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HFC Fight Night 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Rykov (ranked 4860 p4p, 4940 weight class) and Jake Watson (ranked 503 p4p, 507 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Rykov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Watson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Watson misses.
Rykov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Watson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rykov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Watson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rykov is just out of range.
Rykov slips a jab from Watson.
Rykov lands with an uppercut that bounces Watson off the cage and back into range.
A jab lands there for Rykov.
Watson looks to land a right hand but Rykov moved out of range.
Rykov scores with the left hand. Watson knows he should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Rykov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rykov throws a looping overhand right but Watson ducks down to avoid it.
Watson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Watson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rykov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Watson counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rykov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rykov lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Watson misses its intended target.
Rykov connects with a body shot.
Watson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rykov misses with a straight right.
Rykov loads up on a big right hand but Watson slips the punch.
Watson is looking for the big counter here.
Watson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Watson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rykov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rykov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Watson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rykov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Watson's head backwards.
Decent striking displayed by Watson there.
Rykov throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rykov loads up on a big right hand but Watson slips the punch.
Watson throws out a counter right but Rykov avoids it with no problem.
Rykov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rykov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watson throws out a counter right but Rykov avoids it with no problem.
Rykov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rykov connects with the punch.
Rykov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rykov tests Watson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rykov looks to land a left hand but Watson moved out of range nicely.
Rykov misses with a series of wild punches.
Rykov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Watson misses with a looping right.
Rykov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rykov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fighters circling - Rykov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rykov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Watson misses with a body shot.
Watson walks into a stiff left hand from Rykov.
Watson misses with a hook. Rykov ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson missing with a left hand there. Rykov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watson defending well as Rykov loads up on a big left hand.
Rykov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watson.
Rykov lands the left hand.
Watson works over Rykov's head and body with a nice combination.
Watson walks into a stiff left hand from Rykov.
Rykov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Watson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rykov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rykov.
Rykov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rykov misses with a wild body shot.
Watson walks into a stiff left hand from Rykov.
Rykov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Watson throws a hook to the side of Rykov's head but Rykov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rykov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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!
Watson defending well as Rykov loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rykov throws a shot from downtown. Watson moves away and avoids it.
Rykov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Watson doesn't seem bothered though.
Watson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rykov throws a lazy right hand but Watson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rykov throws a hook but Watson avoids it easily.
It seemed like Watson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rykov throws a hook but Watson avoids it easily.
Watson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Watson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rykov misses with the combination.
Rykov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rykov jabs Watson right on the nose. Watson blinks but takes it well.
A left lands for Rykov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Rykov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rykov misses the jab.
Rykov connects with a body shot that sends Watson's belly button to the back.
A big right from Rykov misses.
Rykov misses with a looping right.
Rykov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Watson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rykov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Watson.
Rykov connects with a crisp jab.
Rykov throws a shot from downtown. Watson moves away and avoids it.
Rykov thuds his right hand into Watson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson throws a big shot that misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Watson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rykov has got the better of the exchanges.
Rykov scores with a nice right hand.
Watson throws an overhand right that lands on Rykov's shoulder, as Rykov tries to avoid the shot.
Rykov swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rykov throws a jab when Watson was well out of range.
Rykov misses with a looping right.
Watson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Andrey Rykov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rykov misses with a hook.
Watson dodges the punch combination from Rykov.
Nice defenses there by Rykov.
A slow jab from Rykov misses its intended target.
Rykov cracks Watson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Watson slips a straight right by Rykov.
Watson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rykov misses with a hook.
Rykov throws a shot from downtown. Watson moves away and avoids it.
Watson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rykov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rykov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rykov.
Rykov throws a poor cross that misses
and Rykov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rykov throws a body punch but Watson moves out of range.
Watson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Watson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rykov throws out a loose jab but Watson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rykov avoids the body shot from Watson.
Watson scores with a punch to the head.
Rykov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson throws a right and a left that Rykov avoids nicely.
Watson looks to land a right hand but Rykov moved out of range.
Watson throws out a loose jab but Rykov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watson misses with an uppercut.
Rykov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands with a straight right. Rykov didn't see that one coming.
Rykov looks to land a combination. Watson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rykov throws a hook but Watson avoids it easily.
Watson misses the shot to the body.
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rykov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watson moves away from the strike by Rykov.
