lévesque half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Chaize as Lévesque shoots in.
Chaize looks to score with a jab to the body but Lévesque is just out of range.
Lévesque shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chaize defends it nicely.
Chaize will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lévesque seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lévesque shoots in for a takedown but Chaize shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucky Lévesque . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lévesque on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lévesque fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lévesque fails with the takedown.
Lucky Lévesque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Chaize. No joy for Lévesque on that attempt.
Chaize swings for the body but Lévesque moves out of range.
Lévesque shoots in for a takedown but Chaize shows good takedown defense.
Lévesque moves out of range of the strikes.
Lévesque shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Chaize counter with a right hand.
Lévesque shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chaize as he avoids it easily.
Chaize let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lévesque darts in looking for a takedown but Chaize gets double underhooks and turns Lévesque into the cage.
Lévesque is breathing heavily.
Chaize connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lévesque 's face.
Chaize lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chaize landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chaize is pushing Lévesque up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lévesque avoiding damage as Chaize throws knees to the body.
Chaize tries to work over Lévesque 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee calls for Chaize to work.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chaize.
Chaize landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaize lands with a left to the head.
Chaize misses with a body punch.
Chaize pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chaize throws a head punch that misses.
Lévesque goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chaize prevents it.
Chaize avoiding damage.
Lévesque is looking for a takedown.
Lévesque avoiding damage as Chaize throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Chaize fails to land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chaize obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chaize.
Chaize missing with knees to the body.
Chaize breaks from the clinch.
Lévesque doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lévesque misses with a takedown attempt - Chaize sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lévesque fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chaize stuns Lévesque with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lévesque fails with a takedown attempt.
Chaize tries a quick counter leg kick but Lévesque is wise to it.
Lévesque takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lévesque on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chaize digs a good hook to Lévesque 's body.
Chaize is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lévesque rather than just go for the knockout.
Lévesque will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chaize digs a good body shot into Lévesque 's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lévesque .
Chaize stuffs the takedown attempt from Lévesque . Lévesque gets slowly back to his feet.
It seemed like Chaize was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chaize lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lévesque backs up against the cage.
Lévesque drives through with a takedown into Chaize's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Chaize is trying to keep Lévesque in close.
Lévesque trying to control but Chaize is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Chaize dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chaize gets caught flat footed, as Lévesque shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chaize tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lévesque stops Chaize from standing up.
Chaize really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lévesque . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lévesque thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lévesque passes into half guard.
Chaize manages to get to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chaize can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lévesque sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lévesque is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lévesque passes into half guard.
Lévesque passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chaize!
Lévesque looking to finish Chaize with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chaize!
Chaize is squirming around, avoiding Lévesque 's attempts to control the action.
Chaize wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Chaize is looking to improve his position but Lévesque isn't that keen on the idea.
Chaize wants to hold on but Lévesque pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaize takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lucky Lévesque overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lévesque looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lévesque lands a couple of good shots and Chaize has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Lévesque 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.
Lévesque throwing damaging strikes from the back! Chaize could be in trouble here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lévesque doesn't have the hooks in and Chaize manages to turn into his guard.
Lévesque escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chaize gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chaize content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lévesque is looking for a triangle but Chaize pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaize trying to control but Lévesque is working from the bottom.
Lévesque trying to keep a closed guard but Chaize is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lévesque is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chaize trying to control but Lévesque is working from the bottom.
Lévesque working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chaize.
Lévesque manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chaize manages to get himself to full guard.
Chaize wants to sweep but no luck.
Lévesque sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chaize's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lévesque is trying to control the action in half guard but Chaize is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chaize wants to get back to his feet.
Chaize trying to control here.
Lévesque looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chaize with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lévesque missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lévesque is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lévesque lands a nice short elbow.
Chaize is trying to stand back up but Lévesque is controlling him
Chaize is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucky Lévesque dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Chaize tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chaize closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chaize breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chaize slaps away a takedown attempt from Lévesque , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chaize!
Lévesque changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chaize tries to avoid it but Lévesque manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chaize to the ground. Chaize escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chaize scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice takedown defense from Chaize. No joy for Lévesque on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucky Lévesque . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lévesque is defended easily by Chaize.
