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HFC 36:Saneuji vs Monkey PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Diego (ranked 25004 p4p, 3716 weight class) and Terrell Yates (ranked 412 p4p, 312 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Solid boxing
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrell Yates!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego throws a hook to the side of Yates's head but Yates sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diego moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hand to the body from Yates.
Yates has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Yates misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Diego prevents a body shot from Yates.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Yates can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Diego lands a right hand.
Yates breaks from the clinch.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Diego looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diego walks into a straight right hand from Yates.
Diego throws a poor cross that misses
and Yates counters with a nice kick to the body.
Diego avoids the body shot from Yates.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Diego. Those never looked like landing.
Yates lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diego's sensitive parts.
Yates scores with a nice right hand.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yates manages to avoid it.
Yates moves out of range of the strikes.
Diego tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yates misses with a body kick.
Diego misses with a hook to the body
and Yates counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diego's knee momentarily.
A big left from Diego misses.
Yates lands a jab to the nose.
Yates cracks Diego with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diego walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yates looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses with a looping left.
Yates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yates pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diego tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Yates manages to circle out of the way.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yates scores with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yates.
Yates lands with a right hand.
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diego throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Diego. Those never looked like landing.
Diego throws out a loose jab but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Yates finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Yates. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yates.
The fighters circling - Diego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
 Diego is rocked!
Yates fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diego looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oh Diego is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yates cracks Diego with an open hand slap.
Yates throws a head kick that misses.
Diego tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diego seems to have got his legs back now.
Diego digs a good hook to Yates's body.
Yates misses with a straight right.
Diego rushes Yates and presses him up against the cage.
Yates taking a breather.
Diego throws a punch but it's blocked by Yates.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego is trying to force a seperation but Yates has the dominant position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yates.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yates.
Yates has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Yates controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Yates lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yates taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Diego lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
Yates lands a nice shot to the body.
Yates misses with a body punch.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yates's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yates.
Yates misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yates.
Yates breaks from the clinch.
Diego is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Yates's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Yates with a nice calf kick.
Yates swings widly with a right hand
and Diego holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terrell Yates dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yates cracks Diego with an open hand slap.
Diego takes one on the button.
Yates throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Yates swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Yates misses with a wild body shot.
Diego walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yates swats away the attempt to clinch by Diego.
Yates ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yates misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego is just out of range.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yates throws out a counter right but Diego avoids it with no problem.
A head kick by Yates misses
and Diego holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yates looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Diego is trying to force a seperation but Yates has the dominant position.
Yates will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Diego up against the cage.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yates's elbow.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yates misses with some punches.
Yates has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diego lands a left hand.
Diego wants to break free but Yates has control.
Diego has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Diego working hard to break the clinch.
Diego breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates cracks a nice hook into Diego's ribs.
Diego pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yates throws a shot to the body.
Yates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diego.
Diego throws a jab when Yates was well out of range.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
Diego avoids the head kick by Yates.
Diego looks to land a right hand but Yates moved out of range.
Yates lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Diego.
Yates looks to land a right hand but Diego moved out of range.
Diego walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yates looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego is just out of range.
Diego takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates scores with a nice body kick.
Diego misses with an uppercut.
Yates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diego.
As Diego backs off Yates throws a huge counter combo but Diego manages to avoid it all.
Diego clobbers Yates with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yates wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yates connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diego momentarily.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Yates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Yates bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diego's head.
Yates fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diego.
Yates cracks Diego with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diego takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego throws a hook but Yates avoids it easily.
Yates only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates scores with a nice right hand.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terrell Yates seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yates pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yates scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
Yates throws a hook but Diego avoids it easily.
Yates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diego tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yates lands with a nice body punch.
Yates moves out of range of the strikes.
Yates missing with a left hand there. Diego was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Diego misses.
Diego throws out a loose jab but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terrell Yates showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Diego's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Yates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diego throws out the jab.
Yates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diego.
Diego takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yates lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diego's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Yates.
Diego staying out of range there.
Diego fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yates looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yates loads up on a big right hand but Diego slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yates. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego is looking to counter the offense by Yates and move into the clinch.
Yates has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego wants to clinch up but Yates keeps it at a distance.
Yates waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diego.
Diego throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yates counters with an inside leg kick.
