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WFC 12: Khaledi vs. Rogers PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Heredia (ranked 4536 p4p, 24291 weight class) and Jay Howard Ii (ranked 453 p4p, 514 weight class). Heredia comes to the cage accompanied by Moncho Chavea, Deikirisy Escopeta. The key to victory for Roberto Heredia has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roberto Heredia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Howard Ii!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Heredia as he connects with a hook.
 It looks like Jay Howard Ii has been cut.
Howard Ii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A counter left hand to the body from Heredia misses its target.
Howard Ii takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Heredia lands with a big right hook that stumbles Howard Ii - he's out on his feet here! Heredia follows up with another monster hook that separates Howard Ii from consciousness! Howard Ii falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Heredia stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roberto Heredia!
Post fight, an emotional Roberto Heredia said 'Bueno pues ya emos ganao, aora viene lo bueno, BOOM. Fiesta, asta el domingo! BOOM Y voi a cojer un par de requetonas, y las voi a partir las bragas. BOOM'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blonde Brunson (ranked 3991 p4p, 24504 weight class) and Hayden Allen (ranked 209 p4p, 253 weight class). Blonde Brunson 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 bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blonde Brunson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hayden Allen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Allen avoids it really well and circles away.
Allen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Brunson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Allen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brunson somewhat.
Brunson gets a takedown into half guard.
Allen is trying to escape back to his feet but Brunson uses the scramble to pass into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Brunson.
Brunson working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Brunson controlling from side mount.
Allen throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Brunson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Allen to see if he's OK.
Brunson grinds an elbow into Allen's temple.
Brunson works to advance to full mount. Allen defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Brunson working the ground and pound effectively.
Allen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brunson trying to control but Allen is having none of it.
Brunson looking for a guillotine from mount but Allen is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Allen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Brunson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brunson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Allen is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Allen and Brunson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Brunson trying to control the position but Allen is working away.
Allen tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Brunson throws an elbow but Allen slips to the side and avoids it well.
Brunson scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunson is looking to take a break and control but Allen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brunson tries for a kimura but Allen is defending well.
Brunson working away.
Brunson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Brunson looks up at the clock and then as Allen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Brunson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Brunson taking a breather here.
Brunson cracks Allen with a big elbow.
Allen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunson happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Allen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brunson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brunson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brunson 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.
Brunson tries for a kimura but Allen is defending well.
Brunson working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Allen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Brunson connects with a decent elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blonde Brunson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brunson shoots in for a double leg but Allen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brunson 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.
Allen pushes Brunson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
No luck for Brunson with that takedown attempt.
Brunson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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!
Brunson scoring with punches from side control.
Brunson scoring with punches from side control.
 Allen is rocked!
Allen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Allen looking for submissions off his back.
Allen is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunson is trying to control the action in half guard but Allen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brunson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Allen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brunson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brunson 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.
Brunson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Allen keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brunson working the head and body with strikes.
Brunson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Blonde Brunson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brunson seems to be looking for submissions.
Brunson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brunson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Allen defends it well.
Brunson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Brunson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Allen is still in real trouble! Can Brunson finish him?
Brunson 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.
Brunson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Allen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Allen has hold of Brunson's hands but Brunson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Allen seems to have recovered his senses.
Brunson content to control rather than advance.
Allen is defending against the submission attempts here by Brunson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunson winds up and cracks Allen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brunson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brunson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Brunson working the head and body with strikes.
Brunson works his way into side control.
Allen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Brunson controlling from side mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blonde Brunson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brunson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Allen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Brunson is in Allen's guard.
Brunson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Allen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brunson with a nice head shot there.
Brunson is in close to Allen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brunson passes into half guard.
Allen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brunson working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brunson lands strikes from half guard.
Allen is not content to let Brunson control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Allen is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Blonde Brunson!
Blonde Brunson is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath Blonde Brunson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Dickweed (ranked 4511 p4p, 3634 weight class) and Iranian Hulk (ranked 452 p4p, 402 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Dickweed!
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, Iranian Hulk!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickweed shoots in for a takedown but Hulk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hulk shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dickweed's guard.
Dickweed looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dickweed has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hulk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hulk stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dickweed gets caught flat footed, as Hulk shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dickweed looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hulk has picked Dickweed up and slammed him! Dickweed can't keep hold of the triangle and Hulk manages to pass to side control!
