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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bob Killer (ranked 3900 p4p, 6126 weight class) and Aniruddha Anand (ranked 203 p4p, 258 weight class). Anand has chosen Swag Se Segat by Salman Khan & Katrina Kaif as his entrance music. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Killer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aniruddha Anand!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anand lands a nice looking body shot.
Anand lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anand looking to score a takedown here. Killer is defending well but Anand drives through and ends up in Killer's guard.
Anand is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Killer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anand is pushing down on Killer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Killer is fighting to maintain full guard but Anand has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anand is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Killer is just riding it out for now. Anand eventually gives up the hold.
Anand content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer is trying to control but can't.
Anand performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Anand looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Anand is looking to advance position but Killer won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anand is working for a submission of some sort.
Anand tries to pass to full mount but Killer defends it.
Anand wants to take a breather but Killer is having none of it.
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.
Anand is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Killer gets full guard.
Anand stands and throws Killer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Anand is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Killer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Anand is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Killer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Anand wants to lay and pray for a moment but Killer keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anand tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Anand is trying to get an arm triangle but Killer is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anand tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anand throws an elbow but Killer slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aniruddha Anand dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anand changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Killer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Anand has hold of Killer's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Killer seems comfortable defending it but Anand has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Killer is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Killer is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Anand couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aniruddha Anand!
A very excited looking Aniruddha Anand 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Frederic Bastiat (ranked 4769 p4p, 23875 weight class) and Van Peta (ranked 450 p4p, 533 weight class). Peta is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: O Retrô Ativo - Heróis do Status Quo. Van Peta struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Van Peta has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Frederic Bastiat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Van Peta!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bastiat avoids it really well and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peta.
Bastiat throws a big counter combination but Peta scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Peta fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Frederic Bastiat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Van Peta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peta just misses with a punch to the body.
Peta misses with a takedown
and Bastiat counters with a single leg into guard. Peta didn't expect that.
Bastiat cracks Peta with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastiat wants to control from the top but Peta keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bastiat not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bastiat works over Peta with some ground and pound from guard.
Peta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bastiat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bastiat throwing strikes but missing.
Peta is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Peta keeping moving, preventing Bastiat from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bastiat advances position into side control!
Bastiat working the body and head with strikes.
Bastiat fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Peta regains half guard, as Bastiat was trying to land strikes.
Peta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bastiat.
Bastiat winds up and cracks Peta with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bastiat looks to land a strike but Peta avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bastiat throws a strike but Peta rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Peta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Peta throws a strike but Bastiat rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastiat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Peta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Peta wants to stand up but Bastiat is controlling him.
Bastiat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bastiat with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bastiat postures up and lands a big shot to Peta's brow.
Bastiat throws an elbow that misses. Peta uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bastiat's guard. Nice move by Peta!
Peta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Peta throwing strikes but missing.
Peta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bastiat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peta tries to free his leg and advance position but Bastiat is retaining full guard.
Peta throws an elbow that misses. Bastiat uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Peta's guard. Nice move by Bastiat!
Bastiat with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bastiat throws an elbow that misses. Peta uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bastiat's guard. Nice move by Peta!
Peta postures up in Bastiat's guard and throws a big left but Bastiat blocks it.
Bastiat is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bastiat is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bastiat throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frederic Bastiat dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Peta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bastiat counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Peta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bastiat with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bastiat working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Peta's head.
Bastiat throws a strike but Peta rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Peta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peta throws a strike but Bastiat rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bastiat trying to control the position from guard on top but Peta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bastiat postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Peta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bastiat stays in close to Peta's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastiat has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bastiat trying to control but Peta is working from the bottom.
Bastiat throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bastiat sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bastiat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bastiat loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Peta wants to stand up but Bastiat is controlling him.
Bastiat throws a big elbow that misses.
Peta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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.
Bastiat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bastiat.
Bastiat throwing strikes from guard but Peta blocks nicely.
Bastiat with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bastiat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bastiat trying to control the position from guard on top but Peta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice takedown defense from Bastiat. No joy for Peta on that attempt.
It looked like Bastiat was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Peta fails to land the takedown.
Peta is breathing heavily.
Peta tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bastiat counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peta wants to clinch up but Bastiat keeps it at a distance.
Bastiat throws a big counter combination but Peta scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've been told by Bastiat's head coaches at New York Public Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Peta shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bastiat defends it nicely.
As Peta looks to move away, Bastiat throws a big counter combo but Peta just gets out of the way.
Frederic Bastiat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Van Peta.
Peta shoots in but no luck this time.
Bastiat slaps away a takedown attempt from Peta, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bastiat attempts a counter takedown but Peta avoids it well and moves away.
Peta throws a combination that misses
and Bastiat counters with a series of strikes. Peta will be more careful next time no doubt.