Rykov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Watson throws a hook to the side of Rykov's head but Rykov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rykov scores with a nice right hand.
Watson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Watson throws out a loose jab but Rykov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rykov throws a jab but it's blocked by Watson.
Rykov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watson can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson cracks Rykov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Rykov coming out on top.
Watson slips a jab from Rykov.
Rykov throws a looping overhand right but Watson ducks down to avoid it.
Rykov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watson.
Rykov with a nice cross.
Rykov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Watson eats them both and turns towards Rykov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Watson swings widly with a right hand
and Rykov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Watson thinking.
Watson misses with a right hand
and Rykov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 Watson is rocked!
Rykov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Watson is still on wobbly legs! Can Rykov finish him?
Rykov misses with a lunging right hand
and Watson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Watson seems to have recovered his senses.
Rykov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Andrey Rykov is winning the standup battle so far.
Watson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Rykov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Rykov.
Watson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rykov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Watson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Watson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rykov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Watson on the side of the head.
A left lands for Rykov.
Watson throws a right hand that Rykov ducks under and follows up with a left that Rykov also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Rykov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rykov jabs Watson right on the nose. Watson blinks but takes it well.
Rykov misses with a hook. Watson ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Watson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rykov finds it's way round the side to connect with Watson's head.
Rykov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rykov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Rykov misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Watson misses.
Rykov throws a hook to the side of Watson's head but Watson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rykov scores with a jab to the head.
Rykov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watson.
Watson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rykov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rykov throws a body shot but no joy.
Watson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Watson. Those never looked like landing.
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watson defending well as Rykov loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Watson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rykov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rykov throws a right hand that misses
enabling Watson to counter with a crisp jab.
Watson takes one on the button.
Watson misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rykov ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Rykov throws a lazy right hand but Watson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Watson throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Rykov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Watson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rykov throws out the jab.
Watson staying out of range there.
Watson throws a body punch but Rykov moves out of range.
Rykov misses the shot to the body.
Watson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Watson slips a jab and a cross from Rykov.
Watson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rykov.
Rykov looks to land a left hand but Watson moved out of range nicely.
Watson throws a looping overhand right but Rykov ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rykov missing with a left hand there. Watson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Watson.
Andrey Rykov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watson throws a looping overhand right but Rykov ducks down to avoid it.
Rykov throwing a counter right hand but Watson manages to avoid it.
Watson throws the left hand but Rykov avoids the punch easily.
Watson swings for the body but Rykov moves out of range.
Rykov misses with a hook.
Watson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rykov moves away from the strike by Watson.
Rykov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Watson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Watson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Watson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rykov throws a hook but Watson blocks it.
Watson moves out of range as Rykov strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Rykov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rykov connects with a nice looking jab.
Rykov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watson.
Nice defenses there by Rykov.
Watson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rykov slips a straight right by Watson.
Watson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rykov manages to avoid it.
Rykov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rykov throws a jab when Watson was well out of range.
Watson throws a looping overhand right but Rykov ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Rykov.
Watson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rykov was well out of range. Poor timing from Watson.
Jake Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watson throws a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrey Rykov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rykov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Rykov!
After winning the bout, Andrey Rykov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Djordje Stankovic (ranked 5260 p4p, 5619 weight class) and Jonas Von Stroheim (ranked 519 p4p, 537 weight class). Stankovic comes to the cage accompanied by Post Malone ft. 21 Savage - rockstar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Djordje Stankovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonas Von Stroheim!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Stroheim blocks a low kick nicely.
Von Stroheim lands a nice looking body shot.
Stankovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Von Stroheim.
A left lands for Stankovic.
 It looks like Jonas Von Stroheim has been cut.
Von Stroheim scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A punch lands to the side of Von Stroheim 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Von Stroheim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Von Stroheim scores with a shoulder strike.
Stankovic manages to break the clinch.
Von Stroheim tries to clinch
and Stankovic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stankovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stankovic throws a body punch but Von Stroheim moves out of range.
Von Stroheim throws an off balance right hand
and Stankovic counters with a right hand to the body.
Stankovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Von Stroheim.
It looked like Stankovic was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Stroheim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stankovic feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Stankovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Von Stroheim takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Von Stroheim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stankovic.
Von Stroheim throws a body shot but no joy.
