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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Professor Ozu (ranked 5628 p4p, 5944 weight class) and Jason Kendrick (ranked 529 p4p, 551 weight class). Professor Ozu had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. On his way into the cage it seems that Professor Ozu has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Professor Ozu seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Professor Ozu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Kendrick!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Ozu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kendrick counters with a nice right hand that sends Ozu toppling to the canvas! Ozu scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kendrick finish him?!
 Ozu is rocked!
 It looks like Professor Ozu has been cut.
Ozu clinches up against the cage.
Ozu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ozu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ozu landing knees to the head.
 It looks like Jason Kendrick has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kendrick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ozu's efforts to push away.
Ozu lands a nice knee to the body.
Kendrick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kendrick has had enough of the clinch but Ozu keeps him there for the moment.
Ozu breaks from the clinch.
Ozu misses with a takedown attempt
and Kendrick counters with a nice right hand that sends Ozu toppling to the canvas! Ozu scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kendrick finish him?!
Oh Ozu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ozu.
Ozu is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Ozu.
Ozu seems to have got his legs back now.
Ozu lands a head kick!
Ozu wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozu is looking to clinch but Kendrick is avoiding it.
Kendrick appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Professor Ozu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ozu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kendrick! But no joy.
Kendrick circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kendrick makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ozu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kendrick checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozu is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ozu moves to clinch but Kendrick breaks away
and Kendrick counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ozu! Kendrick lets Ozu back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Ozu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kendrick stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Professor Ozu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendrick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ozu misses with the body kick
and Kendrick counters with a right hand from hell and Ozu is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Kendrick!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jayson Cadorna (ranked 6004 p4p, 5130 weight class) and Chris Taylor (ranked 274 p4p, 253 weight class). Chris Taylor will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jayson Cadorna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Cadorna circles away.
Taylor with a poor takedown
and Taylor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taylor throws a combination that misses
and Cadorna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cadorna shoots in but no luck this time.
Taylor fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cadorna to the ground. Taylor is now in Cadorna's guard.
Cadorna looking for a sweep. Not yet Cadorna, not yet.
Taylor trying to control but Cadorna is working from the bottom.
Taylor content to stall in guard here.
Cadorna has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cadorna counters by clinching up.
Cadorna wants to take the fight to the mat but Taylor manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Taylor jumps guard but Cadorna turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jayson Cadorna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Taylor.
Taylor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Taylor goes for a takedown attempt but Cadorna pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Taylor gets tackled into the cage by Cadorna. Cadorna maintains the clinch.
Cadorna is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Taylor gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Taylor is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cadorna to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cadorna walks away with a smile on his face. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cadorna rushes Taylor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Taylor decides to pull guard.
Taylor looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Taylor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cadorna doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cadorna manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Taylor seems keen to control Cadorna's posture.
Taylor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cadorna is looking to improve his position.
Taylor controlling the pace.
Taylor winds up and cracks Cadorna with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Taylor decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Chris Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cadorna scores with a hook to the body. Taylor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cadorna is breathing heavily.
Taylor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Taylor closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cadorna is letting Taylor control him for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cadorna tries to improve position but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Taylor will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cadorna swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Cadorna moves into range and clinches up with Taylor.
Cadorna breaks the clinch.
Taylor feints and as Cadorna raises his hands in defense, Taylor changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Taylor stands and throws Cadorna's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cadorna being controlled for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadorna seems a little lost for a moment, as Taylor dominates the positioning.
Taylor advances to full mount.
BOOM! Taylor connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cadorna is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Taylor has taken his back.
Taylor is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Cadorna has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Taylor has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Cadorna taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Taylor doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chris Taylor!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Maverick (ranked 5586 p4p, 3232 weight class) and Islam Ali (ranked 458 p4p, 359 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Maverick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Islam Ali!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali throws a good cross that connects.
A big right from Ali misses.
Maverick scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ali just misses with a punch to the body.
Maverick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheers as Maverick lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ali doesn't seem phased though.
Maverick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Maverick.
Ali shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ali moves into the clinch.
Ali looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maverick working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ali.
Maverick lands a hook that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
I was talking to Maverick's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maverick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Islam Ali has been cut.