Peta shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bastiat but Bastiat pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It looked like Bastiat was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peta shoots for a double leg takedown but Bastiat sprawls well. He's pushed Peta's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Peta or perhaps it was just good defense by Bastiat, which made it look bad.
Bastiat changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Peta changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bastiat tries to avoid it but Peta manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bastiat to the ground. Bastiat escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bastiat seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Peta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bastiat counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes there by Bastiat.
Sloppy strikes there by Bastiat.
Bastiat 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.
Bastiat is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Peta has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bastiat looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frederic Bastiat dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Peta.
It looked like Bastiat was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Peta shoots for a double leg takedown but Bastiat sprawls well. He's pushed Peta's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bastiat is looking to counter the offense by Peta and move into the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Peta or perhaps it was just good defense by Bastiat, which made it look bad.
Bastiat changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Frederic Bastiat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Van Peta.
Some wild striking there from Peta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peta tries for a takedown but Bastiat circles away easily
and Bastiat counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bastiat.
Frederic Bastiat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bastiat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bastiat throwing strikes but missing.
Bastiat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bastiat trying to control but Peta is working from the bottom.
Bastiat with a nice head shot there.
Bastiat trying to control the position from guard on top but Peta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bastiat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bastiat trying to control but Peta is working from the bottom.
Bastiat wants to pass the guard but Peta is keeping the position.
Bastiat scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bastiat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peta can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastiat throws a strike but Peta rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bastiat is on top in guard.
Bastiat makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bastiat keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Peta's head.
Peta pushes Bastiat off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Peta tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bastiat defends well and Peta ends up having to push Bastiat into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Frederic Bastiat is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Bastiat.
Bastiat appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peta fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peta has a takedown stuffed.
Peta shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bastiat sprawls well. Bastiat wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Peta gets slowly back to his feet.
Bastiat throws a big counter combination but Peta scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Van Peta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Peta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bastiat stuffs the takedown attempt from Peta. Peta gets slowly back to his feet.
Bastiat drops down looking for a counter takedown but Peta sprawls and moves away.
No luck for Peta with that takedown attempt.
Peta shoots and misses
and Bastiat counters with a series of strikes. Peta will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastiat keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It looked like Bastiat was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Peta dives in for a single leg takedown but Bastiat sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Peta tries to clinch up
so Bastiat counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bastiat trying to control the position from guard on top but Peta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Peta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bastiat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frederic Bastiat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bastiat has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frederic Bastiat!
Frederic Bastiat spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Van Peta spoke after the fight, saying 'Was robbed'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Little Bandit (ranked 3486 p4p, 3595 weight class) and Bryant Davis (ranked 192 p4p, 197 weight class). Davis has chosen Rocky Road as his entrance music. Bryant Davis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Little Bandit's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Little Bandit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryant Davis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis lands with a good body shot.
Bandit stuns Davis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Bandit ducks down to avoid it.
Davis avoids the body shot from Bandit.
Bandit misses with an uppercut
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
Bandit misses with an uppercut.
Davis connects with a looping right hand.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bandit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Davis as he connects with a hook.
Bandit throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandit throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
Davis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bandit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Bandit.
Bandit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bandit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bandit defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Davis avoids the body shot from Bandit.
Bandit misses with a lunging right hand
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
Bandit misses with a left hand
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bandit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Davis slips under a jab.
Davis scores with a decent looking hook.
Davis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Davis scores with a jab to the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bandit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bandit throwing a counter right hand but Davis manages to avoid it.
Bandit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Bandit scores with a shot to the body.
Bandit looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Bandit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Davis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bandit.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Bandit slips the punch.
Bandit lands a jab to the head.
 It looks like Bryant Davis has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Davis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Davis.
A big left from Bandit misses.
Bandit lands a big uppercut and Davis crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Davis looks OK. Bandit waves Davis back to his feet!
 Davis is rocked!
Bandit stuns Davis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Davis is still on wobbly legs! Can Bandit finish him?
Jab from Davis.
Bandit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Davis looks winded!
Bandit throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bandit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
Bandit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Davis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Davis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bandit had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Davis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bandit has time to react.
Bandit lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Davis falls backwards - clearly groggy! Bandit dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Little Bandit!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lino Silva (ranked 2185 p4p, 24900 weight class) and Polish Power (ranked 109 p4p, 252 weight class). Power has chosen Xanadu by Ummet Ozcan as his entrance music. Polish Power has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lino Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Polish Power!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch up.
Jab from Power.
 It looks like Lino Silva has been cut.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
A low kick lands for Power.
Power scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva tries to clinch up but Power circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva tries to clinch but Power is having none of it.
Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva moves to clinch but Power breaks away
and Power counters with a nice right hand that sends Silva toppling to the canvas! Silva scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Power finish him?!
 Silva is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Silva out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Polish Power!
Polish Power decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Barella (ranked 3430 p4p, 5526 weight class) and Slim Slow (ranked 189 p4p, 242 weight class). Sonny Barella has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135
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23
135
3 - 12 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sonny Barella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Slim Slow!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barella wants to clinch.
