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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Covid Gonna Get (ranked 3705 p4p, 5945 weight class) and Boromir Khan (ranked 482 p4p, 581 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Boromir Khan enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Covid Gonna Get!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boromir Khan!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonna Get feints and as Khan raises his hands in defense, Gonna Get changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Khan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gonna Get manages to get himself to full guard.
Khan postures up in Gonna Get's guard and throws a big left but Gonna Get blocks it.
Khan trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonna Get is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonna Get working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Khan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Khan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gonna Get is trying to keep Khan in close.
Khan wants to control from the top but Gonna Get keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonna Get has his foot on Khan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Khan works his way back into a safe position though.
Gonna Get looking to control.
Khan trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonna Get is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan distracts Gonna Get with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Khan stays in close to Gonna Get's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan is in close to Gonna Get's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gonna Get is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rabid Dog that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Khan postures up in Gonna Get's guard and throws a big left but Gonna Get blocks it.
Khan lands a couple of digs.
Khan won't allow Gonna Get to get back to his feet.
Khan landing some decent shots from guard.
 Gonna Get is rocked!
Khan arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Gonna Get's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Boromir Khan!
In defeat, Covid Gonna Get stepped up to the mic, saying 'Don't worry, I still got you.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grand Admiral Thrawn (ranked 3463 p4p, 4623 weight class) and Daniel Pawlikowski (ranked 463 p4p, 534 weight class). Grand Admiral Thrawn 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grand Admiral Thrawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Pawlikowski!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrawn clinches up with Pawlikowski and pushes him back against the cage.
Thrawn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thrawn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pawlikowski fails to pull guard.
Pawlikowski is trying to pull guard but Thrawn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Thrawn has Pawlikowski pressed against the cage, preventing Pawlikowski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pawlikowski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grand Admiral Thrawn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Pawlikowski.
Pawlikowski looks winded!
Thrawn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pawlikowski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thrawn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Thrawn has managed to clinch.
Our sources have told us that Thrawn has been working on his elbows in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pawlikowski takes an elbow to the temple.
Thrawn working Pawlikowski over with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thrawn.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thrawn obliges.
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!
Thrawn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pawlikowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thrawn drops Pawlikowski with a big knee straight up the middle! Pawlikowski is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
 Pawlikowski is rocked!
 It looks like Daniel Pawlikowski has been cut.
Grand Admiral Thrawn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrawn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pawlikowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Thrawn finish him?
Thrawn Throws a clean left jab. Thrawn Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Pawlikowski's chin! Pawlikowski crumbles to the ground and Thrawn follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Thrawn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Grand Admiral Thrawn!
A pretty intense looking Grand Admiral Thrawn took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Audie Graham (ranked 3747 p4p, 2787 weight class) and Konstantin The Russian Giant (ranked 170 p4p, 133 weight class). The Russian Giant has chosen Soda Popinski Theme as his entrance music. Konstantin The Russian Giant 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Audie Graham !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin The Russian Giant!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham drives through and clinches with The Russian Giant against the cage.
Graham slowing the pace effectively.
The Russian Giant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Graham has him pressed against the cage.
The Russian Giant tries to pull guard but Graham holds him up against the cage and eventually The Russian Giant drops back down to his feet.
Graham wants a takedown but no success here.
Graham prevents The Russian Giant from breaking the clinch.
Graham has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Graham 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Graham walks forward, straight into a front kick from The Russian Giant.
Audie Graham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graham changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Russian Giant tries to avoid it but Graham manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Russian Giant to the ground. The Russian Giant escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Russian Giant takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Graham lands a slapping body shot.
The Russian Giant gets tackled into the cage by Graham . Graham maintains the clinch.
Graham has The Russian Giant pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Russian Giant manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Audie Graham . That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Russian Giant pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Graham is looking for a takedown.
The Russian Giant tries for a takedown. No joy.
Graham tries for a takedown. No joy.
Graham can't get the takedown.
Graham tries a knee to the head but The Russian Giant blocks it.
Graham is trying to break the clinch but The Russian Giant is controlling him.
The Russian Giant lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Graham backwards.
