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DC 27: Knightley vs Porter PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adam Bogo (ranked 4814 p4p, 23872 weight class) and Cloinis Maximus (ranked 370 p4p, 426 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Bogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cloinis Maximus!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximus looks to clinch
and Bogo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bogo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bogo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bogo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bogo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bogo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bogo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maximus wants to stand up but Bogo is controlling him.
Bogo drops back looking for a leg! Maximus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Maximus manages to kick Bogo off! Bogo jumps back into Maximus's guard.
Bogo drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Bogo seems to have locked his on tight now - Maximus screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Bogo, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Adam Bogo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Well Rounded (ranked 3022 p4p, 3916 weight class) and James Rocksteady (ranked 364 p4p, 439 weight class). Rocksteady has chosen Red Right Hand 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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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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Well Rounded!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Rocksteady!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rounded tries to close the distance and clinch but Rocksteady swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rocksteady looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rounded looks to throw the jab but Rocksteady is out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Rounded has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Well Rounded seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rocksteady throws a jab when Rounded was well out of range.
Rounded staying out of range there.
Rounded shoots in and bounces Rocksteady off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rounded controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rocksteady is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rounded has gone for a leg lock! Rocksteady slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rounded's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocksteady throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rounded throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rocksteady slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rocksteady scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rounded tries to bench press Rocksteady off him but Rocksteady keeps the position.
Rounded wants to control but Rocksteady postures up.
Rounded is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rounded is being controlled here.
Rounded is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rocksteady off and has taken his back!
Rounded wants to control but Rocksteady is keeping busy.
Rocksteady defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Rounded's arms.
Rounded has the hooks in. Rocksteady is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Rounded has got his arm under Rocksteady's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Rocksteady has spun round into Rounded's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Rocksteady is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rounded has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rocksteady can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rounded looking for a sweep. Not yet Rounded, not yet.
Rounded looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rocksteady stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rounded swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rounded throws his legs up looking for a submission but Rocksteady uses it to pass to side control.
Rounded takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rounded is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocksteady is trying to get an arm triangle but Rounded is defending well.
Rocksteady looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rocksteady taking a breather here.
Rounded is looking to regain half guard here but Rocksteady keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rounded struggling a bit here.
Rocksteady is looking to take a break and control but Rounded is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Rocksteady will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rocksteady moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Rounded misses the target.
Rounded tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rocksteady manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rocksteady drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rounded defends it well.
Rounded shoots in for a takedown but Rocksteady shows good takedown defense.
Rounded misses with a hook. Rocksteady ducked under it nicely.
Rocksteady feints the counter takedown.
Rocksteady moves into the clinch.
Rocksteady has picked Rounded up - he's going for a ride! Rocksteady dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Rounded has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Rocksteady escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Rocksteady!
Rounded is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocksteady working away.
Rocksteady landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rounded struggling a bit here.
Rocksteady landing a few strikes.
Rocksteady wants to control but Rounded is keeping him busy.
Rocksteady looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rocksteady is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rounded has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rounded is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rocksteady connects with a decent elbow.
Rounded is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocksteady working away.
Rounded is looking for a sweep.
Rocksteady wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rounded keeps working.
Rounded regains half guard.
Rounded is looking to get back to full guard here but Rocksteady has managed to pass to side control instead.
Rounded can't do much from the bottom here.
Rounded manages to get back to half guard.
Rounded is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rounded wants to control but Rocksteady is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rocksteady seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rounded does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rounded is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Rocksteady is thwarting Rounded's attempts to control the position.
Rounded is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rocksteady scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rocksteady wants to control but Rounded is keeping him busy.
Rounded actively working from the bottom here.
Rocksteady tries to pass to full mount but Rounded defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rocksteady content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rounded wants to improve his position but Rocksteady is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rocksteady is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rocksteady has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rocksteady wants to pass the guard but Rounded is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rounded looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Rocksteady showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Rounded connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rocksteady. Rocksteady circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rocksteady stuffs the takedown attempt from Rounded. Rounded gets slowly back to his feet.
Rounded throws a hook but Rocksteady blocks it.
Rounded throws a head kick but Rocksteady moves out of range.
Rounded throws a lazy right hand but Rocksteady sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rounded pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rounded throws out a loose jab but Rocksteady uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rounded misses with a hook.
Rounded fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Rocksteady throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rounded tries to keep at a distance but Rocksteady has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rounded tries to score a body lock takedown but Rocksteady shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Well Rounded. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rounded manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rocksteady is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rounded is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rocksteady trying to control the position from guard on top but Rounded is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rocksteady lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rounded wants to sweep here but Rocksteady controlling him for the moment.
