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HFC 62: EVQ vs Cleever PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Hart (ranked 3803 p4p, 5728 weight class) and Michael Lewis (ranked 479 p4p, 557 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Cole Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis looks to land a right hand but Hart moved out of range.
Hart throws a series of punches but Lewis avoids them all with ease.
Hart cracks Lewis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hart lands the left hand.
Hart looks to land a left hand but Lewis moved out of range nicely.
Lewis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hart sprawls well initially but Lewis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lewis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lewis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lewis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lewis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hart has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lewis thows a huge punch but Hart dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hart wants to get back to full guard.
Hart regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lewis trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
Lewis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hart controlling Lewis's posture.
Lewis trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
Lewis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hart being controlled here, momentarily.
Hart is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lewis trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lewis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lewis works over Hart with some ground and pound from guard.
Lewis passes into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hart tries to get to full guard but Lewis has control of the leg.
Lewis slips a nice elbow through Hart's hands, connecting with Hart's forehead.
Lewis passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hart!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to control but Hart wriggling away.
Lewis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lewis is landing with some decent strikes but Hart is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hart is squirming around, avoiding Lewis's attempts to control the action.
You get the feeling that Hart really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lewis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Lewis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hart scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lewis in his tracks.
Hart misses with a looping left.
Nice takedown defense from Hart. No joy for Lewis on that attempt.
Hart throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Lewis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hart has momentary wrist control but Lewis slips an elbow through the middle.
Hart looking for a sweep. Not yet Hart, not yet.
Hart keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis drops back looking for a leg! Hart is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hart manages to kick Lewis off! Lewis jumps back into Hart's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lewis works over Hart with some ground and pound from guard.
Lewis throwing strikes from guard but Hart blocks nicely.
Lewis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hart wants to get back to his feet but Lewis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hart manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lewis manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hart's guard.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
Michael Lewis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lewis connects with a couple of short punches.
Lewis is in close to Hart's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lewis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hart's head.
Lewis stopping the sweep attempt from Hart.
Lewis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hart's head.
Lewis trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lewis is working Hart over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lewis works over Hart with some ground and pound from guard.
Hart had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lewis defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lewis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hart keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hart wants to stand up but Lewis is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lewis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hart throwing a counter right hand but Lewis manages to avoid it.
Lewis looks to land a left hand but Hart moved out of range nicely.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hart as he jumps to the side.
Lewis slips a jab and a cross from Hart.
Lewis swings widly with a right hand
and Lewis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hart throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart lands with a nice body punch.
Lewis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lewis shoots for a takedown but Hart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cole Hart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Lewis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis has a takedown stuffed.
Hart throws a right hand that misses
and Lewis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lewis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis scoring with some ground and pound.
Lewis trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis connects with a couple of short punches.
Hart is trying to control the position but Lewis postures up.
Lewis lands a couple of elbows.
Lewis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lewis landing with the ground and pound.
Lewis is looking to work some ground and pound but Hart has wrist control.
Cole Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis landing some decent shots from guard.
Lewis works over Hart with some ground and pound from guard.
Hart is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lewis is aware though and is defending well.
Lewis is working Hart over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lewis 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.
Hart looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis stands up over Hart, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lewis trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
Lewis is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lewis works over Hart with some ground and pound from guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lewis works over Hart with some ground and pound from guard.
Hart is striking from the bottom but Lewis uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Lewis passes to full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Lewis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lewis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight for Michael Lewis!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Michael Lewis!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Michael Lewis!
Michael Lewis wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Michael Lewis 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aqua Best (ranked 3868 p4p, 3714 weight class) and Bone Breaker (ranked 486 p4p, 475 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Aqua Best has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Aqua Best 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aqua Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bone Breaker!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breaker misses with a body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Breaker has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Breaker takes a swing at Best's ribcage but misses.
Breaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Best feinted with a counter takedown.
Breaker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Breaker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Breaker shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Breaker drops an elbow to the side of Best's head.
Breaker works his foot free and advances to mount.
Breaker lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Best hang on?
Breaker raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Breaker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Breaker swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bone Breaker!