Slow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slow tries to bum rush Barella with a series of wild strikes but Barella uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barella needs to keep his hands up - Slow had a free shot at his head there.
Slow is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Slow moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barella uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slow.
It looked like Barella was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Barella tries to clinch up.
Slow loads up on a big right hand but Barella slips the punch.
Barella shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Slow sprawls well. Slow wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barella gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slow scores with a nice strike.
Slim Slow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barella dives in for a single leg takedown but Slow sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Slow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slow lands a hook that snaps the head of Barella backwards.
Barella is trying to break the clinch but Slow is controlling him.
Slow lands a left hand.
Barella blocks an uppercut.
Slow misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barella.
Slow tries to work over Barella's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barella tries to pull guard but Slow holds him up against the cage and eventually Barella drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Barella. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slow blocks a body shot from Barella.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barella.
Barella tries to throw a body punch but Slow avoids it by throwing Barella back against the cage.
Barella tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Slow smiles and moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Slow as Barella shoots in.
Slow catches Barella with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Slow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Slow lands a nice hook to Barella's body. Barella takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barella looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Slim Slow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Barella fails with a takedown attempt.
Slow has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Good shot there by Slow.
Slow tests Barella's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from Barella does no damage.
Barella tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Slow swivels and escapes.
Slow forces Barella back against the cage and clinches.
Barella's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Slow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barella backwards.
Barella misses with a punch on the inside.
Slow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slow lands a hook that snaps the head of Barella backwards.
Slow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barella tries to pull guard but Slow forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Slow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barella's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Slow.
Slow is leaning against Barella and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Slow.
Slow scores with a hook to the body.
Barella is trying to pull guard but Slow has him pressed against the cage.
Barella can't find room to land a body shot as Slow controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Slow.
Slow can't find room to land a body shot as Barella controls the action.
Slow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barella misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slow lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Slow.
Barella is trying to pull guard but Slow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Barella wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Slow has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Slow.
Barella is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Slow to keep the fight standing.
Slow lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barella blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barella wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Slow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Slow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barella wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barella wants to get back to striking at distance but Slow won't allow it.
Slow lands a shoulder strike.
Slow lands with a light punch inside.
Slow lands a hook that snaps the head of Barella backwards.
Still in the clinch, Slow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barella tries to pull guard but Slow won't allow it.
Slow gets through Barella's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Slow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slow.
A short uppercut from Slow.
Slow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slow lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barella jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Slow walks away with a smile on his face. Barella gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Slow swinging wildly here.
Slow is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Slow looks to score with a jab to the body but Barella is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Slow 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.
Nice shot lands for Slow.
Slow jabs at Barella's body.
Slow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slow stalks Barella and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barella's face. Barella staggers backwards, shaken.
Barella is rocked!
Slow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barella moves away.
Oh Barella is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barella walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Slow closes the distance and pushes Barella back into the cage.
Slow misses with some punches.
Slow misses with some punches.
Slow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slow working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slow.
Slow misses with a punch on the inside.
Slow swings wildly with an uppercut but Barella uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slow digs a right hand into Barella's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barella's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slow swings wildly with an uppercut but Barella uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barella.
A head punch on the inside from Slow fails to land.
Barella seems to have got his legs back now.
Barella taking a breather.
Slow lands an uppercut.
Barella tries a body shot but Slow blocks it.
Barella tries a body shot but Slow blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Slow.
Slow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barella tries to circle away but Slow has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slow lands with a left to the head.
Slim Slow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barella goes for a takedown in the clinch but Slow prevents it.
Slow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Slow presses Barella against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barella blocks a body shot from Slow.
Barella fails to pull guard.
Slow lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Slow.
Slow lands a shoulder strike.
Slow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barella or not.
A short right from Slow.
Slow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barella backwards.
Barella tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slow creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Barella with a big uppercut! Barella tries to clinch up but Slow pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Barella to the mat! Barella covers up and Slow unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Slim Slow!
After the fight, Slim Slow was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rapido Nadadora (ranked 4019 p4p, 3924 weight class) and Asher Barnes (ranked 418 p4p, 412 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160
5 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rapido Nadadora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asher Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadadora walks into a jab.
Nadadora moves away from the strike by Barnes.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nadadora slips under a jab from Barnes.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nadadora swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Nadadora.
Nadadora throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Nadadora does no damage.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nadadora scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barnes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Nadadora, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barnes! But no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nadadora will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barnes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nadadora.
Nadadora takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadadora throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Nadadora fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Nadadora steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barnes. That one must have hurt.
Nadadora slips under a jab from Barnes.
Nadadora misses with a series of wild punches.
Nadadora lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Barnes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barnes scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nadadora uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadadora misses with a double jab.
Nadadora drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Nadadora fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes jabs at Nadadora's body.