Yates slips a jab from Diego.
Yates throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego moves out of range as Yates throws a body kick.
Diego seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Yates staying out of range there.
Diego takes one to the side of the head.
Diego drops his hands momentarily and Yates takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Diego misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Diego.
Yates doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yates has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yates there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yates turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diego tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yates counters with a straight right hand.
Diego misses with a lunging right hand
and Yates counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yates. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Diego moves away from the strike by Yates.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yates blocks a jab.
Yates takes a swing at Diego's ribcage but misses.
Yates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego throws a sloppy body shot
and Yates connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab lands there for Yates.
The fighters circling - Diego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yates moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diego.
Yates misses with a double jab.
Yates lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Yates dodges the punch combination from Diego.
Nice defenses there by Yates.
Yates throws a shot to the body.
Yates throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diego stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Diego cracks Yates with a good jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Yates does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yates only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Diego ducks right into an uppercut from Yates.
Diego throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego pushes Yates up against the cage in a clinch.
Yates lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diego or not.
Diego looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego prevents a body shot from Yates.
Diego is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diego blocks a body shot from Yates.
Diego scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Yates as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yates looking to stall.
Yates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego prevents a body shot from Yates.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yatess head.
Diego wants to get back to striking at distance but Yates won't allow it.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yates.
Yates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dan Diego has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terrell Yates is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yates struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terrell Yates comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yates 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrell Yates!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jouni Joukahainen (ranked 3684 p4p, 3822 weight class) and Buck Wagner (ranked 177 p4p, 181 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jouni Joukahainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buck Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wagner throws a right and a left that Joukahainen avoids nicely.
Wagner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Joukahainen misses with a straight right.
Joukahainen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wagner at a distance.
Joukahainen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Joukahainen forces Wagner back against the cage and clinches.
Wagner struggles to land a body shot inside as Joukahainen controls his hands.
Wagner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
 It looks like Buck Wagner has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joukahainen.
Joukahainen stalling against the cage.
Wagner is working for takedown but Joukahainen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Joukahainen is pressed up against the cage. Wagner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Joukahainen down to the mat. Joukahainen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jouni Joukahainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buck Wagner.
Joukahainen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wagner, pushing him back against the cage.
Joukahainen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Joukahainen can't find room to land a body shot as Wagner controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joukahainen taking a breather.
Joukahainen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wagners head.
Joukahainen lands a shot to the body.
Joukahainen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wagner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Joukahainen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short right from Joukahainen on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Joukahainen.
Wagner looks winded!
A hook to the body from Joukahainen.
Joukahainen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Joukahainen.
Joukahainen lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joukahainen.
Joukahainen lands a hook that snaps the head of Wagner backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Joukahainen.
Joukahainen lands an uppercut.
Joukahainen taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner looking to stall.
A short right from Joukahainen on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Joukahainen scores with a nice short uppercut.
That has opened up Buck Wagner's cut even more.
Joukahainen is pressed up against the cage. Wagner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Joukahainen down to the mat. Joukahainen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wagner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Joukahainen cracks Wagner with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Wagner falls to his knees and Joukahainen doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jouni Joukahainen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Garces (ranked 24897 p4p, 2386 weight class) and Helio Flacide (ranked 575 p4p, 298 weight class). Helio Flacide told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Garces!
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, Helio Flacide!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flacide tries to clinch but Garces moves out of range.
Helio Flacide seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garces tries to keep at a distance but Flacide has taken the fight into the clinch.
Flacide is looking for a takedown.
Garces tries to break the clinch but Flacide is controlling the position.
Flacide pulls guard.
Garces trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garces throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flacide works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garces wanted to stand there but Flacide had control of the position.
Flacide wants to sweep but no luck.
Flacide preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garces won't allow Flacide to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flacide can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Garces controls the pace.
Flacide is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garces with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garces is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Flacide has his foot on Garces's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Garces works his way back into a safe position though.
Garces controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Flacide is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garces content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garces throwing strikes from guard but Flacide blocks nicely.
Flacide looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Garces is defending well. Flacide quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Garces has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Flacide celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Helio Flacide!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Dillinger (ranked 3494 p4p, 2790 weight class) and Daniel Maverick (ranked 390 p4p, 332 weight class). Adam Dillinger could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Daniel Maverick's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Dillinger !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Maverick!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maverick stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maverick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maverick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dillinger .