Maverick working aggressively here.
Maverick can't find room to land a body shot as Ali controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Ali.
Maverick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maverick lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ali or not.
Maverick misses with some punches.
Maverick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maverick tries to throw a body punch but Ali avoids it by throwing Maverick back against the cage.
Ali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maverick bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ali's head.
Ali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ali on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maverick. That's going to slow Ali down.
Ali has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ali using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maverick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maverick is defending well for now.
Maverick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick by Ali misses
and Maverick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maverick lands a big head kick that sends Ali to the canvas! Maverick follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Maverick!
Daniel Maverick was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Dillinger (ranked 2827 p4p, 2529 weight class) and Katsu Yamasaki (ranked 332 p4p, 300 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Dillinger !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Katsu Yamasaki!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamasaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Dillinger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yamasaki feints the counter takedown.
Yamasaki thuds his right hand into Dillinger 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dillinger throws a hook but Yamasaki avoids it easily.
Yamasaki feints the counter takedown.
Dillinger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamasaki.
And Yamasaki tries to counter it with a takedown but Dillinger pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dillinger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dillinger throws a hook to the side of Yamasaki's head but Yamasaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dillinger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dillinger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dillinger looks to land a combination but Yamasaki avoids it well.
Dillinger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamasaki.
Yamasaki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yamasaki is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamasaki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yamasaki missing with a left hand there. Dillinger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Dillinger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dillinger misses the jab.
Dillinger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamasaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dillinger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki slips a jab from Dillinger .
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamasaki. Dillinger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dillinger throws a big counter combination but Yamasaki scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Yamasaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dillinger .
Yamasaki feints the counter takedown.
Adam Dillinger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dillinger fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamasaki takes a swing at Dillinger 's ribcage but misses.
Yamasaki throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dillinger tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Yamasaki is in Dillinger 's guard.
Dillinger is pulling down on Yamasaki's head. It's preventing any offense from Yamasaki, at least for the moment.
Yamasaki works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dillinger on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dillinger tries to get out of the position.
Dillinger is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Yamasaki has latched onto it... Big trouble! Yamasaki pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Dillinger is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Yamasaki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Katsu Yamasaki!
A victorious Katsu Yamasaki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gianluca Alampi (ranked 2183 p4p, 1913 weight class) and Jordan Burroughs (ranked 203 p4p, 182 weight class). Alampi comes to the cage accompanied by Requiem. Gianluca Alampi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gianluca Alampi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordan Burroughs!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burroughs doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Alampi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burroughs dives in for a single leg takedown but Alampi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Alampi throwing a counter right hand but Burroughs manages to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Burroughs.
Gianluca Alampi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Burroughs.
Burroughs has his takedown stuffed
and Alampi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burroughs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A little feinted left hand from Alampi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burroughs gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Burroughs tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Alampi is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Burroughs buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Burroughs!! Burroughs is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Alampi throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gianluca Alampi!
During a confident post fight interview, Gianluca Alampi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Methodios McIntyre (ranked 1819 p4p, 2186 weight class) and High Voltage (ranked 255 p4p, 309 weight class). McIntyre comes to the cage accompanied by Gallantry. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Methodios McIntyre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, High Voltage !
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voltage clinches up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from McIntyre.
A short uppercut from McIntyre.
Voltage throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McIntyre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McIntyre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from McIntyre.
A short uppercut from McIntyre.
McIntyre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from McIntyre fails to land.
McIntyre misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McIntyre misses with a punch on the inside.
McIntyre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Voltage backwards.
McIntyre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Voltage has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Voltage blocking some punches.
Voltage breaks the clinch.
McIntyre throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Voltage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McIntyre tries to land a front kick but Voltage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Whack! McIntyre lands a heavy head kick that drops Voltage . The ref tackles McIntyre to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Voltage was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Methodios McIntyre!
Methodios McIntyre decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Handerson (ranked 1219 p4p, 2950 weight class) and Surkho Dratchev (ranked 154 p4p, 323 weight class). Dave Handerson 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Handerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Surkho Dratchev!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handerson misses with a straight left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dratchev.
Handerson misses with a hook.
Dratchev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dratchev staying out of range there.