Well Rounded has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Rocksteady is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocksteady stands and throws Rounded's legs to the side, diving into side control.
James Rocksteady has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rocksteady staying calm.
Rocksteady in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rounded is looking for a sweep.
Rocksteady remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Rounded is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocksteady creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rocksteady wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rounded keeps working.
Rounded is looking to reverse the position.
Rounded is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rocksteady is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rocksteady is pressing down on Rounded's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rounded is holding on for now.
Rounded is looking to improve his position.
Rounded is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rounded wants to get back to full guard but Rocksteady has mounted him!
Rounded tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rounded is in a horrible position here. Rocksteady smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rocksteady raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rocksteady content just to control the position here.
Rounded tries to improve his position but instead Rocksteady has taken his back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rocksteady controls the position.
Rounded tries to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Rocksteady comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rocksteady 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Rocksteady!
After winning the bout, James Rocksteady thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joey Barboza (ranked 3418 p4p, 5710 weight class) and Brain Rupture (ranked 381 p4p, 492 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Barboza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brain Rupture!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barboza rushes Rupture and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barboza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barboza lands a takedown into guard.
Barboza drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rupture looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rupture looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rupture!
Rupture is chipping away with strikes.
Rupture throws an elbow but Barboza slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rupture tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rupture in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Barboza takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rupture with the ground and pound but Barboza regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Rupture prevents Barboza from standing back up.
Barboza has hold of Rupture's hands but Rupture slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rupture is trying to work for a kimura but Barboza is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rupture is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rupture missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rupture missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rupture looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rupture missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barboza is trying to stand back up but Rupture is controlling him
Rupture winds up and cracks Barboza with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barboza pushes Rupture off looking to stand but Rupture dives back in and keeps control.
Rupture landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rupture missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rupture is just content to waste time from the top position. Barboza takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rupture throws a strike but Barboza rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rupture has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barboza stands and throws Rupture's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Barboza thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barboza thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Barboza is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rupture has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rupture manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rupture has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at HELLsinki. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barboza is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Barboza seems to be working for a kimura but Rupture defends the submission attempt.
Rupture is defending against the submission attempts here by Barboza.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rupture moves into full guard.
Barboza drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rupture manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Barboza has Rupture in his guard.
Barboza will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rupture loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rupture wants to control from the top but Barboza keeps moving.
Rupture throws a strike but Barboza rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barboza postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rupture is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Barboza, into his guard.
Rupture lands a couple of elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brain Rupture will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rupture throws a hook to the side of Barboza's head but Barboza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
 It looks like Joey Barboza has been cut.
Rupture tries for a takedown but Barboza circles away easily
and Barboza counters with a takedown into side control.
Rupture is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Barboza looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rupture is pressing down on Barboza's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barboza wants to pass the guard but Rupture is keeping the position.
Rupture looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barboza is one step ahead there.
Rupture keeping full guard, as Barboza tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barboza drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rupture manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Barboza has Rupture in his guard.
Rupture lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rupture trying to control but Barboza is working from the bottom.
Rupture loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rupture throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barboza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rupture.
Barboza wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Rupture manages to pass to side control.
Rupture thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barboza avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rupture.
Rupture 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.
Rupture wants to control but Barboza is keeping him busy.
Barboza keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rupture scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rupture is nestled in close to Barboza, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barboza looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rupture throwing shots but Barboza is blocking nicely.
Rupture thows a huge punch but Barboza dodges it nicely.
Rupture not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rupture thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barboza's head.
Rupture wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barboza keeps working.
Rupture seems to be looking for submissions.
Rupture lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rupture sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barboza defending well though.
Rupture throws a strike but Barboza avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rupture throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barboza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rupture works over Barboza with some ground and pound from guard.
Rupture wants to control from the top but Barboza keeps moving.
Rupture distracts Barboza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rupture has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rupture throws a big elbow that misses.
Barboza keeping moving, preventing Rupture from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rupture working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rupture pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barboza is keeping the position for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Barboza wants to clinch up but Rupture keeps it at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rupture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brain Rupture showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joey Barboza's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Barboza tries to clinch up.
Rupture closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barboza circles away.
Rupture tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Barboza defends well and Rupture ends up having to push Barboza into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rupture has a takedown stuffed.
Joey Barboza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brain Rupture.
Rupture shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barboza defends it nicely.
Joey Barboza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barboza gets the takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barboza is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rupture has escaped the position, nice work there.
Barboza tries for a kimura but Rupture is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barboza goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rupture rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Barboza's guard! Nice work there by Rupture!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rupture postures up in Barboza's guard and throws a big left but Barboza blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rupture's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rupture working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barboza's head.
