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BLAZE 27 - SEAN VS HAWK PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sutarjo Sukarman (ranked 24776 p4p, 3826 weight class) and Timmy Doyle (ranked 725 p4p, 496 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sutarjo Sukarman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Timmy Doyle!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sukarman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Doyle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sukarman controls the pace.
Sukarman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sukarman throws a body kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Doyle.
Doyle punishes Sukarman's body with a nice straight punch.
Sukarman checks a leg kick.
Sukarman seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Doyle lands with a big left! Sukarman is wobbled badly! Doyle comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Sukarman to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Timmy Doyle!
Timmy Doyle gave a mention to MKFC in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Sutarjo Sukarman was interviewed post fight and said 'Next i'll win'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sapiencia De Lamarca (ranked 4011 p4p, 4261 weight class) and Machupa Rodikwamikambe (ranked 210 p4p, 223 weight class). Rodikwamikambe has chosen Boy Harsher - Run as his entrance music. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sapiencia De Lamarca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Machupa Rodikwamikambe!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodikwamikambe throws a lazy right hand but De Lamarca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rodikwamikambe throws a right hand that De Lamarca ducks under and follows up with a left that De Lamarca also avoids with ease.
De Lamarca is looking to counter the offense by Rodikwamikambe and move into the clinch.
De Lamarca rushes Rodikwamikambe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
De Lamarca working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from De Lamarca fails to land.
De Lamarca managing to block the knees to the body from Rodikwamikambe.
De Lamarca throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodikwamikambe.
De Lamarca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodikwamikambe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. De Lamarca is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
De Lamarca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rodikwamikambe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Lamarca lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lamarca digs a right hand underneath Rodikwamikambe's ribcage. Rodikwamikambe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Lamarca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rodikwamikambe blocks a body shot from De Lamarca.
Rodikwamikambe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've been informed that Rodikwamikambe has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rodikwamikambe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables De Lamarca to keep the fight standing.
Rodikwamikambe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lamarca moves into the clinch.
De Lamarca lands with a light punch inside.
De Lamarca lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De Lamarca pushes Rodikwamikambe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from De Lamarca.
Rodikwamikambe blocks an uppercut.
Rodikwamikambe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as De Lamarca walks away with a smile on his face. Rodikwamikambe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sapiencia De Lamarca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Machupa Rodikwamikambe.
Rodikwamikambe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Lamarca darts in and clinches Rodikwamikambe up against the cage.
De Lamarca lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rodikwamikambe.
A right hand to the body from De Lamarca.
De Lamarca misses with a punch to the body.
De Lamarca has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rodikwamikambe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. De Lamarca fights it off and pushes away nicely.
De Lamarca tries to clinch up but Rodikwamikambe circles away and keeps his distance.
De Lamarca forces Rodikwamikambe back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodikwamikambe decides to pull guard.
Rodikwamikambe working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lamarca trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodikwamikambe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Lamarca is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rodikwamikambe can do anything to dispel that myth.
De Lamarca trying to control but Rodikwamikambe is working from the bottom.
Rodikwamikambe looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodikwamikambe, not yet.
Rodikwamikambe pushes De Lamarca off and scrambles back to his feet.
De Lamarca tries to clinch up.
Rodikwamikambe unleashes a big counter combination but De Lamarca bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodikwamikambe throws a series of punches but De Lamarca avoids them all with ease.
De Lamarca pushes Rodikwamikambe up against the cage in a clinch.
De Lamarca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Lamarca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Lamarca misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Lamarca misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Rodikwamikambe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Lamarca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Lamarca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rodikwamikambe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. De Lamarca just stands there and leans against the cage.
Still in the clinch, De Lamarca scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Lamarca lands a shoulder strike.
De Lamarca working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Lamarca misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Lamarca lands a right hand.
De Lamarca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodikwamikambe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rodikwamikambe is trying to drag De Lamarca to the mat but De Lamarca just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
De Lamarca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Lamarca works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Lamarca working aggressively here.
De Lamarca lands with a short shot to the head.
Rodikwamikambe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodikwamikambe.
De Lamarca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Lamarca lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rodikwamikambe.
Rodikwamikambe tries for a takedown. No joy.
De Lamarca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Lamarca.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sapiencia De Lamarca dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rodikwamikambe throws a series of punches but De Lamarca avoids them all with ease.
De Lamarca forces Rodikwamikambe back against the cage and clinches.
De Lamarca lands a right hand.
De Lamarca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from De Lamarca fails to land.
Rodikwamikambe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
De Lamarca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Lamarca misses with a punch to the body.
Rodikwamikambe tries to score a body lock takedown but De Lamarca shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rodikwamikambe tries to break the clinch but De Lamarca is controlling the position.