Maverick throws a front kick aimed at Dillinger 's knee but Dillinger avoids it well.
Maverick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dillinger .
Dillinger looks to throw the jab but Maverick is out of range.
Dillinger lunges at Maverick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maverick's hand.
Dillinger throws a body shot but no joy.
Dillinger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maverick counters with a thumping low kick.
Dillinger with a nice cross.
Dillinger throws a hook to the side of Maverick's head but Maverick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maverick misses with a body kick.
Dillinger misses with a hook. Maverick ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillinger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maverick throws out the jab.
Dillinger throws a series of punches but Maverick avoids them all with ease.
A low kick from Maverick is predictable there
and Dillinger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Dillinger .
Maverick is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dillinger with a body shot.
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!
Maverick slips a jab from Dillinger .
Dillinger backing away here, and Maverick unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maverick lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maverick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dillinger fails to land with a series of punches.
Dillinger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maverick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maverick lands a jab to the head.
Maverick lands with a straight right. Dillinger didn't see that one coming.
Dillinger avoids the body shot from Maverick.
Maverick walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maverick scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dillinger throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maverick. Dillinger does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Dillinger does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maverick shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dillinger looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A nice combination there by Dillinger .
Nice uppercut lands for Maverick. That snapped Dillinger 's head back.
Nice defenses there by Maverick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maverick works over Dillinger 's head and body with a nice combination.
Dillinger on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Maverick takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dillinger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maverick looks to throw a body kick
and Dillinger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dillinger throws a right hand that Maverick ducks under and follows up with a left that Maverick also avoids with ease.
Maverick looks to score with a jab to the body but Dillinger is just out of range.
Maverick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dillinger .
Maverick is looking to land body kicks.
Dillinger walks into a stiff left hand from Maverick.
Maverick throws a sloppy head kick and Dillinger moves out of range easily.
Maverick tries a head kick but it misses.
Dillinger throws a looping overhand right but Maverick ducks down to avoid it.
Dillinger throws an off balance right hand
and Maverick counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maverick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maverick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dillinger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maverick scrambles back to his feet.
A big left from Dillinger misses.
Maverick lands a two punch combo.
Maverick throws a push kick but Dillinger slaps the foot to one side.
Maverick fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dillinger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dillinger scores with a jab to the body.
Dillinger is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dillinger misses with an uppercut.
Maverick throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Maverick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dillinger .
Dillinger throws a right hand that Maverick ducks under and follows up with a left that Maverick also avoids with ease.
Decent striking displayed by Dillinger there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, jab by Maverick - just one landing.
Dillinger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dillinger loads up on a big right hand but Maverick slips the punch.
Maverick misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maverick throws out a powerful jab.
Dillinger with a hook.
Maverick throws a head kick but Dillinger moves out of range.
Dillinger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dillinger avoids a kick to the body.
Dillinger throws a jab when Maverick was well out of range.
Dillinger swinging wildly here.
Maverick swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dillinger .
Adam Dillinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillinger steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Maverick. That one must have hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maverick tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dillinger is able to avoid easily.
Dillinger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dillinger is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Crunch! Maverick slams his shin into Dillinger 's torso.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel Maverick will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maverick cracks Dillinger with an open hand slap.
Sloppy strikes from Dillinger . Those never looked like landing.
Maverick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dillinger looks to land a left hand but Maverick moved out of range nicely.
Maverick moves away from the strike by Dillinger .
Maverick replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dillinger blocks it well.
Maverick fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dillinger misses the jab.
Dillinger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maverick appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Dillinger . Beautiful body shot.
A slow jab from Maverick misses its intended target.
Dillinger tries to bum rush Maverick with a series of wild strikes but Maverick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maverick keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Maverick throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dillinger avoids the head kick by Maverick.
Maverick looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dillinger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dillinger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dillinger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maverick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dillinger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maverick was well out of range. Poor timing from Dillinger .
Dillinger backing away here, and Maverick unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dillinger missing with a left hand there. Maverick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daniel Maverick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dillinger throws a combination that misses
and Maverick counters with a low kick, right behind Dillinger 's knee.
Dillinger scores with a one two! Maverick had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Maverick just misses with a punch to the body.
Dillinger throws a hook but Maverick blocks it.