Nadadora on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnes. Barnes obviously looking to wear him down.
Barnes has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Nadadora misses with a wild combination.
Nadadora throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
Barnes lands a jab-cross combination.
Barnes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nadadora misses with a wild combination.
Nadadora throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
Barnes throws a body punch but Nadadora moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadadora throws a combination that misses
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
It seemed like Barnes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nadadora lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Nadadora takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nadadora moves out of range as Barnes strikes.
Nadadora fails to land with a series of punches.
Nadadora misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nadadora throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nadadora ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Nadadora misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Nadadora circles away.
Nadadora ducks right into an uppercut from Barnes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nadadora's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barnes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nadadora scrambles back to his feet.
Nadadora throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes throws a push kick but Nadadora slaps the foot to one side.
Barnes with a jab.
Barnes misses with a looping left.
As Barnes looks to move away, Nadadora throws a big counter combo but Barnes just gets out of the way.
Nadadora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch lands to the side of Nadadora 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barnes lands the left hand.
Barnes connects with a looping right hand.
Nadadora falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
Rapido Nadadora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nadadora misses with a double jab
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nadadora fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rapido Nadadora is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nadadora defending well as Barnes loads up on a big left hand.
Barnes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nadadora had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Barnes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Asher Barnes will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nadadora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nadadora misses with the combination.
Rapido Nadadora is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nadadora misses with the combination.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Nadadora.
Barnes feints a counter leg kick.
Barnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Nadadora circles away.
Nadadora misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes lands with a nice body punch.
Barnes lands a nice looking body shot.
Barnes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nadadora's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Barnes - just one landing.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Nadadora. Those never looked like landing.
Nadadora doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nadadora closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jab, jab by Barnes - just one landing.
Sloppy strikes from Nadadora. Those never looked like landing.
Nadadora on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nadadora will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barnes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barnes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Barnes throws a hook but Nadadora avoids it easily.
Asher Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nadadora misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nadadora needs to keep his hands up - Barnes had a free shot at his head there.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nadadora.
Nadadora appears to be looking for a big counter.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadadora misses with a few strikes there.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Nadadora moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nadadora closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Nadadora moved out of range nicely.
Nadadora throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
Barnes lands a right hook to the body.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nadadora throws a big counter combination but Barnes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nadadora uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
It looked like Nadadora was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Danga de danga de dang - Nadadora scores with a four punch combination!
Barnes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nadadora kicks off Barnes and gets to his feet.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Nadadora.
Barnes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nadadora did well to prevent Barnes getting side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nadadora does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nadadora knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barnes on the ground.
Barnes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnes has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nadadora holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Barnes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Barnes is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Nadadora to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Nadadora shrugs it off.
Barnes looking to control but Nadadora is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Barnes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes dominating with strikes here.
Poor strikes thrown by Barnes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Barnes working for a submission but Nadadora is keeping him at bay.
Poor strikes thrown by Barnes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nadadora takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Barnes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nadadora holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Barnes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
A nice elbow there by Barnes.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nadadora takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Barnes thowing shots but they're missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Asher Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes lands a really nice looking cross but Nadadora seems unphased.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nadadora moves away.
Nadadora seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Barnes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Nadadora was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nadadora throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barnes.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barnes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nadadora on the side of the head.
Nadadora misses with a combination
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes lands with an uppercut that bounces Nadadora off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Barnes misses its intended target.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Nadadora will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nadadora avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnes misses the target.
Nadadora appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nadadora lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Barnes looks to move away, Nadadora throws a big counter combo but Barnes just gets out of the way.
Nadadora scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes connects with a jab.
Nadadora uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Nadadora looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nadadora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Rapido Nadadora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Barnes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barnes lands the left hand.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Barnes avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Nadadora.
A combination from Nadadora does no damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barnes! But no joy.
Nadadora misses with a combination
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
Nadadora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nadadora on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nadadora has time to react.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes clinches up with Nadadora and pushes him back against the cage.
Barnes pushes Nadadora back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but Nadadora sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nadadora chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
Nadadora throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes sizes up Nadadora with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barnes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nadadora misses with a series of wild punches.
Nadadora throws a combination that misses
and Barnes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nadadora.
Nadadora on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Barnes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nadadora but Nadadora pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nadadora moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nadadora throws a right and a left that Barnes avoids nicely.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
Barnes scores with a punch to the head.
Barnes with a jab.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body. Nadadora takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nadadora takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nadadora misses with a wild combination.
Barnes with the inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Asher Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barnes 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asher Barnes!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jach Bresnar (ranked 2866 p4p, 2813 weight class) and Kenjiro Tokugawa (ranked 333 p4p, 331 weight class). 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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32
165
12 - 10 - 1 |
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168
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Excellent boxer
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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 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jach Bresnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenjiro Tokugawa!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bresnar checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tokugawa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bresnar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bresnar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tokugawa connects with a crisp jab.