Rodikwamikambe pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lamarca wants to control from the top but Rodikwamikambe keeps moving.
De Lamarca throwing strikes but missing.
De Lamarca wants to stand but Rodikwamikambe is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodikwamikambe is looking to stand up but De Lamarca isn't so interested in that idea.
De Lamarca will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rodikwamikambe is trying to hold De Lamarca in close to prevent damage but De Lamarca has managed to pass into half guard.
De Lamarca is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rodikwamikambe is trying to stand up here but De Lamarca is controlling him well.
Rodikwamikambe throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rodikwamikambe works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rodikwamikambe pushes De Lamarca off and gets back to his feet.
De Lamarca wants to clinch.
Rodikwamikambe digs a good body shot into De Lamarca's ribs.
Sapiencia De Lamarca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Lamarca doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodikwamikambe circles away.
Rodikwamikambe lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
De Lamarca gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from De Lamarca fails to land.
Rodikwamikambe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. De Lamarca avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
De Lamarca misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Lamarca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Lamarca working aggressively here.
De Lamarca throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lamarca misses with a punch to the body.
De Lamarca misses with a punch on the inside.
De Lamarca misses with a punch to the body.
Rodikwamikambe tries to pull guard but De Lamarca won't allow it.
Sapiencia De Lamarca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Machupa Rodikwamikambe.
Rodikwamikambe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rodikwamikambe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as De Lamarca walks away with a smile on his face. Rodikwamikambe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sapiencia De Lamarca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Lamarca closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from De Lamarca fails to land.
De Lamarca lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Lamarca working aggressively here.
De Lamarca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rodikwamikambe tries to land a knee to the head but De Lamarca blocks with his arms.
Sapiencia De Lamarca has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rodikwamikambe tries to pull guard but De Lamarca forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rodikwamikambe jumps guard but De Lamarca turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
De Lamarca throws a head punch that misses.
De Lamarca scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Lamarca misses with a punch to the body.
De Lamarca gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rodikwamikambe.
Rodikwamikambe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. De Lamarca just stands there and leans against the cage.
De Lamarca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from De Lamarca fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Lamarca.
Rodikwamikambe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Lamarca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodikwamikambe can do to turn this around?
De Lamarca is working Rodikwamikambe over against the cage.
De Lamarca can't find room to land a body shot as Rodikwamikambe controls the action.
De Lamarca lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Lamarca lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Lamarca.
Rodikwamikambe tries for a takedown but De Lamarca manages to get underhooks.
Rodikwamikambe is breathing heavily.
Rodikwamikambe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by De Lamarca after a bit of a struggle.
A head punch on the inside from De Lamarca fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sapiencia De Lamarca dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
De Lamarca closes the distance and pushes Rodikwamikambe back into the cage.
Rodikwamikambe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Lamarca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rodikwamikambe looking for a takedown.
De Lamarca misses with a punch on the inside.
De Lamarca digs a right hand underneath Rodikwamikambe's ribcage. Rodikwamikambe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Lamarca tries a body shot but Rodikwamikambe blocks it.
De Lamarca gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rodikwamikambe.
De Lamarca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodikwamikambes head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodikwamikambe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables De Lamarca to keep the fight standing.
Sapiencia De Lamarca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Machupa Rodikwamikambe.
A shot in the inside from De Lamarca.
De Lamarca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Lamarca pushes Rodikwamikambe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Lamarca lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodikwamikambe backwards.
Rodikwamikambe tries to pull guard but De Lamarca forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rodikwamikambe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lamarca lands with a right to the head.
De Lamarca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodikwamikambe's elbow.
De Lamarca misses with the head strike.
De Lamarca gets underhooks to prevent Rodikwamikambe's takedown attempt.
Rodikwamikambe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. De Lamarca just stands there and leans against the cage.
De Lamarca throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodikwamikambe.
De Lamarca lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rodikwamikambe.
De Lamarca lands with a right to the head.
De Lamarca scores with a shot to the side of Rodikwamikambe's head.
Rodikwamikambe tries to land a knee to the head but De Lamarca blocks with his arms.
De Lamarca misses with a body punch.
De Lamarca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rodikwamikambe backwards.
A short left from De Lamarca.
De Lamarca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
 Rodikwamikambe is rocked!
De Lamarca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rodikwamikambe is still on wobbly legs! Can De Lamarca finish him?
De Lamarca misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Lamarca digs a right hand into Rodikwamikambe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rodikwamikambe's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Lamarca lands with a light punch inside.
De Lamarca lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Lamarca digs a right hand underneath Rodikwamikambe's ribcage. Rodikwamikambe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Lamarca unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Rodikwamikambe! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but De Lamarca is unloading with more strikes now! Rodikwamikambe drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sapiencia De Lamarca!
