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HFC18:Raynard vs Uesugi PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bogdan Mironov (ranked 5271 p4p, 5340 weight class) and Abraham Andersson (ranked 566 p4p, 568 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bogdan Mironov !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Abraham Andersson !
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mironov cracks Andersson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Andersson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mironov finish him?
 Andersson is rocked!
 It looks like Abraham Andersson has been cut.
Mironov lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bogdan Mironov !
Bogdan Mironov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kirby Smart (ranked 24453 p4p, 3695 weight class) and Dario Navarro (ranked 444 p4p, 339 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kirby Smart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dario Navarro!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Navarro.
Smart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Navarro.
Navarro changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Navarro has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Navarro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Navarro feints a jab promting Smart to slip. Navarro then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Smart slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Navarro is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Smart like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Smart from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dario Navarro!
Dario Navarro tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zharkov Valentinovich (ranked 3312 p4p, 3383 weight class) and Pasha Geits (ranked 420 p4p, 430 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zharkov Valentinovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pasha Geits!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geits wants to clinch up but Valentinovich keeps it at a distance.
Geits tries to clinch up.
Geits pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Geits scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
 It looks like Zharkov Valentinovich has been cut.
Geits is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Valentinovich fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Geits, pushing him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Valentinovich.
Geits is trying to break the clinch but Valentinovich is controlling him.
Valentinovich misses with a knee to the head.
Valentinovich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Geits avoids it.
Geits pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Geits is defended easily by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valentinovich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geits wants to break free but Valentinovich has control.
Valentinovich controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentinovich lands a left hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Geits has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Geits is looking to break free of the clinch but Valentinovich has double underhooks.
Geits is looking to break free of the clinch but Valentinovich has double underhooks.
Valentinovich has Geits pressed against the cage.
Valentinovich taking a breather.
Valentinovich trying to land knees to the body.
Valentinovich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Geits tries to circle away but Valentinovich has him pinned against the cage.
Geits is trying to break the clinch but Valentinovich has him pressed against the cage.
Geits can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geits misses with a punch on the inside.
Valentinovich misses with a knee to the head.
Geits tries to break free but Valentinovich pushes him back against the cage.
Geits can't get the takedown.
Zharkov Valentinovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pasha Geits.
Geits ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Geits no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Valentinovich postures up.
Geits wants to stand up but Valentinovich is controlling him.
Valentinovich wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Geits's closed guard. He's half up but Geits has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Geits pivots and extends the arm, Valentinovich falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Geits! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pasha Geits!
A relieved looking Pasha Geits 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Bordukov (ranked 3311 p4p, 2611 weight class) and Emiel Dessauer (ranked 443 p4p, 371 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Emiel Dessauer was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 Montreal, Vasily Bordukov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emiel Dessauer!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bordukov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dessauer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bordukov.
Bordukov tries to keep at a distance but Dessauer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bordukov wants to stall.
Dessauer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dessauer blocks an elbow strike.
Dessauer avoids the elbow strike from Bordukov, against the cage.
Dessauer lands a shoulder strike.
Dessauer lands an uppercut.
Bordukov throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bordukov lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Emiel Dessauer has been cut.
A body shot lands from Dessauer.
Dessauer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dessauer missing with knees to the body.
Bordukov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bordukov looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dessauer leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dessauer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bordukov up against the cage.
Bordukov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dessauer avoids a wild elbow strike from Bordukov.
Dessauer scores with a hook to the body.
Dessauer tries a knee to the head but Bordukov blocks it.
Bordukov blocks an elbow strike.
Bordukov misses with an elbow strike.
Bordukov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dessauer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dessauer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bordukov is breathing heavily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dessauer.
Dessauer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bordukov or not.
Dessauer lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Dessauer.
Dessauer lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Dessauer.
Dessauer scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dessauer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dessauer gets through Bordukov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dessauer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bordukov letting Dessauer take a breather here.
Bordukov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stalling in the clinch from Dessauer.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dessauer.
Dessauer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dessauer taking a breather.
Bordukov throws an elbow but it misses.
Dessauer is struggling to control the position.
Dessauer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dessauer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dessauer leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emiel Dessauer.
Dessauer instigates a clinch.
Dessauer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dessauer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bordukov.
Bordukov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dessauer lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dessauer.
Dessauer pushes Bordukov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bordukov misses with an elbow over the top.
Bordukov pushes off an throws an elbow but Dessauer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bordukov throws a punch but it's blocked by Dessauer.
Bordukov throws an elbow but it misses.
