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DC 17: New Year, New Me PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uncle Abner (ranked 23163 p4p, 6106 weight class) and Polish Power (ranked 588 p4p, 556 weight class). Power has chosen Xanadu by Ummet Ozcan as his entrance music. Uncle Abner could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Polish Power's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uncle Abner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Polish Power!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power looks to land a body kick but Abner moved away.
Abner blocks a head kick by Power.
Abner misses with a double jab.
Abner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Power scoring well with a low kick there.
Abner lands a front kick.
Power is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abner.
A quick step to the side and Abner tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Power connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
 It looks like Uncle Abner has been cut.
Abner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Abner throws a body punch but Power moves out of range.
Power throws a leg kick which misses Abner's front leg but catches the back leg as Abner tries to avoid it.
Power takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power avoids the body shot from Abner.
Abner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Abner throws a leg kick which misses Power's front leg but catches the back leg as Power tries to avoid it.
Power misses with a leg kick
letting Abner counter with a right hand.
Power throws a sloppy head kick and Abner moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner rushes Power with punches - Power moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Power goes down! Abner follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uncle Abner!
Uncle Abner really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Glomco Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Giant Grizzly (ranked 3787 p4p, 22841 weight class) and Elvis Milissis (ranked 320 p4p, 383 weight class). Elvis Milissis acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giant Grizzly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elvis Milissis!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grizzly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grizzly doesn't manage to clinch there - Milissis circles away.
Grizzly decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Milissis is trying to stand back up but Grizzly is controlling him
Grizzly trying to control from half guard but Milissis is working away.
Grizzly not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Milissis looks like he's trying to stand up.
Grizzly 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.
Grizzly is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Grizzly is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Milissis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Grizzly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grizzly wants to control but Milissis is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grizzly is looking for a kimura but Milissis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Grizzly to get the leverage.
Milissis is trying to stand.
Milissis manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Grizzly keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Milissis breaks the clinch.
Grizzly pushes Milissis up against the cage in a clinch.
Grizzly is trying to trip Milissis. He has hold of a leg but Milissis is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Grizzly persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Milissis keeping moving, preventing Grizzly from controlling successfully.
Milissis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Grizzly is controlling him.
Milissis kicks Grizzly off and gets to his feet.
Grizzly moves in looking to clinch but Milissis pushes him off.
Grizzly instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grizzly drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grizzly is trying to trip Milissis. He has hold of a leg but Milissis is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Grizzly persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Grizzly stops Milissis from standing up.
Grizzly trying to control but Milissis is working from the bottom.
Grizzly thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Grizzly is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Grizzly drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Grizzly jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Milissis wants to stand and escape but Grizzly is having none of it.
Grizzly looking to pass the guard.
Grizzly won't allow Milissis to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milissis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Milissis has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Grizzly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters circling a little - Milissis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Grizzly rushes Milissis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Milissis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Elvis Milissis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Milissis thumps Grizzly with a low kick.
Grizzly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Milissis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grizzly.
Milissis throws a counter combo.
Milissis tries to keep at a distance but Grizzly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grizzly tries for a takedown. No joy.
Grizzly is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Milissis is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giant Grizzly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grizzly has hold of one of Milissis's legs. Milissis is fighting the takedown attempt but Grizzly gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Milissis wants to stand up but Grizzly is controlling him.
Grizzly throwing strikes but missing.
Grizzly drops back, looking for a kneebar! Milissis looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Milissis looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Milissis!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milissis working away.
Milissis stands up and beckons Grizzly to his feet.
Milissis misses with a two punch combination.
Grizzly tries to clinch there but Milissis circles away.
Grizzly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Milissis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Elvis Milissis will probably get the nod.
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.
A jab from Milissis finds it's way through Grizzly's defenses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Milissis.
 Grizzly is rocked!
Milissis connects with a nice cross there... Grizzly is looking wobbly and Milissis recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Grizzly to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Milissis jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Elvis Milissis!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Rome (ranked 3194 p4p, 6083 weight class) and Van Peta (ranked 369 p4p, 481 weight class). Peta is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: O Retrô Ativo - Heróis do Status Quo. Curtis Rome has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 9 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Curtis Rome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Van Peta!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rome shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Peta manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rome stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Peta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rome passes Peta's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rome trying to pass the guard but Peta defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rome seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Peta does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rome moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peta regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rome tries to pass the half guard into mount. Peta knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rome is looking for a kimura but Peta is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rome to get the leverage.
Rome trying to pass the guard but Peta defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rome is looking for a kimura here.