Sapiencia De Lamarca really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that ALPHA Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dany Leblond (ranked 2738 p4p, 2535 weight class) and Gen Tenryu (ranked 415 p4p, 387 weight class). Gen Tenryu 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dany Leblond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gen Tenryu!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leblond misses with a low kick.
Tenryu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tenryu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Leblond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tenryu.
Tenryu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Leblond shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tenryu napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Leblond tries to score with some ground and pound. Tenryu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Leblond postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Leblond in side control, throwing shots but Tenryu defends.
Tenryu struggling a bit here.
Leblond working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tenryu prevents Leblond from improving position.
Leblond misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Tenryu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ground and pound from Leblond seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Leblond is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tenryu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Leblond throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Leblond looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tenryu is avoiding damage well.
Tenryu holds on to Leblond's head and controls the position momentarily.
The strikes coming from Leblond are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Leblond landing a few strikes.
Tenryu taking a bit of punishment here - Leblond scoring with strikes.
Leblond has knee on belly momentarily but Tenryu bucks him off and regains half guard.
Leblond is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leblond lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tenryu is trying to maintain the position but Leblond is very close to passing his half guard.
Tenryu tries to get to full guard but Leblond has control of the leg.
Leblond not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tenryu is doing well to control the position and prevent Leblond from advancing to side control.
Leblond throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leblond throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Leblond is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Leblond is nestled in close to Tenryu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Leblond works his way into side control.
Leblond thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Leblond 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.
Tenryu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Leblond.
Leblond tries for a kimura but Tenryu is defending well.
Leblond throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leblond lands a nice forearm strike.
Leblond misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tenryu can't do much from the bottom here.
Leblond working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Leblond is trying to get an arm triangle but Tenryu is defending well.
Tenryu prevents Leblond from moving into mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leblond cracks Tenryu with a big elbow.
Leblond works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tenryu is working to avoid the ground and pound but Leblond connects with a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tenryu takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dany Leblond dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Leblond takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tenryu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leblond explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Leblond uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tenryu.
Tenryu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leblond looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tenryu digs a good hook to Leblond's body.
Nice shot lands for Tenryu.
Leblond fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tenryu checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tenryu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leblond can pounce on him.
Leblond throws a front kick aimed at Tenryu's knee but Tenryu avoids it well.
Tenryu connects with a jab.
Tenryu scores with a body shot.
Gen Tenryu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenryu moves out of range of the body kick from Leblond.
Tenryu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tenryu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Leblond.
Gen Tenryu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tenryu moves into the clinch.
Leblond tries to throw a body punch but Tenryu avoids it by throwing Leblond back against the cage.
Leblond wants to break free but Tenryu has control.
Tenryu pushes Leblond back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Leblond is working Tenryu over against the cage.
Leblond fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tenryu misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Tenryu.
Tenryu swings wildly with an uppercut but Leblond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tenryu blocks an uppercut.
Leblond has a couple of punches blocked by Tenryu.
Leblond wants to get back to striking at distance but Tenryu won't allow it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tenryu.
Leblond lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tenryu backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leblond is looking to break free of the clinch but Tenryu has double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Tenryu.
A short left from Tenryu.
Tenryu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leblond backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tenryu.
Leblond tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tenryu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Leblond seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tenryu can turn it around.
Leblond fails to pull guard.
Tenryu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tenryu misses with a punch on the inside.
Tenryu misses with the head strike.
A short left from Tenryu.
Tenryu misses with a punch to the body.
Leblond blocks a body shot from Tenryu.
Leblond is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tenryu throws a punch but it's blocked by Leblond.
The referee calls for Tenryu to work.
Tenryu misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tenryu on the inside.
Tenryu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leblond is trying to force a seperation but Tenryu has the dominant position.
Tenryu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tenryu lands with a short shot to the head.
Leblond tries a body shot but Tenryu blocks it.
Leblond wants to take the fight to the mat but Tenryu manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dany Leblond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tenryu taking a breather.
Leblond misses with some punches.
Leblond can't find room to land a body shot as Tenryu controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tenryu looking to slow down the pace here.
Tenryu misses with a body punch.
Leblond escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leblond was well out of range. Poor timing from Tenryu.
Leblond misses with a low kick as Tenryu jumps back.
Tenryu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Leblond.
Tenryu punishes Leblond's body with a nice straight punch.
Leblond walks into a stiff left hand from Tenryu.
Tenryu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leblond was well out of range. Poor timing from Tenryu.
Some bone on bone action there as Tenryu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tenryu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Leblond rather than just go for the knockout.
