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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Higgins (ranked 5794 p4p, 4745 weight class) and Kang Dae Kim (ranked 303 p4p, 268 weight class). Kim comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Purge - Jay Park, pH-1, BIG Naughty , Woodie Gochild, HAON, TRADE L, Si kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kang Dae Kim 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon Higgins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kang Dae Kim!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Higgins appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kim throws a head kick that misses
and Higgins counters with a shoot takedown. Kim fights it but they end up in guard.
Higgins is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Higgins drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kim manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Higgins has Kim in his guard.
Higgins has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Kim should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Higgins has tightened it up now! Kim should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Brandon Higgins!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Apolloni (ranked 4738 p4p, 5507 weight class) and Rebel Jones (ranked 553 p4p, 599 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Apolloni might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Paky - ROZZI (prod. Kermit). The key to victory for Mario Apolloni 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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Apolloni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rebel Jones!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones has managed to clinch.
Apolloni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Apolloni.
Donk. Apolloni catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Apolloni wants to clinch.
Apolloni misses with a looping right.
Apolloni throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones throws a series of punches but Apolloni moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Apolloni chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Apolloni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jab, jab by Apolloni - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Apolloni moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Apolloni lands a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Apolloni, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apolloni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Apolloni wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Apolloni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Apolloni looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Apolloni keeps him there for the moment.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Apolloni throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones blocks a head kick by Apolloni.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Apolloni.
Apolloni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones takes one on the button.
Apolloni's corner calls for a 1-2. Apolloni obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Apolloni is looking to clinch.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Apolloni manages to break the clinch.
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!
Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Apolloni is out of range and Jones settles back down.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Mario Apolloni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Apolloni, pushing him back against the ropes.
Apolloni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Apolloni is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Apolloni wants to clinch.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Apolloni tries to counter by clinching up but Jones breaks away and moves out of range.
Jones feints a jab promting Apolloni to slip. Jones then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Apolloni slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
 It looks like Mario Apolloni has been cut.
Apolloni moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Apolloni with a jab.
Jones on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
It looked like Apolloni was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jones rushes Apolloni and presses him up against the ropes.
Apolloni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apolloni tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jones has managed to clinch.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Apolloni throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Apolloni at a distance.
Apolloni tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Apolloni moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Apolloni.
Apolloni throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Jones.
Apolloni seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jones blocks a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Apolloni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apolloni throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Apolloni scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Apolloni avoids the head kick by Jones.
Apolloni tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Apolloni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Apolloni in a clinch.
Apolloni breaks the clinch.
Apolloni tries to clinch up.
Apolloni works the jab nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Apolloni - that will leave a mark!
Apolloni moves away from the strike by Jones.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Apolloni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Apolloni is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Apolloni throws out the jab.
A big right from Apolloni misses.
Jones rushes Apolloni and presses him up against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rebel Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mario Apolloni's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Apolloni. That one must have hurt.
A combination from Apolloni does no damage.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones throws a right and a left that Apolloni avoids nicely.
Apolloni scores with a head kick.
Apolloni misses with the combination.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Apolloni is looking to counter with head kicks.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Apolloni.
Apolloni throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
Mario Apolloni is winning the standup battle so far.
Apolloni thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Apolloni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones walks into a jab.
Apolloni with the inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Apolloni jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Apolloni throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Apolloni sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
Apolloni lands a jab to the head.
Apolloni throws a head kick that half lands.
Jones lands a jab to Apolloni's midsection.
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!
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones throws a right hand that Apolloni ducks under and follows up with a left that Apolloni also avoids with ease.
Apolloni misses with a body shot.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
Jones throws a series of punches but Apolloni moves out of range.
Apolloni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Apolloni tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones unleashes a big counter combination but Apolloni bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a series of punches but Apolloni moves out of range.
Apolloni avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Apolloni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Apolloni cracks Jones with a good jab.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Apolloni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Apolloni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Apolloni can pounce on him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Apolloni.
Apolloni moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Apolloni.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Apolloni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Apolloni looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Jones throws a right hand that Apolloni ducks under and follows up with a left that Apolloni also avoids with ease.
Jones lands a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Apolloni. That's going to slow Jones down.
Apolloni doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Apolloni's corner calls for a 1-2. Apolloni obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A good leg kick by Apolloni.
Apolloni scores with a head kick.
Apolloni scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Apolloni misses with an uppercut.