Rome trying to pass the guard but Peta defending well.
Rome wants to take a breather but Peta is having none of it.
Peta is looking to escape.
Rome is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Peta manages to get to full guard.
Rome prevents Peta from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rome is looking to pass into half guard but Peta pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Peta is in guard.
Peta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rome works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rome manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Peta manages to get himself to full guard.
Rome slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rome is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Peta knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rome wants to take a breather but Peta manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Rome.
Rome trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rome advances to half guard.
Rome passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rome fails to take his opponent's back.
Peta is working to get back to half guard.
Rome pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peta defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rome.
Rome wants to take his opponent's back but Peta doesn't allow it.
Peta is squirming around, avoiding Rome's attempts to control the action.
You get the feeling that Peta really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rome has hold of Peta's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Peta manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rome is looking to work his way around to Peta's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Rome dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rome fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Peta tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rome sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Peta somewhat.
Rome was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rome shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Peta as he jumps to the side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Peta.
Rome throwing a counter right hand but Peta manages to avoid it.
Peta walks into a jab.
Peta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peta drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rome is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Rome tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rome gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rome gets back to full guard.
Peta working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rome's head.
Rome working for a triangle but Peta defends it easily.
Peta preventing the sweep.
Rome had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Peta defends it easily.
Peta makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Peta is working Rome over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rome lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rome looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rome might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rome postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Peta is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rome, into his guard.
Peta connects with a couple of short punches.
Peta scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Peta landing with the ground and pound.
Rome is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Peta postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peta landing with the ground and pound.
Rome lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rome passes Peta's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Peta is defending against the submission attempts here by Rome.
Rome is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Peta defends it well.
Rome frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peta stops Rome from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Rome wants to finish this one by submission but Peta is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Rome.
Rome fails to advance to Peta's back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Rome dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rome has managed to clinch.
Rome has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Peta after a bit of a struggle.
Rome tries to score a body lock takedown but Peta shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Peta lands a takedown into guard.
Rome had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Peta defends it easily.
Rome is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rome tries to pass to full mount but Peta defends it.
Rome is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peta can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peta manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Peta is defended easily by Rome.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rome darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rome works his way into full mount!
Peta stops Rome from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Rome is working hard here to advance position.
Rome working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rome is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Peta can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rome is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Peta has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rome wants to take Peta's back here but Peta is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Curtis Rome overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peta squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rome looking to control but Peta is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Peta is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Rome is working for a guillotine from mount but Peta frees his head quite easily.
Peta squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Van Peta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peta prevents Rome from taking his back.
Curtis Rome is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peta is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Rome moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Peta has worked his arm free - good work by Peta!
Peta manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rome passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rome working for a submission but Peta is keeping him at bay.
Peta trying desperately to get to his feet.
Peta stops Rome from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peta squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Peta is squirming around, avoiding Rome's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Rome showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rome 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Rome!
A very excited looking Curtis Rome 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.
Van Peta was interviewed post fight and said 'Was robbed'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Stephens (ranked 2698 p4p, 3131 weight class) and Mac Womack (ranked 333 p4p, 374 weight class). Lee Stephens could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mac Womack's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Stephens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Womack!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephens looks to land a right hand but Womack moved out of range.
Stephens moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWomack.
Womack misses with a combination
and Stephens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Stephens.
Womack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Womack throws a right and a left that Stephens avoids nicely.
Womack throws a head kick that misses
and Stephens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stephens shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Womack eats them both and turns towards Stephens to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Stephens definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stephens takes the fight into the clinch.
Womack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stephens lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stephens blocks a head kick by Womack.
Stephens moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Womack throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Womack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Womack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Womack throws a head kick that misses.
Stephens throws a chopping leg kick but Womack manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Womack throws a jab when Stephens was well out of range.
Stephens shoots for a takedown but Womack saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Womack throws a right hand that Stephens ducks under and follows up with a left that Stephens also avoids with ease.
Stephens lands a nice looking body shot.
Womack misses with a combination
and Womack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stephens looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A combination from Womack does no damage.
Womack shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stephens eats them both and turns towards Womack to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Stephens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Womack.
Womack misses with the combination.
Stephens tries to counter by clinching up but Womack breaks away and moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick by Womack misses
and Stephens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephens throws a series of punches but Womack avoids them all with ease.
Womack misses with a wild combination.
Stephens checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Womack misses the shot to the body.
Stephens is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Stephens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Womack circles away quickly and effectively.
Womack lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stephens backs up against the cage.
A shot to the body from Womack misses
and Stephens counters with a straight right hand.