Tenryu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leblond looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tenryu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leblond. Leblond obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tenryu throws a shot to the body.
Tenryu digs a good body shot into Leblond's ribs.
Tenryu throws an off balance right hand
and Leblond counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tenryu!
Tenryu wants to control but Leblond postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gen Tenryu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Leblond misses with a leg kick
and Tenryu moves into the clinch.
Tenryu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tenryu misses with a body punch.
Leblond swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leblond misses with the head strike.
Tenryu has a couple of punches blocked by Leblond.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tenryu.
Leblond fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tenryu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leblonds head.
Leblond softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tenryu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leblond backwards.
Tenryu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leblond tries to work over Tenryu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tenryu stalling.
Leblond tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leblond blocks an uppercut.
Leblond tries to break free but Tenryu pushes him back against the cage.
Tenryu has a couple of punches blocked by Leblond.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Tenryu.
Leblond's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leblond tries to stall but Tenryu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gen Tenryu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tenryu.
Tenryu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tenryu looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tenryu.
Leblond blocks an uppercut.
Tenryu is looking to control Leblond's arms but Leblond gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tenryu has his back to the cage.
Tenryu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leblond lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tenryu backwards.
Tenryu lands with a short shot to the head.
Leblond misses with some punches.
Leblond scores with a shot to the side of Tenryu's head.
Tenryu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leblond blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tenryu working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Leblond.
Tenryu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tenryu struggles to land a body shot inside as Leblond controls his hands.
Good body shot from Leblond.
Tenryu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Leblond lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tenryu.
Leblond wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Leblond on the inside.
Leblond tries a body shot but Tenryu blocks it.
Tenryu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tenryu lands an uppercut.
Leblond stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tenryu blocks a body shot from Leblond.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tenryu.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tenryu.
Leblond can't find room to land a body shot as Tenryu controls the action.
Leblond doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tenryu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leblond is looking for a takedown.
Tenryu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tenryu takes a shot to the head.
Leblond is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Leblond looking to slow down the pace here.
Tenryu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tenryu blocks a body shot from Leblond.
Tenryu lands with a right to the head.
Tenryu lands with a light punch inside.
Leblond scores with a shot to the side of Tenryu's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leblond lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tenryu blocks an uppercut.
Tenryu lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tenryu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tenryu lands with a right to the head.
Leblond misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tenryu tries to throw a body punch but Leblond avoids it by throwing Tenryu back against the cage.
Leblond lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tenryu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leblond misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tenryu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tenryu working aggressively here.
Tenryu blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Tenryu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leblond can't find room to land a body shot as Tenryu controls the action.
Tenryu prevents a body shot from Leblond.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gen Tenryu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tenryu 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Gen Tenryu!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Gen Tenryu!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Gen Tenryu!
Gen Tenryu wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob White (ranked 1830 p4p, 4333 weight class) and Ashkan Farhadi (ranked 232 p4p, 494 weight class). Jacob White has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155
7 - 1 - 0 |
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1 - 1 - 0 |
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Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ashkan Farhadi!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Farhadi. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
Farhadi lands a jab to the nose.
Decent striking displayed by Farhadi there.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Farhadi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Farhadi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
White has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from White there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ashkan Farhadi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White lands a two punch combo.
Farhadi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White throws a series of strikes that have Farhadi backpedaling.
White slips a jab from Farhadi.
White lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Farhadi throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farhadi throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Farhadi misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Farhadi checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
White ducks under a wild hook from Farhadi.
Farhadi throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Farhadi misses with a looping left.
Farhadi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White is looking to counter punch.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Farhadi swings for the body but White moves out of range.
A slow jab from Farhadi misses its intended target.
White staying out of range there.
Farhadi throws a hook but White blocks it.
White ducks under a wild hook from Farhadi.
White scores with a jab to the head.
Farhadi throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Farhadi throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a leg kick.
Farhadi misses with an uppercut.
White slips under a jab from Farhadi.
White clinches up with Farhadi and pushes him back against the cage.
White leaning against his opponent.
Farhadi swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farhadi throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by White.
Farhadi misses with a hook from the clinch.
White prevents a body shot from Farhadi.
White blocking some punches.
Farhadi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White taking a breather.
White lands an elbow that stopped Farhadi in his tracks for a moment.
White misses with an elbow strike.
I was talking to White's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farhadi.
Farhadi lands a left hand.
Farhadi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farhadi.
Farhadi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farhadi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Farhadi misses with a hook from the clinch.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farhadi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farhadi prevents a body shot from White.
A head punch on the inside from Farhadi fails to land.
Farhadi takes an elbow to the temple.
Farhadi swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farhadi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
White pressing his opponent against the cage.
White blocking some punches.