Tokugawa looks to land a left hand but Bresnar moved out of range nicely.
Tokugawa misses with a straight left.
Tokugawa clinches with his opponent.
Tokugawa avoiding damage as Bresnar throws knees to the body.
Bresnar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tokugawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tokugawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bresnar is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa tries to work over Bresnar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tokugawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bresnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bresnar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bresnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Tokugawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bresnar stands up over Tokugawa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tokugawa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bresnar is one step ahead there.
Bresnar wants to pass the guard but Tokugawa is keeping the position.
Bresnar throwing strikes but missing.
Tokugawa wants to sweep here but Bresnar controlling him for the moment.
Bresnar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
Tokugawa is pulling down on Bresnar's head. It's preventing any offense from Bresnar, at least for the moment.
Bresnar cracks Tokugawa with a solid left hand.
Bresnar throws an elbow that misses. Tokugawa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bresnar's guard. Nice move by Tokugawa!
Bresnar has Tokugawa pulled in close to control his posture.
Tokugawa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tokugawa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bresnar 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.
Tokugawa with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tokugawa won't allow Bresnar to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bresnar is on top in guard.
Tokugawa is pulling down on Bresnar's head to control his posture.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bresnar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bresnar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bresnar wants to control from the top but Tokugawa keeps moving.
Bresnar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar throwing strikes from guard but Tokugawa blocks nicely.
Tokugawa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tokugawa seems keen to control Bresnar's posture.
Tokugawa looking for a sweep. Not yet Tokugawa, not yet.
Tokugawa keeps trying to improve his position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bresnar 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.
Bresnar 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.
Bresnar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tokugawa can pounce on him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tokugawa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kenjiro Tokugawa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tokugawa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tokugawa working the strikes but Bresnar uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kenjiro Tokugawa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tokugawa trying to advance position but Bresnar counters by regaining guard.
Tokugawa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bresnar wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bresnar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tokugawa manages to get himself to full guard.
Tokugawa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bresnar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tokugawa has Bresnar pulled in close to control his posture.
Bresnar landing some decent shots from guard.
Bresnar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bresnar looking to sit in guard and control but Tokugawa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bresnar has control of Tokugawa's left arm, preventing Tokugawa from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar wants to sweep here but Tokugawa controlling him for the moment.
Tokugawa looking to sit in guard and control but Bresnar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bresnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Tokugawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bresnar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bresnar looking to sit in guard and control but Tokugawa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tokugawa won't allow Bresnar to sweep him here.
Bresnar seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tokugawa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tokugawa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tokugawa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bresnar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tokugawa is looking to work some ground and pound but Bresnar has wrist control.
Tokugawa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bresnar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tokugawa manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bresnar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tokugawa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar wants to get back to full guard.
Bresnar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tokugawa landing with the ground and pound.
Tokugawa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bresnar being controlled here, momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenjiro Tokugawa 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tokugawa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tokugawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bresnar's efforts to push away.
Tokugawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tokugawa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tokugawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Jach Bresnar has been cut.
Tokugawa looking to throw knees to the head but Bresnar is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa connects with a knee to the head.
Tokugawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bresnar.
Bresnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bresnar avoids the body shot from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries to clinch but Bresnar is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bresnar has time to react.
Tokugawa throws a poor cross that misses
and Bresnar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tokugawa's guard.
Tokugawa controls Bresnar momentarily but Bresnar frees himself.
Bresnar postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tokugawa is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bresnar, into his guard.
Tokugawa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bresnar's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tokugawa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tokugawa stays in close to Bresnar's body and controls the position.
Bresnar is trying to keep Tokugawa in close.
Bresnar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tokugawa manages to get himself to full guard.
Bresnar wants to pass the guard but Tokugawa is keeping the position.
Tokugawa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar trying to control but Tokugawa is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bresnar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bresnar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bresnar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jach Bresnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tokugawa controls Bresnar momentarily but Bresnar frees himself.
Bresnar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bresnar is working Tokugawa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bresnar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tokugawa keeping moving, preventing Bresnar from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
Bresnar staying out of range there.
Bresnar dodges the punch combination from Tokugawa.
Bresnar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tokugawa throws a jab but it's blocked by Bresnar.
Tokugawa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tokugawa feints and then cracks Bresnar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bresnar down.
Tokugawa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jach Bresnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tokugawa throws a lazy right hand but Bresnar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bresnar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tokugawa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tokugawa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bresnar has hold of Tokugawa's hands but Tokugawa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenjiro Tokugawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tokugawa 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenjiro Tokugawa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vedran Mihaljevic (ranked 2729 p4p, 2293 weight class) and DA Real (ranked 296 p4p, 250 weight class). DA Real will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vedran Mihaljevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DA Real!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mihaljevic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Real let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vedran Mihaljevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Real.