Stankovic looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Stankovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stankovic sends Von Stroheim crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Stankovic is motioning to the referee to let Von Stroheim up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Von Stroheim is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stankovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Von Stroheim is still on wobbly legs! Can Stankovic finish him?
Von Stroheim throws a poor cross that misses
and Stankovic counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Djordje Stankovic!
In his post fight interview, Djordje Stankovic started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Witse Beukes (ranked 3801 p4p, 4170 weight class) and Charles Keahi (ranked 159 p4p, 165 weight class). Keahi has chosen Unstoppable - Sia as his entrance music. Witse Beukes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Charles Keahi's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Witse Beukes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charles Keahi!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beukes tries to clinch up.
Keahi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Keahi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beukes has time to react.
 It looks like Witse Beukes has been cut.
Keahi scores with a jab to the head.
Beukes moves into the clinch.
Beukes throws an elbow but it misses.
Keahi is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Beukes can't fight it off and eventually Keahi manages to take the fight to the floor. Beukes looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Keahi wants to control from the top but Beukes keeps moving.
Beukes wants to stand up but Keahi is controlling him.
Beukes pushes Keahi off and scrambles back to his feet.
Keahi rushes Beukes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keahi has Beukes pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Keahi pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Beukes tumbling to the mat - Keahi dives into Beukes's guard.
Keahi trying to control the position from guard on top but Beukes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beukes wants to stand up but Keahi is controlling him.
Keahi tries to free his leg and advance position but Beukes is retaining full guard.
Keahi trying to control the position from guard on top but Beukes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keahi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Beukes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Keahi is stalling in the full guard.
Beukes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Keahi gets a double leg takedown into Beukes's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beukes wants to stand but Keahi is controlling the position.
Keahi wants to control from the top but Beukes keeps moving.
Keahi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Keahi is trying to control. Beukes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Keahi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Keahi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Keahi there.
Keahi tries to pass to full mount but Beukes defends it.
Beukes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Keahi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Keahi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Beukes looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keahi wants to control but Beukes is keeping him busy.
Keahi is controlling the pace.
Keahi trying to control from half guard but Beukes is working away.
Keahi is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Beukes reverses the position - he's now on top in Keahi's guard.
Beukes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Keahi is proving hard to escape from.
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.
Keahi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Beukes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Beukes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beukes wants to get up but he can't break Keahi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Keahi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Keahi is controlling the pace.
Beukes tries to kick Keahi off but Keahi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Keahi lands with a punch from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Keahi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Witse Beukes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Beukes tries to clinch but Keahi moves out of range.
Beukes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keahi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Keahi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Charles Keahi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Keahi 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.
Keahi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Beukes trying desperately to get to his feet.
The referee warns Beukes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Keahi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Beukes?
Keahi won't let Beukes get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Keahi with good strikes from the mount here!
Beukes is squirming around, avoiding Keahi's attempts to control the action.
Keahi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keahi unloading with bombs!
Keahi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Witse Beukes's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keahi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Keahi is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Beukes has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Beukes tries to buck Keahi off but he can't manage it.
Keahi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Keahi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Keahi lands a couple of good shots and Beukes has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Beukes is covering up but some of the strikes from Keahi are getting through and doing damage.
Witse Beukes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Keahi scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Beukes covers up after that shot from Keahi.
Jeez, Witse Beukes's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Witse Beukes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Charles Keahi!
Charles Keahi looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Thank you to all the fans & please do check out Tiger Balls (7081) & Seventh Circle Clothing (6898) who have kindly sponsored me.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hakim Zerhouni (ranked 3494 p4p, 3473 weight class) and Tyreke Wilson (ranked 193 p4p, 192 weight class). Zerhouni comes to the cage accompanied by Salah Edin - Tfoe ft. Sefyu. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hakim Zerhouni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyreke Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zerhouni closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wilson quickly recovers to half guard.
Zerhouni not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wilson is looking for a sweep. Zerhouni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zerhouni is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wilson trying to hold on to Zerhouni's head to control him but Zerhouni postures up.
Wilson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zerhouni.
Wilson wants to improve his position but Zerhouni is controlling well.
Zerhouni 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.
Wilson is concentrating on defense, preventing Zerhouni from advancing position.