Farhadi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farhadi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Farhadi on the inside.
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Farhadi backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farhadi blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farhadi swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White slowing the pace effectively.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farhadi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
A head punch on the inside from Farhadi fails to land.
Farhadi throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Farhadi misses with the head strike.
White stalling against the cage.
Farhadi misses with the head strike.
Farhadi has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Farhadi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Farhadi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farhadi can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
Farhadi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Farhadi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ashkan Farhadi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Farhadi misses the shot to the body.
White misses with a few strikes there.
Farhadi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
White lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jacob White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Farhadi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Farhadi misses the target.
Farhadi cracks White with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Farhadi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farhadi throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
Jab by Farhadi.
White lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Farhadi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
Farhadi looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farhadi.
Ashkan Farhadi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Farhadi takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
Farhadi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
A punch combination from White misses.
White has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Farhadi circles away quickly and effectively.
White ducks under a wild hook from Farhadi.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Farhadi throws a sloppy body shot
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Farhadi misses with a wild body shot.
Farhadi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Farhadi.
Farhadi throws a hook but White blocks it.
White throws a head kick but Farhadi moves out of range.
Farhadi throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farhadi.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Farhadi's shoulder, as Farhadi tries to avoid the shot.
Farhadi throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farhadi.
It looked like White was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Farhadi scores with a crisp jab that stopped White in his tracks.
Farhadi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
Farhadi slips a straight right by White.
Farhadi throws a hook but White blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farhadi throws a hook but White blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White moves out of range of the strikes.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Farhadi thuds his right hand into White's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
White slips under a jab.
White takes a swing at Farhadi's ribcage but misses.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Farhadi throws an off balance right hand
and White counters with a left and a right that stings Farhadi.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farhadi.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farhadi.
White thuds a left hand into Farhadi's body.
Farhadi swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Farhadi swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a nice body shot.
Farhadi misses with a hook.
Farhadi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A telegraphed right hand from Farhadi misses the target.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Farhadi with a nice cross.
White connects with a combination that backs up Farhadi into the cage. White lands a flurry of punches that gets past Farhadi's guard. Farhadi is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! White bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob White!
Jacob White decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Carlos (ranked 2741 p4p, 2100 weight class) and Darrion McKee (ranked 342 p4p, 259 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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155
5 - 1 - 0 |
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Carlos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darrion McKee!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carlos misses with a body kick.
Carlos misses with the combination.
McKee has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Carlos is landing a low percentage of strikes.
McKee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carlos.
Carlos jabs at McKee's body.
McKee keeps the fight on the outside.
Carlos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McKee looks to score with a jab to the body but Carlos is just out of range.
McKee throws a body shot but no joy.
Darrion McKee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carlos thows a body kick. McKee tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carlos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos misses with a hook
and McKee counters with a straight right hand.
Carlos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McKee.
McKee slips under a jab from Carlos.
Carlos drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carlos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carlos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McKee keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos stands and throws McKee's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Carlos wants to control but McKee is keeping him busy.
Carlos lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McKee down.
Carlos in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
McKee tries to buck Carlos off but Carlos is having none of it.
Carlos in side control lands a decent elbow.
McKee is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos is looking to take a break and control but McKee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McKee can't do much from the bottom here.
McKee is working to avoid the ground and pound but Carlos connects with a decent elbow.
Carlos working away.
Carlos wants to lay and pray for a moment but McKee keeps working.
Carlos working away.
Carlos tries to advance to mount but McKee denies him.
McKee is looking to regain half guard here but Carlos keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos trying to control the position but McKee is working away.
Carlos cracks McKee with a big elbow.
Carlos working the ground and pound.
Carlos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McKee has escaped the position, nice work there.
Carlos postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
McKee is trying to control Carlos's posture but Carlos avoids it.
McKee might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Carlos haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Carlos with the ground and pound but McKee regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McKee is not content to let Carlos control the position.
McKee is trying to get back to full guard.
McKee is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Carlos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McKee is trying to maintain the position but Carlos is very close to passing his half guard.
McKee punching from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Carlos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Carlos misses with a lunging right hand
and McKee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carlos throws a lazy head kick
and McKee counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Carlos pushes McKee off and scrambles back to his feet.
Carlos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McKee.
McKee manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Carlos on his heels. He'll look to pass Carlos's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlos wants to sweep here but McKee controlling him for the moment.
Juan Carlos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McKee trying to control the position from guard on top but Carlos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlos trying to control the position.
McKee won't allow Carlos to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McKee stops Carlos from standing up.
Carlos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McKee can do to turn this around?
McKee stopping the sweep attempt from Carlos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos is working hard here to advance position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
McKee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carlos trying to control the position.