Maverick blocks a jab.
Dillinger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maverick moves out of range as Dillinger strikes.
Dillinger throws a shot from downtown. Maverick moves away and avoids it.
Dillinger takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Maverick thuds his right hand into Dillinger 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maverick looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maverick throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dillinger misses with a hook
and Maverick counters with a nice uppercut.
Maverick fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dillinger is out of range.
Maverick lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dillinger throws a shot from downtown. Maverick moves away and avoids it.
Maverick let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Maverick connects with a high kick.
Dillinger misses with a lunging right hand
and Maverick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maverick throws a leg kick which misses Dillinger 's front leg but catches the back leg as Dillinger tries to avoid it.
Dillinger blocks a head kick by Maverick.
Maverick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dillinger throws out the jab.
Dillinger misses the jab.
Dillinger throws a poor cross that misses
and Maverick counters with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maverick. That's going to slow Dillinger down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dillinger . Maverick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maverick replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dillinger blocks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maverick throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Maverick misses with a head kick.
Maverick throws a big shot that misses.
Dillinger throwing a counter right hand but Maverick manages to avoid it.
Maverick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dillinger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maverick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Maverick.
Dillinger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Maverick scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dillinger in his tracks.
Dillinger throws a big shot that misses.
Dillinger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Maverick misses the shot to the body.
Dillinger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maverick misses with a hook.
Maverick connects with a looping right hand.
Maverick listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger moves out of range of the body kick.
Maverick lands with a kick to the temple. Dillinger shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dillinger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dillinger checks the leg kick.
Dillinger throws a hook but Maverick blocks it.
Maverick lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Maverick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dillinger .
Dillinger blocks the body kick.
Dillinger slips a jab from Maverick.
Dillinger scores with a nice right hand.
Maverick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dillinger cracks Maverick with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maverick slips under a jab.
Maverick misses with a wild body shot.
Dillinger is looking to counter punch.
Dillinger missing with a left hand there. Maverick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maverick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Maverick 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!
Maverick thumps Dillinger with a low kick.
A jab from Maverick finds it's way through Dillinger 's defenses.
Maverick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dillinger throws out the jab.
Maverick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dillinger .
Maverick attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dillinger is looking to counter punch.
Maverick misses with a low kick.
Maverick slips a jab from Dillinger .
Maverick misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Dillinger .
Maverick tries a head kick but it misses.
Dillinger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillinger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dillinger throws a lazy uppercut
and Maverick counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dillinger throws a jab but it's blocked by Maverick.
Dillinger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maverick.
Dillinger misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger slips a jab from Maverick.
Dillinger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maverick.
Dillinger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maverick misses with a hook
and Dillinger counters with a three punch combo that has Maverick backing up. Maverick nods at Dillinger to acknowledge the strikes.
Maverick lands with a kick to the temple. Dillinger shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maverick slips a jab and a cross from Dillinger .
Maverick doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dillinger throws a looping overhand right but Maverick ducks down to avoid it.
Dillinger misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dillinger . Maverick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dillinger misses with a series of wild punches.
Maverick looks to throw the jab but Dillinger is out of range.
Maverick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maverick lands a glancing blow to the side of Dillinger 's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillinger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dillinger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maverick lands a nice shot that snaps Dillinger 's head back.
Dillinger takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dillinger throws a hook but Maverick avoids it easily.
Dillinger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maverick.
Maverick throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big right from Dillinger misses.
A big left from Maverick misses.
Dillinger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab lands there for Maverick.
Maverick lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dillinger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maverick.
Dillinger checks a low kick from Maverick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Maverick with a jab.
Dillinger takes a swing at Maverick's ribcage but misses.
Maverick tries to land a leg kick but Dillinger saw it coming and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Maverick. Those never looked like landing.
Dillinger looks to land a right hand but Maverick moved out of range.
Maverick fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dillinger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maverick looks to score with a jab to the body but Dillinger is just out of range.
Dillinger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maverick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maverick! But no joy.
Dillinger looks to throw the jab but Maverick is out of range.
Maverick smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maverick slips a jab from Dillinger .
Maverick throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dillinger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger throws a right and a left that Maverick avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dillinger throws a lazy uppercut
and Maverick counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dillinger 's knee momentarily.