Hulk is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Dickweed is trying to escape and Hulk transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Dickweed is forced to tap! Nice work there by Hulk! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Iranian Hulk!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zion Fury (ranked 4570 p4p, 3466 weight class) and Chalamthong Sitsongrit (ranked 443 p4p, 390 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zion Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chalamthong Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fury rushes Sitsongrit and presses him up against the cage.
Fury has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Fury uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Fury.
A right handed body shot lands from Fury.
Fury takes a shot to the head.
Fury really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
A short left from Fury.
A short right from Fury.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fury lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fury blocks an elbow strike.
Fury takes an elbow to the temple.
Sitsongrit tries to land knees in the clinch but Fury avoids the damage to the body.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
I was talking to Fury's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fury scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
Fury scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fury misses with a shot to the body
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zion Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit walks into a left hand.
Fury takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Fury.
And Sitsongrit responds with a good body kick, but Fury manages to step out the way in time.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fury misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Fury looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sitsongrit looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fury misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws out a leg kick but Fury moves out of range and Sitsongrit only half commits.
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.
Fury needs to keep his hands up - Sitsongrit had a free shot at his head there.
Fury misses with a series of wild punches.
Fury throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fury takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
Fury misses with a double jab.
Sitsongrit moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fury to score with a decent uppercut.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fury is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice body kick there by Sitsongrit.
Fury throws a solid leg kick but Sitsongrit takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fury.
Fury connects with a nice looking jab.
A punch combination from Fury misses.
A low kick from Fury is predictable there
and Sitsongrit counters with a good low kick that Fury was not able to check.
Fury ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Fury fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sitsongrit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fury lands with a good body shot.
Fury ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit cracks Fury with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fury misses with a looping left.
Fury lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fury connects with a single shot there.
Fury moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fury.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fury avoids a wild elbow strike from Sitsongrit.
A short uppercut from Fury.
Fury avoids a wild elbow strike from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Fury's head.
Fury throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fury's elbow.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sitsongrit throws an elbow but misses.
Fury misses with some punches.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Fury digs a right hand into Sitsongrit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sitsongrit's gas tank.
A short left from Fury.
Fury lands with a left to the head.
Fury lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fury lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Fury controls his hands.
Fury lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fury is defending well for now.
Sitsongrit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fury scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Fury controls his hands.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fury lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit pushes off an throws an elbow but Fury leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fury.
Fury pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the head.
Fury blocking some punches.
Fury lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Fury fails to land.
Fury avoids the elbow strike from Sitsongrit, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Fury working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fury scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fury.
Sitsongrit is still on wobbly legs! Can Fury finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fury.
A right hand to the body from Fury.
Sitsongrit looks winded!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fury lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sitsongrit.
A short right from Fury on the inside.
Fury throws a big uppercut that drops Sitsongrit! More strikes from Fury and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sitsongrit lies dazed against the cage as Fury celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zion Fury!
A very excited looking Zion Fury made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adriel Nayati (ranked 3446 p4p, 3632 weight class) and Jeff Winslow (ranked 387 p4p, 406 weight class). Nayati comes to the cage accompanied by Indian Calling - At War. The crowd seem to be enjoying Winslow's choice of entrance music: Win In The End - Mark Safan. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adriel Nayati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Winslow!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nayati tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Winslow defends well and Nayati ends up having to push Winslow into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Winslow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Winslow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Winslow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Winslow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nayati doesn't seem bothered though.
Nayati takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Winslow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nayati keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winslow.
Nayati changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nayati with a poor takedown
and Nayati takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Winslow gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nayati to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nayati has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nayati works over Winslow with some ground and pound from guard.
Nayati working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Winslow's head.
Nayati has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Winslow to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Nayati is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Winslow pulls down on the head and he's put Nayati to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jeff Winslow!
A very excited looking Jeff Winslow made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Lacasa (ranked 4576 p4p, 3191 weight class) and Dylan Smith (ranked 223 p4p, 174 weight class). Lacasa's entrance music is Hooligang - Joey Valence & Brae. A fine choice. Smith is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Only Thing They Fear is You- DOOM Eternal OST. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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 Las Vegas, Diego Lacasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dylan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacasa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lacasa misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Lacasa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lacasa jabs at Smith's body.