Zerhouni is thwarting Wilson's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zerhouni wants to free his trapped foot but Wilson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Zerhouni is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wilson defends it well.
Zerhouni is working for a kimura but Wilson is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is pressing down on Zerhouni's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Zerhouni tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilson is retaining full guard.
Wilson is trying to keep Zerhouni in close.
Zerhouni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wilson trying to control the position.
Zerhouni sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wilson's guard.
Zerhouni thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wilson's head.
Zerhouni is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wilson!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Zerhouni is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wilson defends it well.
Wilson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Wilson is not content to let Zerhouni control the position.
Zerhouni works his foot free and advances to mount.
Wilson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zerhouni throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wilson because Zerhouni loaded up on that one.
Zerhouni jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Wilson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Wilson can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson sneaks back into half guard.
Wilson looking for submissions off his back.
Zerhouni is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wilson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wilson tries to get to full guard but Zerhouni has control of the leg.
Wilson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zerhouni is looking for a kimura but Wilson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zerhouni to get the leverage.
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.
Wilson wants to control but Zerhouni is keeping busy.
Wilson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Zerhouni is staying active.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson tries to get to full guard but Zerhouni has control of the leg.
Wilson keeps trying to improve his position.
Zerhouni is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wilson sees it coming and defends easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zerhouni is trying to work for a kimura but Wilson is defending well.
Wilson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hakim Zerhouni dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wilson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wilson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zerhouni moves away from the strike by Wilson.
Wilson misses with a two punch combination.
Wilson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wilson wants it to stay on the feet.
Zerhouni swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
Zerhouni is looking to counter with a body kick.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Zerhouni circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson gets caught flat footed, as Zerhouni shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wilson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zerhouni sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wilson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zerhouni seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zerhouni is working for a submission of some sort.
Wilson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zerhouni pulls his head out easily.
Wilson won't allow Zerhouni to pass to mount.
Wilson trying to control here.
Zerhouni not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zerhouni tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wilson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Zerhouni is looking for a kimura but Wilson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zerhouni to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wilson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wilson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zerhouni trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wilson wants to sweep here but Zerhouni controlling him for the moment.
Zerhouni avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zerhouni scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zerhouni trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zerhouni wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
Hakim Zerhouni overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zerhouni throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wilson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zerhouni trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson working for a triangle but Zerhouni defends it easily.
Wilson wants to sweep but no luck.
Zerhouni drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zerhouni jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wilson has his feet on Zerhouni's thighs here. He's pushed Zerhouni off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Zerhouni screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyreke Wilson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taluli Manzine (ranked 3551 p4p, 3771 weight class) and Sebastiao Dias (ranked 386 p4p, 404 weight class). Sebastiao Dias is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Taluli Manzine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastiao Dias!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manzine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manzine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manzine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dias. Dias circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Manzine misses with an uppercut.
Dias misses with a looping left.
Manzine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dias on the side of the head.
It looks like Sebastiao Dias has been cut.
Dias is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manzine.
Manzine throws a monster overhand right that drops Dias! Manzine follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taluli Manzine!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Diego (ranked 5453 p4p, 2526 weight class) and Dave Thompson (ranked 361 p4p, 232 weight class). Thompson has chosen Emmure - Nemesis as his entrance music. Dan Diego has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thompson.
Thompson falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Diego counter with a right hand.
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diego was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Diego misses the target.
No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thompson looks to land a combination but Diego avoids it well.
Diego is looking to counter the offense by Thompson and move into the clinch.
A jab from Thompson misses.
Thompson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Dan Diego has been cut.
A left and a right from Thompson both land. Nice combination.
 Diego is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh Diego is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diego misses with an uppercut.
Diego misses with a hook. Thompson ducked under it nicely.
Diego definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thompson moves out of range of the strikes.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thompson connects with a crisp jab.
Thompson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diego wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson is looking for the big counter here.
Diego showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a low kick.
Diego is looking to counter the offense by Thompson and move into the clinch.
Diego throws a series of punches but Thompson avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
Thompson looks winded!
Thompson throws a hook but Diego blocks it.
Thompson connects with a superb combination that knocks Diego out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Thompson before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Diego!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dave Thompson!
Dave Thompson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Bean (ranked 4383 p4p, 2716 weight class) and Taisto Thai (ranked 483 p4p, 349 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taisto Thai!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean tries to clinch but Thai moves out of range.
