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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Michel Plutarque (ranked 3802 p4p, 5523 weight class) and Jason Kendrick (ranked 471 p4p, 558 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Michel Plutarque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Kendrick!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plutarque fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kendrick doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kendrick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Plutarque tries to clinch but Kendrick moves away
enabling Kendrick to counter with a crisp jab.
Plutarque closes the distance and clinches.
Plutarque breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Plutarque tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kendrick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Plutarque fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kendrick stuffs the takedown attempt from Plutarque. Plutarque gets slowly back to his feet.
Plutarque fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plutarque has managed to clinch.
Plutarque tries to score a body lock takedown but Kendrick shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Plutarque gets control of Kendrick's arms and successfully pulls guard. Plutarque will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Plutarque looking for a triangle here. Kendrick is fighting it but it looks tight! Plutarque pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Kendrick is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jean Michel Plutarque!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luke Muller (ranked 3362 p4p, 5217 weight class) and Chris Wilson (ranked 186 p4p, 238 weight class). Luke Muller had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Chris Wilson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Muller !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Muller is just riding it out for now. Wilson eventually gives up the hold.
Muller wants to control but Wilson is keeping busy.
Muller is looking for a sweep. Wilson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller won't allow Wilson to pass to mount.
Wilson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Muller is defending against the submission attempts here by Wilson.
Wilson trying to control the action but Muller is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is looking for a kimura but Muller is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wilson to get the leverage.
Wilson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Muller is breathing heavily.
Wilson is keen to just control but Muller is a slippery customer.
Wilson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Muller sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two 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.
Wilson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Muller doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wilson.
Wilson is thwarting Muller 's attempts to control the position.
Wilson is looking for a kimura but Muller is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wilson to get the leverage.
Wilson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wilson thows a huge punch but Muller dodges it nicely.
Wilson is working for a kimura but Muller is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Muller 's head.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wilson connects with a nice short shot to Muller 's temple.
Wilson is trying for a kimura here. Muller looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Wilson wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris Wilson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mabuz Bacia (ranked 2214 p4p, 6176 weight class) and Artyom Dronov (ranked 241 p4p, 553 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mabuz Bacia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Artyom Dronov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dronov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bacia throws a big counter combination but Dronov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dronov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dronov lands a jab to the nose.
Dronov loads up on a big right hand but Bacia slips the punch.
Dronov clobbers Bacia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dronov slips a straight right by Bacia.
Dronov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bacia throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dronov connects with a body shot that sends Bacia's belly button to the back.
Dronov throws a poor cross that misses
and Bacia counters with a left to the body.
Dronov misses with a shot to the body
and Bacia counters with a left to the body.
Dronov looks winded!
Dronov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacia clinches up with Dronov and pushes him back against the cage.
Bacia is pushing Dronov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bacia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dronov tries a body shot but Bacia blocks it.
Bacia lands a nice uppercut.
Bacia misses with a body punch.
Bacia cracks Dronov with a nice body shot.
Bacia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bacia.
A short right from Bacia on the inside.
Bacia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bacia works on Dronov's body with a couple of short punches.
Bacia tries to work over Dronov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bacia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bacia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bacia lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bacia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacia blocks a body shot from Dronov.
Bacia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bacia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bacia working aggressively here.
Dronov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dronov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bacia backwards.
Dronov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dronov tries to work over Bacia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bacia has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bacia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dronov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bacia takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dronov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bacia misses with the head strike.
Bacia content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bacia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bacia misses with a body punch.
Bacia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dronov.
Bacia lands a hook that snaps the head of Dronov backwards.
Bacia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dronov.
Bacia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bacia lands a body punch.
Bacia lands a right hand.
Bacia lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bacia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bacia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bacia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bacia pushes Dronov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bacia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bacia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dronov blocks a body shot from Bacia.
Bacia can't find room to land a body shot as Dronov controls the action.
Dronov blocking some punches.
Bacia lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bacia.
Bacia is leaning against Dronov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bacia scores with a nice hook to the head.
 Dronov is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bacia misses with a punch on the inside.
Dronov is still on wobbly legs! Can Bacia finish him?
Bacia pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bacia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dronov backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacia dips a shoulder and cracks Dronov with a mighty uppercut! Dronov falls back against the cage and Bacia unloads with a barrage of strikes! Dronov is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bacia screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mabuz Bacia!