Lacasa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Lacasa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Lacasa takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Lacasa.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lacasa on the side of the head.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lacasa.
Lacasa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lacasa swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Lacasa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Lacasa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
We've been told by Lacasa's head coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Lacasa.
Smith connects with the punch.
Lacasa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smith avoids the body shot from Lacasa.
Smith now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lacasa scores with a three punch combo!
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Lacasa.
Smith throws out a counter right but Lacasa avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Lacasa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lacasa cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. Lacasa should have avoided that one.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diego Lacasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lacasa ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
A shot to the liver by Lacasa. Beautiful body shot.
Lacasa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Lacasa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lacasa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Lacasa is just out of range.
Lacasa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lacasa just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lacasa throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Lacasa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lacasa.
Lacasa lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Lacasa.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lacasa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lacasa avoids the body shot from Smith.
Lacasa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lacasa throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Lacasa scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Smith defending well as Lacasa loads up on a big left hand.
Lacasa swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lacasa throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Lacasa scores with a punch to the head.
A left lands for Lacasa.
Lacasa scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lacasa misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lacasa moves away.
Lacasa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smith eats them both and turns towards Lacasa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lacasa punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
A jab from Lacasa finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
Lacasa misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lacasa lands an overhand right.
Lacasa tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lacasa cracks Smith with a good jab.
Lacasa slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith throws a body punch but Lacasa moves out of range.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lacasa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacasa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lacasa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith lands a nice hook to Lacasa's body. Lacasa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lacasa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lacasa misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lacasa missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith slips a straight right by Lacasa.
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lacasa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lacasa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lacasa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lacasa looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Lacasa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Lacasa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lacasa misses with a straight right.
Lacasa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith avoids the body shot from Lacasa.
Lacasa throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Lacasa misses with a looping left.
Lacasa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lacasa scores with a one two! Smith had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lacasa manages to break the clinch.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Lacasa moved out of range nicely.
Smith tries to clinch there but Lacasa circles away.
Lacasa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lacasa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lacasa finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Smith walks into a left hand.
A swing and a miss from Lacasa.
Diego Lacasa is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lacasa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacasa scores with a punch to the head.
Lacasa jabs at Smith's body.
Lacasa throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith slips a jab from Lacasa.
Smith misses the jab.
Lacasa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lacasa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lacasa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Lacasa misses the target.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith slips a straight right by Lacasa.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Lacasa pushes him off.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lacasa cracks Smith with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lacasa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've been informed that Smith has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Lacasa.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lacasa lands a jab.
Smith misses with a hook. Lacasa ducked under it nicely.
Lacasa lands with a shot to the body.
Smith misses with a hook.
Lacasa loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Lacasa misses with a straight left.
Lacasa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lacasa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lacasa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lacasa manages to avoid it.
Lacasa is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Lacasa misses its intended target.
Lacasa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lacasa throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lacasa lands an overhand right.
Smith defending well as Lacasa loads up on a big left hand.
Lacasa throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Lacasa ducks down to avoid it.
Lacasa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lacasa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smiths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lacasa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacasa punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Lacasa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lacasa digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lacasa dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lacasa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lacasa loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Lacasa throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith tries to move into range but Lacasa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lacasa swinging wildly here.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lacasa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Lacasa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lacasa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith slips a jab from Lacasa.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Lacasa looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Lacasa moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacasa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Lacasa.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Lacasa.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Lacasa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith wants to clinch up but Lacasa keeps it at a distance.
Lacasa looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith throws out a counter right but Lacasa avoids it with no problem.
Lacasa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lacasa just misses with a punch to the body.
Lacasa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lacasa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lacasa.
Lacasa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lacasa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lacasa misses with a wild body shot.
Lacasa throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Lacasa misses its target.
Lacasa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lacasa lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Lacasa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lacasa.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Lacasa slips the punch.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Lacasa.
Smith tries to clinch there but Lacasa circles away.
Lacasa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Lacasa.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lacasa.
Lacasa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lacasa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A jab from Lacasa finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Lacasa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Lacasa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lacasa lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lacasa.
Lacasa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lacasa jabs at Smith's body.
Lacasa throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Lacasa misses with a straight right.
Lacasa throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Lacasa counters with a straight right hand.