No luck for Lévesque with that takedown attempt.
Chaize defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lévesque .
Chaize lands with a hook. Lévesque tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Lévesque is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chaize sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Good shot there by Chaize.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaize lands with a cross.
Lévesque is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chaize sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Chaize misses.
Lévesque takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chaize rushes Lévesque and presses him up against the cage.
Chaize lands with a left to the head.
Chaize is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lévesque is defending well for now.
Chaize pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lévesque fails with a takedown attempt.
Lévesque takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chaize scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jacques Chaize is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Chaize.
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!
Lévesque shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chaize lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chaize throws a right and a left that Lévesque avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lévesque shoots in but Chaize avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jacques Chaize is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lévesque on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chaize fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lévesque shoots for a takedown but Chaize saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lévesque shoots in for a takedown but Chaize shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lévesque on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chaize jabs at Lévesque 's body.
Chaize stuffs the takedown attempt from Lévesque . Lévesque gets slowly back to his feet.
Chaize fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chaize digs a good body shot into Lévesque 's ribs.
Chaize stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chaize wants it to stay on the feet.
Chaize has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chaize looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lévesque takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lévesque will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lévesque takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chaize. Lévesque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lévesque appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lévesque shoots for a double leg takedown but Chaize sprawls well. He's pushed Lévesque 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chaize gets a clinch.
Chaize's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lévesque has a takedown stuffed.
A shot to the liver by Chaize. Beautiful body shot.
Chaize pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lévesque looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chaize looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lévesque shoots for a takedown but Chaize saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chaize lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Danga de danga de dang - Chaize scores with a four punch combination!
Lévesque shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chaize connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lévesque tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chaize defends well and Lévesque ends up having to push Chaize into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaize tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chaize misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chaize breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lévesque misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chaize fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lévesque is out of range.
Chaize scores with a shot to the body.
Lévesque shoots for a takedown but Chaize saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lévesque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lévesque goes for a double leg but Chaize avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chaize continues to drive forward.
Chaize tries to work over Lévesque 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chaize connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lévesque 's face.
It looks like Lucky Lévesque has been cut.
Chaize lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lévesque backwards.
Chaize stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Chaize comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chaize has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Chaize!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cayden Abner (ranked 790 p4p, 1511 weight class) and Pate Hunt (ranked 106 p4p, 204 weight class). Abner comes to the cage accompanied by Bulls On Parade. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cayden Abner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pate Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abner throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abner. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hunt misses the body punch
and Abner makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hunt checks a low kick from Abner.
Hunt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Abner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt is looking to clinch but Abner is avoiding it.
Abner has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abner throws a leg kick that misses.
Abner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hunt connects with a body shot that sends Abner's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Abner throws an overhand right that drops Hunt like a sack of potatoes! Abner dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cayden Abner!
Cayden Abner 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Itchy Sinclair (ranked 1471 p4p, 1387 weight class) and Cesare Borgia (ranked 220 p4p, 203 weight class). The key to victory for Itchy Sinclair has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cesare Borgia!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borgia ducks right into an uppercut from Sinclair.
Itchy Sinclair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borgia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Borgia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sinclair moves away.
Borgia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sinclair.
Borgia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sinclair was well out of range. Poor timing from Borgia.
Borgia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sinclair.
Borgia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sinclair looks to land a combination but Borgia avoids it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Borgia misses.
Sinclair tries to bum rush Borgia with a series of wild strikes but Borgia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A countering left hand to the body from Borgia misses.
Sinclair seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sinclair looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A nice side step and Borgia releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sinclair manages to avoid it.
Sinclair takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sinclair misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Borgia. No joy for Sinclair on that attempt.
Borgia is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sinclair with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Itchy Sinclair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sinclair misses with a takedown attempt - Borgia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Borgia swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Sinclair to counter with a crisp jab.
Borgia throws a shot from downtown. Sinclair moves away and avoids it.
Borgia shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sinclair napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Borgia connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sinclair some visible discomfort.