Rupture sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barboza's guard.
Rupture scores with a big shot! Barboza's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Barboza! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brain Rupture!
Brain Rupture really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Neon Zombie logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Duggan (ranked 1944 p4p, 4040 weight class) and Jisoo Oh (ranked 264 p4p, 493 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Duggan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jisoo Oh!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oh dives in and scores a takedown into Duggan's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oh preventing the sweep.
Duggan is looking to sweep but instead, Oh has passed into half guard.
Oh passes the guard and advances to mount!
Oh looking to control and managing it successfully.
Duggan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oh is keen to just control but Duggan is a slippery customer.
Oh throwing shots but Duggan is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan is looking for a sweep. Oh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Duggan is trying to control but can't.
Oh is pressing down on Duggan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Duggan is holding on for now.
Oh moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Duggan.
Duggan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Duggan isn't going anywhere.
Duggan tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Oh trying to control the position but Duggan is working away.
Oh is trying to ground and pound but Duggan uses the momentary lack of control by Oh to regain half guard.
Well, if Oh is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Duggan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Oh's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Oh's back!
Duggan working for a choke but Oh reverses nicely into Duggan 's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh is in close to Duggan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Duggan has an active guard here but Oh has managed to pass into half guard.
Oh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Duggan defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oh lands a nice short elbow.
Oh trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Duggan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Oh is working away from the top position though.
Oh is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Duggan is looking to improve his position.
Oh keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oh is keen to just control but Duggan is a slippery customer.
Duggan actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jisoo Oh dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oh.
Oh checks a leg kick nicely.
Oh drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Duggan defends it well.
Oh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oh avoids the head kick by Duggan.
Oh darts in looking for a takedown but Duggan gets double underhooks and turns Oh into the cage.
Oh walks into a left hand.
Oh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Duggan as he jumps to the side.
Jim Duggan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jisoo Oh.
Oh tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Duggan defends well and Oh ends up having to push Duggan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duggan lands a head kick!
 It looks like Jisoo Oh has been cut.
That kick from Duggan tenderised Oh's leg. Oh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Duggan connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh shoots in but Duggan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oh shoots in looking for a takedown but Duggan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Oh's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Duggan throwing a counter right hand but Oh manages to avoid it.
Duggan throws a hook but Oh avoids it easily.
Oh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Duggan but Duggan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It looked like Duggan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Oh.
Oh shoots for a takedown but Duggan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Duggan is looking to counter the offense by Oh and move into the clinch.
Oh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oh fails with the takedown
and Duggan counters with a big head kick but Oh shrugs it off.
Oh decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Oh trying to control from half guard but Duggan is working away.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Oh working his ground and pound in the gym.
Duggan is positioning himself well to prevent Oh advancing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Duggan is trying to get back to full guard.
Duggan is working hard here to advance position.
Duggan is trying to control but can't.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duggan wants to sweep but Oh has passed to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh wants to control but Duggan is keeping him busy.
Oh tries to move into full mount but can't pass Duggan's legs.
Duggan tries to bench press Oh off him but Oh keeps the position.
Duggan trying his best to control but Oh has mounted him.
Oh has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Duggan's face.
Jisoo Oh has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oh working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Duggan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Oh is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Duggan working to try and regain half guard.
Oh putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Duggan tries to lock up and control but Oh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oh content just to control the position here.
BOOM! Oh connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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 Jim Duggan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jisoo Oh's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Duggan lands a head kick!
Oh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duggan.
Oh gets a double leg takedown into Duggan's guard.
Duggan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Oh trying to control the position from guard on top but Duggan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duggan working a defensive guard but Oh manages to pass into side control anyway.
An elbow from Oh crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan looking for a sweep but Oh has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Oh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oh content just to control the position here.
Duggan wants to hold on but Oh pushes him away.
Oh tries to control but Duggan wriggling away.
Duggan is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Oh wants to control the pace but Duggan is squirming around nicely.
Oh content just to control the position here.
Oh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Duggan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oh trying to control but Duggan is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan working to try and regain half guard.
Oh in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Duggan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Oh lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Duggan wants to hold on but Oh pushes him away.
Oh controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh lands a heavy elbow.
Oh wants to control the pace but Duggan is squirming around nicely.
Duggan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Oh looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Duggan tries to get to full guard but Oh has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oh with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jisoo Oh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Oh 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jisoo Oh!
Jisoo Oh made sure to mention his sponsor, Fantasy Threads (Laundry 15%) in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Dimakov (ranked 3924 p4p, 1743 weight class) and Akira Maeda (ranked 499 p4p, 250 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Dimakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Akira Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Dimakov.