A victorious Bone Breaker 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hasbulla Nurmagomedov (ranked 3685 p4p, 2795 weight class) and Bo Duran (ranked 473 p4p, 380 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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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hasbulla Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bo Duran!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duran gets a clinch.
Nurmagomedov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Duran walks away with a smile on his face. Nurmagomedov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Duran circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nurmagomedov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Hasbulla Nurmagomedov has been cut.
Nurmagomedov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nurmagomedov lands in his opponent's guard.
Nurmagomedov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nurmagomedov throws an elbow that misses. Duran uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nurmagomedov's guard. Nice move by Duran!
Nurmagomedov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nurmagomedov tries to get out of the position.
Nurmagomedov looking to control but Duran passes into half guard.
Nurmagomedov wants to control the action here but instead Duran manages to pass to full mount!
Nurmagomedov is trying desperately to improve position.
Duran tries to push Nurmagomedov's head away but Nurmagomedov is holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran controlling from mount.
Nurmagomedov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Duran takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nurmagomedov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nurmagomedov tries to hold on but Duran postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Duran tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nurmagomedov is looking to improve his position but Duran isn't that keen on the idea.
Duran tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nurmagomedov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nurmagomedov tries to hold on but Duran pushes him away.
Nurmagomedov is working to get back to half guard.
Nurmagomedov tries to hold on but Duran postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nurmagomedov is looking to improve his position but Duran isn't that keen on the idea.
Nurmagomedov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Duran controlling his opponent.
Nurmagomedov wants to control but Duran is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nurmagomedov can't escape the position.
Duran controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nurmagomedov tries to hold on but Duran pushes him away.
Nurmagomedov is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Nurmagomedov has given up his back here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Duran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hasbulla Nurmagomedov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Duran lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nurmagomedov darts in trying to clinch
and Duran counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Duran has Nurmagomedov up against the cage in a clinch.
Nurmagomedov fails to pull guard.
Duran lands a shoulder strike.
Nurmagomedov is trying to pull guard but Duran has him pressed against the cage.
Duran digs a right hand underneath Nurmagomedov's ribcage. Nurmagomedov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Duran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nurmagomedov looks to clinch
and Duran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duran lands a big uppercut and Nurmagomedov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Nurmagomedov looks OK. Duran waves Nurmagomedov back to his feet!
 Nurmagomedov is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurmagomedov tries to clinch but Duran moves away
and Duran 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 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bo Duran!
Bo Duran seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kaven May Jr (ranked 2833 p4p, 3400 weight class) and Grigori Golov (ranked 333 p4p, 370 weight class). May Jr comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Self Discovery. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaven May Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grigori Golov!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May Jr misses with a body punch
and Golov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
May Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Golov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
May Jr has his foot on Golov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Golov works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Golov working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May Jr being controlled here, momentarily.
May Jr has his foot on Golov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Golov works his way back into a safe position though.
May Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Golov controlling from the top position.
Let's hope that Golov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
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.
May Jr looking for subs off his back but Golov has passed one foot through into half guard.
May Jr moves into full guard.
Golov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May Jr looking to control but Golov passes into half guard.
Golov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
May Jr gets caught napping as Golov dives in and scores a takedown. May Jr manages to retain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Golov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Golov tries to free his leg and advance position but May Jr is retaining full guard.
May Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Golov defends it easily.
May Jr wants to control the position but Golov says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Golov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grigori Golov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
May Jr throws a head kick but Golov moves out of range.
Golov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
May Jr has an active guard here but Golov has managed to pass into half guard.
Golov slows the pace down in half guard.
Golov lands with a punch from half guard.
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.
May Jr is looking to control Golov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can May Jr avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
May Jr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Golov scores with a couple of nice shots.
May Jr trying to hold on to Golov's head to control him but Golov postures up.
May Jr wants to get back to full guard.
May Jr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Golov content to stall in guard here.
May Jr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Golov is working May Jr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Golov postures up.
Golov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Golov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Golov showed some decent athleticism there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golov working the head and body with strikes.
May Jr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
May Jr working a defensive guard but Golov manages to pass into side control anyway.
Golov lands a nice forearm strike.