Sinclair is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Borgia's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Borgia scoring with punches from side control.
Borgia creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
It looks like Itchy Sinclair has been cut.
Sinclair taking punishment in the form of punches.
Borgia lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sinclair is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Borgia working the ground and pound.
Sinclair is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Borgia works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Itchy Sinclair's cut is getting worse.
Sinclair can't do much from the bottom here.
Sinclair is trying to improve his position.
Borgia grinds an elbow into Sinclair's temple.
Sinclair is rocked!
Itchy Sinclair's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Borgia working the ground and pound.
Oh Sinclair is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Itchy Sinclair's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cesare Borgia!
Our winner, Cesare Borgia, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Garcia (ranked 378 p4p, 951 weight class) and Jethro Boudreaux (ranked 51 p4p, 127 weight class). Garcia's entrance music is S.G. Sinnicks - St Patrick Battalion. A fine choice. Boudreaux is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Degenerate Boy - Mark of Cain. 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Garcia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jethro Boudreaux!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudreaux misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Boudreaux misses the target.
Garcia walks forward, straight into a front kick from Boudreaux.
Boudreaux paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Garcia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boudreaux circles away quickly and effectively.
Boudreaux scores with a jab to the jaw.
Garcia clinches up against the cage.
Garcia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boudreaux lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boudreaux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcia moves out of range of the body kick from Boudreaux.
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Boudreaux circles away.
Boudreaux missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boudreaux lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boudreaux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia with a jab.
Boudreaux looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Boudreaux circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Boudreaux as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia lands a nice looking body shot.
Boudreaux throws the kick towards the body but Garcia avoids it.
Garcia is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boudreaux slips under a jab.
A cross from Boudreaux lands.
Garcia clinches.
Garcia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boudreaux is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Garcia is defending well.
Garcia gets underhooks to prevent Boudreaux's takedown attempt.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garcia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Boudreaux.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Boudreaux controls the action.
Boudreaux dodges an elbow strike from Garcia.
Garcia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Jethro Boudreaux has been cut.
Garcia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Garcia tries a body shot but Boudreaux blocks it.
Boudreaux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Boudreaux.
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but Boudreaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Boudreaux avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
Boudreaux is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Garcia is defending well.
Mickey Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jethro Boudreaux.
Boudreaux is trying to drag Garcia to the mat but Garcia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Boudreaux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boudreaux.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Boudreaux is just out of range.
Boudreaux slips under a jab from Garcia.
Garcia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A low kick lands for Boudreaux.
Garcia defending well as Boudreaux loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boudreaux throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Garcia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boudreaux throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garcia.
Garcia misses with a lunging right hand
and Boudreaux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcia misses with a jab to the body
and Boudreaux counters with a nice uppercut.
Boudreaux ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Boudreaux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Boudreaux.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boudreaux moves away.
Boudreaux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Garcia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Boudreaux trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boudreaux looking to pass the guard.
Boudreaux is stalling in the full guard.
Boudreaux won't allow Garcia to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garcia is on top in guard.
Garcia throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Boudreaux's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boudreaux preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Boudreaux trying to control from the bottom.
Boudreaux is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Garcia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boudreaux trying to control but Garcia postures up.
Boudreaux is trying to get back to full guard.
Boudreaux looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jethro Boudreaux will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jethro Boudreaux's cut.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boudreaux takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boudreaux throws out the jab.
Boudreaux scores with a kick to the body.
Garcia digs a good hook to Boudreaux's body.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boudreaux was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
The fighters circling - Boudreaux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Boudreaux is just out of range.
Boudreaux attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Garcia is looking to wear down Boudreaux with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boudreaux connects with a right hand. Garcia shakes it off.
Boudreaux throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia swings for the body but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Garcia misses with a hook. Boudreaux ducked under it nicely.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Boudreaux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boudreaux digs a good hook to Garcia's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Garcia with a hook.
Boudreaux changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Garcia looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Garcia is trying to get back to half guard.
Boudreaux tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia manages to get back to half guard.
Boudreaux works his foot free and advances to mount.
Garcia sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard.