Maeda takes one on the button.
A big left from Dimakov misses.
Maeda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dimakov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dimakov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maeda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dimakov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maeda moves out of range of the strikes.
Maeda connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dimakov's hands.
Dimakov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maeda was well out of range. Poor timing from Dimakov.
Maeda lands with an uppercut that bounces Dimakov off the cage and back into range.
Maeda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dimakov.
Maeda lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maeda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dimakov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maeda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dimakov throws a hook but Maeda avoids it easily.
Dimakov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maeda moves out of range of the strikes.
Dimakov throws a hook but Maeda avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimakov has managed to clinch.
Maeda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maeda misses with the head strike.
Maeda misses with the head strike.
Maeda misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Maeda.
Dimakov struggles to land a body shot inside as Maeda controls his hands.
Dimakov tries to throw a body punch but Maeda avoids it by throwing Dimakov back against the cage.
Maeda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dimakov lands a body shot.
Maeda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maeda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maeda lands with a right to the head.
Dimakov is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Maeda's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Dimakov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maeda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maeda misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimakov.
Dimakov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maeda has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Dimakov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimakov misses with some punches.
Dimakov misses with the head strike.
Dimakov gets through Maeda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maeda swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimakov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maeda is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maeda tries to stall but Dimakov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dimakov working aggressively here.
Maeda swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimakov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimakov stalling in the clinch but Maeda improves position.
Dimakov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Dimakov.
Maeda can't find room to land a body shot as Dimakov controls the action.
A hook to the body from Dimakov.
Dimakov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maeda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dimakov manages to avoid it.
Maeda slips a straight right by Dimakov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda takes a swing at Dimakov's ribcage but misses.
Dimakov takes the fight into the clinch.
Dimakov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Dimakov.
Dimakov stalling in the clinch but Maeda improves position.
Maeda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maeda misses with the head strike.
Maeda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dimakov throws a head punch that misses.
Dimakov lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Maeda fails to land.
Maeda lands with a left to the head.
Dimakov digs a right hand underneath Maeda's ribcage. Maeda let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dimakov lands with a left to the head.
Maeda working aggressively here.
Dimakov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dimakov throws a hook but Maeda blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maeda shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dimakov but Dimakov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dimakov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maeda in his tracks.
Maeda lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dimakov misses with a wild body shot.
Dimakov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dimakov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maeda.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maeda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maeda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maeda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maeda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dimakov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maeda gets a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Akira Maeda will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dimakov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maeda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dimakov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Dimakov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Maeda.
Maeda misses with a straight left.
Dimakov is looking to counter punch.
Maeda goes for a double leg but Dimakov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dimakov continues to drive forward.
Maeda is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dimakov has managed to clinch.
Dimakov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maeda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maeda tries to throw a body punch but Dimakov avoids it by throwing Maeda back against the cage.
Maeda is trying to stall.
Maeda is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Dimakov can't fight it off and eventually Maeda manages to take the fight to the floor. Dimakov looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dimakov wants to sweep here but Maeda controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maeda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dimakov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dimakov 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.
Dimakov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dimakov being controlled here, momentarily.
Maeda works over Dimakov with some ground and pound from guard.
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.
Maeda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maeda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maeda wants to control from the top but Dimakov keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dimakov takes a swing at Maeda's ribcage but misses.
Maeda wants to counter the offense by Dimakov and move into the clinch position.
Dimakov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maeda.
Dimakov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maeda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dimakov was well out of range. Poor timing from Maeda.
Konstantin Dimakov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dimakov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Maeda does it's job there.
Dimakov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maeda circles away quickly and effectively.
Dimakov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maeda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maeda missing with a left hand there. Dimakov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maeda throws a body shot but no joy.
Dimakov swings for the body but Maeda moves out of range.
Dimakov throws a shot from downtown. Maeda moves away and avoids it.
Maeda scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dimakov throws out the jab.
Maeda has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Maeda takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dimakov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maeda throws a body shot but no joy.
Maeda is looking to clinch.
Maeda gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dimakov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maeda misses with a straight right.
Maeda misses with an uppercut.
Dimakov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dimakov tries to throw a body punch but Maeda avoids it by throwing Dimakov back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good body shot from Maeda.
A head punch on the inside from Maeda fails to land.
Dimakov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maeda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maeda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Konstantin Dimakov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov lands an uppercut.
Maeda lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dimakov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dimakov.
Maeda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimakov blocks an uppercut.
Dimakov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dimakov gets a clinch.
Maeda wants to stall.
Dimakov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimakov throws a shot from downtown. Maeda moves away and avoids it.