Mihaljevic avoids the body shot from Real.
Mihaljevic's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mihaljevic duly obliges.
Real takes one to the side of the head.
Mihaljevic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Real.
Mihaljevic misses the shot to the body.
Real avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mihaljevic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Real throws a body shot but no joy.
Real is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mihaljevic.
Mihaljevic throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Real thuds his right hand into Mihaljevic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Real. Mihaljevic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Real dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mihaljevic looks to land a combination but Real avoids it well.
Mihaljevic throws a lazy right hand but Real sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Real stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Real takes a swing at Mihaljevic's ribcage but misses.
Mihaljevic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mihaljevic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mihaljevic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Real thuds a left hand into Mihaljevic's body.
Mihaljevic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mihaljevic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Real misses.
Real swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mihaljevic throws an overhand right that lands on Real's shoulder, as Real tries to avoid the shot.
Mihaljevic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Real fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mihaljevic manages to avoid it.
Real looks to land a right hand but Mihaljevic moved out of range.
Mihaljevic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Mihaljevic misses with the combination.
Mihaljevic swings widly with a right hand
and Real counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Real.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Mihaljevic.
Real swings for the body but Mihaljevic moves out of range.
Real has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Real lands a jab to Mihaljevic's midsection.
Real defending well as Mihaljevic loads up on a big left hand.
Real leaves Mihaljevic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A big right from Real misses.
Mihaljevic seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mihaljevic misses with a wild combination.
Real uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mihaljevic.
Real scores with a hook to the body. Mihaljevic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Real cracks Mihaljevic with a good jab.
Mihaljevic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Real.
Mihaljevic looks to land a right hand but Real moved out of range.
Real looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mihaljevic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Real ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mihaljevic misses with a straight right.
Mihaljevic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihaljevic throws the left hand but Real avoids the punch easily.
Mihaljevic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Real takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Real is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mihaljevic.
Mihaljevic tries to move into range but Real moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mihaljevic drops his hands momentarily and Real takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Real has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Real tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mihaljevic was well out of range. Poor timing from Real.
Mihaljevic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mihaljevic lands an overhand right.
Mihaljevic throws a series of punches but Real avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mihaljevic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Real has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Real moves out of range of the strikes.
Real misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mihaljevic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Real. Mihaljevic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Real slips under a jab.
Mihaljevic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Real manages to avoid it.
Real looks to land a left hand but Mihaljevic moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihaljevic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mihaljevic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mihaljevic slips a jab from Real.
A jab from Mihaljevic misses.
Mihaljevic throws a jab when Real was well out of range.
Real is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mihaljevic rather than just go for the knockout.
Mihaljevic throws a lazy uppercut
and Real counters with a nice uppercut.
Mihaljevic throws a lazy right hand but Real sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Real releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Real uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mihaljevic.
Real appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mihaljevic throws a hook but Real blocks it.
Mihaljevic misses with a double jab.
Mihaljevic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mihaljevic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Real was well out of range. Poor timing from Mihaljevic.
Mihaljevic throws a hook to the side of Real's head but Real sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mihaljevic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mihaljevic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mihaljevic looks to land a right hand but Real moved out of range.
Mihaljevic misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vedran Mihaljevic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Real blocks a low kick nicely.
Mihaljevic slips under a jab from Real.
Real scores with a hook.
Mihaljevic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mihaljevic tries to score with a low kick but Real moves his leg out of the way.
Real moves out of range of the strikes.
Real throws a looping overhand right but Mihaljevic ducks down to avoid it.
Mihaljevic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Real sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Real throws out a counter right but Mihaljevic avoids it with no problem.
Real misses with a wild body shot.
Real swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mihaljevic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A countering left hand to the body from Real misses.
Mihaljevic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mihaljevic misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Mihaljevic as he connects with a hook.
Mihaljevic fails to land with a series of punches.
Real looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mihaljevic scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Mihaljevic throws a lazy right hand but Real sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mihaljevic throws a sloppy head kick
and Real counters with a straight right hand.
Mihaljevic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Real throws a looping overhand right but Mihaljevic ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Mihaljevic.
Mihaljevic tries to move into range but Real moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Real connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mihaljevic. Mihaljevic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Real has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Real there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mihaljevic throws the left hand but Real avoids the punch easily.
Real uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mihaljevic.
Real throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mihaljevic with a hook.
Real lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mihaljevic at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mihaljevic avoids the body shot from Real.
Mihaljevic shoots in for a takedown but Real shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mihaljevic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Real.
It seemed like Real was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Real cracks Mihaljevic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mihaljevic misses with a right hand
and Real counters with a nice body shot.
Real connects with a body shot that sends Mihaljevic's belly button to the back.
Real lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Real lands a right hook to the body.
Real jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Real takes a swing at Mihaljevic's ribcage but misses.
Real drops Mihaljevic with a big left hand! Mihaljevic is injured, injured bad! Real jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DA Real!
