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DC 42: Doback vs Thrane PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eomer Greydorian (ranked 6021 p4p, 24203 weight class) and Sergej Kusnemirpow (ranked 508 p4p, 546 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eomer Greydorian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergej Kusnemirpow!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kusnemirpow gets the takedown into side control.
Kusnemirpow is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Greydorian looks calm but he's in trouble here. Kusnemirpow gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Greydorian is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Kusnemirpow lets go of the hold and Greydorian can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sergej Kusnemirpow!
After winning the bout, Sergej Kusnemirpow 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Milissis (ranked 5470 p4p, 5400 weight class) and John Frost (ranked 356 p4p, 354 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Brown 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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elvis Milissis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Frost!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milissis throws a lazy right hand but Frost sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Milissis tests Frost's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Frost drives through and clinches with Milissis against the cage.
Milissis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Milissis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Frost.
Frost gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Milissis is trying to break the clinch but Frost is controlling him.
Frost keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Milissis's efforts to push away.
Frost looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milissis has had enough of the clinch but Frost keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Milissis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frost tries to clinch up.
Milissis throws out a loose jab but Frost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Milissis circles away.
Milissis sizes up Frost with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Elvis Milissis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frost looks to clinch
and Milissis counters with a three punch combo that has Frost backing up. Frost nods at Milissis to acknowledge the strikes.
Frost gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Milissis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Frost wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Milissis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Milissis tries to circle away but Frost has him pinned against the cage.
Frost prevents Milissis from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Milissis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frost closes the distance but Milissis moves to the side
and Milissis counters with a left and a right that stings Frost.
Milissis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frost tries to clinch but Milissis is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Milissis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frost throws a jab but it's blocked by Milissis.
Milissis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch but Milissis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Milissis misses with a double jab.
Frost wants to clinch up but Milissis keeps it at a distance.
Milissis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost moves in looking to clinch but Milissis pushes him off.
Milissis went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Frost misses with a few strikes there.
Frost drives through and clinches with Milissis against the cage.
Frost's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Milissis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Frost fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Milissis, pushing him back against the cage.
Milissis manages to break the clinch.
Frost moves into range and clinches up with Milissis.
Milissis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Milissis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Milissis is looking for a counter combo.
Frost tries to clinch but Milissis moves out of range.
Frost rushes Milissis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Frost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Milissis's elbow.
Milissis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milissis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frost has him pressed against the cage.
Frost has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Milissis seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Frost can turn it around.
Milissis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frost has taken the fight to the clinch.
Frost wants to break the clinch but can't.
Milissis prevents Frost from breaking the clinch.
Milissis wants to get back to striking at distance but Frost won't allow it.
Frost pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Milissis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frost wants to clinch
and Milissis counters with a series of strikes. Frost will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Milissis tenderised Frost's leg. Frost is trying to keep his angry face on.
Milissis circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Milissis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Frost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frost drives through and clinches with Milissis against the cage.
Milissis working hard to break the clinch.
Frost is trying to break the clinch but Milissis is controlling him.
Frost keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Milissis's efforts to push away.
Frost escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milissis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Milissis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Frost fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Milissis appears to be looking for a big counter.
Frost blocks a head kick by Milissis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milissis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Frost has closed the distance and engaged Milissis in a clinch.
Milissis is trying to break the clinch but Frost has him pressed against the cage.
Frost's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Milissis throws a nice looking combination but Frost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frost misses with a left hand
and Milissis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Milissis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frost can do to turn this around?
Frost closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Frost escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frost closes the distance but Milissis moves to the side
and Milissis counters with a one-two to the body.
Milissis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Milissis counters with a two punch combo.
 Frost is rocked!
John Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milissis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Frost lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Milissis drops Frost with a huge uppercut! Frost drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Milissis is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elvis Milissis!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Arkinson (ranked 23588 p4p, 5717 weight class) and Lucius Aurelius (ranked 250 p4p, 223 weight class). Arkinson comes to the cage accompanied by Breaking Benjamin - So cold. The key to victory for Mark Arkinson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Arkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucius Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arkinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arkinson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Arkinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arkinson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Arkinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aurelius moves away.
Aurelius is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mark Arkinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aurelius slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Arkinson.
Aurelius takes a swing at Arkinson's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Arkinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arkinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Aurelius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Arkinson misses with a jab to the body
and Aurelius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Arkinson is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aurelius lands a nice hook to Arkinson's body. Arkinson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aurelius cracks Arkinson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aurelius ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Aurelius misses the jab.