Dessauer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dessauer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bordukovs head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bordukov throws an elbow but misses.
Bordukov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dessauer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dessauer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dessauer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dessauer pushes Bordukov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Dessauer.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short left from Dessauer.
A nice left hand lands by Dessauer.
Dessauer avoids a wild elbow strike from Bordukov.
Dessauer lands with a short shot to the head.
Bordukov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bordukov throws an elbow but misses.
Dessauer gets through Bordukov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emiel Dessauer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emiel Dessauer's cut.
That's time! Bordukov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dessauer rushes Bordukov and presses him up against the cage.
Bordukov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dessauer is defending well for now.
Bordukov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dessauer avoiding damage as Bordukov throws knees to the body.
Dessauer lands a hook that snaps the head of Bordukov backwards.
Dessauer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Come on Dessauer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting on Dessauer's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Dessauer presses Bordukov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dessauer is leaning against Bordukov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dessauer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bordukov or not.
Dessauer lands with a short shot to the head.
Dessauer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Dessauer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from Dessauer.
Dessauer lands a right hand.
 Bordukov is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Dessauer.
Oh Bordukov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dessauer lands a nice uppercut.
Dessauer creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Bordukov with a big uppercut! Bordukov tries to clinch up but Dessauer pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Bordukov to the mat! Bordukov covers up and Dessauer unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Emiel Dessauer!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Klaas Jan Tijhoff (ranked 2967 p4p, 1976 weight class) and Chris John (ranked 349 p4p, 252 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Klaas Jan Tijhoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris John!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John catches Tijhoff with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
John changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
John lands with a straight right. Tijhoff didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Klaas Jan Tijhoff has been cut.
John scores with a hook.
John uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tijhoff has time to react.
John scores with a hook.
John cracks Tijhoff with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tijhoff looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can John finish him?
Tijhoff is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John flashes Tijhoff a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Tijhoff's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Tijhoff crumples to the floor! He's out cold! John punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris John!
During a confident post fight interview, Chris John 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Carter (ranked 2459 p4p, 2195 weight class) and Egor Kuznecov (ranked 292 p4p, 265 weight class). Sam Carter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Egor Kuznecov's chin.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Egor Kuznecov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter misses with a double jab.
Carter throws an off balance right hand
and Kuznecov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kuznecov.
Carter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carter pulls Kuznecov in close to his closed guard and prevents Kuznecov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kuznecov wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Carter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carter tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznecov preventing the sweep.
Carter has control of Kuznecov's left arm, preventing Kuznecov from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznecov looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Carter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kuznecov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kuznecov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carter pinned against the cage. Carter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carter throws a lazy body kick
and Kuznecov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Carter wants to control but Kuznecov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Carter looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kuznecov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying to control from the bottom.
Carter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kuznecov.
Kuznecov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kuznecov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kuznecov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Kuznecov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carter moves into full guard.
Kuznecov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kuznecov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kuznecov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kuznecov stays in close to Carter's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov works over Carter with some ground and pound from guard.
It looks like Sam Carter has been cut.
Kuznecov is working Carter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Carter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuznecov.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kuznecov scores with a sloppy right hand. Carter should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Carter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carter pushes Kuznecov away with a front kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Kuznecov as he connects with a hook.
Carter tries to clinch but Kuznecov moves out of range.
Kuznecov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Carter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sam Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter misses with a hook to the body
and Kuznecov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carter throws a leg kick but Kuznecov moved away.
And Kuznecov tries to counter it with a takedown but Carter pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kuznecov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuznecov lands a few punches from side control.
Kuznecov working away.
Carter taking a bit of punishment here - Kuznecov scoring with strikes.
Kuznecov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Carter sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kuznecov thows a huge punch but Carter dodges it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Egor Kuznecov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Carter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuznecov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kuznecov gets caught flat footed, as Carter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kuznecov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Carter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Carter with a nice head shot there.
Kuznecov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Carter is looking to work some ground and pound but Kuznecov has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznecov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carter.
Carter throws an elbow that misses. Kuznecov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Carter's guard. Nice move by Kuznecov!
Carter looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter looking for a sweep. Not yet Carter, not yet.
Kuznecov trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuznecov works over Carter with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter 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.
Kuznecov is working Carter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Carter trying to control the position.
Carter pulls Kuznecov in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kuznecov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Carter kicks Kuznecov off and gets to his feet.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Kuznecov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuznecov feints the counter takedown.
Kuznecov keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Carter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Kuznecov moves out of range easily.
Carter throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kuznecov was covering up waiting for the punch and Carter finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kuznecov 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.