McKee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McKee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carlos was well out of range. Poor timing from McKee.
Carlos is looking to clinch but McKee is avoiding it.
Carlos just misses with a punch to the body.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McKee as he jumps to the side.
McKee steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
McKee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A punch combination from Carlos misses.
McKee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McKee misses with a straight right.
Carlos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Carlos with that takedown attempt.
McKee misses with a looping left.
Carlos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McKee.
Juan Carlos is winning the standup battle so far.
McKee looks to score with a jab to the body but Carlos is just out of range.
Carlos throws a body shot but no joy.
Carlos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McKee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Carlos checks the leg kick.
Carlos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McKee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carlos misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKee moves away from the strike by Carlos.
Carlos is looking to wear down McKee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from McKee. Carlos does a little dance to reset his feet.
McKee throws a jab but it's blocked by Carlos.
McKee lands a body shot.
McKee lands a right hook to the body.
McKee takes a kick to the side of the head.
Carlos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carlos throws a lazy body kick
and McKee decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carlos's guard.
Carlos pushes McKee off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McKee connects with a looping right hand.
McKee misses with a straight left.
McKee looks to score with a jab to the body but Carlos is just out of range.
McKee closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carlos is not content to let McKee control the position.
Carlos manages to get back to half guard.
McKee is looking to stall here but Carlos recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McKee tries to free his leg and advance position but Carlos is retaining full guard.
McKee slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Carlos holds on and takes a little breather.
Carlos looking to control.
McKee passes into half guard.
Carlos is looking to get back to full guard here but McKee has managed to pass to side control instead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Darrion McKee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Carlos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McKee circles away quickly and effectively.
Carlos walks into a jab.
The fighters circling - Carlos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McKee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carlos.
Carlos misses the shot to the body.
McKee throws a jab when Carlos was well out of range.
A big left from Carlos misses.
McKee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carlos moves away.
Carlos throws a lazy right hand but McKee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carlos misses with a takedown attempt - McKee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos wants to clinch.
Carlos throws a shot from downtown. McKee moves away and avoids it.
McKee throws a hook but Carlos avoids it easily.
McKee slips a jab and a cross from Carlos.
A countering left hand to the body from McKee misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKee throws out a powerful jab.
McKee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carlos wants to clinch.
McKee swings for the body but Carlos moves out of range.
McKee misses with a wild body shot.
McKee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carlos was well out of range. Poor timing from McKee.
Carlos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
McKee tries to roll over but Carlos keeps him under control.
McKee is trying to maintain the position but Carlos is very close to passing his half guard.
Carlos wants to control but McKee is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKee wants to control but Carlos is keeping busy.
Carlos lands strikes from half guard.
Carlos is looking to take a break and control but McKee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carlos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McKee defending well though.
Carlos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McKee defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKee controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Carlos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McKee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
McKee controlling the position well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McKee shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Carlos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
McKee trying to control but Carlos is working from the bottom.
McKee sitting in guard here, content to control.
McKee trying to control but Carlos is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKee content to stall in guard here.
Carlos looking to hit a scissor sweep but McKee is one step ahead there.
Carlos is trying to control the position but McKee postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Darrion McKee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McKee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Darrion McKee.
I think McKee 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Juan Carlos!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Juan Carlos!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Juan Carlos!
Juan Carlos wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Juan Carlos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kang Aroo (ranked 3701 p4p, 2596 weight class) and James Rocksteady (ranked 497 p4p, 365 weight class). Rocksteady has chosen Red Right Hand as his entrance music. James Rocksteady 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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kang Aroo!
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, James Rocksteady!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocksteady fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Aroo to the ground. Rocksteady is now in Aroo's guard.
Rocksteady postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rocksteady trying to control the position from guard on top but Aroo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aroo is looking to stand up but Rocksteady isn't so interested in that idea.
Aroo keeping full guard, as Rocksteady tries to pass.
Rocksteady has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at CT. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Rocksteady controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aroo wants to control the position but Rocksteady says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Rocksteady controlling the action here.
Aroo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rocksteady on the ground.
Aroo looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rocksteady throwing shots but Aroo is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rocksteady seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rocksteady working over Aroo with some ground and pound. Aroo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rocksteady thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aroo's head.
Rocksteady missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rocksteady not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rocksteady is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Aroo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rocksteady.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocksteady is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Aroo scores with a hook.
Rocksteady shoots in and gets a takedown into Aroo's guard.
Rocksteady lands a couple of digs.
Rocksteady with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Aroo wants to get back to his feet but Rocksteady is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rocksteady has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocksteady missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aroo wants to stand up but Rocksteady is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rocksteady passes Aroo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rocksteady working the head and body with strikes.