Aurelius throws a body shot but no joy.
Aurelius scores with a leg kick.
Aurelius scores with a nice right hand.
 It looks like Mark Arkinson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arkinson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Arkinson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Aurelius is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Arkinson rather than just go for the knockout.
Aurelius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've been told by Arkinson's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Aurelius throws a right hand that Arkinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Arkinson also avoids with ease.
Aurelius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arkinson misses with a looping left.
Aurelius swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aurelius lands a leg kick that knocks Arkinson off balance momentarily.
Arkinson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Arkinson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
 Arkinson is rocked!
Arkinson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Arkinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aurelius clinches with his opponent.
Aurelius scores with a hook to the body.
Aurelius lands a big right hand that drops Arkinson! The killer instinct kicks in and Aurelius finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Aurelius!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucius Aurelius!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Porter (ranked 944 p4p, 5183 weight class) and Dmitry Rodichkin (ranked 138 p4p, 485 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jay Porter has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jay Porter seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Porter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Rodichkin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Porter misses with an uppercut.
Rodichkin takes a swing at Porter's ribcage but misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Porter scores with a four punch combination!
A combination from Porter does no damage.
Despite the aggression on Rodichkin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rodichkin walks into a straight right hand from Porter.
Rodichkin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rodichkin doesn't manage to clinch there - Porter circles away.
A slow jab from Rodichkin misses its intended target.
Rodichkin gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Porter fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Porter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Porter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rodichkin.
Porter ducks under a wild hook from Rodichkin.
Rodichkin slips under a jab.
Rodichkin tries to move into range but Porter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Porter throws a lazy right hand but Rodichkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Rodichkin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodichkin misses with a double jab
and Porter counters with a nice body shot.
Porter looks to land a combination. Rodichkin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Porter swings for the body but Rodichkin moves out of range.
Rodichkin tries to counter with a clinch but Porter shakes him off and moves away.
Porter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodichkin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Porter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Porter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rodichkin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rodichkin working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Rodichkin won't allow Porter to get back to his feet.
Rodichkin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Porter seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Porter trying to keep a closed guard but Rodichkin is proving a slippery customer.
Rodichkin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodichkin is looking to work some ground and pound but Porter has wrist control.
Rodichkin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rodichkin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodichkin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rodichkin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Porter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Porter has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Rodichkin is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rodichkin.
Rodichkin tries a body shot but Porter blocks it.
Rodichkin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Porter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rodichkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Porter working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Porter fails to land.
Porter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Porter catches Rodichkin right on the button with a cross.
Rodichkin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Porter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rodichkin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Porter quickly recovers to half guard.
Rodichkin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Porter is looking for a sweep. Rodichkin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Porter pushes Rodichkin off looking to stand but Rodichkin dives back in and keeps control.
Rodichkin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Porter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rodichkin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Porter regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rodichkin.
Rodichkin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Porter's head.
Porter looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodichkin postures up in Porter's guard and throws a big left but Porter blocks it.
Rodichkin throws a strike but Porter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Porter looking to pass the guard.
Porter is looking to work some ground and pound but Rodichkin has wrist control.
Rodichkin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Porter's guard.
Porter keeping full guard, as Rodichkin tries to pass.
Rodichkin trying to control but Porter is working from the bottom.
Rodichkin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Porter can't keep his opponent in guard - Rodichkin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rodichkin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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 Jay Porter will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Rodichkin pushes Porter up against the cage in a clinch.
Rodichkin can't find room to land a body shot as Porter controls the action.
Rodichkin working aggressively here.
Rodichkin turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Rodichkin looking to control but instead Porter has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Porter is doing well to control the position and prevent Rodichkin from advancing to side control.
Rodichkin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Rodichkin.
Porter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porter wants to control but Rodichkin is keeping busy.
Rodichkin working Porter over with strikes.
Porter manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodichkin landing with the ground and pound.
Porter is rocked!
Rodichkin distracts Porter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Oh Porter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodichkin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rodichkin stands up over Porter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Porter is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rodichkin gets to his feet and stands over Porter, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Porter felt that one! Rodichkin unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Porter from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dmitry Rodichkin!