Jones throws a series of punches but Apolloni moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Apolloni throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Apolloni back to the ropes. Jones follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Apolloni scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jones slips a jab from Apolloni.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apolloni tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Apolloni, as that shot connected.
Jones works Apolloni's body with a nice hook.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Apolloni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones throws a right hand that Apolloni ducks under and follows up with a left that Apolloni also avoids with ease.
A lazy left from Apolloni finds it's target.
Apolloni connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Jones throws a right and a left that Apolloni avoids nicely.
Apolloni throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Jones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Apolloni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Apolloni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Apolloni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones drives through and clinches with Apolloni against the ropes.
Apolloni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mario Apolloni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mario Apolloni's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Apolloni lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Apolloni tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Apolloni doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Apolloni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Apolloni connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Apolloni goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Apolloni lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Apolloni throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Apolloni throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Apolloni tries to clinch up.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Apolloni throws a shot to the body.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Apolloni misses with a straight right.
Jones is looking for the big counter here.
Apolloni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apolloni tries a head kick but it misses.
Apolloni throws a nice inside leg kick.
Apolloni takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Apolloni scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A big right from Apolloni misses.
Jones throws a counter combo.
Jones drops Apolloni with a left right combo! Jones follows him down to the ground into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Apolloni is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jones grinds an elbow into Apolloni's temple.
 Apolloni is rocked!
Jones scores with a couple of short elbows.
Oh Apolloni is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones grinds an elbow into Apolloni's temple.
Jones cracks Apolloni with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Jones immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Apolloni is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rebel Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kai Svenson (ranked 25064 p4p, 4276 weight class) and Seth Rockwell (ranked 747 p4p, 533 weight class). Rockwell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Whiney (feat. Inja). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kai Svenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seth Rockwell!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svenson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rockwell's guard.
Rockwell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rockwell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rockwell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rockwell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Svenson defends it well.
Rockwell is trying for a kimura here. Svenson looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Rockwell wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Seth Rockwell!
Seth Rockwell thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antti Railio (ranked 3199 p4p, 2073 weight class) and Tony Beer (ranked 405 p4p, 285 weight class). Antti Railio is staring across the ring 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Railio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Beer!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Railio misses with a hook. Beer ducked under it nicely.
Railio seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Beer throws a right hand that Railio ducks under and follows up with a left that Railio also avoids with ease.
Beer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Beer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Railio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Railio.
Beer misses the shot to the body.
Beer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Beer.
Beer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Railio misses with a lunging right hand
and Beer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Railio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Railio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Beer looks winded!
Railio lands a nice looking body shot.
Beer gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Railio gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antti Railio!
A relieved looking Antti Railio 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between William OConnor (ranked 2627 p4p, 1121 weight class) and Javier Martinez (ranked 376 p4p, 174 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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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 7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, William OConnor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
OConnor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like William OConnor has been cut.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Martinez rushes OConnor and presses him up against the ropes.
Martinez manages to break the clinch.
Martinez throws a head kick but OConnor moves out of range.
OConnor tries to counter by clinching up but Martinez breaks away and moves out of range.
OConnor takes one to the side of the head.
OConnor tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
OConnor blocks a head kick by Martinez.
OConnor is looking to counter the offense by Martinez and move into the clinch.
OConnor blocks a head kick by Martinez.
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick and OConnor moves out of range easily.
OConnor thinks about countering with a head kick.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez looks winded!
Martinez clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, OConnor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martinez's brow.
OConnor takes an elbow to the forehead.
OConnor misses with a knee to the head.
Our sources have told us that OConnor has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Martinez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from OConnor.
Martinez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martinez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
OConnor tries to counter by clinching up but Martinez breaks away and moves out of range.
OConnor clinches up against the ropes.
OConnor managing to block the knees to the body from Martinez.
Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Javier Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OConnor moves in looking to clinch but Martinez pushes him off.
Martinez closes the distance and pushes OConnor back into the ropes.
Martinez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OConnor throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OConnor is trying to break free.
OConnor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from OConnor.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, OConnor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martinez's brow.
Martinez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
OConnor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
OConnor seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
OConnor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Martinez has taken the fight to the clinch.
OConnor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
OConnor throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinez throws a head kick but OConnor moves out of range.
OConnor seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
OConnor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martinez throws out the jab.
OConnor blocks a head kick by Martinez.
OConnor tries to counter by clinching up but Martinez breaks away and moves out of range.