Rocksteady thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rocksteady seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rocksteady not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Rocksteady dominated that round.
That's time! Aroo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rocksteady clinches.
Rocksteady on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rocksteady turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Rocksteady moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Rocksteady thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rocksteady working the head and body with strikes.
 It looks like Kang Aroo has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocksteady has an Americana. Aroo didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Rocksteady is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Rocksteady hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). James Rocksteady!
A relieved looking James Rocksteady thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Allu (ranked 1385 p4p, 3861 weight class) and Sellus Gravius Jr (ranked 61 p4p, 139 weight class). Sellus Gravius Jr told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Allu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sellus Gravius Jr!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Allu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gravius Jr throws a big counter head kick but Allu avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Allu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mike Allu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allu misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Allu misses with an uppercut. Gravius Jr saw that one coming.
Gravius Jr wants to counter with a clinch but Allu pushes him away.
Allu loads up on a big right hand but Gravius Jr slips the punch.
Gravius Jr wants to counter with a clinch but Allu pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allu stuns Gravius Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Allu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gravius Jr has time to react.
 It looks like Sellus Gravius Jr has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gravius Jr steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Allu.
Gravius Jr gets tackled into the cage by Allu. Allu maintains the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Allu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Allu.
Gravius Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Allu controls the action.
Allu lands a hook that snaps the head of Gravius Jr backwards.
Gravius Jr tries to work over Allu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gravius Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Allu missing with knees to the body.
Gravius Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Allu controls his hands.
Allu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Allu scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allu misses with a punch to the body.
Allu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gravius Jr's elbow.
Allu tries to throw a body punch but Gravius Jr avoids it by throwing Allu back against the cage.
Gravius Jr prevents a body shot from Allu.
Gravius Jr throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gravius Jr.
Gravius Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Allu.
Gravius Jr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Allu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allu is leaning against Gravius Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Allu misses with some punches.
Gravius Jr blocks a body shot from Allu.
Gravius Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Allu backwards.
Allu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gravius Jr prevents a body shot from Allu.
Allu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gravius Jr's elbow.
Allu misses with a punch to the body.
Gravius Jr tries a body shot but Allu blocks it.
Allu blocks a body shot from Gravius Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravius Jr misses with a body punch.
Allu blocking some punches.
Gravius Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Mike Allu has been cut.
Gravius Jr blocks a body shot from Allu.
Gravius Jr blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Allu.
Gravius Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Allu has a couple of punches blocked by Gravius Jr.
Allu works on Gravius Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Gravius Jr working aggressively here.
Gravius Jr successfully pulls guard.
Gravius Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Gravius Jr, not yet.
Gravius Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Allu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Allu controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravius Jr working for a triangle but Allu defends it easily.
Gravius Jr 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.
Gravius Jr keeps trying to improve his position.
Allu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gravius Jr on the ground.
Allu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Allu dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gravius Jr slips a jab from Allu.
Allu seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Allu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Allu scores with the left hand. Gravius Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Allu missing with a left hand there. Gravius Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gravius Jr wants to counter with a clinch but Allu pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allu cracks Gravius Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Allu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allu. Gravius Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gravius Jr drags the fight down to the ground.
Allu controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gravius Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Allu preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gravius Jr is on top in guard.
Gravius Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Allu is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravius Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Allu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gravius Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Allu is retaining full guard.
Gravius Jr seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gravius Jr sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Allu's guard.
Gravius Jr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gravius Jr is trying to control. Allu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravius Jr sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gravius Jr trying to mount his opponent but Allu defends it.
Gravius Jr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gravius Jr is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Allu sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gravius Jr trying to pass the guard but Allu defending well.
Gravius Jr is keen to just control but Allu is a slippery customer.
Gravius Jr prevents Allu from improving his position.
Gravius Jr stalling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Allu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravius Jr manages to avoid it.
Gravius Jr tries to counter with a clinch but Allu shakes him off and moves away.
Allu takes a swing at Gravius Jr's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Gravius Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Allu dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Allu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Allu doesn't manage to clinch there - Gravius Jr circles away.
Allu tries to clinch up.
Allu sets himself, and Gravius Jr steps forward looking for the clinch! Allu avoids it this time.
Allu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gravius Jr wants to counter with a clinch but Allu pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravius Jr blocks a jab.
Gravius Jr is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Allu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gravius Jr can do to turn this around?
Allu throws a shot to the body.
Mike Allu is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allu connects with a looping right hand.
Gravius Jr blocks the body kick.
Gravius Jr is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gravius Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That has opened up Sellus Gravius Jr's cut even more.
Gravius Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Allu.
Gravius Jr feints a counter leg kick.