Golov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
May Jr is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grigori Golov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
May Jr throws a lazy head kick
and Golov counters with a nice double leg into side control. May Jr won't be happy with that.
Golov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear May Jr down.
Golov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at May Jr to see if he's OK.
May Jr is being controlled here.
Golov working away.
May Jr taking a bit of punishment here - Golov scoring with strikes.
May Jr takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May Jr is trying to control Golov's posture but Golov avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
May Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Grigori Golov has got the better of the ground game so far.
May Jr is looking for a sweep.
May Jr struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here as Golov stalls from top position.
Golov lands a nice forearm strike.
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.
Golov working the body and head with strikes.
Golov slows the pace down.
Golov working the ground and pound.
May Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Golov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Golov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused May Jr some visible discomfort.
May Jr seems a little lost for a moment, as Golov dominates the positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golov lands a nice forearm strike.
Golov remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Golov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Golov working away.
Golov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Golov is chipping away with strikes.
May Jr struggling a bit here.
Golov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Golov lands a nice forearm strike.
Golov landing a few strikes.
Grigori Golov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
May Jr manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
May Jr trying to hold on to Golov's head to control him but Golov postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Golov in particular looking to stall.
Kaven May Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
May Jr throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grigori Golov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Golov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Grigori Golov!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Grigori Golov!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Grigori Golov!
Grigori Golov wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Tucker (ranked 3428 p4p, 2847 weight class) and Shahriyar Chai (ranked 373 p4p, 334 weight class). Tucker comes to the cage accompanied by Ave Maria. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerome Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Shahriyar Chai!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker throws a series of punches but Chai moves out of range.
A combination from Tucker does no damage.
Tucker wants to clinch.
Chai swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tucker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tucker on the side of the head.
It looks like Jerome Tucker has been cut.
Tucker moves to clinch but Chai breaks away
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tucker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tucker walks into a straight right hand from Chai.
Chai tries for a takedown but Tucker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tucker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chai scores with a hook.
Tucker throws a head kick that Chai semi-blocks.
Chai shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chai showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Chai sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tucker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tucker trying to control from the bottom.
Tucker taking some punishment here, with Chai in his half guard.
Tucker regains full guard. Nicely done.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Chai working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Chai working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tucker's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tucker wants to stand but Chai is controlling the position.
Chai must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker trying to control the position.
Tucker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chai gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tucker wants to stand up but Chai is controlling him.
Tucker punching from the bottom.
Chai lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tucker trying to keep a closed guard but Chai is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chai stands up over Tucker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chai with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chai postures up.
Tucker wants to get back to his feet but Chai is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tucker tries to clinch up.
Tucker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chai as he jumps to the side.
Tucker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chai cracks Tucker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tucker ducks straight into an uppercut from Chai and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Tucker manages to regain guard straight away.
Tucker is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai working some strikes from top position.
Oh Tucker is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chai lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai preventing the sweep.
Tucker seems to have got his legs back now.
Chai is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tucker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tucker seems to be looking for submissions.
Chai gets full guard.
Chai wants to sweep here but Tucker controlling him for the moment.
Chai managing to control the position.
Tucker throwing strikes but missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shahriyar Chai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerome Tucker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tucker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tucker has managed to clinch.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tucker misses with some punches.
Tucker landing knees to the head.
Chai prevents the takedown attempt.
Chai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chai prevents the takedown attempt.
Chai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tucker's elbow.
Tucker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Chai. No joy for Tucker on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome Tucker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chai gets caught flat footed, as Tucker shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai wants to sweep but no luck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chai can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tucker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tucker wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving.
Tucker postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Chai is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tucker, into his guard.
Chai trying to control but Tucker is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tucker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chai trying to control the position from guard on top but Tucker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tucker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chai lands a couple of digs.
Tucker keeping full guard, as Chai tries to pass.
Tucker seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tucker trying to strike off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tucker with a poor takedown
and Chai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice takedown defense from Chai. No joy for Tucker on that attempt.
Shahriyar Chai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A low kick from Tucker misses
and Tucker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tucker shoots in for a double leg but Chai sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice takedown defense from Chai. No joy for Tucker on that attempt.