Mabuz Bacia 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.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Surkho Dratchev (ranked 3379 p4p, 2551 weight class) and Alistair Ubereem (ranked 354 p4p, 282 weight class). Alistair Ubereem has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Surkho Dratchev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alistair Ubereem!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ubereem throws a shot to the body.
Ubereem misses with a right hand
and Dratchev counters with a nice body shot.
Ubereem misses with a hook.
Dratchev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dratchev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ubereem lands a left hand.
Ubereem lands a nice uppercut.
Ubereem lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dratchev struggles to land a body shot inside as Ubereem controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Ubereem.
Ubereem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dratchev's elbow.
Dratchev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ubereem tries a body shot but Dratchev blocks it.
Ubereem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubereem pushes Dratchev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ubereem keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dratchev's efforts to push away.
Ubereem misses with a punch to the body.
Ubereem pushes Dratchev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Ubereem on the inside.
A short uppercut from Ubereem.
Dratchev throws a punch but it's blocked by Ubereem.
A short body shot lands from Ubereem as the two fighters clinch.
Dratchev prevents a body shot from Ubereem.
Ubereem blocks an uppercut.
Dratchev is trying to break free.
Ubereem digs a right hand into Dratchev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dratchev's gas tank.
Dratchev is breathing heavily.
Ubereem has Dratchev pressed against the cage, preventing Dratchev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dratchev working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem pushes Dratchev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dratchev misses with some punches.
Ubereem struggles to land a body shot inside as Dratchev controls his hands.
Ubereem tries to throw a body punch but Dratchev avoids it by throwing Ubereem back against the cage.
Ubereem misses with the head strike.
Ubereem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dratchev's elbow.
Ubereem lands a right hand.
Dratchev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ubereems head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ubereem.
Dratchev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Ubereem fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dratchev.
A short right from Ubereem.
Dratchev working aggressively here.
Dratchev misses with a punch to the body.
Dratchev prevents a body shot from Ubereem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dratchev working hard to break the clinch.
Ubereem tries to throw a body punch but Dratchev avoids it by throwing Ubereem back against the cage.
Ubereem lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dratchev prevents a body shot from Ubereem.
Dratchev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dratchev swings wildly with an uppercut but Ubereem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ubereem swings wildly with an uppercut but Dratchev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ubereem lands a body punch.
Ubereem works on Dratchev's body with a couple of short punches.
Ubereem blocking some punches.
Dratchev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Ubereem scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dratchev lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dratchev blocking some punches.
Dratchev misses with the head strike.
Dratchev misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dratchev.
Dratchev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ubereem lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Dratchev fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Ubereem.
Dratchev blocks an uppercut.
Dratchev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ubereem tries to throw a body punch but Dratchev avoids it by throwing Ubereem back against the cage.
Dratchev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ubereem.
Dratchev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dratchev takes a shot to the head.
Ubereem tries a body shot but Dratchev blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Ubereem dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Ubereem thows a left - swing and a miss!
Surkho Dratchev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dratchev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ubereem has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dratchev lands a nice hook to Ubereem's body. Ubereem takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dratchev misses with a shot to the body
and Ubereem counters with a left to the body.
Dratchev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ubereem.
Ubereem circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ubereem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dratchev was well out of range. Poor timing from Ubereem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ubereem. Dratchev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ubereem misses with a wild body shot.
Dratchev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ubereem connects with a jab.
 It looks like Surkho Dratchev has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dratchev takes the fight into the clinch.
Dratchev manages to break the clinch.
Ubereem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dratchev.
Ubereem keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ubereem missing with a left hand there. Dratchev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dratchev misses with a left hand
and Ubereem counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dratchev swats away the attempt to clinch by Ubereem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem takes the fight into the clinch.
Dratchev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ubereem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dratchev misses with a punch on the inside.
Dratchev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ubereem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ubereem misses with a punch to the body.
Ubereem lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dratchev backwards.
A right hand to the body from Ubereem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dratchev blocks an uppercut.
Alistair Ubereem seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dratchev throws a punch but it's blocked by Ubereem.
Ubereem misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dratchev is trying to force a seperation but Ubereem has the dominant position.
Dratchev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ubereem lands with a left to the head.
Ubereem softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ubereem throws a punch but it's blocked by Dratchev.
Dratchev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ubereem working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ubereem misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ubereem lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dratchev backwards.
Dratchev blocks an uppercut.
Ubereem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dratchev.