Womack throws the left hand but Stephens avoids the punch easily.
Stephens swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stephens scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stephens blocks a head kick by Womack.
Stephens throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Womack.
Stephens showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Womack.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Stephens lands an impressive looking overhand right. Womack doesn't seem phased though.
Stephens avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Womack tries to get set, Stephens tries to push him back and clinch up but Womack manages to avoid the attempt.
Stephens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Womack throws a head kick but Stephens moves out of range.
Womack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Womack throws a right and a left that both miss.
Womack dodges the punch combination from Stephens.
Womack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stephens is looking to counter punch.
Stephens lunges at Womack with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Womack's hand.
Womack throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stephens counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stephens.
Stephens trying to land knees to the body.
Womack tries to circle away but Stephens has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Womack has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Womack has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Womack tries to circle away but Stephens has him pinned against the cage.
Stephens will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Womack up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Womack's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stephens.
Stephens landing knees to the body.
Womack has had enough of the clinch but Stephens keeps him there for the moment.
Womack is looking to break free of the clinch but Stephens has double underhooks.
Stephens keeps control of Womack as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stephens lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Stephens dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stephens dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Womack. That did some damage!
Womack displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A head kick misses from Womack.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Stephens.
Stephens slows the pace down.
Stephens trying to control the action but Womack is working from the bottom.
Stephens goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Womack rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Stephens's guard! Nice work there by Womack!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stephens is looking to stand up but Womack isn't so interested in that idea.
Womack throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stephens works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Womack accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stephens is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Womack pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stephens is keeping the position for now.
Womack controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stephens keeping full guard, as Womack tries to pass.
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.
Womack stands up and waves to Stephens to follow him.
A head kick misses from Womack.
Womack on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stephens takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stephens dodges the punch combination from Womack.
Womack is looking to clinch but Stephens is avoiding it.
Stephens scores with a one two! Womack had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stephens moves away from the strike by Womack.
A punch combination from Womack misses.
Womack closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stephens circles away.
Womack is breathing heavily.
Womack misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stephens was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Womack goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Womack needs to keep his hands up - Stephens had a free shot at his head there.
Mac Womack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Womack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Womack looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Womack moves in looking to clinch but Stephens pushes him off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stephens.
Stephens stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stephens wants it to stay on the feet.
Stephens throwing a counter right hand but Womack manages to avoid it.
Stephens showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Womack.
Womack is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stephens.
Stephens feints a jab promting Womack to slip. Stephens then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Womack slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stephens on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Womack misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stephens.
Stephens is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Womack.
Stephens works over Womack's head and body with a nice combination.
Womack throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Stephens to counter with a crisp jab.
Stephens avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Stephens was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Womack.
Stephens jabs Womack right on the nose. Womack blinks but takes it well.
Lee Stephens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stephens.
Womack falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stephens counters with a straight right hand.
 Womack is rocked!
Womack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Womack throws a head kick that misses
and Stephens counters with a three punch combo that has Womack backing up. Womack nods at Stephens to acknowledge the strikes.
Womack is still on wobbly legs! Can Stephens finish him?
Stephens connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Womack covering up! Stephens comes in with a big uppercut and Womack goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lee Stephens!
Lee Stephens really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that AVALON logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Orel (ranked 2202 p4p, 3140 weight class) and D.D Panda (ranked 307 p4p, 412 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Orel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, D.D Panda!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panda fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Orel, pushing him back against the cage.
Orel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Orel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Panda blocks it with crossed arms.
Orel misses with the head strike.
Panda takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Orel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Panda tries to pull guard but Orel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Panda trying to control the position but instead, Orel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Panda into the cage.
A knee to the head by Orel.
Orel misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Panda avoiding damage.
Panda throws a punch but it's blocked by Orel.
Panda effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda jumps guard but Orel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Panda slows down the pace here.
Panda stalling the fight.
Panda continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by D.D Panda.
Panda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Panda drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Orel defends it well.
Panda fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Panda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orel throws a big shot that misses.
Orel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Orel tries to bum rush Panda with a series of wild strikes but Panda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Orel looks to land a right hand but Panda moved out of range.
Panda changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Orel misses with a hook. Panda ducked under it nicely.
Adam Orel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stalling in the clinch from Panda.
Panda working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda blocking some punches.
Our sources have told us that Orel has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Panda is trying to pull guard but Orel has him pressed against the cage.
Adam Orel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of D.D Panda.
Orel lands with a left to the head.
Panda blocking some punches.
Panda tries to stall but Orel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Panda just leaning against Orel, taking a breather.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orel lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like D.D Panda has been cut.