Dillinger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dillinger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dillinger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maverick scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dillinger in his tracks.
Dillinger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maverick moves away.
Maverick throws a low kick but Dillinger moves out of range easily.
Maverick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dillinger misses with an uppercut. Maverick saw that one coming.
Daniel Maverick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dillinger takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dillinger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dillinger misses with a two punch combination.
Adam Dillinger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dillinger drops his hands momentarily and Maverick takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Maverick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maverick 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Maverick!
Daniel Maverick bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calidale Holiday (ranked 3527 p4p, 3014 weight class) and Hank Robinson (ranked 409 p4p, 362 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Holiday might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Stranger Things Theme Song. Calidale Holiday has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Calidale Holiday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hank Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Holiday to the ground. Robinson is now in Holiday's guard.
Robinson throwing strikes from guard but Holiday blocks nicely.
Robinson throwing strikes but missing.
Holiday wants to sweep here but Robinson controlling him for the moment.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Robinson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Robinson throws an elbow that misses. Holiday uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Robinson's guard. Nice move by Holiday!
We've been hearing that Holiday has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Holiday accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Holiday with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holiday prevents Robinson from getting back to his feet.
Robinson trying to control the position here.
Holiday distracts Robinson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holiday throwing strikes from guard but Robinson blocks nicely.
Holiday wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Holiday throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Robinson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Holiday cracks Robinson with a solid left hand.
Holiday stopping the sweep attempt from Robinson.
Holiday works over Robinson with some ground and pound from guard.
Holiday with a flurry of punches that miss.
Robinson wants to sweep here but Holiday controlling him for the moment.
Robinson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Robinson working some strikes from top position.
Robinson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Holiday keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Robinson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Robinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Holiday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robinson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Holiday looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Holiday looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Holiday!
Holiday trying to control the position but Robinson is working away.
Robinson wants to control but Holiday postures up.
Robinson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Holiday haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Robinson is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holiday working away.
Robinson manages to get back to half guard.
Holiday not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Robinson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Holiday.
Robinson wants to get back to full guard.
Robinson is trying to maintain the position but Holiday is very close to passing his half guard.
Holiday is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Holiday looks to land a strike but Robinson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Holiday trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robinson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holiday is working Robinson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Robinson is on top in guard.
Robinson trying to control but Holiday is working from the bottom.
Robinson lands a couple of elbows.
Robinson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Robinson trying to control but Holiday is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Calidale Holiday 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.
Holiday takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Holiday leaves Robinson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Robinson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Holiday was covering up waiting for the punch and Robinson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Robinson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Robinson postures up in Holiday's guard and throws a big left but Holiday blocks it.
Holiday really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holiday keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.
Holiday managing to control the position.
Robinson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Robinson lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson postures up in Holiday's guard and throws a big left but Holiday blocks it.
Robinson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Holiday avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Robinson prevents Holiday from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Holiday shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Robinson pinned against the cage. Robinson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Holiday closes the distance and clinches up with Robinson, looking for a takedown. Holiday pushes Robinson against the cage but Robinson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Robinson scores with a jab to the head.
Holiday stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Holiday wants it to stay on the feet.
Robinson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holiday takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice sprawl there from Holiday as Robinson shoots in.
Calidale Holiday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Robinson.
Holiday uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robinson.
Holiday appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Robinson throws a right hand that misses
and Holiday connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robinson throws a right hand that misses
and Holiday counters with a three punch combo that has Robinson backing up. Robinson nods at Holiday to acknowledge the strikes.
Robinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holiday.
Robinson throws a shot from downtown. Holiday moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson drives through with a takedown into Holiday's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Holiday has control of Robinson's left arm, preventing Robinson from doing any damage.
Robinson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Holiday is adopting a defensive guard.
Holiday on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Holiday tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holiday pushes Robinson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Robinson.
Robinson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Robinson throwing strikes but Holiday manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holiday working away.
Holiday grinds an elbow into Robinson's temple.
Holiday throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson is trying to control Holiday's posture but Holiday avoids it.
An elbow from Holiday crashes against the mat.
Robinson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Holiday's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Calidale Holiday will probably get the nod.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Robinson dives in and grabs Holiday's left leg, looking for a takedown. Holiday pushes down on Robinson's head and hops out.
Calidale Holiday is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robinson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Robinson misses with a hook to the body
and Holiday counters with a nice double leg into side control. Robinson won't be happy with that.