Nice body punch from Ubereem - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Ubereem.
Ubereem struggles to land a body shot inside as Dratchev controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ubereem misses with some punches.
Ubereem pushes Dratchev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ubereem throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ubereem.
Ubereem scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Ubereem.
Ubereem lands a shoulder strike.
Ubereem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ubereem lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dratchev backwards.
Dratchev blocks an uppercut.
Dratchev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ubereem backwards.
Ubereem misses with a body punch.
Dratchev blocks a body shot from Ubereem.
Dratchev has a couple of punches blocked by Ubereem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Ubereem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Surkho Dratchev's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dratchev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dratchev takes a swing at Ubereem's ribcage but misses.
Dratchev lands a left and a right that send Ubereem crashing to the mat, dazed. Dratchev thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ubereem is rocked!
 It looks like Alistair Ubereem has been cut.
Dratchev ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Ubereem out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Surkho Dratchev!
An out of breath Surkho Dratchev thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Yates (ranked 3221 p4p, 2397 weight class) and Jordan Burroughs (ranked 291 p4p, 225 weight class). Jordan Burroughs acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrell Yates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordan Burroughs!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burroughs's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yates connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Burroughs scrambles back to his feet.
Burroughs shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Yates napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Burroughs lands an elbow.
Burroughs trying to control the position but Yates is working away.
Burroughs in side control lands a decent elbow.
Burroughs grinds an elbow into Yates's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yates tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Burroughs landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Burroughs is putting a hurting on Yates here, landing some big shots from side control.
Burroughs in side control lands a decent elbow.
Yates taking a bit of punishment here - Burroughs scoring with strikes.
Yates tries to buck Burroughs off but Burroughs is having none of it.
Yates definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burroughs throws a strike aimed at the side of Yates's head but Yates avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burroughs working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Burroughs lands an elbow.
Burroughs in side control lands a decent elbow.
Burroughs working the head with strikes.
Burroughs looks up at the clock and then as Yates takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Burroughs smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Burroughs scores with punches from side control.
Burroughs cracks Yates with a big elbow.
Yates takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Burroughs works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
 Yates is rocked!
Yates takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Burroughs scoring with punches from side control.
Burroughs is working Yates over with some ground and pound from side control.
Oh Yates is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Burroughs working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Burroughs lands an elbow.
A big shot lands for Burroughs! That's hurt Yates! Will he recover? Burroughs fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordan Burroughs!
A very excited looking Jordan Burroughs 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between InSaen Chai (ranked 1563 p4p, 2581 weight class) and High Voltage (ranked 237 p4p, 363 weight class). InSaen Chai has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, InSaen Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, High Voltage !
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voltage takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chai misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Voltage on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Voltage walks into a straight right hand from Chai.
Chai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Voltage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chai cracks Voltage with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Voltage .
Voltage avoids the body shot from Chai.
Voltage now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voltage missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Voltage gets tackled into the cage by Chai. Chai maintains the clinch.
Voltage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chai breaks from the clinch.
Chai rushes Voltage and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai digs a right hand into Voltage 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Voltage 's gas tank.
Voltage misses with an elbow over the top.
Chai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chai moves into the clinch.
Voltage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chai avoids the elbow strike from Voltage , against the cage.
Voltage lands a nice knee to the body.
Chai avoids the elbow strike from Voltage , against the cage.
Voltage is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chai has Voltage pushed against the cage.
Good body shot from Chai.
Voltage 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chai misses with a double jab.
Voltage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chai.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Voltage ! But no joy.
Voltage on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chai. Chai obviously looking to wear him down.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Voltage moved out of range.
Voltage turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai has taken the fight to the clinch.
Voltage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Chai misses the target.
It seemed like Voltage was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Voltage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Voltage at a distance.
Voltage throws a big shot that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chai.
Chai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chai takes a swing at Voltage 's ribcage but misses.
Chai misses with a low kick.
Voltage tries to close the distance and clinch but Chai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chai.
Voltage moves away from the strike by Chai.
Chai throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai with a nice calf kick.
Chai dodges the punch combination from Voltage .
Chai gets a clinch.
Chai avoiding damage.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Chai.
Voltage stalling in the clinch but Chai improves position.
Chai will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Voltage up against the cage.
Voltage misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voltage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Voltage on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Voltage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Voltage . Voltage circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Voltage gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Voltage tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Voltage moves away from the strike by Chai.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai wants to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Voltage 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Chai instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
InSaen Chai 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.