DA Real was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rich Voss (ranked 2089 p4p, 2798 weight class) and Curtis Rome (ranked 261 p4p, 328 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Voss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Curtis Rome!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rome darts in looking for a takedown but Voss gets double underhooks and turns Rome into the cage.
Rome bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rome wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Voss, who protects the arm well.
Rome swings around for an armbar but Voss sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rome's guard.
Rome has momentary wrist control but Voss slips an elbow through the middle.
Rome is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rome is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rome looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rome seems to be looking for submissions.
Rome is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Voss has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rome wants to pass to mount but Voss is defending the position.
Voss is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Voss wants to control but Rome passes into side.
Voss can't do much from the bottom here.
Rome has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Voss!
Rome takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Rome has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voss is in a bad position with Rome working for a choke. Voss manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Rome looking to control.
Rome has momentary wrist control but Voss slips an elbow through the middle.
Rome is pulling down on Voss's head. It's preventing any offense from Voss, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Voss 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.
Voss trying to control the position from guard on top but Rome is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rome looking for a sweep. Not yet Rome, not yet.
Rome has momentary wrist control but Voss slips an elbow through the middle.
Voss works over Rome with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rome keeping moving, preventing Voss from controlling successfully.
Voss working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rome's head.
Rome had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Voss defends it easily.
Rome is pulling down on Voss's head to control his posture.
Voss lands a couple of digs.
Rome is trying to keep Voss in close.
Voss is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rome has his foot on Voss's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Voss works his way back into a safe position though.
Voss is working Rome over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Voss engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voss scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Our spies down at at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies inform us that Rome has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Rome working for a triangle but Voss defends it easily.
Voss trying to control but Rome is working from the bottom.
Voss makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Voss won't allow Rome to sweep him here.
Voss is sitting in close to Rome's body. Rome has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Voss is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Voss is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Rome.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Curtis Rome!
Curtis Rome decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haw Thorn (ranked 545 p4p, 1011 weight class) and Chad Billingsly (ranked 67 p4p, 120 weight class). Thorn kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Heavy Metal we will die!. 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Haw Thorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chad Billingsly!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Billingsly.
A shot to the liver by Billingsly. Beautiful body shot.
Billingsly swings widly with a right hand
and Thorn counters with a nice body kick.
Chad Billingsly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Billingsly misses with a jab to the body
letting Thorn counter with a right hand.
It looks like Chad Billingsly has been cut.
Billingsly misses with a body shot.
Thorn throws a body punch but Billingsly moves out of range.
Billingsly lands with a nice body punch.
Thorn connects with an inside leg kick.
Billingsly moves into the clinch successfully.
Thorn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Billingsly backwards.
Thorn blocks a body shot from Billingsly.
Thorn scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Thorn manages to break the clinch.
Billingsly lands with a shot to the body.
Billingsly misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billingsly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thorn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Billingsly. Thorn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Billingsly throws a shot to the body.
Thorn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thorn lands with a shot to the body.
Billingsly throws a jab when Thorn was well out of range.
Thorn is looking to counter punch.
Billingsly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thorn slips under a jab.
Billingsly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Billingsly lands with a nice body punch.
Billingsly throws a shot from downtown. Thorn moves away and avoids it.
Billingsly has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billingsly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Thorn. Those never looked like landing.
Billingsly throws a poor cross that misses
and Thorn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Billingsly lands with a right hand.
Billingsly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thorn rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Billingsly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Billingsly digs a good hook to Thorn's body.
Billingsly ducks under a wild hook from Thorn.
Billingsly scores with a decent looking hook.
Thorn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thorn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Billingsly misses with a jab to the body
and Thorn counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billingsly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Billingsly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Billingsly misses the jab.
Billingsly digs a good body shot into Thorn's ribs.
Thorn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Billingsly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thorn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Billingsly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Billingsly connects with a right hand. Thorn shakes it off.
Billingsly throws a body shot but no joy.
Billingsly throws a body punch but Thorn moves out of range.
Billingsly throws a combination that misses
and Thorn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thorn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billingsly throws an overhand right that lands on Thorn's shoulder, as Thorn tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Thorn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thorn walks into a straight right hand from Billingsly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Billingsly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Billingsly cracks Thorn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Billingsly throws a lazy uppercut
and Thorn counters with a nice leg kick.
Billingsly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thorn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Billingsly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thorn.
Billingsly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Billingsly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thorn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Billingsly swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thorn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Billingsly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chad Billingsly's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Billingsly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thorn's hands.
Billingsly swings widly with a right hand
and Thorn counters with a nice uppercut.
Chad Billingsly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Billingsly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the liver by Billingsly. Beautiful body shot.
Thorn throws a jab when Billingsly was well out of range.
Billingsly cracks Thorn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Billingsly misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Thorn to counter with a crisp jab.
Billingsly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billingsly lands a jab.