Kuznecov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carter stopping the sweep attempt from Kuznecov.
Kuznecov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kuznecov pulls Carter in close to his closed guard and prevents Carter from doing any damage or advancing position.
Carter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kuznecov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kuznecov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Egor Kuznecov has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kuznecov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carter manages to get himself to full guard.
Carter working a defensive guard here.
Carter has control of Kuznecov's left arm, preventing Kuznecov from doing any damage.
Carter looking to control.
Kuznecov trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carter keeping full guard, as Kuznecov tries to pass.
Carter is pulling down on Kuznecov's head to control his posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Carter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Carter's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kuznecov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Carter looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Carter can't do much from the bottom here.
Kuznecov has control of an arm but Carter manages to advance to Kuznecov's back!
Kuznecov trying to control but not successfully.
Kuznecov covering up well and avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter not allowing Kuznecov to control his hands.
Carter missing with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznecov is really stuck here.
Carter not allowing Kuznecov to control his hands.
Carter throwing sloppy strikes.
Kuznecov is trapped and Carter is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Kuznecov wants to control his opponent's hands but Carter gets his hands free.
Carter lands shots from the back.
Kuznecov covering up well and avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Kuznecov is rocked!
Carter missing with strikes.
Kuznecov rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kuznecov is trying is best to control the position here.
Carter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kuznecov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Carter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Carter's back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuznecov really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Carter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter covering up well under a series of strikes from Kuznecov.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Kuznecov. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Kuznecov is looking to control Carter but Carter is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Kuznecov misses with a punch to the head.
Carter covering up well and avoiding damage.
Carter is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kuznecov throwing sloppy strikes.
Carter wants to escape the position.
Kuznecov is punishing Carter with some ground and pound.
Kuznecov lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Sam Carter's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sam Carter's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Egor Kuznecov!
Egor Kuznecov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stres Fleshou Jr (ranked 2164 p4p, 1888 weight class) and Dick Cummings (ranked 98 p4p, 87 weight class). Cummings has chosen Dick Too Bomb by D2B 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 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stres Fleshou Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Cummings!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cummings closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fleshou Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cummings fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fleshou Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fleshou Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Fleshou Jr misses with some punches.
Fleshou Jr tries to throw a body punch but Cummings avoids it by throwing Fleshou Jr back against the cage.
Fleshou Jr working aggressively here.
Cummings lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Cummings.
It looks like Stres Fleshou Jr has been cut.
Cummings prevents the takedown attempt.
Cummings tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fleshou Jr's elbow.
We've been hearing reports that Fleshou Jr has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fleshou Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cummings can't find room to land a body shot as Fleshou Jr controls the action.
Cummings stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cummings misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cummings misses with a body punch.
Cummings lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fleshou Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cummings has Fleshou Jr pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleshou Jr pushes Cummings back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fleshou Jr.
Fleshou Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cummings tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fleshou Jr's elbow.
Cummings can't find room to land a body shot as Fleshou Jr controls the action.
Fleshou Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Fleshou Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fleshou Jr gets control of Cummings's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fleshou Jr will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Cummings has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fleshou Jr is proving hard to escape from.
Fleshou Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fleshou Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fleshou Jr looking for a guillotine here but Cummings defends easily.
Cummings would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou Jr working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Cummings has passed into half guard!
Fleshou Jr is looking to control Cummings's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fleshou Jr avoid being mounted?
Cummings is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Cummings is thwarting Fleshou Jr's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've been informed that Cummings has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Cummings tries to stand but can't do so whilst Fleshou Jr controls his leg.
Fleshou Jr gets back to full guard.
Cummings has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fleshou Jr is proving hard to escape from.
Fleshou Jr is looking for a triangle but Cummings pushes his legs off easily.
Cummings wants to stand and escape but instead Fleshou Jr has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Cummings is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fleshou Jr is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou Jr drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cummings manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fleshou Jr has Cummings in his guard.
Cummings decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cummings walks into a left hand.
Cummings clinches with his opponent.
Cummings blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cummings's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cummings looking to slow down the pace here.
Cummings can't find room to land a body shot as Fleshou Jr controls the action.
Cummings content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stres Fleshou Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stres Fleshou Jr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A combination from Fleshou Jr does no damage.
Fleshou Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cummings.
Cummings is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Fleshou Jr pushes Cummings up against the cage in a clinch.
Cummings is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The referee calls for Cummings to work.
Fleshou Jr has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cummings uses from the top position.
Fleshou Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fleshou Jr is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Cummings has his hands clasped together but Fleshou Jr extends and breaks Cummings's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Fleshou Jr.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stres Fleshou Jr!