Chai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chai cracks Tucker with an uppercut from hell and Tucker crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Chai's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai trying to control but Tucker is working from the bottom.
Chai passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Chai in side control lands a decent elbow.
Chai is putting a hurting on Tucker here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai scores with a couple of short elbows.
Chai works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tucker on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Shahriyar Chai has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tucker is trying to control Chai's posture but Chai avoids it.
Tucker manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tucker trying to control from half guard but Chai is working away.
Chai controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Tucker is keen to just control but Chai is a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shahriyar Chai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jerome Tucker's cut.
That's time! Tucker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Chai moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Tucker goes down! Can Chai finish him!?
Tucker has momentary wrist control but Chai slips an elbow through the middle.
Chai scoring with some ground and pound.
Tucker has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Chai has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chai lands a big right hand that drops Tucker! The killer instinct kicks in and Chai finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Chai!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shahriyar Chai!
A relieved looking Shahriyar Chai thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Jerome Tucker spoke after the fight, saying 'Growing up in my house, my father, who was a Pastor, said that violence was never the answer. Tonight I realised he was right. It was the question. It's always the question.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neesum Mo (ranked 2317 p4p, 2243 weight class) and Jeremy Marks (ranked 322 p4p, 315 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Neesum Mo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Marks!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mo thuds his right hand into Marks's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marks throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mo counters with a nice uppercut.
Marks tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Mo misses.
Marks scores with a spinning back kick!
Marks connects with a solid leg kick.
Marks throws a nice head kick!
Marks throws a chopping leg kick but Mo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little feinted left hand from Mo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mo checks a leg kick.
We've been told by Mo's head coaches at in shig we trust that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Marks throws a leg kick that misses.
Marks misses with a kick to the body.
Marks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Marks slams his shin into Mo's torso.
Mo looks to score with a jab to the body but Marks is just out of range.
Mo checks a leg kick.
Marks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mo misses with an uppercut. Marks saw that one coming.
Marks misses with a lunging right hand
and Mo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Jeremy Marks has been cut.
Some bone on bone action there as Mo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marks.
Marks misses with a leg kick
and Mo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks throws a lazy head kick
and Mo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mo scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marks counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mo lands a nice looking body shot.
Marks scores with a head kick. Mo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A low kick from Marks misses
and Mo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marks throws a leg kick
and Mo counters with a nice right hand that sends Marks toppling to the canvas! Marks scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mo finish him?!
Marks looks for the body kick but Mo saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Mo misses the target.
Marks thows a leg kick but Mo checks it
and Mo counters with a big right hand! Oh Marks is in trouble here! Mo follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neesum Mo!
A relieved looking Neesum Mo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yaroslav Amosov (ranked 1200 p4p, 1752 weight class) and Saurabh Pandeya (ranked 169 p4p, 224 weight class). Pandeya has chosen Clan In Da Front as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160
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BJJ Blue 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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yaroslav Amosov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saurabh Pandeya!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amosov staying out of range there.
We've been told by Amosov's head coaches at Average Judas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pandeya throws an off balance right hand
and Amosov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Amosov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Amosov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pandeya finds it's way round the side to connect with Amosov's head.
Pandeya just misses with a punch to the body.
Pandeya comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pandeya cracks Amosov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandeya lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pandeya has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Pandeya ducks under a wild hook from Amosov.
Pandeya throws a body shot but no joy.
Amosov throwing a counter right hand but Pandeya manages to avoid it.
Pandeya throws a hook to the side of Amosov's head but Amosov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandeya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Amosov.
Pandeya stuns Amosov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pandeya lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Amosov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pandeya ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pandeya lands a head shot.
Pandeya stuns Amosov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pandeya swings for the body but Amosov moves out of range.
Amosov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pandeya slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Pandeya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot lands for Pandeya.
Amosov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pandeya.
Amosov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pandeya slips under a jab.
Amosov slips a straight right by Pandeya.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pandeya slips under a jab.
Pandeya now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Amosov misses.
Pandeya lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pandeya throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Amosov counters with a nice uppercut.