Panda stalling the fight.
Panda will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Orel up against the cage.
Orel working aggressively here.
Panda trying to control the position but instead, Orel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Panda into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by D.D Panda.
Orel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Orel scores with a nice strike.
Orel misses with a left hand
and Panda counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orel is pushing Panda's head away, looking to escape. Panda manages to hold on to the position though.
Orel wants to get back to his feet but Panda is dominant here and he's now got Orel's back!
Orel is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Panda has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Orel's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orel is trying to get back to his feet but Panda has full control of the position and if anything, Orel has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panda keeps control of the position easily here as Orel tries to buck him off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Orel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on D.D Panda's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Panda darts in and clinches Orel up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Orel lands a body shot.
Panda is trying to pull guard but Orel has him pressed against the cage.
Orel scores with a shoulder strike.
Orel slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from Panda.
The referee calls for Panda to work.
Panda has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Orel seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Panda can turn it around.
Orel misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orel swings wildly with an uppercut but Panda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Panda slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Orel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Panda can do to turn this around?
Panda stalls.
Panda tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Orel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Panda slows down the pace here.
Panda manages to pull guard.
Panda is trying to keep Orel in close.
Orel wants to get up but he can't break Panda's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orel trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Orel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A jab from Orel misses.
Orel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Orel throws a series of punches but Panda moves out of range.
Orel misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda closes the distance and clinches.
Panda's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Orel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Panda's face.
Orel gets through Panda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Panda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Adam Orel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of D.D Panda.
Panda avoiding damage.
Orel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Panda wants to stall.
Orel looking to throw knees to the head but Panda is blocking nicely.
Adam Orel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Orel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Panda stalling the fight.
The referee is keeping an eye on Panda - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda blocks an uppercut.
Panda wants to stall.
Panda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Panda gets control of Orel's arms and successfully pulls guard. Panda will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Panda has a closed guard, preventing Orel from standing up.
Panda has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Orel should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Panda has tightened it up now! Orel should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). D.D Panda!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ngytsj Diesel (ranked 1415 p4p, 2270 weight class) and Raymond Lee (ranked 202 p4p, 312 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ngytsj Diesel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raymond Lee!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Diesel.
Diesel misses with a few strikes there.
Diesel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lee has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diesel throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Diesel blocks the leg kick.
Diesel misses with a few strikes there.
Lee looks for a takedown but Diesel sprawls well.
Lee misses with a kick to the body.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diesel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lee.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diesel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee tries to keep at a distance but Diesel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diesel backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bit of stalling here from Lee.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diesel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee drives through with a takedown into Diesel's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Diesel manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Lee is trying to maintain a safe position but Diesel gets an underhook and turns Lee into the cage.
Lee turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diesel keeps working.
Diesel sneaks back into half guard.
Diesel tries to roll over but Lee keeps him under control.
Diesel is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Deathsquad that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diesel pushes Lee off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lee on the side of the head.
Ngytsj Diesel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Diesel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lee.
Ngytsj Diesel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Lee.
Diesel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee fails with the takedown.
Diesel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diesel scores with a head kick. Lee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A bone on bone clash there as Diesel blocks the leg kick.
Diesel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.
Diesel cracks Lee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lee throws a chopping leg kick but Diesel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lee lands with a cross.
Ngytsj Diesel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diesel looks to land a combination. Lee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lee throws the left hand but Diesel avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Diesel.
Diesel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee feints the counter takedown.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diesel.
Diesel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Diesel throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Diesel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diesel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diesel throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Diesel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Diesel!
Diesel can't do much from the bottom here.
Lee working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Diesel is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lee is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel stops Lee from passing to mount.
Diesel tries to bench press Lee off him but Lee keeps the position.
Lee throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Diesel works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee with the ground and pound but Diesel uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diesel can't keep his opponent in guard - Lee advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lee slips a nice elbow through Diesel's hands, connecting with Diesel's forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ngytsj Diesel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Diesel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Diesel misses with an uppercut.
Ngytsj Diesel is winning the standup battle so far.
Diesel throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diesel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from Diesel finds it's target.
An inside leg kick from Diesel misses.
Lee tests Diesel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diesel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diesel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ngytsj Diesel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diesel moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Diesel throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diesel throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Diesel throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Diesel moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee works Diesel's body with a nice hook.
Diesel misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Diesel throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diesel appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lee feints a jab promting Diesel to slip. Lee then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Diesel slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Diesel throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee lands the left hand.