Dmitry Rodichkin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ed Bridger (ranked 1363 p4p, 3864 weight class) and Emanuel Le Delma (ranked 122 p4p, 304 weight class). Le Delma has chosen Je Reste Ghetto as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ed Bridger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emanuel Le Delma!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bridger tries a head kick but it misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bridger checks a leg kick.
Le Delma looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bridger!
Le Delma controls the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Le Delma working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Bridger dodges the ground and pound from Le Delma.
Le Delma trying to control the position but Bridger is working away.
Le Delma creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bridger sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Delma in side control, throwing shots but Bridger defends.
Bridger wants to control but Le Delma postures up.
Le Delma is trying to ground and pound but Bridger uses the momentary lack of control by Le Delma to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Le Delma.
Le Delma sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bridger defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Le Delma seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Le Delma throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Le Delma.
Le Delma missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Le Delma lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Le Delma.
Bridger's coaches at Canadian Combat Academy have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Le Delma not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Le Delma throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bridger taking some punishment here, with Le Delma in his half guard.
Le Delma trying to control the action but Bridger is working from the bottom.
Bridger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Le Delma thows a huge punch but Bridger dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Le Delma thows a huge punch but Bridger dodges it nicely.
Le Delma not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Le Delma missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Le Delma sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bridger defending well though.
Le Delma drops an elbow to the side of Bridger's head.
Nice strikes from Le Delma there.
Nice strikes from Le Delma there.
Le Delma is looking to take a break and control but Bridger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Le Delma throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bridger moves into full guard.
Bridger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bridger keeping moving, preventing Le Delma from controlling successfully.
Le Delma cracks Bridger with a solid left hand.
Le Delma throws a strike but Bridger rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bridger stops Le Delma from standing up.
Le Delma is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bridger dives into side control.
Bridger wants to control but Le Delma is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emanuel Le Delma dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Le Delma is defended easily by Bridger.
An attempted straight right counter from Bridger misses the target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Le Delma.
Bridger throws a jab but it's blocked by Le Delma.
Le Delma throws a head kick that half lands.
Bridger takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bridger plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Le Delma throws a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Delma misses with a kick to the body.
Le Delma misses with a few strikes there.
Le Delma throws a chopping leg kick but Bridger manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bridger throwing a counter right hand but Le Delma manages to avoid it.
Bridger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bridger keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Le Delma just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBridger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridger throws an off balance right hand
and Le Delma counters with an inside leg kick.
Bridger is looking to land body kicks.
Bridger gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Le Delma to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Le Delma in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Le Delma working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Le Delma throws a big elbow that misses.
Le Delma with a flurry of punches that miss.
Le Delma in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Delma throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Le Delma loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Le Delma chips away with some ground and pound.
Le Delma lands a couple of digs.
Le Delma is looking to work some ground and pound but Bridger has wrist control.
Bridger keeping moving, preventing Le Delma from controlling successfully.
Le Delma sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Le Delma trying to control but Bridger is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridger throws a body shot but no joy.
Le Delma with a poor takedown
and Bridger counters with a nice uppercut.
Le Delma shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bridger but Bridger pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ed Bridger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emanuel Le Delma.
Le Delma lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Le Delma shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bridger as he avoids it easily.
Le Delma lands with a slapping head kick.
Bridger misses the shot to the body.
Le Delma looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bridger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Le Delma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bridger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bridger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bridger misses with a kick to the body.
Le Delma shoots for a double leg takedown but Bridger sprawls well. He's pushed Le Delma's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Le Delma blocks the leg kick.
Bridger misses with a body shot.
Le Delma lands with a kick to the temple. Bridger shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bridger tries to sprawl but Le Delma drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Le Delma not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Le Delma thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Le Delma lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Le Delma missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emanuel Le Delma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Le Delma tries for a takedown but Bridger sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Bridger misses its target.
Bridger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le Delma manages to avoid it.
Bridger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bridger checks a leg kick.
It looked like Bridger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bridger scores with a hook to the body. Le Delma takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Le Delma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Le Delma misses with a hook
enabling Bridger to counter with a crisp jab.
Le Delma decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Le Delma throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Delma scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bridger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Le Delma.
Le Delma is trying to control the action in half guard but Bridger is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Delma missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bridger manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bridger is controlling Le Delma's posture.
Le Delma trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Emanuel Le Delma has got the better of the ground game so far.