Dimakov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maeda lands with an uppercut that bounces Dimakov off the cage and back into range.
Dimakov misses with a wild combination.
Dimakov throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Maeda counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dimakov wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Maeda manages to pass to side control.
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 Konstantin Dimakov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A big right from Dimakov misses.
Maeda looks to throw the jab but Dimakov is out of range.
Dimakov misses with an uppercut. Maeda saw that one coming.
Maeda wants to counter the offense by Dimakov and move into the clinch position.
Dimakov throws a lazy right hand but Maeda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maeda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maeda scores with a sloppy right hand. Dimakov should have avoided that one.
Dimakov throws a jab when Maeda was well out of range.
Dimakov has closed the distance and engaged Maeda in a clinch.
Maeda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dimakov or not.
Maeda misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maeda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maeda has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dimakov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dimakov is trying to break the clinch but Maeda is controlling him.
Dimakov scores with a shoulder strike.
Dimakov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maeda backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimakov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maeda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda keeps control of Dimakov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maeda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimakov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimakov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maeda.
Maeda staying out of range there.
Maeda instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dimakov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maeda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maeda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maeda blocks a body shot from Dimakov.
Maeda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dimakov backwards.
Maeda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimakov misses with the head strike.
Maeda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dimakov scores with a hook to the body.
Maeda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov takes a shot to the head.
Dimakov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dimakov tries to throw a body punch but Maeda avoids it by throwing Dimakov back against the cage.
Dimakov throws a head punch that misses.
Dimakov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maeda backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maeda prevents a body shot from Dimakov.
A body shot lands from Dimakov.
Maeda lands a hook that snaps the head of Dimakov backwards.
A hook to the body from Maeda.
Dimakov tries to work over Maeda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maeda gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Maeda thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dimakov's head.
Dimakov is staying active underneath Maeda, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda working Dimakov over with strikes.
Dimakov tries to roll over but Maeda keeps him under control.
Dimakov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ground and pound from Maeda.
Dimakov tries to get to full guard but Maeda has control of the leg.
Dimakov is looking to control Maeda's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dimakov avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Maeda landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dimakov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maeda winds up and cracks Dimakov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Maeda there.
Maeda has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Maeda scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Akira Maeda.
I think Maeda 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Akira Maeda!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Akira Maeda waved his t-shirt featuring Brooklyn Threads's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carl Kahng (ranked 1910 p4p, 2046 weight class) and Binsar Siregar (ranked 258 p4p, 276 weight class). Carl Kahng had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Carl Kahng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Binsar Siregar!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siregar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kahng throws a body punch but Siregar moves out of range.
Siregar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Carl Kahng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siregar connects with a right hand. Kahng shakes it off.
Siregar misses with a looping right.
Kahng throws an overhand right that lands on Siregar's shoulder, as Siregar tries to avoid the shot.
Siregar throws a hook but Kahng blocks it.
Siregar throws a lazy body kick
and Kahng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kahng looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Siregar moves away from the strike by Kahng.
Siregar throws a front kick aimed at Kahng's knee but Kahng avoids it well.
Kahng is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big right from Siregar misses.
Kahng scores with a nice strike.
Siregar slips a jab from Kahng.
Siregar is looking for the big counter here.
Siregar closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kahng's guard.
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!
Siregar throws a big right hand that misses.
Kahng preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siregar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
It looks like Siregar might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Siregar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kahng wants to stand but Siregar is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Siregar looking to sit in guard and control but Kahng gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Siregar working for a triangle but Kahng defends it easily.
Siregar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Siregar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kahng doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kahng manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahng wants to stand but Siregar is controlling his posture from full guard.
Siregar wants to sweep but no luck.
Kahng stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kahng tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Siregar was well out of range. Poor timing from Kahng.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahng throws a jab but it's blocked by Siregar.
Siregar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Siregar showed some decent athleticism there.
Siregar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Siregar is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kahng tries to kick Siregar off but Siregar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Siregar is pressing down on Kahng's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kahng is holding on for now.
Siregar trying to control the action but Kahng is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siregar wants to work for an arm triangle but Kahng is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Siregar passes the guard and advances to mount!
Siregar misses with a head shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kahng is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Siregar working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Kahng slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Siregar thows a huge punch but Kahng dodges it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Binsar Siregar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kahng throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Siregar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Kahng coming out on top.
Kahng misses the shot to the body.
Siregar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kahng misses with a body shot.
Siregar takes one to the chin there.
Siregar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kahng.
Siregar flicks out a counter leg kick but Kahng steps away.
Siregar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kahng moves out of range of the strikes.
Siregar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kahng manages to avoid it.