OConnor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by OConnor.
OConnor seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Martinez tries to get set, OConnor tries to push him back and clinch up but Martinez manages to avoid the attempt.
Martinez moves into the clinch.
OConnor misses with a knee to the head.
Martinez lands an elbow inside.
Martinez misses with an elbow strike.
Martinez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
OConnor throws an elbow but it misses.
OConnor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Martinez avoids a wild elbow strike from OConnor.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards OConnor's brow.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but OConnor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
OConnor avoiding damage as Martinez throws knees to the body.
OConnor blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from OConnor.
OConnor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
OConnor avoids the head kick by Martinez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez instigates a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martinez.
OConnor missing with knees to the body.
OConnor lands an elbow just above Martinez 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Martinez obliges.
OConnor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Martinez. Those never looked like landing.
Martinez thuds his right hand into OConnor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martinez clinches with his opponent.
OConnor throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martinez avoids a wild elbow strike from OConnor.
Martinez gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez blocks the strikes from OConnor.
OConnor is looking to improve his position.
OConnor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William OConnor's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Martinez throws the left hand but OConnor avoids the punch easily.
OConnor is looking to counter the offense by Martinez and move into the clinch.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martinez misses with a head kick.
OConnor tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Martinez manages to circle out of the way.
Martinez sizes up OConnor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
OConnor is rocked!
Javier Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh OConnor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martinez swats away the attempt to clinch by OConnor.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
OConnor seems to have got his legs back now.
Martinez clinches up with OConnor and pushes him back against the ropes.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but OConnor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
OConnor takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, OConnor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martinez's brow.
OConnor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
OConnor moves in looking to clinch but Martinez pushes him off.
Martinez moves into range and clinches up with OConnor.
Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Martinez clinches up with OConnor and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez avoids a wild elbow strike from OConnor.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Martinez lands an elbow inside that OConnor shrugs off.
William OConnor's cut is getting worse.
A nice glancing elbow lands by OConnor.
OConnor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martinez blocks it with crossed arms.
OConnor misses with an elbow strike.
Martinez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. OConnor seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Martinez can turn it around.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
OConnor pushes off an throws an elbow but Martinez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
OConnor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
OConnor blocks a head kick by Martinez.
And OConnor counters with a quick kick to the body but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
OConnor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martinez throws a lazy head kick
and OConnor counters by clinching up.
Martinez avoids the elbow strike from OConnor, against the ropes.
Martinez manages to break the clinch.
Martinez throws a head kick but OConnor moves out of range.
Martinez lands a hook that stumbles OConnor back into the ropes. Martinez follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping OConnor to the canvas! Martinez pounces and lands several unanswered shots - OConnor has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Javier Martinez!
Javier Martinez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn IronSide (ranked 2113 p4p, 696 weight class) and Kazuki Takeda (ranked 307 p4p, 102 weight class). Kazuki Takeda will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 7 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn IronSide!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuki Takeda!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeda scores with a sloppy right hand. IronSide should have avoided that one.
It looks like Bjorn IronSide has been cut.
Takeda cracks IronSide with an uppercut from hell and IronSide crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Takeda's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
IronSide is rocked!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now IronSide is on top in guard.
Oh IronSide is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've been hearing good reports from IronSide'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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takeda working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. IronSide doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Takeda is tightening it up a little... IronSide has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! IronSide reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! IronSide taps out! Nice BJJ there by Takeda!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kazuki Takeda!
Kazuki Takeda is the new middleweight champion!
Kazuki Takeda thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boryenka Belsky (ranked 4992 p4p, 1154 weight class) and Eliz Gracie (ranked 588 p4p, 151 weight class). Belsky comes to the ring accompanied by Ich Will - Rammstein. Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lose Yourself- Eminem. Boryenka Belsky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boryenka Belsky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eliz Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Belsky quickly recovers to half guard.
Belsky wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Belsky sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Belsky definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Belsky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Belsky is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Belsky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie is trying for a kimura here. Belsky looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Gracie wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eliz Gracie!
Eliz Gracie is the new light heavyweight champion!
Eliz Gracie looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'First of all I wanna take this opportunity to thank god for this win. Second, I appreciate all my supporters for motivating me to fight tonight. To my opponent, You are a very tough young man, chin up. And I can confirm my next one will be my last, so im looking for a good challenge!!'.
In defeat, Boryenka Belsky stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will train harder, I will be back! '.
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