Boudreaux takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Boudreaux is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boudreaux is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Garcia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boudreaux is trying to work for a kimura but Garcia is defending well.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Boudreaux has control of the leg.
Garcia works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia looking to control.
Boudreaux not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Boudreaux trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Boudreaux tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
Boudreaux wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boudreaux connects with a jab.
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.
Boudreaux has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Garcia finds it's way round the side to connect with Boudreaux's head.
Boudreaux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Mickey Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boudreaux finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boudreaux.
Boudreaux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boudreaux throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Boudreaux throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily.
Boudreaux fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Garcia.
A bone on bone clash there as Garcia blocks the leg kick.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boudreaux.
Boudreaux swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Garcia counters with a nice body shot.
Boudreaux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Boudreaux moves away and avoids it.
Boudreaux gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jethro Boudreaux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jethro Boudreaux's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Boudreaux on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boudreaux.
Boudreaux tries to keep at a distance but Garcia has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
Garcia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boudreaux or not.
Garcia gets underhooks to prevent Boudreaux's takedown attempt.
Garcia digs a right hand underneath Boudreaux's ribcage. Boudreaux let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Boudreaux has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Garcia seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Boudreaux can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from Boudreaux fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boudreaux takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garcia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Boudreaux.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boudreaux.
Boudreaux scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Boudreaux working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boudreaux drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mickey Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jethro Boudreaux.
Garcia lands a nice elbow.
Garcia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boudreaux manages to break the clinch.
Boudreaux lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garcia's sensitive parts.
Boudreaux doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch but Boudreaux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boudreaux is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Garcia with a body shot.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Boudreaux saw that one coming.
Garcia lands a body shot.
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Garcia throws a body punch but Boudreaux moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boudreaux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Boudreaux looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boudreaux fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boudreaux gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That has opened up Jethro Boudreaux's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a slapping body shot.
Boudreaux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Boudreaux looks to move away, Garcia throws a big counter combo but Boudreaux just gets out of the way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boudreaux.
Boudreaux throws a lazy body kick
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boudreaux throws a body shot but no joy.
Boudreaux throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Boudreaux avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Boudreaux slips under a jab from Garcia.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Boudreaux circles away.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boudreaux.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boudreaux.
Boudreaux slips under a jab.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Boudreaux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A quick step to the side and Garcia tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boudreaux.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Boudreaux moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Garcia manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Boudreaux trying to control from Garcia's half guard. Garcia has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Garcia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boudreaux is one step ahead there.
Boudreaux trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garcia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boudreaux is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Garcia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Garcia throwing shots but Boudreaux is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia trying to control from half guard but Boudreaux is working away.
Boudreaux manages to get to full guard.
Boudreaux trying to keep a closed guard but Garcia is proving a slippery customer.
Garcia is looking to work some ground and pound but Boudreaux has wrist control.
Boudreaux has momentary wrist control but Garcia slips an elbow through the middle.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boudreaux swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia trying to control but Boudreaux is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Garcia clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jethro Boudreaux's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Boudreaux fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Garcia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boudreaux rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boudreaux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia throws an elbow but it misses.
Garcia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boudreaux misses with the head strike.
Boudreaux prevents a body shot from Garcia.
Boudreaux throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the body.
Boudreaux gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Garcia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boudreaux is trying to control. Garcia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Garcia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jethro Boudreaux has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garcia looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcia, not yet.
Garcia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boudreaux manages to get himself to full guard.
Garcia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Boudreaux manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Garcia manages to get himself to full guard.
Boudreaux is fighting to break Garcia's control of his arms but Garcia is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boudreaux controlling from the top position.
Garcia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boudreaux's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux has his hands on Garcia's head, controlling the position.
Garcia throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boudreaux keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boudreaux wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Garcia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garcia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garcia passes Boudreaux's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Garcia is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jethro Boudreaux's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Boudreaux throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Garcia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boudreaux working a defensive guard but Garcia passes into half guard.
Garcia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jethro Boudreaux's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mickey Garcia!
Mickey Garcia retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Mickey Garcia 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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