Bean moves into range and clinches up with Thai.
Thai tries a knee to the head but Bean blocks it.
Thai is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Bean.
Bean has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thai is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bean can't get the takedown.
Bean works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Thai is wriggling around but Bean manages to pass to half guard.
Thai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bean stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Thai to get to his feet.
Bean tries to clinch up.
Thai lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Taisto Thai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bean tries to clinch but Thai is having none of it.
Thai throws a head kick that misses.
Bean darts in and clinches Thai up against the cage.
Bean tries for a takedown but Thai manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Bean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Thai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bean content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thai is looking for a sweep. Bean is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bean is trying to control. Thai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bean gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Bean takes the fight into the clinch.
Bean tries to land knees in the clinch but Thai avoids the damage to the body.
Bean holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bean effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thai just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bean ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bean no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bean 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.
Bean manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thai misses with a straight left.
Bean tries to clinch up.
Thai circles away from the clinch attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thai.
Thai throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bean counters by moving into the clinch.
Thai looking to slow down the pace here.
Bean has picked Thai up - he's going for a ride! Bean dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bean decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
A leg kick checked by Bean.
Bean wants to clinch up but Thai keeps it at a distance.
Thai throws a leg kick which misses Bean's front leg but catches the back leg as Bean tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Mr Bean has been cut.
Thai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thai forces Bean back against the cage and clinches.
Bean has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Thai after a bit of a struggle.
Thai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bean has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bean trying to land knees to the body.
Thai gets underhooks to prevent Bean's takedown attempt.
Thai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bean avoids it.
Bean is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thai stops a takedown attempt from Bean.
Bean wants to take the fight to the mat but Thai manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Thai gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bean.
Thai lands an elbow just above Bean 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bean looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Thai is pushing Bean up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Thai crunches a lovely knee into Bean's ribcage.
Bean is breathing heavily.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bean avoids it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thai crunches a lovely knee into Bean's ribcage.
Thai misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Thai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thai is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bean on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bean drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Thai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Bean's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Thai finds it's way through Bean's defenses.
Bean doesn't manage to clinch there - Thai circles away.
Mr Bean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Thai.
Bean throws Thai to one side and escapes!
Bean has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Thai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thai has Bean pushed against the cage.
Bean tries to land knees in the clinch but Thai avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bean blocks an elbow strike from Thai.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bean.
Bean blocks an elbow strike from Thai.
Bean drags the fight down to the ground.
Bean has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Thai is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Taisto Thai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thai working Bean over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Thai to work.
Thai slowing the pace effectively.
Thai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bean tries for a takedown but Thai manages to get underhooks.
A short left from Thai.
Thai stops a takedown attempt from Bean.
Bean drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thai pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Bean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thai throws a series of punches but Bean avoids them all with ease.
Thai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thai scores with a spinning back kick!
Thai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thai throws a nice head kick!
Bean is rocked!
Bean gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oh Bean is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thai stalling the fight.
Bean seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai lands an elbow inside that Bean shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bean managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Bean decides to pull guard.
Thai decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Thai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thai moves in looking to clinch but Bean pushes him off.
Taisto Thai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thai connects with a solid leg kick.
Thai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bean looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thai tries to counter by closing the distance.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bean paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bean darts in trying to clinch
and Thai counters with a monster head kick that knocks Bean out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Taisto Thai!
Taisto Thai took some time post fight to say the following; 'Drinks on me! '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Broady Hallows (ranked 3667 p4p, 2607 weight class) and Dario Navarro (ranked 319 p4p, 240 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Broady Hallows has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Broady Hallows seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 2 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Broady Hallows!
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, Dario Navarro!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Navarro.
Hallows looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hallows tries to clinch there but Navarro circles away.
Hallows attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Navarro's coach down at ubergym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Navarro's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hallows throws a series of punches but Navarro avoids them all with ease.
Hallows tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Navarro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hallows stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hallows scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hallows misses with a low kick.
Hallows swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Navarro counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hallows looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hallows looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Navarro throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Navarro lands with a nice body punch.
Navarro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hallows rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Navarro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Navarro throws a hook but Hallows blocks it.
Hallows clinches up against the cage.