Le Delma in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Le Delma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Le Delma throws a strike but Bridger rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Le Delma wants to get back to his feet but Bridger is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ed Bridger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Delma wants to get back to his feet but Bridger passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Le Delma is looking to get back to is feet but Bridger passes into side control.
Le Delma is trying to get back to his feet.
Le Delma is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Le Delma.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Le Delma lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bridger has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bridger and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bridger leaves Le Delma with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bridger quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Le Delma shoots in for a double leg but Bridger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A little feinted left hand from Bridger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ed Bridger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emanuel Le Delma.
Bridger lands a front kick.
Le Delma is looking to slow Bridger down with leg kicks.
Bridger throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Le Delma counters with a big head kick but Bridger shrugs it off.
Le Delma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Le Delma or perhaps it was just good defense by Bridger, which made it look bad.
Bridger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little jabbing left from Le Delma on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Delma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bridger manages to avoid it.
Le Delma shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bridger sprawls well. Bridger wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Le Delma gets slowly back to his feet.
Le Delma throws a looping overhand right but Bridger ducks down to avoid it.
Bridger loads up on a big right hand but Le Delma slips the punch.
Bridger displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Le Delma.
Le Delma misses with a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Le Delma blocks the body kick.
Bridger missing with a left hand there. Le Delma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Emanuel Le Delma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Emanuel Le Delma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Delma takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ed Bridger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Le Delma 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emanuel Le Delma!
Emanuel Le Delma was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Biederman (ranked 1739 p4p, 1964 weight class) and Stephen Steve (ranked 238 p4p, 266 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Biederman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Move This. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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11 - 10 - 0 |
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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 12 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Biederman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephen Steve!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve slips under a jab.
Steve scores with a body shot.
Steve's coach down at New York Public Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Steve's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Biederman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steve displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Biederman.
A jab from Biederman misses.
Steve looks for the body kick but Biederman saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Biederman misses the target.
Steve throws a wild body kick that Biederman sees coming a mile off.
Biederman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch in the buildup to the fight.
Biederman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Steve is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Biederman with a body shot.
Steve pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Biederman shoots in for a double leg but Steve sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Biederman lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biederman looks to land a left hand but Steve moved out of range nicely.
Steve takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Biederman throws a head kick that misses.
Steve wants to counter with a clinch but Biederman pushes him away.
Steve moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Steve. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Steve.
Steve lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Steve. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Steve.
Steve misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Biederman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Biederman was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Steve connects with an inside leg kick.
Biederman takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Biederman.
Biederman missing with knees to the body.
Biederman tries for a takedown but Steve manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson Biederman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steve trying to land knees to the body.
Biederman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Steve.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Biederman.
Biederman misses with a punch to the body.
Biederman connects with a knee to the head.
Steve missing with knees to the body.
Biederman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steve prevents a body shot from Biederman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve scores with a shoulder strike.
Biederman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
Biederman breaks from the clinch.
Steve throws a leg kick
and Biederman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steve thinking.
Steve avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Biederman misses with a takedown attempt - Steve sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Biederman. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Biederman backing away here, and Steve unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Steve staying out of range there.
Despite the aggression on Steve's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Steve with the inside leg kick.
Biederman throws a hook but Steve blocks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Steve checks a leg kick.
Biederman throws a jab but it's blocked by Steve.
Steve throws a hook to the side of Biederman's head but Biederman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some bone on bone action there as Biederman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Steve fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biederman swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Biederman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steve moves out of range of the strikes.
Biederman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Biederman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Biederman.
Biederman looks to land a left hand but Steve moved out of range nicely.
Biederman throws a solid leg kick but Steve takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Biederman.
Biederman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Biederman slips a jab from Steve.
Biederman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Biederman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Biederman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steve can pounce on him.
Steve missing with a left hand there. Biederman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steve on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Steve fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Biederman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve tries to clinch there but Biederman circles away.
Steve moves out of range as Biederman throws a body kick.
Steve looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stephen Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steve scores with a decent looking hook.
Biederman forces Steve back against the cage and clinches.
Biederman working aggressively here.
Steve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Come on Steve - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Still in the clinch, Biederman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steve prevents a body shot from Biederman.
Steve has Biederman pushed against the cage.
Steve misses with some punches.
Biederman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
Steve trying to land knees to the body.
Steve unloads a knee to the mid-section. Biederman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Steve content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Biederman lands a shot to the body.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
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 Nelson Biederman will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Biederman jabs Steve right on the nose. Steve blinks but takes it well.