Lacasa dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Lacasa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lacasa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith rushes Lacasa and presses him up against the cage.
Lacasa breaks from the clinch.
Smith digs a good hook to Lacasa's body.
Lacasa slips a jab from Smith.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Lacasa misses the target.
A shot to the liver by Lacasa. Beautiful body shot.
Lacasa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lacasa scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Smith tries to clinch but Lacasa moves out of range.
Lacasa ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Dylan Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lacasa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Lacasa uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Lacasa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lacasa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Lacasa!
During a confident post fight interview, Diego Lacasa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Sykov (ranked 3406 p4p, 2843 weight class) and Raith Douglas (ranked 425 p4p, 362 weight class). Raith Douglas acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexei Sykov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Raith Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Douglas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sykov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Douglas clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Douglas.
Sykov is working for takedown but Douglas is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sykov managing to block the knees to the body from Douglas.
Sykov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Douglas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Douglas.
Douglas gets underhooks to prevent Sykov's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Sykov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sykov drags the fight down to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sykov is pulling down on Douglas's head. It's preventing any offense from Douglas, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sykov's guard.
Douglas looking to pass the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sykov holds on and takes a little breather.
Sykov looking for a guillotine here but Douglas defends easily.
Sykov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Douglas is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sykov trying to keep a closed guard but Douglas is proving a slippery customer.
Sykov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sykov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Douglas wants to stand but Sykov is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sykov is looking for a triangle but Douglas pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykov is trying to keep Douglas in close.
Sykov is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Douglas frees his head nicely. Oh but Sykov has switched to an armbar! Douglas is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Alexei Sykov!
A less than humble Alexei Sykov misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rustam Kadurov (ranked 2273 p4p, 3521 weight class) and Mark The Hammer (ranked 301 p4p, 438 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rustam Kadurov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark The Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kadurov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Hammer.
The Hammer scores with a takedown into Kadurov's guard.
The Hammer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Hammer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kadurov seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kadurov seems keen to control The Hammer's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kadurov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Hammer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Hammer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Hammer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Kadurov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kadurov pulls The Hammer in close to prevent any damage.
The Hammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Kadurov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kadurov gets tackled into the cage by The Hammer. The Hammer maintains the clinch.
Kadurov lands a takedown into guard.
The Hammer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hammer working for submissions but it's allowed Kadurov to get to half guard.
The Hammer is looking for a sweep. Kadurov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The Hammer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kadurov pulls his head out easily.
The Hammer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The Hammer looking to control.
Kadurov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The Hammer looking for a guillotine here but Kadurov defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hammer isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kadurov stacks The Hammer on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kadurov!
The Hammer tries to improve position but can't.
Kadurov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The Hammer tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Kadurov is landing with some decent strikes but The Hammer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The Hammer is looking to get to half guard.
Kadurov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hammer tries to hold on but Kadurov postures up.
Kadurov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The Hammer gets back to half guard.
Kadurov is looking for a kimura here.
The Hammer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kadurov is looking for a kimura here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rustam Kadurov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kadurov throws a looping overhand right but The Hammer ducks down to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Hammer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Hammer moves out of range of the strikes.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kadurov enables The Hammer to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kadurov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've been informed that The Hammer has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The Hammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Kadurov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Hammer won't allow Kadurov to sweep him here.
Kadurov working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because The Hammer has passed into half guard!
The Hammer is looking to take a break and control but Kadurov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Hammer wants to work for an arm triangle but Kadurov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadurov is looking to control The Hammer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kadurov avoid being mounted?
Kadurov wants to get back to full guard but The Hammer has passed into side control.
An elbow from The Hammer crashes against the mat.
Kadurov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kadurov is not content to let The Hammer control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The Hammer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kadurov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
An elbow from The Hammer crashes against the mat.
The Hammer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kadurov is not content to let The Hammer control the position.
The Hammer is trying to ground and pound but Kadurov uses the momentary lack of control by The Hammer to regain half guard.
Kadurov actively working from the bottom here.
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.
The Hammer thows a huge punch but Kadurov dodges it nicely.
The Hammer wants to take a breather but Kadurov is having none of it.
Kadurov is defending against the submission attempts here by The Hammer.
The Hammer working over Kadurov with some ground and pound. Kadurov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The Hammer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kadurov is staying active underneath The Hammer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The Hammer 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.
The Hammer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kadurov defends it well.