The Russian Giant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Graham does no damage.
The Russian Giant is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The Russian Giant shoots in and drives through. Graham sprawls well.
Graham will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from The Russian Giant. No joy for Graham on that attempt.
The Russian Giant appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The Russian Giant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Graham steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from The Russian Giant. That one must have hurt.
Graham is breathing heavily.
The Russian Giant is looking to clinch.
The Russian Giant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Graham .
Graham shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Russian Giant but The Russian Giant pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The Russian Giant shoots in but Graham avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Graham lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Graham avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Russian Giant shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Russian Giant tries to clinch but Graham is having none of it.
The Russian Giant tries to clinch but Graham moves out of range.
Graham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Russian Giant unleashes a big counter combination but Graham bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Graham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Russian Giant was well out of range. Poor timing from Graham .
Graham misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The Russian Giant lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Graham closes the distance and clinches.
Graham tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Russian Giant smiles and moves away.
Graham looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Graham shoots in but The Russian Giant avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The Russian Giant feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for The Russian Giant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Graham tries to clinch but The Russian Giant is having none of it.
Graham tries to clinch but The Russian Giant moves away
and The Russian Giant counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The Russian Giant shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Graham manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Russian Giant won't allow Graham to sweep him here.
Graham had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Russian Giant defends it easily.
Graham doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Konstantin The Russian Giant will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Graham lands a right hook to the body.
Audie Graham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Russian Giant rushes Graham and presses him up against the cage.
Graham stalling in the clinch.
Graham is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Russian Giant pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Graham blocks an elbow strike from The Russian Giant.
The Russian Giant jumps guard but Graham stands there with The Russian Giant around his waist. The Russian Giant gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The Russian Giant pulls guard.
Graham content to stall in guard here.
Graham 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Russian Giant gets full guard.
The Russian Giant working a defensive guard here.
Graham stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Graham swats away the attempt to clinch by The Russian Giant.
The Russian Giant goes for a double leg but Graham avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Graham continues to drive forward.
Graham with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Russian Giant counters with a three punch combo that has Graham backing up. Graham nods at The Russian Giant to acknowledge the strikes.
Graham changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Russian Giant tries to avoid it but Graham manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Russian Giant to the ground. The Russian Giant escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Audie Graham . That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Russian Giant tries to clinch up but Graham circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Russian Giant stuffs the takedown.
The Russian Giant throws a head kick but Graham moves out of range.
Graham wants to clinch.
It seemed like The Russian Giant was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Graham shoots for a double leg takedown but The Russian Giant sprawls well. He's pushed Graham 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Russian Giant throws a sloppy head kick and Graham moves out of range easily.
The Russian Giant has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Russian Giant working aggressively here.
Graham goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Russian Giant prevents it.
The Russian Giant managing to block the knees to the body from Graham .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Russian Giant.
Graham moves in looking to clinch but The Russian Giant pushes him off.
Graham stuffs the takedown attempt from The Russian Giant. The Russian Giant gets slowly back to his feet.
Konstantin The Russian Giant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Graham shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Russian Giant as he avoids it easily.
Graham closes the distance and clinches.
The Russian Giant jumps into guard, dragging Graham to the mat.
The Russian Giant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Graham is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graham looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Russian Giant working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Graham doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Graham manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Graham tries to free his leg and advance position but The Russian Giant is retaining full guard.
The Russian Giant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Graham looking to sit in guard and control but The Russian Giant gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Graham kicks The Russian Giant off and gets to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin The Russian Giant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Graham looks for the body kick but The Russian Giant saw that one coming.
The Russian Giant looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Graham clinches.
Graham tries to throw a body punch but The Russian Giant avoids it by throwing Graham back against the cage.
Graham gets underhooks to prevent The Russian Giant's takedown attempt.
The Russian Giant jumps guard but Graham turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Graham tries to pull guard but The Russian Giant forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Graham wants a takedown but no success here.
Graham gets control of The Russian Giant's arms and successfully pulls guard. Graham will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Russian Giant throws a big right hand that misses.