Lee dives in for a single leg takedown but Diesel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Diesel stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Ngytsj Diesel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Lee.
Lee looks for the body kick but Diesel saw that one coming.
Diesel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lee is defended easily by Diesel.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diesel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel swinging wildly here.
Lee misses with a hook. Diesel ducked under it nicely.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diesel.
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!
Diesel throws a body kick that misses.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee throws a jab when Diesel was well out of range.
Diesel is looking to counter punch.
Diesel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diesel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Diesel misses with a wild body shot.
Diesel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Diesel settles back down.
Diesel connects with a crisp jab.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Diesel's ribs.
Diesel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diesel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diesel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab lands there for Diesel.
Nice shot by Lee.
Lee looks for a takedown but Diesel sprawls well.
Good standup being displayed there by Diesel as he connects with a hook.
Lee avoids the head kick by Diesel.
Diesel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Diesel sprawls well initially but Lee persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Diesel is looking to control Lee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diesel avoid being mounted?
Lee 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.
Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is just content to waste time from the top position. Diesel takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lee looking to sit in guard and control but Diesel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Diesel decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lee, up you get!
Diesel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Diesel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diesel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Diesel. Lee shrugs it off though.
Diesel misses with a head kick.
Lee closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Diesel quickly recovers to half guard.
Diesel wants to get back to his feet.
Diesel is staying active underneath Lee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Diesel is trying to maintain the position but Lee is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ngytsj Diesel dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Diesel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diesel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diesel but Diesel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diesel throws out the jab.
Diesel throws a lazy head kick
so Lee counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Diesel wriggles free and stands up.
Diesel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lee in his tracks.
Diesel takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diesel staying out of range there.
Decent striking displayed by Diesel there.
Diesel scores with a head kick. Lee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Diesel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Diesel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
A head kick misses from Diesel.
Diesel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Diesel throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee with the counter takedown but Diesel avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a hook. Diesel ducked under it nicely.
Diesel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Lee moves out of range as Diesel strikes.
Diesel with a nice calf kick.
Diesel looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Lee shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lee showed some decent athleticism there.
Lee is trying to control the action in half guard but Diesel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Lee there.
Lee controlling the pace.
Lee is thwarting Diesel's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working for a submission of some sort.
Diesel is refusing to be controlled, as Lee sits in half guard.
Lee working Diesel over with strikes.
Ngytsj Diesel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee slows the pace down in half guard.
Diesel trying to hold on to Lee's head to control him but Lee postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel is trying to stand up here but Lee is controlling him well.
Diesel is trying to control but can't.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Diesel.
Lee is looking to land body kicks.
Raymond Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ngytsj Diesel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diesel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lee moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Diesel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diesel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diesel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diesel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee throws a leg kick that misses.
Diesel is looking to counter punch.
Diesel doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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!
Lee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee looks for a takedown but Diesel sprawls well.
Lee drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Diesel is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lee dives into side control.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diesel keeps working.
Diesel takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Diesel stops Lee from passing to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ngytsj Diesel.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diesel, 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ngytsj Diesel!
A victorious Ngytsj Diesel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Ledoux (ranked 1529 p4p, 3145 weight class) and Sam Diego (ranked 212 p4p, 376 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180
9 - 10 - 0 |
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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Ledoux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Diego!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ledoux dives in for a single leg takedown but Diego sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ledoux is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Diego can't fight it off and eventually Ledoux manages to take the fight to the floor. Diego looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ledoux is standing up over Diego. Diego looks to escape but Ledoux dives into side control.
Ledoux working the head and body with strikes.
We've been hearing that Ledoux has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Diego dodges the ground and pound from Ledoux.
Diego is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ledoux off and has taken his back!
Despite having Ledoux's back, Diego says stuff this ground business - let's go for a knockout! Ledoux seems baffled but is happy to be out of the difficult position!
A swing and a miss from Diego.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horrible takedown attempt by Ledoux or perhaps it was just good defense by Diego, which made it look bad.
Ledoux tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diego counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ledoux. Ledoux circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diego fails to land with a series of punches.
Ledoux decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Diego desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Ledoux is trying to control the action in half guard but Diego is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ledoux throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Diego to regain full guard.
Ledoux tries to free his leg and advance position but Diego is retaining full guard.
Diego not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ledoux works over Diego with some ground and pound from guard.
Ledoux with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diego has momentary wrist control but Ledoux slips an elbow through the middle.
Ledoux looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ledoux scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ledoux with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego being controlled here, momentarily.
Ledoux wants to control from the top but Diego keeps moving.