Robinson is looking for a sweep.
Holiday throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Robinson tries to buck Holiday off but Holiday is having none of it.
Robinson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Robinson gets back to half guard.
Robinson is trying to maintain the position but Holiday is very close to passing his half guard.
Holiday working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Robinson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Holiday's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Holiday's back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Holiday!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson missing with strikes from the back.
Calidale Holiday overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Robinson is hanging on to Holiday's back as he tries to escape.
Robinson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Robinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Robinson misses with an elbow to the head.
Even with his hooks in, Robinson manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Holiday trying to get back to his feet but Robinson is in full control for now.
Robinson is punishing Holiday with some ground and pound.
Holiday is trying to get back to his feet but Robinson has full control of the position and if anything, Holiday has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Holiday defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Robinson's arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with an elbow to the head.
Robinson is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Robinson gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Robinson gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Robinson apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Holiday defending well as Robinson loads up on a big left hand.
Holiday is looking to counter the offense by Robinson and move into the clinch.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Robinson looks to move away, Holiday throws a big counter combo but Robinson just gets out of the way.
Robinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Holiday is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a head shot. Holiday uses the momentum to regain guard.
Robinson is in close to Holiday's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Holiday keeps moving.
Robinson chips away with some ground and pound.
Robinson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holiday works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Calidale Holiday is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holiday lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Holiday throws a strike but Robinson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holiday seems keen to control Robinson's posture.
Robinson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holiday working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Robinson.
Hank Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robinson throws a big elbow that misses.
Robinson scoring with some ground and pound.
Robinson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Holiday is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Holiday has escaped and now he's on top!
Robinson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Holiday defends well.
Robinson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Holiday defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Robinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Holiday has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pinky Eye (ranked 2728 p4p, 25049 weight class) and Professor Ozu (ranked 357 p4p, 618 weight class). Eye comes to the cage accompanied by Antti Tuisku - Grind mayhem. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pinky Eye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Professor Ozu!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ozu. That's going to slow Eye down.
Eye moves into the clinch.
Ozu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eye avoids it.
Eye has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ozu clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Eye is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Ozu taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Eye.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pinky Eye!
Pinky Eye very nearly forgot to thank Silverguard Outfitters amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steve Louis (ranked 1854 p4p, 2346 weight class) and Olu Banjo (ranked 111 p4p, 135 weight class). Steve Louis 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Olu Banjo!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Louis with that takedown attempt.
Banjo connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Banjo misses.
Louis throws a counter high kick but Banjo was just alert enough to avoid it.
Louis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Banjo to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Banjo misses.
Banjo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It seemed like Banjo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've been hearing reports that Louis has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis darts in looking for a takedown but Banjo gets double underhooks and turns Louis into the cage.
Banjo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Louis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banjo manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banjo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Louis postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis trying to control but Banjo is working from the bottom.
Banjo has his hands on Louis's head, controlling the position.
Louis trying to control the position from guard on top but Banjo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banjo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Louis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Banjo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Louis is pushing down on Banjo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Banjo is fighting to maintain full guard but Louis has managed to sneak the leg through.
Banjo tries to get to full guard but Louis has control of the leg.
Louis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Banjo keeps working.
Banjo looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banjo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Banjo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Banjo wants to control but Louis is keeping busy.
Louis is looking to take a break and control but Banjo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Banjo is looking for a sweep. Louis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Louis wants to control but Banjo is keeping him busy.
Banjo wants to control but Louis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Banjo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Banjo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Banjo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Louis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Louis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Banjo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Louis defends well.
Louis trying to control but Banjo is working from the bottom.
Louis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Banjo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Louis has managed to get both his arms back between Banjo's legs - danger averted.
Louis postures up.
Banjo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Banjo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Louis uses it to pass to side control.
Louis trying to control the position but Banjo is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banjo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Louis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Louis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Banjo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Banjo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Louis's best efforts.
Banjo tries to get to full guard but Louis has control of the leg.
Louis controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Banjo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Banjo tries to get to full guard but Louis has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Olu Banjo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Louis gets the takedown into side control.
Louis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Banjo keeps working.
Banjo tries to improve position but can't.
Banjo keeps trying to improve his position.
Louis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Banjo, who protects the arm well.
Banjo is not content to let Louis control the position.