Gravius Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Allu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allu misses with a kick to the body
and Gravius Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Allu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gravius Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oooooh!!! Allu has knocked Gravius Jr down with a huge combo! Allu steps away and waves a wobbly Gravius Jr back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allu looks to land a right hand but Gravius Jr moved out of range.
A shot to the liver by Allu. Beautiful body shot.
Allu misses with a looping right.
Gravius Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allu looks to score with a jab to the body but Gravius Jr is just out of range.
Gravius Jr tries to counter by closing the distance.
Allu lands a right hook to the body.
Allu closes the distance and clinches.
Gravius Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gravius Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Allu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Allu.
The cut above Sellus Gravius Jr's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gravius Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gravius Jr has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Allu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gravius Jr can turn it around.
Allu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gravius Jr or not.
Allu scores with a shoulder strike.
Allu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gravius Jr prevents a body shot from Allu.
A short right from Allu.
Allu scores with a shot to the side of Gravius Jr's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gravius Jr blocks a body shot from Allu.
A head punch on the inside from Gravius Jr fails to land.
Allu lands with a right to the head.
Allu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Allu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Allu tries to work over Gravius Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Allu misses with a punch to the body.
Gravius Jr blocks an uppercut.
Gravius Jr lands a right hand.
A short left from Allu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Allu clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Allu misses with a hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Allu!
Allu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gravius Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Allu scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allu cracks Gravius Jr with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Allu has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gravius Jr to stand back up!
Gravius Jr is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allu lands a body shot.
Allu misses with a double jab.
Nice body kick from Allu.
Allu sends Gravius Jr crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Allu is motioning to the referee to let Gravius Jr up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Gravius Jr is rocked!
Allu scores with a hook to the body. Gravius Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allu clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allu lands a nice elbow.
Sellus Gravius Jr's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Mike Allu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Allu tries a body shot but Gravius Jr blocks it.
Allu misses with a punch to the body.
Allu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gravius Jr blocks a body shot from Allu.
Allu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Allu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Allu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Allu.
Allu can't find room to land a body shot as Gravius Jr controls the action.
Allu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Allu misses with a body punch.
Gravius Jr prevents a body shot from Allu.
Gravius Jr misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Allu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Allu misses with the head strike.
Allu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gravius Jr or not.
Allu lands a body punch.
Allu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Allu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gravius Jr's elbow.
A short uppercut from Allu.
Allu lands a left hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sellus Gravius Jr's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Allu!
Our winner, Mike Allu, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Finbar McLennan (ranked 1966 p4p, 2677 weight class) and Fred Ottoman (ranked 45 p4p, 105 weight class). Ottoman has chosen Terminator Theme as his entrance music. Finbar McLennan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Finbar McLennan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Ottoman!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Ottoman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Finbar McLennan has been cut.
McLennan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ottoman sprawls well. Ottoman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McLennan gets slowly back to his feet.
McLennan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ottoman bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops McLennan! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
 McLennan is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McLennan is working an open guard so Ottoman takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Oh McLennan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ottoman ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking McLennan out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fred Ottoman!
Fred Ottoman gave a mention to Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services (80%) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sawyer Sean (ranked 1864 p4p, 2456 weight class) and Road Warrior Hawk (ranked 286 p4p, 373 weight class). Sean comes to the cage accompanied by In Too Deep- Phil Collins. The key to victory for Sawyer Sean has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sawyer Sean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Road Warrior Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sean bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawk misses with a straight left.
Hawk blocks a head kick by Sean.
Hawk swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hawk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sean looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sean ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Sean misses the target.
Sean scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hawk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawk tests Sean's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Sawyer Sean has been cut.
Road Warrior Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawk misses with a hook. Sean ducked under it nicely.
Hawk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sean is looking to counter punch.
Hawk lunges at Sean with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sean's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sean throws an overhand right that lands on Hawk's shoulder, as Hawk tries to avoid the shot.
Sean throws a hook but Hawk blocks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hawk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sean is rocked!
Hawk moves out of range of the strikes.
Oh Sean is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sean thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sean moves out of range of the strikes.
Sean misses with a looping left.
Sean seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice shot lands for Sean.
Hawk might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A swing and a miss from Sean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hawk.
Hawk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hawk is rocked!
Hawk moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sean throws a one two combo.
Hawk is still on wobbly legs! Can Sean finish him?
Hawk throws out a loose jab but Sean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sean was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hawk moves away from the strike by Sean.
Hawk seems to have recovered his senses.
Hawk throws a hook but Sean avoids it easily.
A big left from Hawk misses.
Hawk throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hawk scores with a nice strike.
A jab lands there for Hawk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawk drops Sean with a naaaaasty hook - Sean is in real trouble here! Hawk dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Road Warrior Hawk!
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