Voltage takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chai looks to land a left hand but Voltage moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Voltage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Voltage ducks right into an uppercut from Chai.
Chai throws a hook to the side of Voltage 's head but Voltage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Voltage with a nice cross.
Voltage gets tackled into the cage by Chai. Chai maintains the clinch.
Chai dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Voltage misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chai manages to break the clinch.
Chai scores with the left hand. Voltage knows he should have avoided that one.
Voltage gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
A big right from Chai misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voltage tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Voltage .
Chai with the inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chai. That's going to slow Voltage down.
InSaen Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai with a nice calf kick.
Chai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Voltage closes the distance and pushes Chai back into the cage.
Voltage breaks from the clinch.
Voltage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Voltage throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chai on the side of the head.
Chai wants to clinch up but Voltage keeps it at a distance.
Voltage tries to clinch up.
Chai throws out a powerful jab.
Chai moves into range and clinches up with Voltage .
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!
Chai misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chai avoiding damage as Voltage throws knees to the body.
Voltage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voltage trying to stall but Chai improves his position.
Voltage stalling in the clinch but Chai improves position.
Chai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Voltage backwards.
Voltage missing with knees to the body.
Chai pressing his opponent against the cage.
Voltage lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
InSaen Chai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
Chai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the liver by Chai. Beautiful body shot.
Voltage tries to clinch but Chai is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai slips under a jab from Voltage .
It looked like Chai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Voltage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Voltage .
Chai throws a body punch but Voltage moves out of range.
Voltage throws a big counter head kick but Chai avoids it with no problem.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voltage .
Chai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Voltage looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chai pushes Voltage back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chai lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chai.
Voltage is breathing heavily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Voltage is trying to force a seperation but Chai has the dominant position.
Chai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Voltage 's efforts to push away.
Voltage lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chai blocks the elbow strike.
Voltage tries to circle away but Chai has him pinned against the cage.
Chai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chai scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Voltage wants to land a leg kick but Chai is out of range.
Chai throws a lazy right hand but Voltage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
High Voltage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chai connects with a leg kick.
Voltage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chai feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Chai throws out a loose jab but Voltage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voltage tries to clinch up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
InSaen Chai dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Chai stalks Voltage and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Voltage 's face. Voltage staggers backwards, shaken.
Voltage takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Voltage s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
InSaen Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
Chai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chai clinches up against the cage.
Chai stalls.
Chai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Voltage .
Chai moves into the clinch.
Voltage is trying to stall.
Voltage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chai has him pressed against the cage.
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Voltage can do to turn this around?
Voltage utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai tries a body shot but Voltage blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai breaks from the clinch.
Chai tries to clinch up but Voltage circles away and keeps his distance.
Voltage tries a head kick but it misses.
Chai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Voltage 's sensitive parts.
Chai is looking to clinch.
Chai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Voltage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Voltage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Chai misses the target.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Voltage moved out of range.
Voltage throws a counter combo.
Voltage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a jab when Voltage was well out of range.
A low kick from Voltage is predictable there
and Chai counters with a nice body shot.
Voltage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chai lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai tries to clinch there but Voltage circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chai.
Chai lands with a shot to the body.
Chai thuds his right hand into Voltage 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Voltage 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Voltage avoids the body shot from Chai.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Voltage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Voltage is looking for the big counter here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai pushes Voltage up against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice straight punches there by Chai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chai.
Some bone on bone action there as Chai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chai moves in looking to clinch but Voltage pushes him off.
Voltage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Voltage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Voltage takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Voltage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Voltage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voltage misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Chai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice shot by Chai.
Nice uppercut there from Chai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voltage jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chai lands a head shot.
Chai clinches with his opponent.
Chai blocks the elbow strike.
Chai tries to throw a body punch but Voltage avoids it by throwing Chai back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
Voltage is trying to break the clinch but Chai has him pressed against the cage.
Voltage misses with an elbow strike.
Voltage is looking to control Chai's arms but Chai gets an underhook and turns him. Now Voltage has his back to the cage.
High Voltage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Voltage tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Voltage back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
InSaen Chai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chai 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... InSaen Chai!
InSaen Chai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Slater (ranked 1449 p4p, 1986 weight class) and Katsu Yamasaki (ranked 188 p4p, 254 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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Katsu Yamasaki!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Yamasaki counters with a single leg into guard. Slater didn't expect that.