The Russian Giant trying to control the position from guard on top but Graham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Russian Giant postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Russian Giant throws an elbow that misses. Graham uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in The Russian Giant's guard. Nice move by Graham !
Graham trying to control the position from guard on top but The Russian Giant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Graham works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The Russian Giant trying to hold on to Graham 's head to control him but Graham postures up.
The Russian Giant wants to get back to his feet.
Graham seems to be working for a kimura but The Russian Giant defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Russian Giant is trying to control but Graham manages to pass to mount!
The Russian Giant wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Graham .
Graham tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The Russian Giant is in all sorts of trouble here.
Graham controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Russian Giant regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Russian Giant is staying active underneath Graham , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Graham thows a huge punch but The Russian Giant dodges it nicely.
The Russian Giant is trying to stand back up but Graham is controlling him
Graham is controlling the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. The Russian Giant manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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.
Graham in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Graham wants to get up but he can't break The Russian Giant's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The Russian Giant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Graham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Graham fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graham . The Russian Giant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graham closes the distance and clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Russian Giant has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Graham avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Audie Graham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konstantin The Russian Giant.
The Russian Giant is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Graham pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Audie Graham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Konstantin The Russian Giant is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The Russian Giant blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Audie Graham showed his dominance in that final round.
I think The Russian Giant 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin The Russian Giant!
After the big win, Konstantin The Russian Giant made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Shadow Realm Apparel and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Steve (ranked 2085 p4p, 5761 weight class) and Justin Kulina (ranked 277 p4p, 555 weight class). Kulina has chosen Tool - Schism as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephen Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Kulina!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kulina.
Steve tries to land a front kick but Kulina steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Steve tries to land a front kick but Kulina steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Steve throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kulina throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steve keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kulina fails with the takedown.
Steve appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulina avoids the head kick by Steve.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Steve - that will leave a mark!
Kulina avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulina misses with a two punch combination.
It appears Steve was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kulina throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steve throws a sloppy head kick and Kulina moves out of range easily.
Stephen Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steve circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kulina misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Steve lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kulina doesn't seem phased though.
Kulina misses with a wild body shot.
Justin Kulina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kulina pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kulina will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kulina takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulina tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Steve swivels and escapes.
Stephen Steve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Kulina.
Kulina darts in and clinches Steve up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Steve as Kulina tries to tie him up.
Kulina manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kulina pushes Steve off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kulina is looking to clinch.
Steve tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kulina misses with a two punch combination.
Kulina takes the fight into the clinch.
Steve lands a left hand.
Kulina jumps guard and drags Steve to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kulina is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Steve defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Steve's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Steve content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kulina has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Steve has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Steve scores with a shot to the side of Kulina's head.
Kulina doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Steve fails to land.
Steve gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kulina.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulina is looking for a takedown.
Steve working aggressively here.
Steve misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kulina.
Kulina tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kulina ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kulina no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Steve landing with the ground and pound.
Steve throws an elbow that misses. Kulina uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Steve's guard. Nice move by Kulina!
Kulina postures up.
Kulina controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kulina's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Justin Kulina will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kulina misses with a takedown attempt
and Steve counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Steve.
Kulina fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steve stops a takedown attempt from Kulina.
Stephen Steve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Kulina.
Kulina is trying to break the clinch but Steve has him pressed against the cage.
Steve throws a punch but it's blocked by Kulina.
Kulina lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Knees to the body from Steve.
Kulina wants the takedown. Steve is fighting it off but Kulina persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Steve's guard against the cage.
Steve is trying to keep Kulina in close.
Kulina throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
Steve wants to sweep but no luck.
Steve trying to control the position here.
Steve looking for a sweep. Not yet Steve, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulina controlling from the top position.
Steve controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kulina seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kulina is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kulina is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Kulina tries to get set, Steve tries to push him back and clinch up but Kulina manages to avoid the attempt.
A jab lands there for Kulina.
That's two 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.
Kulina shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Steve sprawls well. Steve wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kulina gets slowly back to his feet.
Kulina shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Steve to counter with a crisp jab.