Hallows tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallows scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hallows throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Navarro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hallows throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Navarro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Navarro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hallows.
Hallows misses with a wild combination.
Hallows moves away from the strike by Navarro.
Hallows throws a nice looking combination but Navarro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Navarro misses the jab.
Navarro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hallows scores with a nice right hand.
Hallows throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Navarro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hallows.
Navarro misses with a looping left.
Navarro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallows will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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!
Navarro misses with a hook.
Navarro misses with a hook.
Navarro cracks Hallows with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hallows walks into a left hand.
Navarro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hallows tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Navarro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Navarro connects with a right hand. Hallows shakes it off.
Hallows is rocked!
Navarro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hallows.
Oh Hallows is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Navarro cracks Hallows with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Hallows falls to his knees and Navarro doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dario Navarro!
After the fight, Dario Navarro was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between InSaen Chai (ranked 1951 p4p, 2494 weight class) and Bogdan Mironov (ranked 271 p4p, 339 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, InSaen Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bogdan Mironov !
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai slips a straight right by Mironov .
Chai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mironov looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Mironov misses with a double jab.
Chai moves away from the strike by Mironov .
Chai lands a head shot.
Mironov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mironov misses with a right hand
and Chai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mironov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
Chai connects with the punch.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mironov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mironov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mironov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
Chai pushes Mironov up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Mironov 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mironov breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Mironov misses the target.
Mironov misses with an uppercut.
Mironov scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Mironov moved out of range.
Mironov throws out a counter right but Chai avoids it with no problem.
Chai throws a leg kick
and Mironov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Chai misses.
A low kick from Chai is predictable there
and Mironov counters with a three punch combo that has Chai backing up. Chai nods at Mironov to acknowledge the strikes.
Mironov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mironov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chai.
Chai misses with an uppercut. Mironov saw that one coming.
Mironov misses with an uppercut
and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mironov throws an overhand right that lands on Chai's shoulder, as Chai tries to avoid the shot.
Chai with the inside leg kick.
Mironov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Chai misses with a looping left.
Chai has closed the distance and engaged Mironov in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai has Mironov pressed against the cage, preventing Mironov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chai tries to work over Mironov 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chai staying out of range there.
Mironov lands a lovely overhand right.
Mironov throws an overhand right that lands on Chai's shoulder, as Chai tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Mironov misses.
Chai tries to clinch up but Mironov circles away and keeps his distance.
Mironov misses with a right hand
and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mironov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Chai scores with a jab to the body.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mironov throws out the jab.
Mironov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chai.
Chai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mironov .
Mironov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mironov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Chai moves out of range as Mironov strikes.
Mironov throws a series of punches but Chai moves out of range.
Chai lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mironov throws a shot to the body.
Chai clinches.
Chai manages to break the clinch.
Mironov misses with a right hand
and Chai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mironov .
Chai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mironov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mironov scores with a jab to the body.
Mironov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mironov throws out the jab.
Chai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mironov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mironov moves out of range as Chai strikes.
A big right from Mironov misses.
Mironov scores with a sloppy right hand. Chai should have avoided that one.
Chai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mironov looks to throw the jab but Chai is out of range.
Chai with a nice calf kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai moves in looking to clinch but Mironov pushes him off.
Chai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mironov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mironov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mironov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chai lands a jab to Mironov 's midsection.
Mironov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chai connects with a solid leg kick.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Chai throws a shot from downtown. Mironov moves away and avoids it.
Chai lunges at Mironov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mironov 's hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mironov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mironov counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mironov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mironov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that InSaen Chai will probably get the nod.
That's time! Chai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
InSaen Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
Chai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good shot there by Chai.
Chai moves out of range of the strikes.
Chai tries to clinch there but Mironov circles away.
Mironov throws a jab but it's blocked by Chai.
Chai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mironov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mironov has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Mironov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chai rushes Mironov and presses him up against the cage.
Mironov is trying to force a seperation but Chai has the dominant position.
Chai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mironov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mironov lands with an uppercut that bounces Chai off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai clinches.
Mironov tries to circle away but Chai has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mironov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A right-left combo lands from Chai.
Mironov ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Chai lunges at Mironov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mironov 's hand.
Chai is looking to clinch but Mironov is avoiding it.
Mironov misses with an uppercut.
Chai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mironov .