Yamasaki wants to pass the guard but Slater is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slater keeping moving, preventing Yamasaki from controlling successfully.
Slater can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yamasaki controls the pace.
Yamasaki preventing the sweep.
Slater controlling Yamasaki's posture.
Yamasaki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater 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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Slater has closed the distance and engaged Yamasaki in a clinch.
Slater gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Slater wants to take a breather but Yamasaki is having none of it.
Yamasaki gets back to full guard.
Slater postures up.
Slater has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slater 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.
Yamasaki looking for a guillotine here but Slater defends easily.
Yamasaki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Slater trying to control but Yamasaki is working from the bottom.
Yamasaki looking to control.
Slater scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Slater lands a couple of digs.
Slater has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Slater trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamasaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slater got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yamasaki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Slater has managed to get both his arms back between Yamasaki's legs - danger averted.
Slater trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slater keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yamasaki's head.
Slater controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yamasaki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Slater trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Slater doesn't defend quickly enough and Yamasaki has managed to lock this one up! Can Slater escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Yamasaki on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Katsu Yamasaki!
A relieved looking Katsu Yamasaki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Hopson (ranked 1428 p4p, 935 weight class) and Velha Maldita (ranked 194 p4p, 133 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jackson Hopson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Velha Maldita!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maldita tries to break free but Hopson pushes him back against the cage.
Maldita blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maldita manages to break the clinch.
Hopson throws a lazy right hand but Maldita sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maldita uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hopson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice straight punches there by Hopson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hopson.
Hopson doesn't manage to clinch there - Maldita circles away.
It seemed like Maldita was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hopson throws an overhand right that lands on Maldita's shoulder, as Maldita tries to avoid the shot.
Hopson closes the distance and pushes Maldita back into the cage.
Maldita is looking to break free of the clinch but Hopson has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldita wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hopson misses with a punch on the inside.
Maldita blocks an uppercut.
Maldita tries to break the clinch but Hopson is controlling the position.
Hopson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hopson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopson misses with the head strike.
Hopson has a couple of punches blocked by Maldita.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maldita has had enough of the clinch but Hopson keeps him there for the moment.
Hopson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maldita backwards.
Hopson has Maldita pressed against the cage, preventing Maldita from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maldita is trying to force a seperation but Hopson has the dominant position.
Maldita wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maldita is looking to break free of the clinch but Hopson has double underhooks.
Maldita is trying to break free.
Hopson has Maldita pressed against the cage, preventing Maldita from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maldita can't break the clinch.
Hopson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hopson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malditas head.
Maldita breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hopson moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hopson.
Maldita is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maldita blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maldita manages to break the clinch.
Maldita thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maldita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hopson.
A cross from Hopson lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldita just misses with a punch to the body.
Hopson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hopson tries to counter by clinching up but Maldita breaks away and moves out of range.
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!
Hopson closes the distance and clinches.
Maldita wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hopson misses with some punches.
Maldita is trying to break the clinch but Hopson has him pressed against the cage.
Hopson scores with a shot to the side of Maldita's head.
Maldita wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hopson has a couple of punches blocked by Maldita.
Hopson prevents Maldita from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hopson fails to land.
Maldita breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hopson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hopson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hopson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hopson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maldita swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopson misses with a hook
and Maldita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maldita looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hopson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maldita blocks a body shot from Hopson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldita manages to break the clinch.
Hopson tries to clinch but Maldita moves out of range.
Maldita circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hopson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hopson misses with an uppercut
and Maldita cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hopson is looking to clinch but Maldita is avoiding it.
Nice body punch from Hopson.
Hopson thuds a left hand into Maldita's body.
Hopson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maldita swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hopson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maldita moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maldita ducks under a wild hook from Hopson.
Hopson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hopson.
Maldita throws a lazy right hand but Hopson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maldita avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maldita doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hopson misses with a right hand
and Maldita counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Hopson misses.
Maldita ducks under a wild hook from Hopson.
That's four 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!
Hopson throws a hook but Maldita blocks it.
Hopson has managed to clinch.
Hopson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maldita's efforts to push away.
Maldita breaks from the clinch.
Hopson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maldita paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Hopson.
Hopson throws a jab when Maldita was well out of range.
Hopson gets a clinch.