Kulina shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Steve as he jumps to the side.
Steve feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Steve looks to land a combination but Kulina avoids it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steve.
Kulina misses with a wild body shot.
Steve pushes Kulina up against the cage in a clinch.
Kulina blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulina tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kulina tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
Kulina is trying to maintain a safe position but Steve gets an underhook and turns Kulina into the cage.
Kulina managing to block the knees to the body from Steve.
Kulina changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Steve fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kulina works over Steve's head and body with a nice combination.
Kulina shoots in looking for a takedown but Steve manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kulina's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Steve appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kulina darts in looking for a takedown but Steve gets double underhooks and turns Kulina into the cage.
Kulina forces Steve back against the cage and clinches.
Kulina blocking some punches.
Steve tries to land knees in the clinch but Kulina avoids the damage to the body.
Kulina misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Steve obliges.
Stephen Steve has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Steve lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kulina's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kulina on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve trying to land knees to the body.
Kulina's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steve throws a low kick, looking for Kulina's leg but Kulina calmly moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Kulina.
Steve forces Kulina back against the cage and clinches.
Kulina can't break the clinch.
Steve misses with a knee to the head.
Steve throws a punch but it's blocked by Kulina.
Steve gets through Kulina's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kulina has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Steve seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kulina can turn it around.
Kulina tries to pull guard but Steve forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Steve dominated that second round.
That's time! Steve's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Steve keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Steve misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stephen Steve is winning the standup battle so far.
Kulina tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steve manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steve swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kulina avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kulina is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kulina shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Steve pinned against the cage. Steve gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulina throws a series of punches but Steve avoids them all with ease.
Kulina lands with a nice body punch.
Kulina tries to score a power double leg takedown but Steve sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kulina somewhat.
Stephen Steve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Kulina.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Steve moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKulina.
Kulina tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Steve defends well and Kulina ends up having to push Steve into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kulina on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steve takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kulina gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Steve gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kulina.
Steve is pressed up against the cage. Kulina has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Steve down to the mat. Steve avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kulina wants to clinch up but Steve keeps it at a distance.
Steve appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kulina moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve gets underhooks to prevent Kulina's takedown attempt.
Kulina blocking some punches.
Kulina avoiding damage.
Our sources have told us that Steve has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Steve lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kulina throws an elbow but misses.
Kulina tries a knee to the head but Steve blocks it.
Kulina is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steve is defending well for now.
Steve landing knees to the body.
Kulina takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kulina takes a shot to the head.
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!
Steve swings wildly with an uppercut but Kulina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kulina wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steve has him pressed against the cage.
Kulina is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steve is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands a good knee to the midsection. Kulina won't want to take too many of those.
Steve misses with a knee to the head.
Kulina tries to pull guard but Steve holds him up against the cage and eventually Kulina drops back down to his feet.
Steve lands with a left to the head.
Kulina tries to circle away but Steve has him pinned against the cage.
Steve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steve is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kulina can do to turn this around?
Steve misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steve putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kulina in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Steve working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kulina blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steve.
Kulina ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kulina no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kulina being controlled here, momentarily.
Steve advances position into side control!
Justin Kulina has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve controlling the position.
Steve trying to control the action but Kulina is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Kulina's face as Steve controls the position.
Steve lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Steve cracks Kulina with a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Steve showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Steve 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Steve!
A very excited looking Stephen Steve made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Kerouac (ranked 2513 p4p, 2926 weight class) and Tate Stinforn (ranked 349 p4p, 402 weight class). Stinforn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jefferson Starship - Jane kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jack Kerouac 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Kerouac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tate Stinforn!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stinforn tries to move into range but Kerouac moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stinforn shoots in but Kerouac avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stinforn clinches up against the cage.
Stinforn swings wildly with an uppercut but Kerouac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kerouac lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stinforn backwards.
Kerouac lands a body shot.
Kerouac misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kerouac avoiding damage.
Stinforn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stinforn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kerouac to the mat! Kerouac manages to get full guard.
Kerouac has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Stinforn is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stinforn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kerouac lands a nice shot to the body.