Banjo tries to buck Louis off but Louis is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banjo is still trying to improve position.
Louis trying to control the action but Banjo is working from the bottom.
Banjo is trying to get back to half guard.
Banjo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Banjo gets back to half guard.
Banjo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Banjo actively working from the bottom here.
Banjo is not content to let Louis control the position.
Louis slows the pace down in half guard.
Banjo trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Banjo manages to get to full guard.
Banjo has his foot on Louis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Louis works his way back into a safe position though.
Banjo trying to control the position.
Banjo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Louis is aware though and is defending well.
Louis trying to control but Banjo is working from the bottom.
Banjo has his foot on Louis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Louis works his way back into a safe position though.
Banjo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Banjo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Banjo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Louis is aware though and is defending well.
Banjo being controlled here, momentarily.
Olu Banjo has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Banjo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Louis wants to control from the top but Banjo keeps moving.
Banjo working a defensive guard here.
Louis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Banjo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Banjo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Banjo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Banjo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Banjo has control of Louis's left arm, preventing Louis from doing any damage.
Banjo has his feet on Louis's thighs here. He's pushed Louis off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Louis screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Olu Banjo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris John (ranked 1660 p4p, 1993 weight class) and Xigua Tou (ranked 223 p4p, 261 weight class). John's entrance music is Don't Stop Me Now. A fine choice. Tou has chosen Gwen Stacy - Gone Fishing. See You In A Year. as his entrance music. 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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Xigua Tou!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John jabs Tou to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tou fails with a takedown attempt.
Tou takes a shot to the body in his stride.
John connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Xigua Tou has been cut.
Tou is trying hard to land a takedown here. John sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tou misses with a hook.
John scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
John lands a glancing blow to the side of Tou's head.
John connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tou momentarily.
 Tou is rocked!
Tou takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tou is still on wobbly legs! Can John finish him?
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!
John steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Tou is out on his feet! John sets himself and nearly takes Tou's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chris John!
A very excited looking Chris John 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stres Fleshou Jr (ranked 765 p4p, 2026 weight class) and Viktor Dragan (ranked 40 p4p, 102 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 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stres Fleshou Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Viktor Dragan!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleshou Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dragan.
Fleshou Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Fleshou Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dragan's hands.
It looks like Viktor Dragan has been cut.
Dragan throws a lazy uppercut
and Fleshou Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fleshou Jr cracks Dragan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fleshou Jr jabs Dragan right on the nose. Dragan blinks but takes it well.
Dragan throws a poor cross that misses
and Fleshou Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That has opened up Viktor Dragan's cut even more.
We've been hearing reports that Fleshou Jr has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dragan misses with a looping right.
Dragan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
 It looks like Stres Fleshou Jr has been cut.
Fleshou Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dragan.
Fleshou Jr dodges the punch combination from Dragan.
Fleshou Jr tries to counter by clinching up but Dragan breaks away and moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fleshou Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Fleshou Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragan throws the left hand but Fleshou Jr avoids the punch easily.
Dragan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fleshou Jr moves out of range as Dragan strikes.
Fleshou Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Viktor Dragan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragan throws a right hand that Fleshou Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Fleshou Jr also avoids with ease.
Dragan misses with a hook
and Fleshou Jr counters with a left to the body.
Dragan looks winded!
Fleshou Jr lands with a cross.
Fleshou Jr has Dragan up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fleshou Jr.
The cut above Viktor Dragan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fleshou Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dragan prevents the takedown attempt.
Fleshou Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fleshou Jr blocks a body shot from Dragan.
Fleshou Jr manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dragan is sitting in close to Fleshou Jr's body. Fleshou Jr has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Dragan is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Dragan is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Fleshou Jr.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Stres Fleshou Jr!
Stres Fleshou Jr retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Amakusa Saneuji (ranked 968 p4p, 1111 weight class) and Rikz Monkey (ranked 58 p4p, 69 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Saneuji might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Zen Spirit. Monkey has chosen Unbecoming as his entrance music. 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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135
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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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Amakusa Saneuji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rikz Monkey!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Monkey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Saneuji really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Saneuji closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Saneuji seems to be looking for submissions.
Saneuji is trying for a kimura here. Monkey looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Saneuji wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Amakusa Saneuji!
In defeat, Rikz Monkey stepped up to the mic, saying 'how?'.
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