Siregar looks to land a combination. Kahng sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahng lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Siregar misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kahng. Siregar does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Siregar! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Siregar does no damage.
Siregar fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Siregar.
Kahng lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kahng lands with a good body shot.
Kahng misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Siregar.
And Siregar responds with a good body kick, but Kahng manages to step out the way in time.
Kahng throws an off balance right hand
and Siregar counters with a left and a right that stings Kahng.
Kahng misses with a looping left.
Kahng jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kahng tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Siregar was well out of range. Poor timing from Kahng.
Binsar Siregar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kahng lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siregar tries to clinch but Kahng moves out of range.
Siregar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kahng.
Siregar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kahng sizes up Siregar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A cross from Kahng lands.
Siregar slips a jab from Kahng.
Kahng misses with a body shot.
Siregar misses with a double jab
and Siregar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Siregar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Siregar lands with a nice body punch.
Kahng feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Siregars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Siregar with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahng misses with a wild body shot.
Carl Kahng is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body kick from Siregar.
The fighters circling - Kahng throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kahng throws an off balance right hand
and Siregar counters with an outside leg kick.
Kahng misses with a double jab.
Kahng thows a left - swing and a miss!
Siregar moves out of range of the strikes.
Siregar swings for the body but Kahng moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Kahng as he connects with a hook.
Kahng moves out of range as Siregar strikes.
Kahng throwing a counter right hand but Siregar manages to avoid it.
Kahng displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Siregar throws out the jab.
Kahng swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kahng looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Kahng throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kahng darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Siregar throws the left hand but Kahng avoids the punch easily.
Kahng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Siregar throws a combination that misses
and Kahng counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kahng cracks Siregar with an open hand slap.
Kahng checks a low kick from Siregar.
Kahng throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kahng lands with an uppercut that bounces Siregar off the cage and back into range.
Kahng throws the left hand but Siregar avoids the punch easily.
Siregar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kahng on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kahng throws a jab but it's blocked by Siregar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Kahng dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Siregar wants to clinch up but Kahng keeps it at a distance.
Kahng was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kahng takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Siregar misses with a takedown attempt
and Kahng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kahng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Siregar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kahng tests Siregar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kahng misses with a right hand
and Siregar counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Kahng misses.
Siregar throws a counter combo.
Siregar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kahng.
Kahng uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Siregar has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahng connects with a nice looking jab.
Siregar misses with a low kick.
Kahng throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Siregar on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siregar ducks under a wild hook from Kahng.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siregar throws a leg kick
and Kahng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Siregar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Siregar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Siregar slips a jab from Kahng.
Kahng is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Siregar can do to turn this around?
Siregar tries to close the distance and clinch but Kahng swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kahng is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Siregar.
Siregar throws a big shot that misses.
Kahng was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Siregar lands with a nice body punch.
Siregar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kahng.
Siregar blocks a jab.
Kahng misses with a straight right.
Kahng lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carl Kahng is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kahng avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siregar slips a straight right by Kahng.
Siregar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kahng swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Siregar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kahng thows a left - swing and a miss!
Siregar throws a chopping leg kick but Kahng manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Siregar jabs Kahng right on the nose. Kahng blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kahng takes a swing at Siregar's ribcage but misses.
Siregar appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kahng throws a looping overhand right but Siregar ducks down to avoid it.
Kahng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Siregar wants to counter with a clinch but Kahng pushes him away.
Kahng connects with a single shot there.
Siregar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kahng rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Siregar counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahng misses with a looping right.
Nice shot lands for Kahng.
Kahng throws a jab when Siregar was well out of range.
Siregar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Siregar.
Left hook, right uppercut from Siregar.
Kahng swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kahng misses with an uppercut. Siregar saw that one coming.
Siregar loads up on a big right hand but Kahng slips the punch.
Kahng connects with a body shot that sends Siregar's belly button to the back.
Kahng slips a jab from Siregar.
A counter left hand to the body from Kahng misses its target.
Good exchange - Kahng coming out on top.
Kahng lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siregar tries to clinch
letting Kahng counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kahng swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kahng takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
No joy there for Siregar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Siregar looks to land a combination. Kahng sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kahng lands with an overhand left.
Siregar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kahng throws a hook but Siregar blocks it.
Kahng missing with a left hand there. Siregar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Siregar misses with a hook. Kahng ducked under it nicely.
Siregar connects with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Siregar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Kahng showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kahng 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Kahng!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Bermalingo (ranked 1748 p4p, 2723 weight class) and Raymond Lee (ranked 251 p4p, 380 weight class). Rocco Bermalingo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank |
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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocco Bermalingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raymond Lee!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bermalingo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Bermalingo moved out of range nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lee has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bermalingo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bermalingo lands with a hook. Lee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Bermalingo misses the target.