Kerouac scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerouac misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stinforn can't find room to land a body shot as Kerouac controls the action.
Stinforn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kerouac lands with a left to the head.
Kerouac working aggressively here.
Kerouac avoiding damage.
A head punch on the inside from Kerouac fails to land.
Stinforn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stinforn tries to score a body lock takedown but Kerouac shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kerouac misses with a punch to the body.
Stinforn stalling.
Stinforn has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kerouac seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Stinforn can turn it around.
Kerouac swings wildly with an uppercut but Stinforn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kerouac throws a punch but it's blocked by Stinforn.
Stinforn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kerouac lands a big head kick that sends Stinforn tumbling to the mat! Kerouac takes a step backwards and waves Stinforn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Stinforn is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stinforn throws an off balance right hand
and Kerouac counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Kerouac!
A very excited looking Jack Kerouac rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Muromets (ranked 3275 p4p, 2796 weight class) and Udonis Okoro (ranked 386 p4p, 335 weight class). Okoro has chosen The HU - Sad But True as his entrance music. Ilya Muromets had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ilya Muromets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Udonis Okoro!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muromets connects with a good right hand that stumbles Okoro. Okoro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Okoro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Muromets but Muromets pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Muromets throws a shot from downtown. Okoro moves away and avoids it.
Muromets throws a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Muromets, as that shot connected.
Muromets clinches up against the cage.
Muromets breaks from the clinch.
Okoro dives in for a single leg takedown but Muromets sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Okoro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muromets moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Muromets. No joy for Okoro on that attempt.
Ilya Muromets has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Udonis Okoro.
Okoro slips a jab from Muromets.
Okoro rushes Muromets and presses him up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Muromets has been working on his elbows in the gym.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okoro fails to pull guard.
Muromets is pressed up against the cage. Okoro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Muromets down to the mat. Muromets avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Muromets lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Muromets scores with a nice strike.
Okoro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Muromets is fending him off so far but Okoro persists. Nope, Muromets circles away and we're back to standing.
Muromets defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Okoro.
Muromets throwing a counter right hand but Okoro manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muromets uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Okoro has time to react.
Okoro is rocked!
Muromets is stalking Okoro. Okoro circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Muromets, and it's lights out! Okoro really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ilya Muromets!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phil Rivers (ranked 1952 p4p, 5975 weight class) and Frank Lucas Iv (ranked 182 p4p, 389 weight class). Rivers comes to the cage accompanied by RUNNING IN THE 90’s. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Lucas Iv!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas Iv gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rivers has a couple of punches blocked by Lucas Iv.
Lucas Iv swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lucas Iv has Rivers pushed against the cage.
I was talking to Rivers's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rivers.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lucas Iv blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivers misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lucas Iv throws an elbow but misses.
Rivers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lucas Iv goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rivers prevents it.
A right hook to the body lands for Rivers.
Lucas Iv drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucas Iv blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivers misses with the head strike.
Rivers is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lucas Iv is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rivers to the mat. Rivers regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Rivers is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lucas Iv is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucas Iv makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers looking for a guillotine here but Lucas Iv defends easily.
Lucas Iv working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lucas Iv trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rivers looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lucas Iv got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rivers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lucas Iv has managed to get both his arms back between Rivers's legs - danger averted.
Lucas Iv is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lucas Iv trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rivers is looking for a triangle but Lucas Iv pushes his legs off easily.
Lucas Iv keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rivers's head.
Lucas Iv trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lucas Iv is aware though and is defending well.
Lucas Iv postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rivers escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lucas Iv gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lucas Iv postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lucas Iv lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lucas Iv trying to control but Rivers is working from the bottom.
Lucas Iv working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rivers escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lucas Iv gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lucas Iv landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lucas Iv is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lucas Iv looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lucas Iv throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rivers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lucas Iv scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lucas Iv is in close to Rivers's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lucas Iv trying to control but Rivers is working from the bottom.
Rivers looking for a triangle here. Lucas Iv is fighting it but it looks tight! Rivers pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Lucas Iv is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Phil Rivers!