Billingsly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thorn doesn't seem bothered though.
Billingsly looks to land a left hand but Thorn moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Billingsly.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Billingsly. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A big right from Billingsly misses.
A shot to the body from Billingsly misses
and Thorn counters with a crisp one two that drops Billingsly! Thorn thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Billingsly to his feet! Billingsly is in big trouble!
Billingsly misses with a shot to the body
and Thorn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Billingsly is rocked!
Billingsly ducks under a wild hook from Thorn.
A nice side step and Billingsly releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thorn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Billingsly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Billingsly throws a counter combo.
Billingsly misses the shot to the body.
Billingsly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Billingsly ducks under a wild hook from Thorn.
Thorn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Billingsly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Billingsly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thorn throws out the jab.
Billingsly loads up on a big right hand but Thorn slips the punch.
Thorn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Billingsly misses with a wild combination.
Thorn appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Billingsly walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Billingsly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thorn ducks under a wild hook from Billingsly.
Thorn throws a leg kick which misses Billingsly's front leg but catches the back leg as Billingsly tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn looks for the body kick but Billingsly saw that one coming.
Billingsly darts in and clinches Thorn up against the cage.
Billingsly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thorn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Billingsly connects with a body shot.
Billingsly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorn was well out of range. Poor timing from Billingsly.
Billingsly throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Thorn to counter with a crisp jab.
Billingsly throws a shot to the body.
Billingsly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thorn tried to counter with a leg kick but Billingsly avoided it.
Billingsly swings widly with a right hand
and Thorn counters with a stiff right hand.
Thorn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Billingsly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Billingsly.
Thorn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thorn walks into a stiff left hand from Billingsly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Billingsly.
Billingsly misses with a hook
and Thorn counters with a stiff right hand.
Thorn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Billingsly.
Billingsly stuns Thorn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Billingsly throws a looping overhand right but Thorn ducks down to avoid it.
As Billingsly backs away, Thorn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Billingsly throws a hook but Thorn blocks it.
Billingsly lands a two punch combo.
Billingsly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Billingsly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Billingsly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chad Billingsly's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Billingsly.
Billingsly tries to bum rush Thorn with a series of wild strikes but Thorn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Billingsly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Billingsly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thorn throws a low kick but Billingsly avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Thorn.
Thorn lands with a cross.
Billingsly tries to clinch up.
Billingsly misses with a body shot.
It looked like Thorn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billingsly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thorn counters with a slapping leg kick.
Billingsly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thorn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thorn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Billingsly doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Billingsly misses with a body shot.
It looked like Thorn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thorn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Billingsly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thorn thinks about countering with a body kick.
A combination from Thorn does no damage.
Thorn is looking to land body kicks.
Nice shot lands for Billingsly.
Billingsly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorn moves away.
Thorn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice jab there from Billingsly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn throws a hook but Billingsly avoids it easily.
Billingsly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Billingsly misses with a looping left.
As Billingsly backs away, Thorn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Billingsly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Billingsly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thorn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Billingsly swings widly with a right hand
and Thorn counters with a thumping low kick.
Billingsly throws the left hand but Thorn avoids the punch easily.
Thorn fires out a quick counter leg kick but Billingsly just manages to avoid it.
Thorn scores with a hook to the body. Billingsly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Billingsly scores with a jab.
Billingsly lands a nice shot that snaps Thorn's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billingsly lands the left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Billingsly.
Thorn drops his hands momentarily and Billingsly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Billingsly throws a lazy uppercut
and Thorn counters with a straight right hand.
Billingsly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thorn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Billingsly misses with a hook. Thorn ducked under it nicely.
Thorn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Billingsly is able to avoid easily.
Billingsly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thorn misses with an uppercut.
Billingsly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Billingsly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Billingsly misses with a hook
and Thorn counters with a low kick, right behind Billingsly 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorn misses with a body shot.
Thorn lands a slapping body shot.
Billingsly loads up on a big right hand but Thorn slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Billingsly throws an off balance right hand
and Billingsly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Billingsly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thorn misses with an uppercut
and Thorn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Billingsly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thorn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Billingsly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thorn.
Billingsly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thorn tries a head kick but it misses.
Thorn misses with an uppercut
and Billingsly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thorn swings for the body but Billingsly moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Chad Billingsly just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Chad Billingsly's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Billingsly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thorn manages to avoid it.
Thorn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Billingsly.
Billingsly scores with a punch to the head.
Billingsly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thorn.
A shot to the body from Billingsly misses
and Thorn counters with a crisp right hand that drops Billingsly! Thorn lets Billingsly back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Thorn throws a hook to the side of Billingsly's head but Billingsly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thorn throws the kick towards the body but Billingsly avoids it.
Billingsly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Billingsly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thorn.
Billingsly throws a sloppy body shot
and Thorn counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Billingsly has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Haw Thorn!
Haw Thorn retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Haw Thorn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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