Chai is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chai connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chai wants to clinch up but Mironov keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chai shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mironov eats them both and turns towards Chai to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mironov .
Mironov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chai.
Some wild striking there from Mironov .
Chai moves into the clinch successfully.
Chai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chai tries to throw a body punch but Mironov avoids it by throwing Chai back against the cage.
Chai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mironov .
Mironov is breathing heavily.
Chai stalling the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chai.
Chai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mironov .
Mironov letting Chai take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai tries a body shot but Mironov blocks it.
Chai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mironov .
Chai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chai moves away from the strike by Mironov .
Mironov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chai tries to clinch but Mironov is having none of it.
Mironov throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Chai is looking to clinch.
Mironov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice jab there from Chai.
Mironov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mironov .
Mironov misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a leg kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Mironov misses.
Mironov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mironov can do to turn this around?
Mironov throws a right hand that misses
letting Chai counter with a right hand.
Mironov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mironov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mironov missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Mironov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mironov misses with a few strikes there.
Chai throws a good cross that connects.
Chai avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Chai misses the target.
Chai lands a lovely overhand right.
Mironov is rocked!
Chai thumps Mironov with a low kick.
Mironov misses with a few strikes there.
Mironov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chai rushes Mironov and presses him up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
InSaen Chai dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Mironov misses the jab.
Mironov throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
A jab from Chai does it's job there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mironov checks a leg kick.
Chai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chai has Mironov up against the cage in a clinch.
InSaen Chai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mironov can't break the clinch.
Chai manages to break the clinch.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mironov moves away.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mironov .
Chai lands a jab to the head.
Chai lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mironov is still on wobbly legs! Can Chai finish him?
A slow jab from Mironov misses its intended target.
Mironov seems to have recovered his senses.
Chai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mironov .
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!
Chai drops Mironov with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Mironov ! Chai dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). InSaen Chai!
After winning the bout, InSaen Chai thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Hopson (ranked 1790 p4p, 2321 weight class) and Greg Pearson (ranked 241 p4p, 302 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jackson Hopson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Greg Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson throws a head kick but Hopson moves out of range.
Hopson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pearson throws a leg kick
and Hopson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pearson lands with a good body shot.
Pearson's corner calls for a 1-2. Pearson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopson manages to avoid it.
Hopson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pearson scores with a body shot.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Hopson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Pearson. Those never looked like landing.
Hopson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopson is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pearson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopson manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Pearson misses.
Pearson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pearson throws out a powerful jab.
Some wild striking there from Pearson.
Hopson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pearson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hopson counters with a stiff right hand.
Pearson misses with a left hand
and Hopson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pearson tries to bum rush Hopson with a series of wild strikes but Hopson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hopson is looking to counter punch.
Pearson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopson.
Hopson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pearson.
Hopson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pearson throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson tests Hopson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pearson stalks Hopson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hopson's face. Hopson staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson takes a swing at Hopson's ribcage but misses.
Hopson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pearson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hopson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pearson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hopson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hopson throwing a counter right hand but Pearson manages to avoid it.
That kick from Pearson tenderised Hopson's leg. Hopson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pearson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pearson misses with a lunging right hand
and Hopson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pearson misses with a leg kick
and Hopson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopson is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hopson's hands.
Pearson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pearson misses with a right hand
and Hopson counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson misses the body punch
letting Hopson counter with a right hand.
Pearson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hopson is looking to counter punch.
Pearson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hopson circles away quickly and effectively.
Hopson walks into a straight right hand from Pearson.
Pearson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hopson momentarily.
Pearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little feinted left hand from Hopson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Pearson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pearson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pearson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pearson works the jab nicely.
Hopson is rocked!
Pearson throws a lazy head kick
and Hopson counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Hopson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hopson blocks a jab.
Hopson seems to have got his legs back now.
Hopson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pearson throws a leg kick but Hopson moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Hopson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson misses with a body punch
and Hopson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pearson! Hopson lets Pearson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Pearson is rocked!
It looks like Greg Pearson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson throws a lazy body kick
and Hopson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pearson is still on wobbly legs! Can Hopson finish him?
Pearson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hopson rattles Pearson with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Pearson tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Hopson dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Pearson stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jackson Hopson!
After winning the bout, Jackson Hopson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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