Hopson prevents Maldita from breaking the clinch.
Maldita can't break the clinch.
Maldita is trying to break the clinch but Hopson is controlling him.
Hopson lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maldita.
Maldita wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hopson has him pressed against the cage.
Hopson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maldita pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hopson throws a lazy right hand but Maldita sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hopson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Maldita moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Maldita misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Hopson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hopson misses with a looping left.
Hopson misses with a few strikes there.
Hopson misses with a straight left.
Maldita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hopson wants to clinch
and Maldita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson Hopson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maldita breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hopson misses with a hook.
Maldita moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hopson misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maldita.
Maldita looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab lands there for Hopson.
Hopson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maldita.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A jab from Hopson misses.
Maldita lands with a right hand.
Maldita tries to keep at a distance but Hopson has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maldita.
Maldita has had enough of the clinch but Hopson keeps him there for the moment.
Hopson lands a right hand.
Hopson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maldita breaks the clinch.
Hopson throws a big shot that misses.
Maldita misses with an uppercut.
Hopson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maldita can do to turn this around?
Hopson slips a straight right by Maldita.
Hopson throws a big shot that misses.
Hopson is looking to clinch but Maldita is avoiding it.
Maldita fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hopson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maldita.
Maldita cracks Hopson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hopson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Maldita finish him?
Hopson is rocked!
It looks like Jackson Hopson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopson looks to clinch
and Maldita counters with a huge left! Hopson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Maldita isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Hopson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Maldita!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Velha Maldita!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Maan (ranked 523 p4p, 1092 weight class) and Dave Handerson (ranked 65 p4p, 128 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that The Maan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily The Maan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, The Maan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Handerson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handerson dives in for a single leg takedown but Maan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
As Handerson looks to move away, Maan throws a big counter combo but Handerson just gets out of the way.
Maan throws a big shot that misses.
Handerson misses with a takedown attempt - Maan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Handerson looks to throw the jab but Maan is out of range.
Maan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Handerson.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Handerson.
Handerson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Maan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Handerson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maan throws the left hand but Handerson avoids the punch easily.
Handerson feints the counter takedown.
Handerson lands a really nice looking cross but Maan seems unphased.
Handerson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Maan sprawls well initially but Handerson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Maan tries to kick Handerson off in order to stand up. Handerson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maan tries to escape but Handerson is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handerson is chipping away with strikes.
Handerson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Handerson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Maan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Maan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Handerson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Maan!
Handerson trying to control but Maan is having none of it.
Handerson lands a nice shot to the head.
Handerson with a couple of short strikes.
Handerson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Maan is trying to stand up.
Maan is desperately trying to improve his position but Handerson has a good base and remains in mount.
Handerson working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Handerson tries to control but Maan wriggling away.
Maan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Handerson on the ground.
Handerson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Handerson dominating with strikes here.
Maan is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Handerson controlling from mount.
Handerson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Handerson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Handerson avoids the attempt from Maan to control.
Handerson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Maan is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handerson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Maan trying desperately to get to his feet.
Maan wants to control but Handerson is having none of it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Handerson working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Maan gets back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Handerson connects with a nice short shot to Maan's temple.
Nice strikes from Handerson there.
Handerson wants to control but Maan is keeping him busy.
Handerson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Handerson controlling the action here.
Handerson working over Maan with some ground and pound. Maan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handerson is nestled in close to Maan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Handerson connects with a nice short shot to Maan's temple.
Maan throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Handerson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Handerson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Handerson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Handerson wants to take a breather but Maan is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Handerson stops Maan from getting back to his feet.
Maan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Handerson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Handerson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Handerson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Handerson misses with a takedown attempt
and Handerson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dave Handerson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Handerson shoots for a double leg takedown but Maan sprawls well. He's pushed Handerson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Handerson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Handerson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maan throws out the jab.
Handerson with a poor takedown
and Maan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Maan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Handerson.
Maan looks to throw the jab but Handerson is out of range.
Handerson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maan throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Handerson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Handerson has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Handerson was well out of range. Poor timing from Maan.
Nice shot lands for Handerson.
Maan misses with a body shot.
Maan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Handerson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Handerson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Maan ducks right into an uppercut from Handerson.
Handerson moves out of range as Maan strikes.
Maan misses with a wild body shot.
Maan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Handerson misses with a shot to the body
and Maan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maan wants it to stay on the feet.
Handerson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Maan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maan blocks a jab.