Steve blocks a low kick nicely.
Steve misses with a body kick.
Biederman avoids a kick to the body.
Biederman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steve tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Biederman is looking to land body kicks.
Biederman misses with a head kick.
Biederman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve manages to avoid it.
Steve steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Biederman.
Biederman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steve.
Steve scores with a jab. Biederman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biederman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steve pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Steve scores with a head kick. Biederman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Biederman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steve.
Horrible takedown attempt by Biederman or perhaps it was just good defense by Steve, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Steve.
Steve gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Biederman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Biederman forces Steve back against the cage and clinches.
Steve prevents the takedown attempt.
Biederman tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Biederman or not.
Steve looking to stall.
Steve tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Biederman struggles to land a body shot inside as Steve controls his hands.
Biederman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Steve stops a takedown attempt from Biederman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson Biederman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Biederman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Biederman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Steve scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biederman tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Steve.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Biederman tries to land knees in the clinch but Steve avoids the damage to the body.
Biederman misses with some punches.
Steve blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Biederman has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
Steve working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Biederman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Biederman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Steve lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Biederman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steve throws a punch but it's blocked by Biederman.
Biederman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steve is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Steve.
Steve dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Biederman avoiding damage as Steve throws knees to the body.
Steve landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steve.
A short right from Steve on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biederman tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve prevents a takedown attempt there.
Steve looking to throw knees to the head but Biederman is blocking nicely.
Steve misses with a knee strike.
Biederman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Biederman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Steve tries to land knees in the clinch but Biederman avoids the damage to the body.
Steve connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Nelson Biederman has been cut.
Biederman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steve avoids it.
Biederman goes for a takedown attempt but Steve pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steve.
A nice inside leg kick there by Steve. That's going to slow Biederman down.
Biederman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Steve throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Biederman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stephen Steve seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biederman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steve.
Biederman misses with a body kick.
Steve lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Biederman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steve on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Biederman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steve's sensitive parts.
Steve with a hook.
Steve throws a wild body kick that Biederman sees coming a mile off.
Steve scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steve.
Biederman fails with a takedown attempt.
Steve buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Steve showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nelson Biederman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Steve darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Steve slaps away a takedown attempt from Biederman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Biederman throws a big shot that misses.
Biederman looks for the body kick but Steve saw that one coming.
Biederman throws an overhand right that lands on Steve's shoulder, as Steve tries to avoid the shot.
Steve lands a jab.
Steve pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steve misses with an attempted mid kick.
Biederman slips a jab and a cross from Steve.
Steve misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve lands a body shot.
Biederman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Steve on the side of the head.
Biederman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Steve defends it nicely.
Steve tries to counter with a clinch but Biederman shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve tries to score with a low kick but Biederman moves his leg out of the way.
As Steve backs away, Biederman returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Biederman throws a poor cross that misses
and Steve counters with a left to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Biederman.
Biederman misses with a hook
and Steve counters with a low kick, right behind Biederman 's knee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Biederman stuns Steve with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steve misses with a looping left.
Biederman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Biederman misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Steve was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Steve!
Nelson Biederman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biederman throws a right hand that misses
and Steve counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Biederman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Steve is looking to chop away at Biederman's legs.
Biederman misses with the combination.
Steve loads up on a big right hand but Biederman slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve is looking to clinch but Biederman is avoiding it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve thows a body kick. Biederman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Steve feints and then cracks Biederman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Biederman down.
Steve takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Steve keeps the fight on the outside.
Biederman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Steve is able to avoid easily.
Steve moves out of range of the body kick.
Biederman scores with a punch to the head.
Good exchange - Steve coming out on top.
Biederman just misses with a punch to the body.
Biederman tries to clinch there but Steve circles away.
Biederman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Biederman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steve.
Biederman misses with a hook. Steve ducked under it nicely.
Steve tries to land a leg kick but Biederman saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biederman lands with a slapping head kick.
Biederman misses with a body kick.
Steve takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Steve lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Biederman looks to land a right hand but Steve moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Biederman.
Steve is looking to slow Biederman down with leg kicks.
Biederman looks to land a left hand but Steve moved out of range nicely.
Biederman tries a low kick but Steve avoids it.
Biederman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Steve tries a head kick but it misses.