Stres Fleshou Jr retains his super heavyweight title!
Dick Cummings was interviewed post fight and said 'My dick is just too big!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic (ranked 2273 p4p, 2179 weight class) and Dave Handerson (ranked 272 p4p, 262 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Handerson!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handerson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dobrosavljevic on his heels. He'll look to pass Dobrosavljevic's guard now, I'm sure.
Dobrosavljevic keeping moving, preventing Handerson from controlling successfully.
Handerson distracts Dobrosavljevic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dobrosavljevic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Handerson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dobrosavljevic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Handerson on the ground.
Dobrosavljevic working a defensive guard here.
Dobrosavljevic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dobrosavljevic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handerson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Handerson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dobrosavljevic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handerson working some strikes from top position.
Dobrosavljevic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Handerson.
Handerson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Handerson tries to free his leg and advance position but Dobrosavljevic is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Handerson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dobrosavljevic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Handerson.
Handerson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dobrosavljevic thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Handerson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Handerson lands in his opponent's guard.
Handerson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handerson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Handerson distracts Dobrosavljevic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Handerson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Dobrosavljevic throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Dobrosavljevic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Handerson is controlling him.
Handerson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dobrosavljevic's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handerson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dobrosavljevic is trying to control the position but Handerson postures up.
Dobrosavljevic being controlled here, momentarily.
Handerson stands up over Dobrosavljevic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dobrosavljevic looking to control.
Handerson throwing strikes but missing.
Handerson advances to half guard.
Handerson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Handerson is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Dobrosavljevic is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dave Handerson!
During a confident post fight interview, Dave Handerson 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Worf Mogh (ranked 1130 p4p, 2375 weight class) and Rikz Monkey (ranked 67 p4p, 137 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mogh might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gimme The Loot. Monkey has chosen Unbecoming as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Worf Mogh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rikz Monkey!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Monkey. No joy for Mogh on that attempt.
Mogh fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Monkey to the ground. Mogh is now in Monkey's guard.
Monkey looking for a sweep. Not yet Monkey, not yet.
Mogh content to stall in guard here.
Monkey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mogh content to stall in guard here.
Mogh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Monkey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mogh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mogh advances to half guard.
Mogh lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mogh lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mogh uses his free foot to push down on Monkey's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Monkey.
Mogh looking to control but Monkey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Monkey is in a horrible position here. Mogh smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
BOOM! Mogh connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mogh 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.
Mogh landing punches.
Mogh lands a big shot there that rocks Monkey but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mogh definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mogh fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Monkey tries to hold on but Mogh postures up.
Mogh is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Monkey can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Monkey is rocked!
It looks like Rikz Monkey has been cut.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Monkey can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee warns Monkey that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Monkey is still in real trouble! Can Mogh finish him?
Mogh landing strikes from the mount.
Mogh is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Monkey can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mogh lands a big elbow - Monkey is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Monkey is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Worf Mogh!
Worf Mogh retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Worf Mogh thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Rikz Monkey was interviewed post fight and said 'how?'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marlon Raynard (ranked 949 p4p, 1981 weight class) and Kenshin Uesugi (ranked 132 p4p, 256 weight class). Kenshin Uesugi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marlon Raynard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenshin Uesugi!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raynard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Uesugi, pushing him back against the cage.
Uesugi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Raynard smiles and moves away.
Raynard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Uesugi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raynard pushes Uesugi up against the cage in a clinch.
Raynard has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Uesugi uses from the top position.
Uesugi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Raynard is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Uesugi, into his guard.
Uesugi working for submissions but it's allowed Raynard to get to half guard.
Raynard perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uesugi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Raynard is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raynard passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Uesugi!
Uesugi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Raynard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Raynard's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Raynard has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi can't escape the position.
Uesugi tries to improve his position but instead Raynard has taken his back!
Uesugi is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Raynard.
Uesugi is really stuck here.
Uesugi fending off the submission attempt from Raynard.
Raynard controlling well, preventing Uesugi from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raynard just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Uesugi felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Uesugi rolls, trying to escape but Raynard keeps control of the position.
Uesugi keeps trying to improve his position.
Raynard really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Uesugi.
Raynard controlling well, preventing Uesugi from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Uesugi is still trying to improve position.
Uesugi is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Uesugi is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Raynard seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Raynard is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Uesugi has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Raynard has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Uesugi taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Raynard doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marlon Raynard!
Marlon Raynard retains his welterweight title!
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G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
25% |
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