A lazy left from Maan finds it's target.
Handerson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maan looks to throw the jab but Handerson is out of range.
Handerson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Maan defends well and Handerson ends up having to push Maan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Maan throwing a counter right hand but Handerson manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Handerson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maan scores with a decent looking hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Maan misses the target.
Jab, jab by Handerson - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Handerson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Maan has one foot on Handerson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Handerson misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Handerson misses.
Maan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Handerson.
Nice jab there from Maan.
Handerson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maan as he avoids it easily.
Handerson misses with a takedown
and Maan counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handerson cracks Maan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Maan misses with a looping right.
Handerson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maan slips under a jab.
Maan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maan walks into a left hand.
The Maan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Handerson.
Maan throwing a counter right hand but Handerson manages to avoid it.
Maan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Handerson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Handerson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Handerson scores with a jab. Maan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handerson misses with a takedown attempt
and Maan counters with a two punch combo.
Maan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Handerson.
It looked like Maan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Handerson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maan struggling a bit here.
Maan throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Handerson avoids the strikes from the bottom by Maan.
Maan isn't going anywhere.
Maan wants to control but Handerson postures up.
Handerson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Maan is trying to control Handerson's posture but Handerson avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
The Maan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Handerson needs to keep his hands up - Maan had a free shot at his head there.
Handerson fails with the takedown
letting Maan counter with a right hand.
Maan gets caught flat footed, as Handerson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Maan is wriggling around but Handerson manages to pass to half guard.
Maan wants to improve his position but Handerson is controlling well.
Maan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Handerson scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handerson working over Maan with some ground and pound. Maan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Maan is looking to control Handerson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maan avoid being mounted?
Maan actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maan is trying to stand.
Maan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Maan tries to get out of the position.
Handerson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Handerson is working for a submission of some sort.
Handerson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Maan has hold of Handerson's hands but Handerson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Maan tries to roll over but Handerson keeps him under control.
Handerson blocks the strikes from Maan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handerson winds up and cracks Maan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Handerson is trying to control. Maan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Maan trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Handerson manages to pass to mount!
Handerson avoids the attempt from Maan to control.
Handerson working Maan over with strikes here.
Handerson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Handerson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Maan hang on?
Handerson dominating with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Handerson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Handerson landing shots from mount.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Handerson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Handerson prevents Maan from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handerson scoring with strikes but Maan is staying in there.
Handerson avoids the attempt from Maan to control.
Handerson looking to secure an arm triangle but Maan defends it well.
Maan wants to control but Handerson is having none of it.
Handerson wants to control the pace but Maan is squirming around nicely.
Maan wants to control but Handerson is having none of it.
The referee warns Maan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handerson breaks from Maan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Handerson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Handerson lands a nice shot to the head.
Handerson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dave Handerson has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maan flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Maan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Handerson lands a nice shot to the head.
Handerson looking to secure an arm triangle but Maan defends it well.
Maan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Handerson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Handerson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Handerson!
Dave Handerson is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Dave Handerson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Worf Mogh (ranked 492 p4p, 1019 weight class) and Abasi Njagi (ranked 32 p4p, 60 weight class). Mogh comes to the cage accompanied by Gimme The Loot. The crowd seem to be enjoying Njagi's choice of entrance music: The Game - Name Me King (Feat. Pusha T). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Abasi Njagi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Worf Mogh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abasi Njagi!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mogh scores with a jab.
Njagi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mogh as he jumps to the side.
Mogh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Njagi.
Mogh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Worf Mogh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abasi Njagi.
Mogh slaps away a takedown attempt from Njagi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mogh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mogh lands with an overhand left.
Njagi shoots and misses
and Mogh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mogh tries to bum rush Njagi with a series of wild strikes but Njagi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mogh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Njagi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Njagi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mogh lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Njagi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mogh tries to avoid it but Njagi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mogh to the ground. Mogh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mogh throws out a powerful jab.
Mogh throws a hook but Njagi avoids it easily.
Njagi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mogh moves into range and connects with a jab.
Worf Mogh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mogh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mogh wants it to stay on the feet.
Mogh misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Mogh does it's job there.
Njagi shoots in and bounces Mogh off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Njagi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mogh is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Njagi, into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Njagi looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Mogh is defending well. Njagi quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Mogh has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Njagi celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Abasi Njagi!
Abasi Njagi is the new bantamweight champion!
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