Ledoux slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ledoux throwing shots but Diego is blocking nicely.
Diego keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ledoux slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ledoux stalling away here and it's allowed Diego to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Diego keeping full guard, as Ledoux tries to pass.
Ledoux trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diego trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Ledoux clinches up with Diego and pushes him back against the cage.
Diego is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ledoux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ledoux goes for a takedown in the clinch but Diego prevents 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 Pierre Ledoux will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diego keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diego unleashes a big counter combination but Ledoux bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ledoux gets a double leg takedown into Diego's guard.
Diego pushes Ledoux off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ledoux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Ledoux fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diego looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ledoux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ledoux moves into the clinch.
Diego lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ledoux.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diego misses with an uppercut.
Diego throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ledoux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ledoux shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ledoux trying to control but Diego is working from the bottom.
Ledoux 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego keeping full guard, as Ledoux tries to pass.
Diego working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ledoux.
Ledoux trying to control but Diego is working from the bottom.
Diego keeping full guard, as Ledoux tries to pass.
Ledoux looking to sit in guard and control but Diego gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ledoux controls Diego momentarily but Diego frees himself.
Diego wants to stand but Ledoux has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ledoux tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diego must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Diego trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ledoux's guard.
Ledoux trying to keep a closed guard but Diego is proving a slippery customer.
Diego tries to stand but Ledoux is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ledoux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ledoux tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diego swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sam Diego is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ledoux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diego misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Diego takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ledoux wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Diego. No joy for Ledoux on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Ledoux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ledoux walks into a jab.
It looks like Pierre Ledoux has been cut.
Ledoux shoots in and bounces Diego off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ledoux throws a strike but Diego rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ledoux is controlling Diego's posture.
Diego wants to stand but Ledoux has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ledoux, up you get!
Ledoux ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Ledoux drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pierre Ledoux overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ledoux trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ledoux wants to control from the top but Diego keeps moving.
Ledoux trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ledoux working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Diego keeping moving, preventing Ledoux from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Diego showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pierre Ledoux's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ledoux shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ledoux is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ledoux tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diego counters with an inside leg kick.
Ledoux takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ledoux shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diego sprawls well. Diego wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ledoux gets slowly back to his feet.
Ledoux closes the distance and pushes Diego back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ledoux tries to score a body lock takedown but Diego shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Ledoux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diego breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diego connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ledoux fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ledoux drops his hands momentarily and Diego takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Diego fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ledoux on the side of the head.
Diego uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ledoux has time to react.
Ledoux is rocked!
Ledoux clinches.
Oh Ledoux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
Ledoux gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ledoux seems to have got his legs back now.
Ledoux looking to pass the guard.
Diego preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ledoux wants to control from the top but Diego keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Diego is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ledoux looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diego wants to stand but Ledoux has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ledoux managing to control the position.
Diego avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego stands up and waves to Ledoux to follow him.
Ledoux misses with a takedown
and Diego counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diego misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sam Diego seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diego throws a shot to the body.
Oooooh!!! Diego has knocked Ledoux down with a huge combo! Diego steps away and waves a wobbly Ledoux back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Ledoux closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ledoux lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ledoux loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ledoux wants to control from the top but Diego keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ledoux looking to sit in guard and control but Diego gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Diego decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Diego connects with a leg kick.
Ledoux tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Diego swivels and escapes.
Diego throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ledoux drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ledoux trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diego seems keen to control Ledoux's posture.
Ledoux trying to control the position from guard on top but Diego is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Diego comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Diego has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Diego!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Sam Diego made sure he mentioned Brooklyn Apothecary, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ed Bridger (ranked 1060 p4p, 2131 weight class) and Red Yabai (ranked 99 p4p, 195 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Red Yabai enters the cage!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ed Bridger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Red Yabai!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bridger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yabai throws out the jab.
Yabai takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yabai misses with an uppercut
and Bridger counters with an outside leg kick.
Yabai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bridger finds it's way round the side to connect with Yabai's head.
Bridger moves into the clinch.
Bridger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Yabai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bridger missing with knees to the body.
Yabai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yabai managing to block the knees to the body from Bridger.
Yabai misses with some punches.
Bridger lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yabai is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bridger has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Yabai - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Bridger, and another! Yabai is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ed Bridger!
Ed Bridger retains his featherweight title!
Ed Bridger seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Panda Four (ranked 1845 p4p, 1746 weight class) and Hafir Dharris (ranked 257 p4p, 248 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Panda Four!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hafir Dharris !
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Four is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dharris lands with a cross.