Steve looks to land a body kick but Biederman moved away.
Steve misses with a kick to the body
and Biederman counters with a left to the body.
Biederman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Biederman throws a leg kick
and Steve makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with a low kick.
Steve bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve punishes Biederman's body with a nice straight punch.
Biederman looks to throw a body kick
letting Steve counter with a right hand.
Biederman throws the left hand but Steve avoids the punch easily.
A jab lands there for Biederman.
Steve throws a leg kick which misses Biederman's front leg but catches the back leg as Biederman tries to avoid it.
Steve throws a series of punches but Biederman moves out of range.
Steve throws a leg kick but Biederman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Biederman misses with an uppercut
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steve jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Biederman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Steve counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson Biederman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Steve comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Steve 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Steve!
A relieved looking Stephen Steve thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liwa Kursiwa (ranked 1741 p4p, 2699 weight class) and Miyata San (ranked 150 p4p, 222 weight class). Miyata San has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Liwa Kursiwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miyata San!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kursiwa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
San flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
San moves into full guard.
San throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kursiwa preventing the sweep.
Our spies down at at Snake Eyes Fighting Systems inform us that San has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
San avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kursiwa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
San tries to strike from the bottom.
San tries to land a sweep but no joy.
San lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kursiwa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kursiwa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. San manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kursiwa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as San works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kursiwa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
San trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
San throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
San striking off his back but it's not causing Kursiwa any problems.
Kursiwa stands up over San, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kursiwa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kursiwa with a nice head shot there.
San trying to strike off his back.
San throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kursiwa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
San trying to strike off his back.
Kursiwa trying to control the position from guard on top but San is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kursiwa trying to stand up but can't free himself from San's guard.
Kursiwa wants to control from the top but San keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kursiwa landing with the ground and pound.
San doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
San bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kursiwa's guard.
San stands and throws Kursiwa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
San is trying to ground and pound but Kursiwa uses the momentary lack of control by San to regain half guard.
Kursiwa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. San is working away from the top position though.
San drops an elbow to the side of Kursiwa's head.
Kursiwa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kursiwa tries to get to full guard but San has control of the leg.
Kursiwa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kursiwa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kursiwa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kursiwa kicks San off and gets to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kursiwa.
San changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
San is looking to clinch but Kursiwa is avoiding it.
San rushes Kursiwa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
San misses with some punches.
Kursiwa breaks from the clinch.
Kursiwa darts in looking for a takedown but San gets double underhooks and turns Kursiwa into the cage.
San lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from San.
San throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kursiwas head.
San pushes Kursiwa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kursiwa is rocked!
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!
San lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Kursiwa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
San pushes Kursiwa against the cage. San is working some dirty boxing. San pushes off with a quick right hook! Kursiwa goes down! Kursiwa tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! San moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miyata San!
Our winner, Miyata San, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simo Halli (ranked 2354 p4p, 1909 weight class) and Danny Davis (ranked 302 p4p, 252 weight class). Danny Davis will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Simo Halli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Davis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halli tries to keep at a distance but Davis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davis scores with a shot to the side of Halli's head.
Halli tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Davis blocks an elbow strike from Halli.
Halli misses with a body punch.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halli fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Davis to the ground. Halli is now in Davis's guard.
Davis wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Halli manages to pass to side control.
Halli slows the pace down in half guard.
Halli is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Halli looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Halli seems content to control.
Halli is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Davis is just riding it out for now. Halli eventually gives up the hold.
Halli is controlling the pace.
Halli is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Davis is just riding it out for now. Halli eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Halli tries to pass to full mount but Davis defends it.
Halli is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Halli is just content to waste time from the top position. Davis takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halli trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Halli is looking to advance position but Davis has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Halli manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Halli has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Davis escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Davis!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halli is trying to control Davis's posture but Davis avoids it.
Halli is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Davis's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Davis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Halli. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Halli trying to control from the bottom.
Davis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Halli is trying to maintain the position but Davis is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Danny Davis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Halli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Davis darts in and clinches Halli up against the cage.
Davis effectively controlling the action here.
Davis lands a body shot.
Davis tries a body shot but Halli blocks it.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Halli dives in and scores a takedown into Davis's guard.
Halli stopping the sweep attempt from Davis.
Halli drops back looking for a leg! Davis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Davis manages to kick Halli off! Halli jumps back into Davis's guard.