Nice shot by Dratchev.
Handerson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dratchev sprawls well initially but Handerson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dratchev looks like he's trying to stand up.
Handerson trying to control from half guard but Dratchev is working away.
Handerson is stalling here. Dratchev is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Handerson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Dratchev has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dratchev decides to stand up, so the ref orders Handerson to his feet.
Handerson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handerson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We've been hearing that Handerson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Handerson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Check out the look on Handerson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Handerson wants to control but Dratchev is keeping him busy.
Handerson is really struggling to control Dratchev but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Handerson tries to score with some ground and pound. Dratchev controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handerson is trying to ground and pound but Dratchev uses the momentary lack of control by Handerson to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Handerson lands a nice short elbow.
Handerson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dratchev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Handerson prevents Dratchev from standing back up.
Handerson is looking for a kimura but Dratchev is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Handerson to get the leverage.
Handerson prevents Dratchev from standing back up.
Dratchev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Handerson.
Dratchev felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Handerson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dratchev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handerson slips a nice elbow through Dratchev's hands, connecting with Dratchev's forehead.
Handerson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Handerson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Handerson is working for a submission of some sort.
Handerson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Handerson trying to control from Dratchev's half guard. Dratchev has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handerson throwing strikes but missing.
Handerson trying to control but Dratchev is working from the bottom.
Handerson 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Handerson dominated that round.
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.
Handerson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Handerson misses the target.
Surkho Dratchev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Handerson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good shot there by Dratchev.
Dratchev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Handerson on the side of the head.
Dratchev with a nice calf kick.
Handerson misses with an uppercut. Dratchev saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dratchev! But no joy.
Handerson fails with the takedown.
Dratchev cracks Handerson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dratchev sizes up Handerson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Handerson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dratchev looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Handerson cracks Dratchev with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Handerson wants to control but Dratchev is keeping him busy.
Handerson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dratchev to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handerson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dratchev is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Handerson with the ground and pound but Dratchev regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Dratchev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Handerson.
Handerson is looking for submissions but instead, Dratchev has regained full guard.
Dratchev manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Handerson misses.
Handerson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dratchev is just out of range.
Handerson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dratchev was covering up waiting for the punch and Handerson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Handerson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dratchev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dratchev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Handerson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Handerson throwing strikes but missing.
Handerson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dratchev's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handerson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Handerson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dratchev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Handerson trying to control but Dratchev is working from the bottom.
Handerson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Handerson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dratchev wants to get back to his feet but Handerson passes into half guard.
Handerson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dave Handerson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Handerson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dratchev is just riding it out for now. Handerson eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handerson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dratchev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Handerson.
Handerson is looking to take a break and control but Dratchev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Handerson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Handerson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dratchev defending well though.
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 Dave Handerson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Handerson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Handerson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dratchev's head.
Handerson lands with a punch from half guard.
Handerson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Handerson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dratchev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Handerson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dratchev defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handerson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dratchev is trying to stand up here but Handerson is controlling him well.
Handerson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Handerson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dratchev defends it well.
Handerson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Handerson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dratchev wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handerson looking to finish Dratchev with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dratchev!
Handerson with a couple of short strikes.
Handerson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Handerson landing punches.
Handerson cracks Dratchev with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Handerson cracks Dratchev with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Handerson controlling from the full mount.
Handerson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dratchev wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Handerson.
Handerson throws some wild stikes that Dratchev manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dratchev in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Handerson controlling from the full mount.
Handerson landing shots from mount.
Handerson cracks Dratchev with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Handerson thowing shots but they're missing.
Handerson working the ground and pound effectively.
Handerson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Dratchev has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Dratchev!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handerson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Handerson looking to control.
Handerson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Handerson trying to control the position.
Handerson working for submissions but it's allowed Dratchev to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Handerson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Handerson, 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dave Handerson!
An out of breath Dave Handerson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chimzat Khamaev (ranked 2142 p4p, 2222 weight class) and Pinky Eye (ranked 278 p4p, 285 weight class). Eye is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Antti Tuisku - Grind mayhem. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chimzat Khamaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pinky Eye!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khamaev takes a swing at Eye's ribcage but misses.