Bermalingo blocks a head kick by Lee.
Bermalingo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lee closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lee controlling the position.
Bermalingo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee controlling the position from side mount.
Lee prevents Bermalingo from escaping the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bermalingo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lee trying to control the position but Bermalingo is working away.
Bermalingo is trying to buck Lee off.
Lee throwing strikes but Bermalingo manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Bermalingo decides to stand back up.
Lee takes one to the side of the head.
Lee shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lee was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bermalingo throws Lee to one side and escapes!
Bermalingo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Lee tries to counter it with a takedown but Bermalingo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bermalingo throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee with the counter takedown but Bermalingo avoids it easily.
Lee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lee closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bermalingo to the mat! Bermalingo manages to get full guard.
Bermalingo wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Lee manages to pass to side control.
Lee seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Let's hope that Lee has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lee drops an elbow to the side of Bermalingo's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bermalingo has hold of Lee's hands but Lee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lee trying to control the action but Bermalingo is working from the bottom.
Bermalingo kicks off Lee and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee misses with a right hand
and Bermalingo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A clash of legs there as Bermalingo blocks the low kick.
A big right from Lee misses.
Bermalingo throws a big counter combination but Lee scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bermalingo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bermalingo throws a big counter combination but Lee scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee shoots in and gets a takedown into Bermalingo's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Bermalingo manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
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 Rocco Bermalingo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little feinted left hand from Bermalingo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little feinted left hand from Bermalingo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bermalingo moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee punishes Bermalingo's body with a nice straight punch.
Bermalingo moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Lee lands a jab to Bermalingo's midsection.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rocco Bermalingo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bermalingo blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bermalingo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bermalingo defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Bermalingo blocks the leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Bermalingo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee has a takedown stuffed.
A little feinted left hand from Bermalingo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bermalingo throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bermalingo tries to kick Lee off but Lee keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bermalingo trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Lee works his way into full mount!
Lee has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bermalingo's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bermalingo is trying to stand.
Lee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lee scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bermalingo?
Bermalingo really wants to buck Lee off and get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bermalingo is trying to stand up.
Lee looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bermalingo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Lee pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lee lands a heavy elbow.
Bermalingo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Lee trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee controlling the position easily from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lee scores with the left hand. Bermalingo knows he should have avoided that one.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lee misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Bermalingo misses the target.
Lee tries to work over Bermalingo's front leg with a kick but Bermalingo checks it.
Bermalingo throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
Bermalingo throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee gets a double leg takedown into Bermalingo's guard.
Raymond Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bermalingo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bermalingo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee content to stall in guard here.
Bermalingo wants to get back to his feet but Lee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Bermalingo throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Bermalingo counters with a two punch combo.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo blocks a head kick by Lee.
Bermalingo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
A little feinted left hand from Bermalingo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bermalingo missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice sprawl there from Bermalingo as Lee shoots in.
Bermalingo throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
Raymond Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee fails to land the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lee is defended easily by Bermalingo.
Rocco Bermalingo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bermalingo gets caught flat footed, as Lee shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Bermalingo is retaining full guard.
Bermalingo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lee is controlling him.
Lee trying to control but Bermalingo is working from the bottom.
Bermalingo is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lee dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bermalingo tries to escape but Lee is in control.
Bermalingo is not content to let Lee control the position.
Lee happy to just control the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bermalingo is trying to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymond Lee!
Raymond Lee took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Knock Out Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Havran (ranked 1531 p4p, 2553 weight class) and Jan Skrzetuski (ranked 174 p4p, 285 weight class). Skrzetuski has chosen Krzesimir Dębski - Husaria Ginie as his entrance music. Gabriel Havran has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Havran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Skrzetuski!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Havran missing with a left hand there. Skrzetuski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Havran displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skrzetuski throws out the jab.
Havran lands the left hand.
It looks like Jan Skrzetuski has been cut.
Havran takes a swing at Skrzetuski's ribcage but misses.
Havran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skrzetuski slips under a jab from Havran.
A jab from Havran misses.
Havran looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Havran throws a jab when Skrzetuski was well out of range.
Havran swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skrzetuski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Havran throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Skrzetuski to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Gabriel Havran has been cut.
Gabriel Havran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Havran throws a jab when Skrzetuski was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Havran swinging wildly here.
Skrzetuski scores with a decent looking hook.