Halli drops back, looking for a kneebar! Davis looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Davis looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Davis!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halli is trying to improve his position.
Halli manages to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Halli's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Simo Halli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Halli looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Davis is thwarting Halli's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Davis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Halli is looking to improve his position.
Halli moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Halli looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
Halli is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halli has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Davis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Halli wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Davis is now in half guard.
Davis moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Halli.
Halli is looking for a sweep.
Halli is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halli looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Davis is trying to control the action in half guard but Halli is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Halli trying to control but Davis postures up.
Halli is looking for a sweep. Davis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Halli is working hard here to advance position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Danny Davis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Halli closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Davis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Simo Halli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis throws a body punch but Halli moves out of range.
Halli gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Halli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halli misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Halli gets tackled into the cage by Davis. Davis maintains the clinch.
Halli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halli tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Halli's efforts to push away.
Halli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halli shoots in but Davis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Davis tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simo Halli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Halli is defended easily by Davis.
Halli shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Davis! But no joy.
Halli shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Davis as he avoids it easily.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halli shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Davis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Davis tests Halli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Davis lands with a cross.
It looks like Simo Halli has been cut.
Halli with a lazy takedown attempt
and Davis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davis leaves Halli with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Halli fails to land the takedown.
Davis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is looking to clinch.
Halli feinted with a counter takedown.
Jab from Davis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis is looking to clinch.
Halli shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Davis pinned against the cage. Davis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Halli misses with a takedown attempt - Davis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Halli shoots in looking for a takedown. Davis tries to sprawl out of it but Halli keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Davis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Davis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Davis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Simo Halli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis darts in and clinches Halli up against the cage.
Davis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Halli or not.
Halli prevents a body shot from Davis.
Davis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halli's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halli dives in and grabs Davis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes down on Halli's head and hops out.
Davis has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Halli is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Davis pushes Halli up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis lands with a light punch inside.
Davis pushes Halli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davis slowing the pace effectively.
Halli looking to slow down the pace here.
Davis lands a body punch.
Danny Davis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Halli is trying to break the clinch but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Davis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Halli leaning against his opponent.
Halli just leaning against Davis, taking a breather.
Halli has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halli controlling the action here for a moment.
Halli wants to break free but Davis has control.
Davis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Halli backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Halli looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Davis 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Davis!
Danny Davis 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 1172 p4p, 3647 weight class) and Adam Bogo (ranked 80 p4p, 196 weight class). Dux comes to the cage accompanied by Bloodsport. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
146
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142
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Bogo!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux gets a clinch.
Dux has picked Bogo up - he's going for a ride! Dux dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bogo actively working from the bottom here.
Dux controlling the action here.
Dux will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dux is looking to take a break and control but Bogo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dux thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bogo's head.
Dux has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogo wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bogo taking some punishment here, with Dux in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Dux.
Dux content to control rather than advance.
Dux missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dux uses his free foot to push down on Bogo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bogo.
Dux punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bogo tries to lock up and control but Dux gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dux cracks Bogo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bogo is in a horrible position here. Dux smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bogo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Dux has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bogo's face.
Dux lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bogo hang on?
A nice elbow there by Dux.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dux with a couple of short strikes.
Dux raining down shots from the mount!
Bogo regains half guard.
Dux perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dux lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dux content to control rather than advance.
Dux seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux stalling.
Dux lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dux lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dux lands a nice short elbow.
Dux is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dux's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogo has hold of Dux's hands but Dux slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dux working the head and body with strikes.
Dux seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bogo trying to hold on to Dux's head to control him but Dux postures up.
Ground and pound from Dux.
Dux trying to control from Bogo's half guard. Bogo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Dux stands and throws Bogo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bogo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dux dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dux avoids the head kick by Bogo.
Dux really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bogo misses with a kick to the body.
Bogo throws a head kick that misses.
Dux goes for a double leg but Bogo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bogo continues to drive forward.
Bogo feints the counter takedown.
Dux changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bogo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dux shoots in looking for a takedown. Bogo tries to sprawl out of it but Dux keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bogo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Dux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dux shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bogo sprawls well. Bogo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dux gets slowly back to his feet.
Bogo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bogo can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dux wants to clinch up but Bogo keeps it at a distance.
Dux gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dux is trying to control. Bogo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bogo looking for submissions off his back.