A very excited looking Phil Rivers made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kova Luu (ranked 2527 p4p, 3264 weight class) and Evan MacMillan (ranked 273 p4p, 340 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Kova Luu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Evan MacMillan!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luu gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
MacMillan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
MacMillan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Luu is keeping the position for now.
MacMillan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Luu looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Luu looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Luu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacMillan is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacMillan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
MacMillan is trying to control Luu's posture but Luu avoids it.
MacMillan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacMillan regains half guard.
It looks like Luu is going to stand back up.
MacMillan is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
MacMillan looking for submissions off his back.
MacMillan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Luu stops MacMillan from getting back to his feet.
MacMillan is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
MacMillan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
MacMillan maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Luu could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but MacMillan has cracked it and Luu is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by MacMillan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Evan MacMillan!
An out of breath and clearly excited Evan MacMillan thanked KOMBAT KLOTHING for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manus Murphy (ranked 1669 p4p, 1331 weight class) and Panda Four (ranked 246 p4p, 206 weight class). Panda Four has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Manus Murphy's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 Las Vegas, Manus Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Panda Four!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy goes for a double leg but Four avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Four continues to drive forward.
Murphy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Four blocks it with crossed arms.
Murphy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Four blocks it with crossed arms.
Four tries to pull guard but Murphy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Murphy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Four managing to block the knees to the body from Murphy.
Four jumps guard.
Murphy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Four is keeping the position for now.
Four looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Murphy passes into half guard.
Four wants to improve his position but Murphy is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Four looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Four looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Four actively working from the bottom here.
Murphy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Four defends it well.
Four looking for submissions off his back.
Murphy wants to pass to mount but Four is defending the position.
Four wants to improve his position but Murphy is controlling well.
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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Murphy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Four has managed to free his arm - good work.
Murphy passes to full mount!
Four keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Murphy pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Four tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Four regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Four manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Four throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Murphy escapes and throws Four's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Murphy tries to move to full mount but Four actually manages to regain half guard.
Four looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Four wants to improve his position but Murphy is controlling well.
Four is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Murphy is tapping! Great win for Four!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Panda Four!
The defeated Manus Murphy had this to say: 'WTF??? How did that happen?'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dye (ranked 158 p4p, 1579 weight class) and Sam Diego (ranked 16 p4p, 217 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Dye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Diego!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dye sizes up Diego with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Sam Diego has been cut.
Dye jabs Diego right on the nose. Diego blinks but takes it well.
Diego scores with a one two! Dye had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Diego misses with a wild combination.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dye.
Dye has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Dye takes a swing at Diego's ribcage but misses.
Dye blocks a jab.
Dye fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diego looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diego moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
Diego just leaning against Dye, taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diego.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dye fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dye tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Dye back against the cage.
Diego manages to break the clinch.
Sam Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dye looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego is just out of range.
Dye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Dye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dye throws a good cross that connects.
Dye jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diego takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diego drives through and clinches with Dye against the cage.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Dye controls the action.
Diego keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dye's efforts to push away.
Dye swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dye blocks a body shot from Diego.
Dye throws a head punch that misses.
Dye tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego breaks the clinch.
Diego avoids the body shot from Dye.
Diego tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diego takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dye swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Dye thuds a left hand into Diego's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego closes the distance and clinches.
Dye working aggressively here.
Diego manages to break the clinch.
Dye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Diego's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dye under the eye.
Diego slips under a jab from Dye.
Dye blocks a jab.
Diego takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diego throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dye swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Diego scores with a jab to the head.
Diego tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dye manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Dye misses the target.
A low kick from Diego misses
and Dye counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dye swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diego throws a lazy uppercut
and Dye counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diego thinking.
Diego loads up on a big right hand but Dye slips the punch.
Dye fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diego looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diego throws a right hand that misses
and Dye counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diego is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses with a hook
and Dye counters with a right hand from hell and Diego is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Dye!
Jack Dye made sure to mention his sponsor, Brooklyn Threads in his post fight interview.
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