Skrzetuski tries to bum rush Havran with a series of wild strikes but Havran uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skrzetuski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Skrzetuski there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrzetuski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Skrzetuski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circle momentarily. Skrzetuski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Havran throws a jab but it's blocked by Skrzetuski.
Skrzetuski misses with a hook. Havran ducked under it nicely.
Havran's jab looks to have found its range, popping Skrzetuski under the eye.
Havran throws a shot from downtown. Skrzetuski moves away and avoids it.
Skrzetuski misses with a looping left.
Havran takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Skrzetuski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Havran.
Havran slips under a jab from Skrzetuski.
Skrzetuski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gabriel Havran's cut is getting worse.
Havran fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Skrzetuski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Havran is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
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!
Skrzetuski connects with a right hand. Havran shakes it off.
Skrzetuski drops Havran with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Havran looks back up at him and smiles so Skrzetuski waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Havran is rocked!
Gabriel Havran's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Havran blocks a jab.
Oh Havran is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Havran digs a good hook to Skrzetuski's body.
Havran seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Skrzetuski.
Skrzetuski moves forwards but Havran connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That has opened up Jan Skrzetuski's cut even more.
Skrzetuski throws a lazy right hand but Havran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skrzetuski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Skrzetuski misses with a double jab.
Havran lands a jab to Skrzetuski's midsection.
Havran connects with a right hand. Skrzetuski shakes it off.
Skrzetuski dodges the punch combination from Havran.
Skrzetuski cracks Havran with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jeez, Gabriel Havran's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Havran looks to score with a jab to the body but Skrzetuski is just out of range.
Skrzetuski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Skrzetuski.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gabriel Havran's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jan Skrzetuski!
Jan Skrzetuski decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dale Doback (ranked 1284 p4p, 2467 weight class) and Ricardo P Cruz (ranked 193 p4p, 343 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dale Doback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo P Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
P Cruz tries to keep at a distance but Doback has taken the fight into the clinch.
P Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Doback has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
P Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Doback wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
P Cruz misses with a body kick.
Doback's corner calls for a 1-2. Doback obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Doback fakes high and swings low for a body shot but P Cruz manages to avoid it.
P Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
P Cruz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Doback moves into range and clinches up with P Cruz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by P Cruz.
P Cruz has had enough of the clinch but Doback keeps him there for the moment.
P Cruz prevents a body shot from Doback.
P Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
P Cruz lands a shoulder strike.
Doback with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Doback tries to land a knee to the head but P Cruz blocks with his arms.
P Cruz breaks the clinch.
P Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
P Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Doback ducks down to avoid it.
Doback appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doback tries to close the distance and clinch up but P Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
P Cruz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Doback scores with the left hand. P Cruz knows he should have avoided that one.
Doback tries to keep at a distance but P Cruz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Doback using the Thai plumb to throw knees but P Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Doback.
P Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Doback has him pressed against the cage.
P Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
P Cruz blocking some punches.
Doback with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ricardo P Cruz has been cut.
P Cruz breaks from the clinch.
P Cruz stalks Doback and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Doback's face. Doback staggers backwards, shaken.
Sloppy strikes from P Cruz. Those never looked like landing.
A left and a right from P Cruz both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
P Cruz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
P Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Doback has him pressed against the cage.
Doback scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
P Cruz is looking to break free of the clinch but Doback has double underhooks.
P Cruz effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doback.
Doback tries a body shot but P Cruz blocks it.
A knee to the head by Doback.
 P Cruz is rocked!
Doback scores with a shoulder strike.
P Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Doback finish him?
Doback swings away with an uppercut that misses.
P Cruz blocking some punches.
Doback has a couple of punches blocked by P Cruz.
Doback jerks P Cruz's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! P Cruz drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Doback goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Doback because P Cruz was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Dale Doback!
Dale Doback gave a mention to Brooklyn Threads in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donny Knightley (ranked 458 p4p, 2336 weight class) and Jay Porter (ranked 67 p4p, 293 weight class). Knightley's entrance music is Some Bodies Gonna Get It ft. Three-Six Mafia. A fine choice. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donny Knightley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Porter!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Porter, as that shot connected.
A decent looking cross lands there for Porter.
Porter misses with a hook
and Porter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Porter moves out of range of the leg kick from Knightley.
Jay Porter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knightley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Porter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Porter.
Good work by Knightley as he checks the leg kick.
Porter throws a hook but Knightley avoids it easily.
Knightley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good standup being displayed there by Knightley as he connects with a hook.
Porter lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Donny Knightley has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Porter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knightley.
Porter cracks Knightley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Porter throws an overhand right that lands on Knightley's shoulder, as Knightley tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Porter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knightley is rocked!
Porter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Knightley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Porter counters with a right hand from hell and Knightley is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jay Porter!
Jay Porter decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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