And Eye tries to counter it with a takedown but Khamaev pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Eye fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khamaev avoids it really well and circles away.
Khamaev looks to land a right hand but Eye moved out of range.
Eye closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Eye lands in his opponent's guard.
Khamaev is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Eye is controlling him.
Eye trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khamaev wants to stand but Eye is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khamaev kicks Eye off and gets to his feet.
Eye gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khamaev misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Eye moves into the clinch.
Khamaev breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khamaev. Eye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eye slips a straight right by Khamaev.
Khamaev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eye let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Khamaev misses the shot to the body.
Eye moves out of range as Khamaev strikes.
Eye ducks right into an uppercut from Khamaev.
Khamaev misses the body punch
and Eye counters by clinching up.
Khamaev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eye changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khamaev tries to avoid it but Eye manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khamaev to the ground. Khamaev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Khamaev punishes Eye's body with a nice straight punch.
Khamaev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Khamaev jabs Eye to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khamaev throws a looping overhand right but Eye ducks down to avoid it.
Eye connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Khamaev.
Eye changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eye shoots in but no luck this time.
Chimzat Khamaev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pinky Eye.
Khamaev lands with a straight right. Eye didn't see that one coming.
Khamaev throws a big shot that misses.
Khamaev throws out a loose jab but Eye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eye feints the counter takedown.
Eye doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Eye fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khamaev avoids it really well and circles away.
Khamaev lands a nice hook to Eye's body. Eye takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khamaev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eye was well out of range. Poor timing from Khamaev.
Khamaev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eye manages to avoid it.
Eye throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Khamaev's waist but Khamaev gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Eye off to one side.
A quick step to the side and Khamaev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Khamaev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Eye doesn't seem phased though.
Eye takes one to the chin there.
Khamaev lands a jab to the head.
Khamaev digs a good hook to Eye's body.
Khamaev looks to score with a jab to the body but Eye is just out of range.
Khamaev just misses with a punch to the body.
Eye changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Khamaev throws a body shot but no joy.
Khamaev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Eye will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chimzat Khamaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khamaev with a hook.
 Eye is rocked!
Khamaev lands a head shot.
Eye is still on wobbly legs! Can Khamaev finish him?
Eye gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Khamaev gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Eye is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chimzat Khamaev!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abdi Hassan (ranked 1261 p4p, 1642 weight class) and Abasi Njagi (ranked 81 p4p, 105 weight class). Njagi has chosen The Game - Name Me King (Feat. Pusha T) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Abdi Hassan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdi Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abasi Njagi!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Njagi dives in and grabs Hassan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hassan pushes down on Njagi's head and hops out.
Hassan feinted with a counter takedown.
Njagi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Njagi has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Gold Samurai's Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Hassan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Njagi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hassan controls Njagi momentarily but Njagi frees himself.
Njagi drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Njagi as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Hassan screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Njagi! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Abasi Njagi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cam Fleming (ranked 1433 p4p, 2319 weight class) and Derek Hunter (ranked 209 p4p, 325 weight class). Fleming comes into the arena with Killa Cam - Cam'Ron blaring out of the sound system. Derek Hunter will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 New York, Cam Fleming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter connects with a high kick.
Hunter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fleming circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fleming counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fleming.
Fleming stands up over Hunter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hunter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fleming doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fleming manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fleming chips away with some ground and pound.
Hunter looking for a guillotine here but Fleming defends easily.
Fleming chips away with some ground and pound.
Fleming lands a couple of elbows.
Hunter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fleming working some strikes from top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fleming postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fleming stands up over Hunter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hunter has momentary wrist control but Fleming slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fleming distracts Hunter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hunter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fleming gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fleming is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fleming lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fleming postures up and lands a big shot to Hunter's brow.
Hunter is rocked!
Fleming cracks Hunter with a solid left hand.
Hunter is still in real trouble! Can Fleming finish him?
Fleming lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hunter told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Hunter has momentary wrist control but Fleming slips an elbow through the middle.
Fleming working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fleming stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hunter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fleming loads up on a big left hand. Hunter felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Fleming looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Hunter can't hide his disappointment, as Fleming celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cam Fleming!
After the fight, Cam Fleming was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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