Pandeya misses with a jab to the body
and Amosov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya scores with a punch to the head.
Pandeya works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pandeya scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Amosov throws an off balance right hand
and Pandeya counters with a nice uppercut.
Saurabh Pandeya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pandeya with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Amosov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pandeya rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pandeya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pandeya misses with an uppercut.
Amosov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pandeya misses the jab.
Pandeya throws a hook but Amosov avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Amosov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amosov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pandeya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Amosov slips a straight right by Pandeya.
Amosov staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Amosov misses the target.
Pandeya misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Amosov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pandeya throws a body punch but Amosov moves out of range.
Pandeya uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pandeya works Amosov's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saurabh Pandeya dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pandeya lands with an overhand left.
Pandeya misses with a looping left.
It looked like Amosov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pandeya misses with a right hand
and Amosov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Saurabh Pandeya has been cut.
Pandeya works Amosov's body with a nice hook.
Pandeya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amosov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pandeya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amosov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pandeya misses with a right hand
and Amosov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pandeya has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandeya throws an overhand right that lands on Amosov's shoulder, as Amosov tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Amosov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pandeya.
Pandeya misses with a looping left.
Amosov defending well as Pandeya loads up on a big left hand.
Amosov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandeya scores with a nice head shot.
Pandeya connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pandeya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Amosov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pandeya thuds a left hand into Amosov's body.
Pandeya thuds a left hand into Amosov's body.
Amosov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Amosov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pandeya works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Amosov looks to throw the jab but Pandeya is out of range.
Pandeya throws a right hand that misses
and Amosov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pandeya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Amosov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Amosov.
Amosov is looking to counter punch.
Amosov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pandeya lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Saurabh Pandeya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amosov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pandeya.
Pandeya darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Amosov throws a jab but it's blocked by Pandeya.
Pandeya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Amosov.
Pandeya lands a jab to Amosov's midsection.
Pandeya moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya throws a lazy uppercut
and Amosov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Amosov walks into a stiff left hand from Pandeya.
Pandeya misses with an uppercut.
Amosov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pandeya lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Amosov at a distance.
Pandeya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pandeya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pandeya drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Amosov defends it well.
Pandeya misses with a lunging right hand
and Amosov counters with a nice body shot.
Pandeya misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Amosov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amosov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pandeya.
Pandeya misses with a body shot.
Pandeya sizes up Amosov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pandeya scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandeya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amosov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pandeya! But no joy.
Amosov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Amosov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pandeya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Amosov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Amosov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pandeya looks to score with a jab to the body but Amosov is just out of range.
Amosov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pandeya misses with a wild body shot.
Amosov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Amosov misses the target.
Pandeya doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saurabh Pandeya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Saurabh Pandeya's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pandeya has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Amosov finds it's way round the side to connect with Pandeya's head.
A jab from Pandeya finds it's way through Amosov's defenses.
Pandeya throws a right hand that misses
and Pandeya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pandeya catches Amosov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Amosov throws a shot from downtown. Pandeya moves away and avoids it.
Pandeya scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pandeya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Amosov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandeya swings away with a body shot that misses
and Amosov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pandeya swings widly with a right hand
and Amosov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pandeya fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandeya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amosov was well out of range. Poor timing from Pandeya.
Amosov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pandeya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pandeya swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pandeya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Pandeya misses.
Amosov throwing a counter right hand but Pandeya manages to avoid it.
Pandeya with a nice cross.
Pandeya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Amosov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pandeya smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice jab there from Pandeya.
Amosov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yaroslav Amosov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pandeya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Amosov ducks under a wild hook from Pandeya.
It looked like Amosov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pandeya takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Amosov takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pandeya with a jab.
Amosov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pandeya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pandeya connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Amosov missing with a left hand there. Pandeya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Amosov.
Amosov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pandeya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pandeya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amosov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Amosov misses with a hook. Pandeya ducked under it nicely.
Amosov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pandeya.
Amosov throwing a counter right hand but Pandeya manages to avoid it.
Pandeya throws a predictable looking body shot
and Amosov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pandeya staying out of range there.