Dux lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dux lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bogo taking some punishment here, with Dux in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Further stalling from Dux.
Dux scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bogo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dux throwing shots but Bogo is blocking nicely.
Dux is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dux passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bogo!
The referee warns Bogo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bogo hang on?
Dux fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dux cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dux trying to control but Bogo is having none of it.
Dux looking to finish Bogo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bogo!
Dux dominating with strikes here.
Bogo is rocked!
Dux drops a big elbow. That's hurt Bogo! More shots from Dux and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Dux!
A very excited looking Frank Dux made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dale Doback (ranked 939 p4p, 844 weight class) and Jørgen Thrane (ranked 137 p4p, 125 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 17 - 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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jørgen Thrane!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doback throws a hook but Thrane blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Doback misses the target.
Doback moves out of range as Thrane strikes.
Thrane with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Doback to score with a decent uppercut.
Doback walks into a left hand.
Thrane misses with a low kick as Doback jumps back.
Donk. Doback catches Thrane right on the button with a cross.
Doback misses with a hook
and Thrane counters with a straight right hand.
Doback loads up on a big right hand but Thrane slips the punch.
Doback has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thrane working aggressively here.
Doback prevents a body shot from Thrane.
Doback with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Doback lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thrane backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrane has a couple of punches blocked by Doback.
Still in the clinch, Doback scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thrane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doback tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thrane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doback backwards.
Doback goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thrane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thrane has a couple of punches blocked by Doback.
Thrane misses with a body punch.
Thrane can't find room to land a body shot as Doback controls the action.
Thrane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doback tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Doback scores with a hook to the body.
Doback lands with a light punch inside.
Thrane can't find room to land a body shot as Doback controls the action.
Doback lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Thrane.
Doback lands a body shot.
Thrane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thrane has a couple of punches blocked by Doback.
Thrane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thrane finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thrane circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thrane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrane throws a nice inside leg kick.
Doback throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thrane counters with a stiff right hand.
Thrane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doback.
Nice defenses there by Thrane.
Doback wants to clinch
and Thrane counters with a straight right hand.
Doback throws a poor cross that misses
and Thrane makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Doback pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doback misses with a low kick as Thrane jumps back.
Thrane slips under a jab.
Dale Doback seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thrane lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice jab there from Doback.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doback misses with a low kick.
Thrane connects with a looping right hand.
Doback swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thrane looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thrane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thrane throws a head kick that misses.
Doback misses with a straight right.
Thrane let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Thrane has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Thrane staying out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Doback lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thrane has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thrane and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Doback throws a body punch but Thrane moves out of range.
Thrane slips under a jab.
Doback with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Doback misses with a low kick.
Thrane throws out a counter right but Doback avoids it with no problem.
A nice leg kick from Thrane, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thrane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thrane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thrane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thrane throws a low kick but it's checked well by Doback.
An attempted straight right counter from Doback misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Thrane. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doback blocks a head kick by Thrane.
Doback is looking to clinch but Thrane is avoiding it.
Doback scores with a shot to the body.
Thrane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doback lands a nice shot to the body.
Thrane takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thrane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doback comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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 Dale Doback will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Doback on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jørgen Thrane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thrane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doback.
Thrane throws a hook but Doback avoids it easily.
Doback tries to clinch up
and Thrane counters with a stiff right hand.
Doback clinches up with Thrane and pushes him back against the cage.
Thrane can't find room to land a body shot as Doback controls the action.
Thrane struggles to land a body shot inside as Doback controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Thrane.
Doback lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doback throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dale Doback has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thrane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doback or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Thrane.
Thrane scores with a shot to the side of Doback's head.
Thrane managing to block the knees to the body from Doback.
Thrane lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thrane throws a punch but it's blocked by Doback.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doback blocks a body shot from Thrane.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doback creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doback throws a head punch that misses.
Our sources have told us that Doback has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice body punch from Thrane - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thrane is leaning against Doback and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thrane lands a right hand.
Thrane lands with a right to the head.
Thrane manages to break the clinch.
Thrane works Doback's body with a nice hook.
Thrane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Doback throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Thrane to counter with a crisp jab.
Thrane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Doback is rocked!
Thrane lands a brutal uppercut that launches Doback off his feet! Doback tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jørgen Thrane!
Jørgen Thrane thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Dale Doback was interviewed post fight and said 'Te Mauri, te Raoi ao te Tabomoa'.
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