Dharris throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Dharris misses the target.
Four fails with an attempt to clinch.
Four bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Four thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dharris is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Four looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Four looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dharris manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Four is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dharris doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Four.
Dharris is defending against the submission attempts here by Four.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Four works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dharris tries to reverse the position but Four maintains control.
Four swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Dharris is now in Four's guard. A big mistake from Four there, giving up the dominant position!
Four working for a triangle but Dharris defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Four looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Four might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Four is looking for a triangle but Dharris pushes his legs off easily.
Four has his foot on Dharris 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dharris works his way back into a safe position though.
Four working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dharris has passed into half guard!
Dharris content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Four looking for submissions off his back.
Dharris trying to control from half guard but Four is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Four is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Four actively working from the bottom here.
Four looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hafir Dharris will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Dharris throws a shot from downtown. Four moves away and avoids it.
Four fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dharris defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Four.
Four on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Panda Four has been cut.
Four has taken the fight to the clinch.
Four is trying to pull guard but Dharris has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Four is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dharris to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Panda Four. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Four decides to pull guard.
Four can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dharris controls the pace.
Dharris trying to control the position from guard on top but Four is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Four has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Dharris is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Four.
Four regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Four looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Four is refusing to be controlled, as Dharris sits in half guard.
Four is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dharris pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Four manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dharris scoring with some ground and pound.
Four escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dharris gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Four working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dharris doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dharris manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dharris avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dharris not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dharris must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Four has a closed guard, preventing Dharris from standing up.
Four escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dharris gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Four is looking for a triangle but Dharris pushes his legs off easily.
Four seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dharris got a little sloppy there for a moment and Four has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dharris has managed to get both his arms back between Four's legs - danger averted.
Four had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dharris defends it easily.
Four has his foot on Dharris 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dharris works his way back into a safe position though.
Dharris wants to stand but Four has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Four working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dharris has passed into half guard!
Four makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Four.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Panda Four will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Panda Four's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dharris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Four shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dharris pinned against the cage. Dharris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dharris takes a swing at Four's ribcage but misses.
Dharris misses with a body shot.
Dharris looks to score with a jab to the body but Four is just out of range.
Four keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Four is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dharris is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Four rather than just go for the knockout.
Dharris cracks Four with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dharris gets caught napping as Four dives in and scores a takedown. Dharris manages to retain guard.
Four wants to pass the guard but Dharris is keeping the position.
Dharris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Four is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Four drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dharris manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Four has Dharris in his guard.
Four is looking for a triangle but Dharris pushes his legs off easily.
Four looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Four looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dharris passes into side control.
Dharris trying to control the position but Four is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Four manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dharris is pressing down on Four's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Four works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Four is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dharris defends it well.
Four is looking for a kimura here.
Dharris keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dharris trying to control but Four postures up.
Four is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dharris has managed to free his arm - good work.
Four is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dharris sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Four is working for a submission of some sort.
Dharris wants to control but Four is keeping busy.
Four is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dharris doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Four.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dharris makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dharris .
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hafir Dharris .
I think Dharris has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Panda Four!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 1000 p4p, 1880 weight class) and Charles Sobhraj (ranked 58 p4p, 117 weight class). Dux comes to the cage accompanied by Bloodsport. Sobhraj is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: hurragutt. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Sobhraj!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sobhraj defends well and Dux ends up having to push Sobhraj into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sobhraj gets underhooks to prevent Dux's takedown attempt.
Dux goes for a takedown attempt but Sobhraj pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Dux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dux shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dux landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sobhraj punching from the bottom.
Sobhraj has hold of Dux's hands but Dux slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux lands strikes from half guard.
Dux really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dux drops an elbow to the side of Sobhraj's head.
Dux 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.
Sobhraj trying to control but Dux postures up.
Dux not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobhraj taking some punishment here, with Dux in his half guard.
Dux controlling the action here.
Sobhraj keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dux prevents Sobhraj from improving his position.
Dux will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dux content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dux is trying to control the action in half guard but Sobhraj is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dux lands a nice short elbow.
Dux performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux drops an elbow to the side of Sobhraj's head.
Dux looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sobhraj with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dux wants to control but Sobhraj is keeping him busy.
Ground and pound from Dux.
Dux performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sobhraj keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux is looking to take a break and control but Sobhraj is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dux wants to pass the guard but Sobhraj is defending well.
Sobhraj is trying to get back to full guard.
Sobhraj on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sobhraj is trying to get back to full guard.
Dux drops an elbow to the side of Sobhraj's head.