Pandeya is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Amosov with a body shot.
Amosov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pandeya's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pandeya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Amosov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pandeya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amosov moves away.
Pandeya throws a body shot but no joy.
Amosov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pandeya throws a body shot but no joy.
Amosov throwing a counter right hand but Pandeya manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pandeya misses with a straight left.
Pandeya rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Amosov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Pandeya misses.
Amosov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pandeya lands a nice looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saurabh Pandeya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pandeya has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight for Saurabh Pandeya!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Saurabh Pandeya!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Saurabh Pandeya!
Saurabh Pandeya wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Saurabh Pandeya 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 Suutari Nuorempi (ranked 993 p4p, 1995 weight class) and Shaun Gonzalez (ranked 152 p4p, 279 weight class). Shaun Gonzalez 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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Suutari Nuorempi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shaun Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuorempi pushes Gonzalez up against the cage in a clinch.
Nuorempi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Nuorempi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gonzalez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Nuorempi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nuorempi misses with a body punch
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A right-left combo lands from Gonzalez.
It looks like Suutari Nuorempi has been cut.
Gonzalez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shaun Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Gonzalez.
Nuorempi is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Gonzalez. Those never looked like landing.
Gonzalez circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Nuorempi to the canvas! Nuorempi doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Gonzalez keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shaun Gonzalez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erasmo Vale Queiroz (ranked 504 p4p, 1090 weight class) and Miet Cleever (ranked 81 p4p, 169 weight class). Miet Cleever acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erasmo Vale Queiroz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miet Cleever!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vale Queiroz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vale Queiroz looks for the body kick but Cleever saw that one coming.
Vale Queiroz connects with the punch.
It looks like Miet Cleever has been cut.
Cleever lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vale Queiroz circles away quickly and effectively.
Vale Queiroz is looking to counter punch.
Cleever throws a lazy uppercut
and Vale Queiroz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vale Queiroz lands a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleever takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vale Queiroz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleever looks to land a right hand but Vale Queiroz moved out of range.
Vale Queiroz scores with a jab to the body.
Cleever looks to score with a jab to the body but Vale Queiroz is just out of range.
Vale Queiroz throws a push kick but Cleever slaps the foot to one side.
Vale Queiroz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cleever moves into the clinch.
Vale Queiroz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cleever backwards.
Still in the clinch, Vale Queiroz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vale Queiroz takes a shot to the head.
Vale Queiroz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cleever throws a punch but it's blocked by Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz lands a hook that snaps the head of Cleever backwards.
That has opened up Miet Cleever's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cleever.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cleever working aggressively here.
Cleever scores with a shoulder strike.
Cleever lands a right hand.
Cleever lands a body shot.
A short left from Vale Queiroz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vale Queiroz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vale Queiroz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vale Queiroz.
Cleever takes a shot to the head.
Cleever scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vale Queiroz blocking some punches.
Cleever misses with a punch to the body.
Vale Queiroz lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Cleever.
Cleever struggles to land a body shot inside as Vale Queiroz controls his hands.
Cleever has Vale Queiroz pressed against the cage, preventing Vale Queiroz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cleever working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vale Queiroz manages to break the clinch.
Cleever takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Cleever.
Cleever moves to clinch but Vale Queiroz breaks away
and Vale Queiroz counters with a nice leg kick.
Cleever misses with a looping right.
Cleever throws a leg kick but Vale Queiroz checks it.
Vale Queiroz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cleever connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Erasmo Vale Queiroz has been cut.
Vale Queiroz misses with a looping left.
Cleever unleashes a big counter combination but Vale Queiroz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've been told by Vale Queiroz's head coaches at FIST OF FURY that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Vale Queiroz misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cleever misses with a left hand
and Vale Queiroz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vale Queiroz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vale Queiroz scores with a jab to the body.
Vale Queiroz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cleever looks winded!
Nice cross by Vale Queiroz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vale Queiroz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle, before Vale Queiroz throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Cleever's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Vale Queiroz lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Erasmo Vale Queiroz!
Erasmo Vale Queiroz retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Erasmo Vale Queiroz 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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