Kadurov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from The Hammer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Hammer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kadurov defends it well.
The Hammer trying to control the action but Kadurov is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark The Hammer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Kadurov scores with the left hand. The Hammer knows he should have avoided that one.
The Hammer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kadurov counters with a single leg into guard. The Hammer didn't expect that.
The Hammer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kadurov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kadurov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kadurov wants to control from the top but The Hammer keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Hammer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The Hammer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kadurov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of The Hammer's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadurov won't allow The Hammer to sweep him here.
The Hammer has his foot on Kadurov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kadurov works his way back into a safe position though.
Kadurov is in close to The Hammer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The Hammer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Hammer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kadurov manages to get himself to full guard.
Kadurov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Hammer manages to get himself to full guard.
Kadurov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hammer is not content to let Kadurov control the position.
Kadurov landing strikes.
Kadurov is looking to take a break and control but The Hammer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hammer tries to bench press Kadurov off him but Kadurov keeps the position.
The Hammer is trying to control Kadurov's posture but Kadurov avoids it.
The Hammer takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The Hammer can't do much from the bottom here.
Rustam Kadurov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kadurov working the ground and pound.
The Hammer is trying to work for a sweep but Kadurov has mounted him!
The Hammer is squirming around, avoiding Kadurov's attempts to control the action.
The Hammer tries to hold on but Kadurov postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadurov looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The Hammer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The Hammer regains half guard.
The Hammer wants to improve his position but Kadurov is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Hammer has hold of Kadurov's hands but Kadurov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kadurov wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Hammer keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rustam Kadurov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kadurov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rustam Kadurov!
Rustam Kadurov 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Arman Avangyan (ranked 2065 p4p, 3961 weight class) and Nick Mullen (ranked 265 p4p, 424 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arman Avangyan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Mullen!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Avangyan blocks an uppercut.
Avangyan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mullen is keeping busy.
Avangyan is looking for a takedown.
Mullen turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Avangyan tries to improve position but can't.
Avangyan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mullen off and has taken his back!
Mullen 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.
Mullen rolls, trying to escape but Avangyan keeps control of the position.
Avangyan not allowing Mullen to control his hands.
Avangyan connects with a big shot to the side of Mullen's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avangyan lands with a hammerfist to the side of Mullen's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Avangyan 's hooks.
Avangyan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mullen is looking to escape.
Avangyan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mullen is looking to improve his position but Avangyan isn't that keen on the idea.
Avangyan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Avangyan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Avangyan postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Mullen bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Avangyan and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arman Avangyan!
Arman Avangyan is the new lightweight champion!
Arman Avangyan decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Farrokh Khaledi (ranked 3709 p4p, 2456 weight class) and Pookie Rogers (ranked 455 p4p, 319 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 Los Angeles, Farrokh Khaledi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pookie Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khaledi walks into a left hand.
 It looks like Farrokh Khaledi has been cut.
Rogers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khaledi.
Khaledi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Khaledi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rogers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khaledi clinches up against the cage.
Khaledi misses with some punches.
Khaledi taking a breather.
Rogers is trying to push Khaledi away but Khaledi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rogers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khaledi has Rogers pushed against the cage.
Rogers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rogers working hard to break the clinch.
Rogers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khaledi backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khaledi.
Rogers looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Khaledi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rogers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rogers has had enough of the clinch but Khaledi keeps him there for the moment.
Khaledi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rogers blocks it with crossed arms.
Khaledi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rogers's efforts to push away.
Rogers trying to control the position but instead, Khaledi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rogers into the cage.
Rogers wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers wants to break free but Khaledi has control.
Rogers wants to get back to striking at distance but Khaledi won't allow it.
Rogers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khaledi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rogers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rogers tries to break the clinch but Khaledi is controlling the position.
Khaledi tries to land a knee to the head but Rogers blocks with his arms.
Khaledi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rogers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khaledi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rogers throws a leg kick but Khaledi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rogers with a nice cross.
Rogers cracks Khaledi with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Khaledi looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Rogers finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khaledi shoots in but no luck this time.
Rogers feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Khaledi sprawling to the canvas! Khaledi rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rogers finish him?!
 Khaledi is rocked!
Farrokh Khaledi's cut is getting worse.
Khaledi gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Rogers points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Khaledi wakes up just in time to hear Rogers thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pookie Rogers!
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