Dux working the head and body with strikes.
Dux scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sobhraj is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dux scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dux passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux lands a big shot there that rocks Sobhraj but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sobhraj is trying desperately to improve position.
Sobhraj tries to lock up and control but Dux gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BOOM! Dux connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dux lands a couple of good shots and Sobhraj has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Sobhraj is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dux tries to get the hooks in deep but Sobhraj pushed the leg off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobhraj is trying to break free.
Sobhraj trying to control the hands but Dux breaks the grip.
Sobhraj is covering up but some of the strikes from Dux are getting through and doing damage.
Sobhraj is still in real trouble! Can Dux finish him?
Dux punishes Sobhraj with strikes from the back mount.
Sobhraj is trapped and Dux is scoring with shots to the head and body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dux dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sobhraj wants to clinch up but Dux keeps it at a distance.
Sobhraj seems to have recovered his senses.
Sobhraj stuffs the takedown.
Dux doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sobhraj counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sobhraj.
Dux changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dux shoots in but Sobhraj avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Dux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dux shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sobhraj.
Sobhraj displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dux.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sobhraj.
Charles Sobhraj is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dux shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sobhraj defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sobhraj can do to turn this around?
Dux fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Frank Dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dux closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sobhraj did well to prevent Dux getting side control.
Sobhraj wants to control but Dux is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Frank Dux overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sobhraj wants to improve his position but Dux is controlling well.
Dux working over Sobhraj with some ground and pound. Sobhraj looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dux takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dux is trying to control the action in half guard but Sobhraj is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sobhraj looking for submissions off his back.
Dux passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sobhraj!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dux avoids the attempt from Sobhraj to control.
Dux with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dux working Sobhraj over with strikes here.
Dux with the ground and pound from mount.
Sobhraj tries to hold on but Dux pushes him away.
Dux is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sobhraj tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sobhraj keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobhraj wants to control but Dux is having none of it.
Dux tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dux is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sobhraj is in a horrible position here. Dux smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dux controlling his opponent.
Dux scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sobhraj?
Dux punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dux trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux scoring with strikes but Sobhraj is staying in there.
Dux looking to control but Sobhraj is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sobhraj really wants to buck Dux off and get back to his feet.
Dux tries to control but Sobhraj wriggling away.
Dux lands with some strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobhraj wants to control but Dux is having none of it.
Dux with a couple of short strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dux dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dux tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sobhraj defends well and Dux ends up having to push Sobhraj into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sobhraj stops a takedown attempt from Dux.
Dux is working for takedown but Sobhraj is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Dux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobhraj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dux can't get the takedown.
Dux takes a shot to the head.
Dux is looking for a takedown.
I was talking to Dux's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sobhraj is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dux drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dux can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobhraj will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dux up against the cage.
Sobhraj goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sobhraj is pressed up against the cage. Dux has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sobhraj down to the mat. Sobhraj avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobhraj with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dux avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dux shoots for a takedown but Sobhraj saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sobhraj looks to land a left hand but Dux moved out of range nicely.
Dux dives in and grabs Sobhraj's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sobhraj pushes down on Dux's head and hops out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sobhraj looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dux drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sobhraj sprawls and moves away.
Dux dives in for a single leg takedown but Sobhraj sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dux has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sobhraj is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sobhraj tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dux is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sobhraj pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dux goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sobhraj prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dux is looking to take this one to the mat.
Charles Sobhraj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sobhraj just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dux's brow.
Sobhraj lands a left hand.
Sobhraj misses with the head strike.
Dux drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sobhraj gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dux looking for a takedown.
Dux tries to score a body lock takedown but Sobhraj shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dux changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sobhraj fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sobhraj rushes Dux and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dux is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sobhraj is defending well.
Still in the clinch, Sobhraj scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobhraj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sobhraj's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dux will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobhraj forces Dux back against the cage and clinches.
Sobhraj pushes Dux back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dux is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sobhraj is defending well.
Sobhraj lands an elbow inside that Dux shrugs off.
Dux is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dux has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Sobhraj clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Sobhraj is really stuck here.
Dux punches Sobhraj on the ear.
Dux avoiding Sobhraj 's attempts to control his hands.
Dux controlling well, preventing Sobhraj from escaping the position.
Sobhraj is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Dux off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Dux is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
You can see the frustration on Sobhraj's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Dux.
Dux controlling the position well here. Sobhraj rolled but Dux kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Dux lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sobhraj is in bad spot here.
Frank Dux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Sobhraj comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dux 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Dux!
A victorious Frank Dux thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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